September 2021
Church Report
2 Corinthians 3:12-18
Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. But their minds were hardened. For, to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
It has still been a very odd year to say the least. I’m sure it doesn’t come as a surprise that we write a church report that includes difficulties and delights. The beginning of 2021 was difficult and we all would have had a sense of dread at times because of the uncertainty that was facing everyone. The lockdown continued and deaths rates grew and yet we were blessed that we missed the worst of it all. However there was still worry and concern over loved ones in and out of the church family. We did continue to pull together to worship in whatever form it took and we pulled together even more to make as much of our opportunities as we could.
As the months rolled on there wasn’t always a sense of delight in the circumstances but we never let go, or relinquished our hope in a God who has seen us safe this far and would do so again. And so we saw the slow and sometimes frustrating opening up of lockdown. The chance to see each other face to face and eventually some form of Sunday worship that lifted our spirits albeit with face coverings. Those changes and relaxing of restrictions have continued and it is a real encouragement that both old and new faces can now be seen without multicoloured masks on. Slowly and surely we grapple with what might have seemed so automatic 18 months ago but now is a little odd.
The church has been a blessing over the months of difficulties and shown it’s faith is strong, if a little dented at times, as we step up to offer ourselves physically, financially and spiritually to glorify God in who and what we do. We have seen ourselves give when it’s been hard to those less fortunate and been a blessing to each other as we share this changing life of faith together.
There are still hurdles to overcome as we grapple with changes to, and in us, as a church and as we must come to terms with WSCC’s likely removal of Children and Family Services from The Wave. But if the last uncertain months have taught us anything it is more than ever that our Heavenly Father can, will and does continue in His promise to always be with us And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, Romans 8:28-29a
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You may wish to read the whole of Romans 8 but these quoted above do not deviate from those verses in 2 Corinthians above. We have the veil removed from our sight so that we can see Christ more clearly and we have God’s Spirit with us to aid us in all we do for Him. So I hope that in the coming year we all might work with God as He makes us and His Church in Broadwater “the best it can be”.
God Bless
Jason
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BROADWATER BAPTIST CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2021
| GENERAL INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT Year to DECEMBER 2021 2021 INCOME Note £ £ Regular Offerings 1 51,809 Rents and contributions for use of premises 14,008 Donations, legacies, interest and other income 2 3,414 HMRC Furloughed Staff Refund 7,177 Events (Fellowship, etc.) 4 0 Other Invoices 3 301 Service Charges to WSCC 3 16,320 Total Church Income 93,029 Raised for other causes One Mission, Latvia, etc. 16 3,539 Total Income 96,567 Expenditure Note 2021 2021 Ministry - minister, pensions, mentoring, pastoral 5 32,731 Worship Support - PA / IT, resources, training, etc. 6 1,134 Children & Young People - resources, training, safeguarding, etc. 7 472 Mission & Evangelism from Church Funds 8 2,417 Premises - fuel, insurance, maintenance, equipment, fabric 9a 27,903 Manse fuel, insurance, maintenance, equipment, fabric 9b 6,904 Office charges, licences, etc. 10 3,938 Pension Deficit Payments 4,189 Recharged Items 3 Events 4 0 Wave Café Purchases, Salaries, Other costs 11 42,723 less Sales Income 11 (28,791) Net Costs 13,932 _ furlough payments may be deducted from this cost, see note 11a_ Total Church Expenditure 93,621 Paid over to other causes (One Mission, Latvia, etc.) 17 2,857 Total Expenditure 96,478 Net Total to Date 90 Balance brought forward, 2020 69,290 Balance carried forward 69,379 Deduct Restricted and Designated Funds 15 (7,065) General Fund - Available 62,314 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Note 2021 ASSETS: Bank and other cash transactions 12 70,056 Other Monetary Assets e.g. Debtors 13 3,997 74,053 LESS LIABILITIES Current sundry creditors 14 4,674 NET ASSETS 69,379.30 Non Monetary Assets: Held for churches own use 16 4,979,026 4,979,026 |
2020 2020 £ £ 45,878 7,946 20,508 11,177 39 195 18,815 104,558 3,782 108,340 2020 2020 31,202 16,044 184 2,274 36,234 4,297 3,770 3,088 39 38,935 (21,903) 17,032 114,164 3,617 117,781 (9,440) 78,729 69,289 net (7,444) 61,845 2020 71,914 4,316 76,230 6,940 69,290 4,657,406 4,657,406 |
2019 2019 £ £ 51,947 15,521 16,450 0 569 426 30,198 115,111 10,433 125,544 2019 2019 32,023 290 1,625 2,808 43,470 4,472 5,242 4,028 1,494 725 60,673 (59,952) 721 96,898 8,345 105,243 20,301 58,428 78,729 net (18,186) 60,543 |
2019 2019 £ £ 51,947 15,521 16,450 0 569 426 30,198 115,111 10,433 125,544 2019 2019 32,023 290 1,625 2,808 43,470 4,472 5,242 4,028 1,494 725 60,673 (59,952) 721 96,898 8,345 105,243 20,301 58,428 78,729 net (18,186) 60,543 |
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BBC Accounts to December 2021 - for Diaconate and AGM.
BROADWATER BAPTIST CHURCH Notes to the Accounts:
| 1. Offerings Current Year £ Gift Aided Offerings incl small donations scheme 36,603 Gift Aid Tax total recovered or recoverable 9,067 Weekly Offerings - other 6,139 51,809 2. Donations and other income: Current Year £ Donations and Other Income 3,233 Legacy 0 Bank and Deposit Interest 180 PA / IT Fund Donations 3,414 3. Rechargeable Items Current Year £ Current Year £ Income Expenditure Wave Service Charges 16,320 0 Copying and Other Charge Outs 301 16,621 0 4. Events Current Year £ Current Year £ Income Expenditure Fellowship Events Breakfasts, Skittles, Bowling, Etc 0 0 5. Ministry: Current Year £ Minister's Stipend 26,922 Pension Contribution 3,426 National Insurance 0 Ministerial Support Minister's Travel 126 Pastoral / Training / Discipleship / etc. 2,257 32,731 6. Support to Worship: Current Year £ Resources, courses, training, conferences 238 Media and Musical EquipmPA Equipment 896 1,134 7. Children & Youth Current Year £ Powerbase, children's work, training, safeguarding 472 472 8. Mission & Evangelism Current Year £ Various 2,417 2,417 9. Premises and Equipment: Current Year £ 9(a) Church & Halls Lighting, Heating and Water 14,190 Cleaning and Consumables 5,638 Insurance 3,616 Repairs, Maintenance, General Fabric, Security, Alarms 4,459 27,903 9(b) Manse Current Year £ Lighting, Heating, Water, Council Tax 3,834 Insurance 466 Repairs and Maintenance 2,604 6,904 |
Previous Year £ Previous Year £ 34,435 8,286 3,157 45,878 Previous Year £ 6,110 8,041 312 6,045 20,508 Previous Year £ Previous Year £ Income Expenditure 18,815 196 19,011 0 Previous Year £ Previous Year £ Income Expenditure 39 39 39 39 Previous Year £ 26,922 3,439 299 190 299 53 31,202 Previous Year £ 0 16,044 16,044 Previous Year £ 184 184 Previous Year £ 2,274 2,274 Previous Year £ 10,793 10,979 3,632 10,830 36,234 Previous Year £ 3,715 455 127 4,297 |
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BBC Accounts to December 2021 - for Diaconate and AGM.
BROADWATER BAPTIST CHURCH Notes to the Accounts:
10. Office Charges:
| 10. Office Charges: Current Year £ Administration & Miscellaneous 182 Bank Charges Not charged since March 20 0 Communications (computing, phones, postage) 1,352 Licences & Subscriptions 1,381 Photocopier & Paper 878 Stationery, website, advertising, printing, etc. 145 3,938 11. Café Current Year £ Current Year £ INCOME EXPENDITURE Sales Cash Sales 11,596 Card Sales (net) 16,832 Function Sales 362 28,791 Cost of Sales 14,908 Employment Costs furlough refund to deduct, 26,965 Equipment and other costs 850 42,723 11a. Café - - - - - Furlough Repayment Adjustment (7,177) 28,791 35,547 Net Café 'deficit' 6,755 12. Bank and Other Cash Balances: Current Year £ NatWest Bank - Business Reserve & Current A/c's 15,383 Baptist Union Corporation Savings account 34,533 Baptist Union Corporation One year bonds 20,000 Cash in Hand (Café) 140 70,056 13. Current Assets: Current Year £ Café Stock 1,121 Debtors - Church (gift aid tax relief claimed) 2,876 Prepayments 3,997 14. Current Liabilities Current Year £ Sundry Creditors and Accruals Srvice chgs in advance 0 Church - income tax, etc. Service charges 4,674 4,674 15. Restricted and Designated Funds - Balances Restricted Funds Latvia - Fun Fund, etc. 689 Latvia - 2019 collections 2,155 One Mission, etc (7) PA / IT Fund - coll'ns balance 0 Restricted Total 2,837 Designated Funds PA / IT Fund - balance (legacy) 4,228 Designated Total 4,228 7,065 16. Non-Monetary Assets: Held for Church's Own Use Current Year £ The church is the beneficial owner (subject to the relevent trusts) of the following assets, the legal title to which is held by the church's custodian trustee - The Baptist Union Corporation Ltd. (shown at insured values) Church premises at Dominion Road, Worthing 4,507,127 Church Manse at 26 Garrick Road, update requested 291,826 Church premises Contents, Fixtures & Fittings 180,073 4,979,026 |
Previous Year £ 389 186 1,027 1,260 844 64 3,770 Income Previous Year Expenditure Previous Year 14,328 6,866 709 21,903 11,578 25,891 1,466 38,935 (11,177) 21,903 27,758 5,855 Previous Year £ 20,361 41,453 10,000 100 71,914 Previous Year £ 975 3,341 4,316 Previous Year £ 6,940 6,940 2,155 165 624 2,944 4,500 7,444 Previous Year £ 4,214,101 284,710 158,595 4,657,406 |
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| 17. Collected for Other Causes: One Mission BMS Birthday Scheme Turning Tides Childrens Society Bible Society BMS World Mission Hope for Children, Latvia General Fund Hope for Children, Latvia Fun fund |
Current Year £ Current Year £ Raised Paid over 1,088 1,095 436 436 140 140 178 178 207 207 100 100 494 895 700 3,539 2,857 |
Previous Year £ Previous Year £ Raised Paid over 1,414 1,414 353 353 50 50 1,965 1,800 3,782 3,617 |
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BBC Accounts to December 2021 - for Diaconate and AGM.
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JOIIY TrqIISSTr=LL 4 Thi17 R¢)*J VORTIIING Vell Su&sc BNII 2HH IO1W31526l EnLiil.F.mvssdI2furtliill¢lcorn 03 November 2022 To lthom It May Concem Broadwater Ba tist Church Accounts Year Ended 31 December 20 Following a request from the Treasurer & Dea(x)ns of Broa(hvater Baptist Church to make an examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021. this I have completed ar reFQrt my findings. hilst a full audtl has not been undertaken, from the examinatTon of the records, papers and other informalion supplsed, I find everything to be in order and l am happy to enth)rse the published account inf0miat1. Queries that arose from the examination have been refeed to the Treasurer and have been answered dealt with to my satisfackion.. The acc(xJnts and financtal affairs are maintaned to a full and high standard. Yours faithful J H Mussell ACIB