2023-08-31-accounts - Central Methodist Church Preston

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	Trustees'	Trustees'	Trustees'	Trustees'	Annual	Report	Report	for the	for the	period
	From		Period start date				T	Period end		date
			Day		Month	Year	O	Day		Month	Year
			1		Sept	2022		31		Aug	2023
									0	0
		Charity			name				Central	Methodist	Church
Other names charity		is known by						Lune Street Methodist Church
Registered charity number				(ifany) 1131157
	Charity's principal			address Lune		Street
					Preston
					Postcode PR1 2NL
mes	ofthe charity trustees			who manage the charity
	Trustee name				Office (ifany)		Dates whole		acted ifnot for year		Name ofperson (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1	Rev Barbara Peititt				Minister/Chair
2	Davina Hinchliffe										General	Church	Meeting
3	Ruth Millward-Hopkins				Church Steward						General	Church	Meeting
4	Julia Blackett				Church Steward						General	Church	Meeting
5	Susan Burgess				Church Steward						General	Church	Meeting
6	Olwen Swindlehurst				Pastoral Secretary						General	Church	Meeting
7	Paul Blackett				Treasurer						General	Church	Meeting
8	Peter Johnstone										General	Church	Meeting
9	Maureen Abson										General	Church	Meeting
10	Peter Abson										General	Church	Meeting
11	Ronald Bosworth										General	Church	Meeting
12	Richard Billingharn										General	Church	Meeting
13	Sheena Rhodes										General	Church	Meeting
14	Naseerah Patel				Secretary						General	Church	Meeting
15	Valerie Waterhouse				Secretary						General	Church	Meeting
16	Geoff Tyson				Safeguarding	Officer					General	Church	Meeting
7	Sarah O'Halloran				Safeguarding / Resources	Officer Chair					General	Church	Meeting
18											General	Church	Meeting
19											General	Church	Meeting
20
	Names ofthe trustees		for		the charity,	ifany, (for		example, any custodian trustees)
	Name						Dates acted			ifnot for	whole year

Names and addresses ofadvisers	(Optional information)
T pe ofadviser Name	Address
Name ofchief executive or names	ofsenior staff members (Optional information)
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Description ofthe charity's trusts
Type ofgoverning document	Constitutional Practice and Discipline	ofthe Methodist	Church
How the charity is corIstituted	Deed of Union 1932
Trustee selection methods	Appointed annually by the General Church Meeting
Additional governance issues	(Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:	Central Methodist Church forms part ofthe Preston Ribble Methodist Circuit, which falls under the governance ofthe Lancashire Methodist District. Nationally Central Methodist Church is part ofthe Methodist Connexion.
~ policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and	The church was governed by the church council which		consisted	of 17
training oftrustees;	elected members from across the life	ofthe church. The Church		Council
~ the charity's organisational	met 4times in the year.
structure and any wider
network with which the	A resources committee was responsible for overseeing		the property		and
charity works;	finance with recommendations made	to the church council for approval.
~ relationship with any related parties;	Separate committees met to oversee pastoral care ofthe congregation and	church life, mission and the adherents.
~ trustees' consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage	Church stewards are appointed annually at the General to have oversight with the minister ofthe whole life and church.		Church mission	Meeting ofthe
them.
a
~
Summary ofthe objects ofthe	'Loving God, Serving People, Changing Lives'.
charity set out in its
governing document

								Loving	God
								~	We offer public Christian worship on Sundays at 10.30am and
									Wednesdays at 1pm which is inclusive and diverse and aims	to
									engage a wide range ofdifferent people. Other public worship		is
									offered during the Christian seasons such as Holy Week and
									Christmas. Our Sunday worship is available online via zoom	for
									those unable to be with us in person.
								~	We are also involved with our ecumenical partners in offering
									worship in the city centre on Remembrance Sunday, Advent	and
									Good Friday
								~	We provide opportunities for prayer, Bible study and learning
								e	We are open 7days a week when possible, offering opportunities
									to share the love ofGod with others throughout the week,
Summary			ofthe main						including through the community coffee shop.
activities		undertaken				for	the
public benefit					in relation		to	Serving	People
these objects					(include within			~	Our building serves the local community in a number ofways	—the
this section				the statutory					Olive Grove Community Coffee Shop is open 4 days a week,
declaration				that trustees			have		offering a space for friendship, support and inclusion. The
had	regard			to the guidance					continued employment ofour Coffee Shop Project Manager	by	the
issued by			the		Charity				Preston Ribble Methodist Circuit ensures that the building is
Commission				on public					available to community groups such as the Preston Macular
benefit)									Society, Preston Friendship Group, Peer Talk (mental health
									support group) and others.
								~	We continue to build good relationships with the local shops	and
									businesses, through visits, church newsletters and offering prayer
									and support.
								~	We also serve the congregation, the coffee shop customers	and
									the local community through social media, our website and various
									publications.
								Changing Lives
								~	We support one sponsored child in Mexico
								~	We remain committed to recruiting, training and supporting
									volunteers across the whole range ofthe charity's activities
Additional			details of			objectives		and activities (Optional information)
								The church and Olive Grove Coffee Shop are staffed almost entirely		by
								volunteers. During the year there were approximately 50 people
You may		choose to include						volunteering across the range ofthe church's life and ministry. Volunteers
further statements, where								undergo	interviews and DBSchecks as required for the role and have
relevant,		about:						safeguarding training.
~	policy	on		grantmaking;				The Minister, Project Manager and Cleaner received remuneration from
~	policy	programme				related		Preston	Ribble Methodist Circuit.
	investment;
~	contribution				made	by
	volunteers.

Summary	The main achievements in 22/23 were:
achievements ofthe charity during the year	Continued our support of Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School. The church continues to raise funds for vulnerable
	families at the school.
	Christmas 'shoe boxes' filled with gifts for children and	young
	people in poorer countries were provided and delivered	by the
	International Aid Trust charity.
	With the help ofour Project Manager, we have increased the		use
	of our building to the local community/charities and visiting
	groups.
	Continuation ofthe good work we do with the Olive Grove
	Community Coffee Shop and providing a service in the	city
	centre.
	We continued to be good stewards ofthe building to ensure that
	the life and mission ofthe church will continue into the	future.
	Pastoral care for all volunteers and members was continued		via
	phone, email and post with some face toface visits.
	The Olive Branch Gift offers a range of Fair Trade and	Christian
	related books and gifts not available nearby.

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