HOUSE OF REVIVAL (UK)
TRUSTEES REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
The principal aim of House of Revival (UK) is to promote the Christian religion through activities and events recommended and approved by the leadership of the charity. The following are the aims and objectives of House of Revival:
• To propagate the Gospel of Jesus Christ across the nations through effective face to face evangelism, use of the media and through various means
• To build a godly community by identifying people’s social and spiritual needs and finding ways to meet those needs
• To actively engage in a continuous collective global community based evangelical works to raise disciples in the different communities across the nations for the continuation of God’s work within the local communities
. • To co-operate with other churches or similar bodies for the relief of poverty and for other charitable purposes for the benefit of mankind.
• To relieve poverty
• To advance education for the benefit of disadvantaged children
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITES
Structure, Governance, Management
Introduction
House of Revival Ministries is a Non-Profitable Organization/registered charity (registered number 1141079) and a member of the Voluntary Action, attended by approximately 205 adults and children, inclusive of various nationalities and growing. Day to day management is vested in the leadership/departmental team led by the senior pastor. We believe in inclusiveness and welcome all people who want to participate in our activities.
It is located in Coventry, West Midlands. House of Revival is a multi-cultural and thriving church that operates 2 days a week. We have been active in the local community for over 10 years. We are diverse and dynamic in running activities for the benefit of the members and the community, which over the years have been adapted and expanded to meet the changing needs.
Aims/Objective & Activities
The principal objectives of House of Revival, as set in our constitution, is the advancement of the Christian religion by the pronouncement of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to play an integral and strategic role in sustainable development of people, partnership, structures, relationships, skills, and knowledge to help the community to meet its own needs. Through these various activities, support, and trainings we seek to advance the lives of young people and seek to benefit as wide a catchment or variety of people as possible.
Also, we aim to engage all members of the Church to be connected to each other is small groups (Cell groups), and to take personal responsibility to encourage people in their day-to-day life to serve in some capacity, both in the church and the community at large. Our strapline is: “Igniting Hearts, Unlocking Destinies & Changing Nations”. Thus, we seek to serve and help meet the needs of our people in our locality through positive empowerment, training, and development.
Changes & Development Achievements
We are working very hard to acquire our own place of worship after securing a long-term lease last year. We are trusting God to make this happen as soon as possible.
During the course of the year there were several special services for Dedication of Children and Celebrations. Additional services are held on Good Friday, Autumn Half Term Conference and also at Christmas (Carols Service). These events were well attended by Church Members and the local community.
The church’s ministry and new initiatives Performance
Advancing the Christian faith:
During the year House of Revival have had a special focus on frontline Christian ministry. One area for particular attention during the year has been the prayer life of the church, whereby, the pattern of a weekly Saturday evening prayer meeting was enhanced by a new rhythm of telephone monthly prayer times by every department of the church and a weekly prayer time by the leadership of the church as well. These prayer sessions have seen a considerable increase in the number of people involved in regular corporate prayer given the essence of prayer to the Christian faith. Also, as a church our teaching programmes has had a strong focus on discipleship with strong focus on discipleship with more attention given to home cell group though the provision of centrally prepared and printed resources, and training for study leaders before specific Bible passages are discussed. This area of ministry is something that we are looking to expand in the coming year.
• Community
Core to the pursuit of our objectives and mission statement, House of Revival served people of all ages and backgrounds, to grow in their faith and connect into the community, ad increasing access to a thriving, supportive and accessible church community, though personal pastoral input and support, and have further extended our work to a greater and more diverse catchment area. Activities such as
departmental workshops, leadership conference and personal developments are ongoing and those who are part of HOUSE OF Revival have been trained and encouraged to identify various ways of contributing and building and serving the local community in their own way and time. During the week, the church provides activities for children and the youth such as mid-week club for various ages, several teenage groups meet for Bible studies and other activities. We have received positive reports throughout the year with regards to the inspiration, encouragement and the care people have accessed through the services provided.
Welfare Team
The church still runs a small-scale food bank system that delivers food to the people who need it most. The food is acquired through donation from members, much of which would otherwise be wasted. This helps in a way to break the cycle of poverty.
What needs are being met
• Giving children a head start in life
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Supporting families
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Reducing social isolation
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Helping both the aged and young families to live a healthy, better life
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Helping people to build skill sets to enhance their chances of getting a gainful employment
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Giving young people and young adults better opportunities and choices
Future Plans
• Having secured a long lease for a place of worship, House of Revival Ministries is looking to expand the range of its activities in the coming years to further its involvement in the community. We aim to make our building and services easily accessible to the general public in Coventry, especially to those with disabilities in the form of providing ramps for wheelchairs and flexible seating.
• We hope to engage more with the Coventry City Council as part of the church’s response to local needs especially to the less privileged and the needy.
• Building a digital church: Through the use of digital technologies, we have a vision to connect with anyone anywhere to a life changing relationship with Jesus’, and to grow an audience of people both in UK and internationally. This initiative would by far, be of public benefit to those unable to leave home on the grounds of health or care responsibilities, and to all who are unable to access our church locations but can connect with us digitally.
• Church recognizes it also needs to create ways for people to serve care for and positively contribute to the wider community, and leaders across the church are creating a sustainable voluntary team to help the vulnerable in our communities.
• To collaborate and build partnerships with other organisations in order to continue to expand our programmes in delivering a range of affordable and accessible services that create connections, opportunities and training events that seek to harness the skills and resources of our members.
Provision of pastoral care
The charity puts the welfare of its congregation and the community it serves at the heart of its yearly objectives. During the course of the year, the House of Revival in collaboration with the founder and senior pastor visited members who have not attended services for some time. The church also organised intercessory prayers for the community and the nation at large. The church also played a pivotal role during the peak of the global pandemic (Covid 19) by allowing its premises to be used as a test centre. Some of our members also acted as Covid 19 volunteers by directing people and advising them on Covid 19 protocols. The church also offers employment and immigration advise to its members and the wider public who need such advice.
Empowerment through collaboration with other churches
Through active evangelism and effective networking approach, House of Revival has over the years have managed to form and maintained a meaningful joint working relationship with other ministries that has similar objectives for the purpose of empowering people in the community.
On behalf of the board of trustees
Rev. Richard Acquah
Charity Name No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 109,338 23,521 - - - - - - 132,859 - - - 132,859 121,548 - - - - - - - - 121,548 - - - 121,548 11,311 - 1,803 13,114 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 109,338 23,521 - - - - - - 132,859 - - - 132,859 121,548 - - - - - - - - 121,548 - - - 121,548 11,311 |
Total funds to the nearest £ 109,338 23,521 - - - - - - 132,859 - - - 132,859 121,548 - - - - - - - - 121,548 - - - 121,548 11,311 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Tithes /offerings | 109,338 | 75,623 | ||||
| Gift Aid | 23,521 | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
132,859 | 75,623 | ||||
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| Charitable activities | 121,548 | 73,820 | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 121,548 | 73,820 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 73,820 | ||||||
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| 13,114 | - | - | 13,114 | 1,803 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
06/07/2023
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature Richard Acquah |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 13,114 - - - - - 13,114 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Rev Richard Acquah |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Richard Acquah | Rev Richard Acquah | 01/03/2023 | |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
06/07/2023
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ House of Revival members of On accounts for the year 31 December 2022 Charity no 1141079 ended (if any)
Set out on pages
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:[Joshua Quarte][y] Date: 05/07/2023
Name: Joshua Quartey Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 20 Lewis Terrace Northampton NN5 7GE
October 2018
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
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