NEWIIAM METHODIST CIRcufT ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS (SEPTEMBER2021 TO AUGUST 2022) CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER- 1136259 wui4"".nmcl0.oro.uk FOR THE YEAR ENDING ST 31 AUGUST 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE No l. Trustees Annual Rewrt 2. Mission Statement 3. Public Benefit 4. Review of Progres5 and Achievements 5. Chairperson's report 6. Reference Administrative Infomiation 7. Managing Trustees 8. R¢sponsibtlities of Trustees 9. Reserve Policy 10 10. Inde￿ndent Examiner's Rewrt I l. Statement of Financial Activities 12 12. Balance Sheet 13 13. Notes to Accounts 14-16 TR TEE ANN ALRE RT 2022 Introdue ion Newham Methodist Circuit is a part of the Methodist Church of Great Britain in the London District. There are seven churches and three ordained ministers offering p&sLoral care and services to their local communities. The Newham Methodist Circuit was r¢gisteT¢(L as a ChaTity on 8th June 2010. The Charity was constituted according to Standing Order 61 O of the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist church. This is the twelve (12) )'ear of our registration as a charity. ission Statement of Lyewham Methodist Circuit Mission Statement: To know Christ and to make Him kno￿ in diverse communities with love. servitude and ac¢eptan¢e. Aim: In th¢ power of th¢ Holy Spirit. lo respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ amongst diverse communities. enabling and inspiring to work in pannership with others to fulfil 'Our Calling. as Methodists. Furtherance of the Chnstian love, faith. and services in accordance with the doctrine of the Methodist Church and any charitable puryx)se connected with the Methodist church or church oiganisation. (see Methodist Church Act 1976) Strategy: To support. equip, challenge. and ¢n￿Urage local ChU￿heS and individuals to realise their role in God's mission through worship, services. evangelism. discipleship. learning and caring. Objeclives: To enable the churches to be the body of Christ in their communities. To bring our diverse congregations together into one cohesive ivhole. To develop and strengthen youth ministry. inspiring young families. To discem, conquer and encourage in God's PUryK)s¢ for the circuit. To encourage, promote and develop unique wavs of being a church. To provide training and other relevant resources to enable churches and individuals to meet their various needs in promoting the Chnsttan f￿th. To make, nurture and edify disciples in this modern age. To underpin all li'e do love. relei'ant il'orship. and bible reflection. The main activitie5 have been dispensed like CDE; a) Collaboration with the team of others lay and ordained, offering misstonal oversight. care. and kindness b! being sensitive to the context. Endowing leadership.. governance: and supervision. b) Delegating. trusting, and organising comprehensively and conducting regular weekly public worship. Worship to be held in the circuvt churches and reaching out to the surrounding communities with love and care. c) Encouraging, empowering, and resourcing all churches to own and restK)nd to local community needs with the use of Circuit church buildings, ministerial staff. volunteers. and other resoUr￿S. The Trustees are also reswnsible for the manses where the ministers who serve the Circuit live Fwefully and feel at home. The activitio8 have been: a. Planning regular weekly public worship to be held in all Methodist churches in Newham. This includes the recruitment and training of volunteers &s local preachers. b. The deployment of two ordained members of stsff io undertake duties in the four ¢huTches in rnembership of the Circuit. Encouraging and resourcing churches to respond to local cornmunity needs and the use of their buildings, ministerial staff. volunteers. and other resources. The Trustees are also reswnsible for th¢ provision and maintenance of the manses where the ministers who serve the Circuit live. d. The ministers of the Circuit engage with other agencies and the local authorities to provide chaplatncy and other services for those in various types of need such as the homeless. e. The Circuit has leased one of its buildings (Harold Road Centre, 170 Harold Road E13 OSE) to Applecart Arts, a local story telling chanty. which engages local people in developing skills in theatre, f)Immaking and other art fonns. f. The Circuit is a founding member of TELCO. the East London chapter of Citizens UK. We encourage our member5 to undertake the free training provided by Citizens UK and to engage in the campaigns, such as the LiN'ing Wage campaign. which started in Fast London in 2001. Through this membership N¥e have strong links with other faiths and educational organisations which work together for the common good. UBLIC & COMMUNITY BENEFIT Newham Methodist Circuit strongly believes that a church is a group of people called from the community, for the community. Therefore. all our worship is public and o￿n to all. anyone can drop in with any background, from any community.: we embrace all in Christ's love, care. and kindness. We offer baptism. marriag¢ and funeral Services to families who requesl. Our buildings offer imwrtant communitv spaces and can be rented by agencies who provide services to local groups and communities. Our staff liaise ivith Ihe Local Authority and otheT public bodies in providing infonnation and &ssistance as appropriate. All Trustees have been mindful of the guidance provided b). the Charity Commission concerning public benefit as it affects charities for the advancement of religon. REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND A HIEV With the help of th¢ ordained staff. 5 local preach¢rs and 4 local preachers on trial, the communal worship was offered. Local preacheTS 'on trial, are making good progress in their training. Ecumenical work is progre55ing. Sadly. in March 2020 Covid-19 infected and affected the Newham area along wilh the r¢sl ot. Ihe world. Comrnunal worship shifted ov¢r to Zoom and YouTube to str¢ngthen. comfort and encourage churches and communities that we are not alone in these tumultuous times. During lockdown, churches and communities were encouraged that His heaven is not closed dow￿ on us in these difficult and different times. In th¢ l&st five decades we have seen extensive technological advancements, yet technology h&$ done littl¢ to defy the problems of loneliness and empiiness. All church members were housebound, and all churches were provided weekly worship and work sheets and the member's m¢nlal wellbeingy was seriously addr¢ssed That was supwrted by making phone calls. post cards and by Tegular f¢rv¢nt prayers and communicalion. Rev. Elizabeth was acwmmodat¢d at 15 Latimer House and the loan of Tower Hamlet was fully reimbursed in one go. The Stratford manse was put to let. Mr. David Mensah, the Neiv Circuit Property Steward and Mr. Jones Aniclo, the circuit Safeguarding oificer were appointed. The governing and administration structure is being improved to be standardised, transparent, and simple for a common trust¢e to cornprehend. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT This year of Covid has been a demanding and challenging year to oversight the 7 churches and offering leadership in these tumultuous and harrowing times. Covid added the workload but by God's prevenieni grace and with the collaboration of all lay and ordained. We did our best to offer Online united Circuit Zoom services and recorded services who were unable to join and have a¢c¢ss over Zoom, all churches pastoral leaders brilliantly offered th¢ pastoral car¢ in this ￿riod. The circuit governance and administration was done by weekly stsff meetings over Zoom. As a Superintendent Minister I was making sure the digital Services are otTered timely and collecting recorded videos and combining them together to make a one services that will edify, equip and enable viewers and Worshi￿r$ to stay strong. safe and groiv in Christian hope. l am also given the responsibility to be a Minister in charge of the Forest Gate and the Manor Park Methodist church. Newham Circuit Office moved into the Manor Park building in September 2019. Revd Elizabeth 05ei is offering pastoral care to Stratford Methodist ChurclL Keir HaTdie and Stratford Newtowi Church. She lives in 15 Latimer Road Forest Gate E7 OLQ, this property now legally belongs to the Newham Circuit Circuit has other propethes like Central Park Manse and the Stratford manse at Chobham Road both ar¢ occupied by a suitable tenant and the received income helps to carry the mission and ministry in the circuit effectively. W¢llb¢ing of the Newham Communities is being offered by opentng up church buildings for all for various weekly projects, Worship services are ¢onbnued and conducted by three ordained ministers with th¢ help of five accredited Local Pr¢ach¢rs and four Local Preachers 'on trial.. They are somryng the gospel seed, equipping. engaging, and enabling circuit churches and the surrounding communities to become one familj, living and loving and ensuring ihat we all grow in faith and friendship. The trustees have approved to appoint a part time circuit administrator in 2020. as we come out of this lockdown, this apFK)intment will be made, this will b¢ &ssisting the sup¢rintend¢nt and the CLT. The whole circuit was affected and infected by th¢ Covid-19 along ￿ryth rest of lh¢ world and church services ii'ere shifted during lockdomm from ph5sical sertiices to iijrtual. Mans, of our senior circuit members are experiencing mental illness. loneliness, and anxiety. They are still suffering by the unkind impacts of this virus. Harold Road proFrty was rented to ihe Applecart Live project and circuit struggles to retrieve the overdue arrears which is now paid £5000 pa by the Applecart Live. We successfully appointed th¢ Circuit Safeguarding Officer in 2020. By God's grace there are not such major safeguarding issues in the Circuit churches. the re&son because our emphasis over that we are one family and lets take good care of each other and consider we are brothers and sisters and God has His divine purpose to call u5 from different counties. different families to be one &s a circuit a family, this is evident to ivitness if one hurts we all hurt. This Spirit has protected and safeguarded all our young and old members in the circuit. It is extremely essential to infuse and instil the family-spirtL thai unites and safeguar(ts the circuit from all evil. We also appointed th¢ Circuit Prolkny Steward in 2020 to offer strate￿C and stNctural care to all circuit pro￿rtIeS. offering help and advice on property maintenance. hiring and rental management. The buildings were secured and fumigated to ensure. ther¢ are less chances of the spr¢ad of Covid and when people get back to these buildings. they are caleatL sanittsed and safer places A description of the principal risks facing the charity Both Covid and Recovering the pending debt has oscillated weakening in church attendance and the commitment over giving due to cost of living and uncertainty has caused seriou5 deterioTation is all sphere of life and ministy of the circuit. The rA)ol of talent available for the volw)t¢¢ring roles in the Work of the Circuit is perplexing. This is not an encouraging resulL Somehow, this has put pressure on those who are available in balancing iheiT work and family commitments alongside their church duties and devotion. Covid-19 has changed and challenged the lifesty"le. Many organizations plateaued or lost momentuni this year, budgets are ¢onstri¢ted, the future seems unclear. but OUT desire is to have successful ministy and fulfil God's call in our lives. The pandemic has created chaos and caused much uncertainty. The world has turned upside down, our normal has become chaotic, our faith is being t¢std We are ready to embrace new nomjal, not just spinning the wheels however, to be successful and sanctifie(L In the Capitsl City, it is speculative and unpredictable to be assertive on groirth and loss. The gradual groivth and loss especially in this pandemic and lockdown have built a pronounced pressure on the finances of the local churches and businesses. The Circuit mainly collects and receives much of her pledged income from churches and some through renting (renting has not been available through covid period). Online income during Covid has challenged Circuit and with the help of professionals and abled finance team the circuit reduced the assessments during Covid not burdening churches. l ￿[SonallY feel being Church in the Capital city, Newham is an area of substantiaj deprivation with high levels of homelessness, overcrowding and workers who earn less than the real living 'age. This means that a high proportion of children are liTring in p0￿eth. through no fault of their parents. Parents sometimes have to keep more than one Job in order to make ends meet. BeyonLL all these turbulent circumstances we as circuit family are striN'ing. d¢t¢rn]in¢d and ¢nd¢avouring to stick with the circuit mission statement which is in ihe power of the Holy Spirit to respond to the Go5￿1 of God's love in Christ among all diverse cornmunities enabling and inspiring to work in partnership with one another to fulfil our Calling as Methodists. I praise and thank God for all trusttts and volunteers in all churches who make the Circuit mission and ministry possible. Yours in His vineyard. Rev. Asif Karam | superintendent Chair. Newham Methodist Circuit. REFERENCE AND AD.MIIYISTIL4 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER- 1136259 WEBSITE: www.nmc20.org.uk CIRCUIT OFFICERS CIRCUIT LEADERSHIP TEAM- CLT 01 Rev Asif Karam 02 Rev Elizabeth Owusu Osei 03 Marion Gaima 04 Sone n)rahhm Mohamed Kamara 05 Daniel Nantwi 06 Isaac Ankomah 07 Jone5 Aniclo 08 David Merksah Chairperson Minist¢r Circuit Stewatd Senior Circuit Sieward 2nd Treasur¢r Circuit Treasurer Circuit Safeguarding Officer Circuit ProF¢fty steward Registered Addres$: Newham Methodisi Circuit Office CIO. Manor Park Methodist Church Herbert Road Manor Park London E12 6AY Bankers: CFB Deposit Fund 9 Bonhil Street London EC2A 4PE CAF BANK 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill. 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