MCF Life Church Annual Report 2022/2023
After a difficult start to 2023, MCF Life Church has continued to move forward looking to grow spiritually deeper in the Lord.
Through the year we have alternated our Sunday meetings between Coleshill Town Hall and Southfields Farm in Coleshill, and have seen a number of new people join us over this period including some Ukrainian refugees.
We continue to reach out to the community with our ‘Church at’ meetings, where we have done a number of successful ‘Church at the Farm’ BBQ’s etc during the summer months and other ‘Church at’ meetings in both the Town Hall and Southfields Farm during the non summer months, and have seen a number of local the community and friends attend.
The ‘Open The Book’ (OTB) school assemblies are continuing to go well and we are now in two schools in Coleshill and one in Meriden. Although OTB is run by MCF Life Church there are a number of volunteers from other fellowships within Coleshill on the team. We have also done a number of joint church events at St.Laurence CofE church in Meriden for the children from Meriden CofE Primary school.
Our midweek meetings include Study groups, craft groups and prayer meetings and monthly men's breakfasts which are proving very popular. We have also recently started a seeking meeting once a month on a Saturday evening with two other AOG fellowships, where we look to connect in a deeper way with the Holy Spirit.
The Prison ministry continues to go well and the team are encouraged by the number of inmates coming along to the Sunday services, with some taking a real interest in the bible and the things of the Lord.
One of the main events during the Christmas period is ‘Journey to the Stable’ where many classes from local schools come along to Southfields Farm in Coleshill and experience the Christmas story played out with shepherds, kings, and a grumpy innkeeper. This is always very popular with both the children and the teachers who always enjoy coming along and give really positive feedback.
This year an extra member of the fellowship has joined the Police chaplaincy team, a very important and welcomed addition to the work among the North Warwickshire Police service.
This year we felt led to stop the Sunday morning services in Castle Bromwich and bring all the congregation together to build relationships both with God and with one another, which we did in March. As a result of doing this and as directed by the Lord, MCF-Life Church is now looking to plant a new fellowship/work to reach the community in and around the Castle Bromwich area, working in partnership with other fellowships to bring together the necessary resources to achieve this, in line with God’s vision and calling.
We as a fellowship continue to look to God as our guiding light in a very difficult and often dark world, and to try to make a difference wherever we can to help and support those in our community and around the world who are less fortunate than ourselves.
Kevin CJ Hunt
Pastor
MCF-Life Church
MCF Life Church Registered Charity 1130202 Accounts for the year ended 28th February 2023
| Restricted | |
|---|---|
| Income | |
| Donations | 8,386.67 |
| Refund of AOG Overpayment | |
| Interest Received | |
| 8,386.67 | |
| Expenditure | |
| 1st Meriden Scout Group | |
| Hire of Room - Meriden Methodist Church | |
| Hire of Room - Coleshill Town Council | |
| CBCC Rent | |
| Kevin and Lyn Support | |
| Salary | |
| Kevin and Lyn Expenses | |
| Kevin Expenses | |
| Website | |
| WAM CFCOIC | |
| Safeguarding Fees | |
| CCLI Licence | |
| Immaculate Heart Orphanage | 1,200.00 |
| Ministry Gifts | |
| BBQ Costs | |
| Bank Charges | |
| Swinfen Gifts | 388.74 |
| Special Fees | |
| Gifts and Donations | |
| AOG | |
| AOG Conference | |
| AOG Minister's Fee | |
| AOG 25:40 Appeals | 7,089.18 |
| Christmas Resources | |
| Support Fund Payments | |
| Subscriptions | |
| Purchase of Keyboard | |
| Others | |
| 8,677.92 | |
| Excess of Income over Expenditure | (291.25) |
| Balance at 1st March |
Excess of Income over Expenditure Excess of Income over Expenditure Balances at 28th/29th February
Current Account at HSBC Building Fund account at HSBC
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Total | Restricted | Unrestricted |
| 33,627.17 | 42,013.84 | 960.00 | 28,372.00 |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 350.00 | |
| 7.18 | 7.18 | 0.23 | |
| 33,634.35 | 42,021.02 | 960.00 | 28,722.23 |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| 351.60 | 351.60 | 0 | |
| 3,055.00 | 3,055.00 | 0 | |
| 0.00 | 0 | ||
| 22,489.04 | 22,489.04 | 21,786.48 | |
| 0.00 | 0 | ||
| 1,247.35 | 1,247.35 | 0 | |
| 0.00 | 0 | ||
| 600.00 | 600.00 | 600.00 | |
| 195.40 | 195.40 | 244.60 | |
| 180.00 | 180.00 | 172.00 | |
| 1,200.00 | 600.00 | 600 | |
| 210.00 | 210.00 | 0 | |
| 365.00 | 365.00 | ||
| 76.90 | 76.90 | ||
| 388.74 | 500 | ||
| 80.00 | 80.00 | ||
| 0.00 | 360.00 | 350.00 | |
| 0.00 | 1,040.00 | ||
| 338.00 | 338.00 | 0 | |
| 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | |
| 1,081.49 | 8,170.67 | ||
| 127.41 | 127.41 | ||
| 606.75 | 606.75 | ||
| 204.80 | 204.80 | ||
| 833.99 | 833.99 | ||
| 165.91 | 165.91 | 655.80 | |
| 32,258.64 | 40,936.56 | 960.00 | 25998.88 |
| 1,375.71 | 1,084.46 | 0.00 | 2723.35 |
| 2,723.35 |
0.00 1,084.46 3,807.81 10,760.15 1,956.24 12,716.39
Total
29,332.00 350.00 0.23 29,682.23
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 21,786.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 600.00 244.60 172.00 1,200.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 0.00 710.00 1,040.00 0.00 50.00 0.00 0.00
655.80 26958.88 2723.35 0.00
2,723.35 2,723.35 9,682.86 1,949.07 11,631.93
MCF Life Church 1130202
Accounts for year ended 28 February 2023
Independent Examiner’s Report
I have examined the above accounts and confirm that they agree with the Charity’s records, and I have found no areas of concern.
James Cooper FCA 0