## **WEST KIRBY METHODIST CHURCH CHARITY NO. 1134134 TRUSTEE’S ANNUAL REPORT TO CHARITY COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR 1[st] SEPTEMBER 2024 TO 31[ST] AUGUST 2025** 

Sam Hepworth our Church & Community Development Lay Worker has continued to be a great asset in the day to day running of the Church and has succeeded in increasing room bookings and is a friendly face when people come into the church building. 

The congregation at West Kirby comprises mainly older retired people with approximately 45 attending Sunday morning worship.  However, during the week in addition to the premises being used by a variety of church groups they are used by a number of outside organisations e.g. uniformed organisations, a flower arranging group and a pilates class. 

We continue to support Asylum Link in Liverpool with church members volunteering to help out at the centre by repairing bikes, donating clothing and household items as well as giving English lessons to the asylum seekers. 

Ecumenically, the church is involved with all the other churches in West Kirby in supporting Churches Together activities such as carol singing outside the local supermarket, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and Lent Courses. 

Occasionally we either attend a joint service with another Methodist Church or host a joint service. 

In September all funds raised at our regular Friday Coffee Morning went to support the work of Macmillan Cancer Support. 

Our harvest donations went to the Women’s Refuge, a Wirral based charity and the Wirral Food Bank. 

In November we welcomed the Liverpool Harmonic Gospel Choir with all proceeds for the church’s new initiative “Make Lunch” starting after Christmas supporting families in the community who often rely on their children receiving free school meals during term time. 

We held a course entitled “Discipleship & Spirituality” with four sessions in January and February being held covering reading, reflection, sharing and praying together. 

One of our church members is a talented pianist and in January she and her friend performed a piano recital at church to raise fund for the British Red Cross. 

## **REGULAR ACTIVITIES** 

**Little Lambs** – A pre-school group for children and their carers held weekly during term time.  Sessions begin in the church with singing and a bible story following by playtime in the hall and ending with drinks and toast. **Shared Reading** – Weekly meetings when those attending read together and discuss a story and/or a poem. **Craft Group** – Weekly meetings with those attending making various items for inclusion in the Christmas Shoeboxes which are sent to children in countries like Georgia, Romania, Ukraine Serbia. 

**Strictly Methodance** - Monthly “tea dance” offering not just dancing but fellowship and conversation over a cup of tea. 

**Thursday Afternoon Fellowship** – Monthly meetings usually with an invited speaker followed by refreshments **.** 

**Friday Coffee Morning** – Held weekly open to all with Age UK attending each month offering help and advice with laptops, iphones and ipads. 



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