The Annual Report of the Gilgal Pentecostal Church (Reg. Charity No. 1141435) Bury St. Edmunds, for the period from 1[st] April 2020 to 31[st] March 2021, presented on the occasion of the General Body Meeting Date and time of Meeting: 28[th] March 2021 Venue: Online Meeting via Zoom
Beloved in Christ,
Another eventful year has passed, and the Lord Almighty has protected us and showered His mercy and love on us all throughout the year. Like previous years we were able to serve large sections of the community this year by offering a range of services. Over the course of the year, our community had found these services beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. These services include area prayers, night prayers, cottage meeting, youth meeting, Sunday worship, ladies fellowship, fund raising and youth camps. The Church fellowships were conducted in an intimate and reflective environment conducive for worship whilst opportunities were given to people to worship and lead especially to youths from and within the church.
Impact of Covid Pandemic: Following the onset of the COVID pandemic, the church committee decided to stop conducting meetings at the church premises and at family residences from 23[rd] March 2020 to prevent the spread of the virus. The church has been following the government guidelines and has been continuously monitoring the situation to see when we could safely gather in the church premises. Based on government guidelines, we were unable to open the church premises for worship as there were a number of Covid waves hitting the country throughout the year which meant that we could not safely gather together within a confined space. Hence, the church has been meeting together for all the below mentioned meetings & activities via the online platform of Zoom.
Sunday School Ministry - (Saturday 10 - 11 AM)
The Sunday school activities were aimed at inculcating in children Christian hopes and values and thus making a generation of visionaries and role models in the society. The students are divided into various classes according to their age and are taught prescribed Sunday school syllabus based on biblical themes.
During this year, a total of fifteen students and five teachers served in the Sunday School Ministry. The Sunday school ministry has helped our children in their efforts to become role models in their universities, schools, and the society. The children were taught online via Zoom on Saturdays instead of Sunday owing to the pandemic situation.
Youth Meeting and Worship - (Saturday 5 - 7 PM)
Youth Ministry is the primary source where youngsters are given opportunities to conduct praise and worship, discussions on contemporary issues faced by youths and
biblical solutions to issues, counselling to avoid temptations of drugs, alcohol etc. Youths are also given advice to become bold, independent, resilient, and truthful in their lives and how to integrate themselves into the society in accordance with true Christian perspective and value.
During the youth meeting youngsters were given opportunities to recite Bible verses, say short stories and deliver biblical short messages. There were opportunities to perform their skills with musical instruments and singing. There was occasional Bible Quiz to broaden the biblical knowledge of young people. There were interactive games held as well to keep the youths engaged. All the activities were done via Zoom meetings.
Sunday Worship Service: 11 AM TO 1: 30 PM
The primary aim of our church is to worship God in Truth and Spirit according to the Christian faith based on spiritual and Pentecostal direction. "God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth”. Worship is the consciousness of the presence of God and the response to that consciousness. So, the aim of worship is to outreach the deepest emotions of the soul in adoration, reverence, homage, exaltation, and praise to the Almighty. Worships were conducted in an informal manner with freedom of expression. It was not dependent upon created environment and circumstances, but attitude, appetite, and anticipation created atmosphere for worship. As an essential part of the worship, we engaged in constant prayers, singing spirit filled vibrant songs, Bible reading, inspirational testimonies, spiritual messages, seeking and receiving prophetic words from God, infilling of Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues etc all that brought us steps closer to our Lord Jesus.
In this year also the Lord has enlarged the boundary of the church by adding new families. God has revealed His power and mercy in our midst through miraculous healings and deliverances from difficult problems and answered all our prayers. Many men of God were invited in this year to our church zoom meetings and their messages were a great spiritual blessing to all our families attending from Bury St. Edmunds, Cambridge, Ipswich, King’s Lynn, Sudbury, Red Lodge, Haverhill and Colchester. The Fasting Prayer Meetings conducted on the last week of every month and Year End/ New Year fasting prayers and messages were great opportunities for believers to pray in union and to interceding for communities, leaders, rulers, nations etc. Holy Communion could not be conducted as we could not gather in person at the church.
Area Prayer Fellowships:
Cambridge: Area prayer meetings are conducted on every Saturday between 8 PM to 10 PM in Unit BC, The Paddocks, 347 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge CB1 8DH. This has been temporarily stopped due to the Covid pandemic.
Ipswich: Area prayer meetings are conducted on every Friday at 7.30 PM to 9 PM at the residences of the members of the church. Church members from Ipswich,
Sudbury, Framlingham, and Colchester regularly attend these meetings. This has been temporarily stopped due to the Covid pandemic
Weekly Meeting at King’s Lynn
God added new families to the church from King’s Lynn and a weekly prayer meeting was organised every Sunday evening 6 PM onwards at King’s Lynn starting January 2020. The families at King’s Lynn together with some joining from other places gather to worship and pray for the area and the families there. This meeting has been temporarily stopped due to the Covid pandemic.
Daily Prayer Meetings during Covid pandemic
During the severe period of a number of Covid waves, we conducted daily prayer meetings via Zoom. All members of the church attended these meetings to pray for healing of a number of affected patients and for the Covid wave to subside.
Ladies Prayer Meeting
Ladies Prayer Meetings were conducted on the 4th Sunday of every month between 10 AM to 11 AM. These meetings were primarily prayer towers for all the activities of the church and other specific issues of the families. In this prayer ministry, the members have prayed for several requests given to the church by non-members and families. Their prayers in unity with God had found great results. These meetings were also conducted via Zoom platform.
Other Key Highlights
Family Counselling and Marital class:
A Counselling and Marital class was conducted on 26[th] October 2020 led by Pastor Joy T Samuel. The seminar was a great blessing to the church especially to the youths who were planning for a new married life.
Youth Conference:
A Youth Conference was conducted on 2[nd] April 2021 led by Pastor Binny Mammen, Pune and Pastor Sam G Nair. London. These sessions were a great blessing to the youngsters.
Ladies Conference:
A Ladies Conference was arranged via Zoom led by Sister Sheeja who provided an encouraging message to the ladies in the church and was a great blessing.
Other Servants of God:
We had other blessed servants of God ministering to the church on the following days via Zoom platform.
13/04/2020: Pr. Anish Thomas Ranny
20/04/2020: Pr. Paul V J 27/04/2020: Pr. Jomon Devasia 19/05/2020: Pr. Shiju Varghese 21/05/2020: Pr. Toby Thomas Bangalore 14/06/2020: Pr. Job 17/10/2020: Pr. Johnson Abraham 11/11/2020: Pr. Saju Thomas 01/02/2021: Pr. John Mark 20/02/2021: Pr. Joshy Mathew 27/02/2021: Pr. V D Habel 20/03/2021: Pr. John Mathew Delhi
Church Annual General Body Meeting
The Church Annual Report was presented by the secretary on 28[th] March 2021 and new office bearers and trustee members were elected for the year April 2021 to March 2022 as decided by the general meeting. The names and position of the trustees are as follows:
| as follows: | |
|---|---|
| NAMES | POSITIONS |
| PASTOR. SUNNY JOHN 10 Poppy Close, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds IP28 8FL |
PRESIDENT |
| Mr. VARUGHESE ABRAHAM 50 St Johns Road Colchester Essex CO4 0JW |
VICE PRESIDENT |
| Mrs. ALIENA SUNNY 2 Thistle Way Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds IP28 8FR |
SECRETARY |
| Mr. SAM THULAMANNIL BIJU 37 Ranworth King’s Lynn Norfolk PE30 4XD |
TREASURER |
| Mr. EBIN ABRAHAM 54 Blackthorn Close Cambridge CB4 1FZ |
YOUTH LEADER |
|---|---|
| Mr. VARGHESE VARGHESE PLAPARA 26 Fleming Way Withersfield Haverhill CB9 7SQ |
TRUSTEE |
| Mr. JIKU SAMUEL THAMPY 4 Fern Way Red Lodge Bury St Edmunds IP28 8WW |
TRUSTEE |
| Mrs. GIGI GEORGE 50 St Johns Road Colchester Essex CO4 0JW |
TRUSTEE |
| Mr. LIJO VARGHESE 24 Larch Way Red Lodge Bury St Edmunds IP28 8YA |
TRUSTEE |
| Mrs. SAJINI SHAJI 8 Monarch Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9QW |
TRUSTEE |
Donations to Charity:
During this year, the Church had the privilege of deepening gospel partnerships and to extend support and assistance to various charitable missions around the world as previous years. We were also able to support some local food banks around Bury St
Edmunds, supplying them with essential food items along with some monetary donation. The list of financial support and contributions provided are as given below:
| Recipient | Amount(inpounds) |
|---|---|
| Pr Anish Thomas Ranny | 107 |
| Pr Paul V J | 56 |
| Pr Jomon Devasia | 56 |
| Pr Shiju Varghese | 56 |
| Pr TobyThomas | 54 |
| Pr Job | 107 |
| Pr Johnson Abraham | 53 |
| Pr Saju Thomas | 53 |
| Pr JoyT Samuel | 250 |
| Sister Sheeja | 154 |
| Pr John Mark | 52 |
| Pr JoshyMathew | 53 |
| Pr V D Habel | 50 |
| Pr John Mathew | 50 |
| BuryDropIn Charity (Food Bank) | 500 |
| Hospital Support for Pr Siju Rajan | 526 |
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Roji Samuel Pastor Sunny John Secretary President and Chairperson Reg. Charity No: 1141435 Reg. Charity No. 1141435
The Annual Report of the Gilgal Pentecostal Church (Reg. Charity No. 1141435) Bury St. Edmunds, for the period from 1[st] April 2020 to 31[st] March 2021, presented on the occasion of the General Body Meeting Date and time of Meeting: 28[th] March 2021 Venue: Online Meeting via Zoom
Beloved in Christ,
Another eventful year has passed, and the Lord Almighty has protected us and showered His mercy and love on us all throughout the year. Like previous years we were able to serve large sections of the community this year by offering a range of services. Over the course of the year, our community had found these services beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. These services include area prayers, night prayers, cottage meeting, youth meeting, Sunday worship, ladies fellowship, fund raising and youth camps. The Church fellowships were conducted in an intimate and reflective environment conducive for worship whilst opportunities were given to people to worship and lead especially to youths from and within the church.
Impact of Covid Pandemic: Following the onset of the COVID pandemic, the church committee decided to stop conducting meetings at the church premises and at family residences from 23[rd] March 2020 to prevent the spread of the virus. The church has been following the government guidelines and has been continuously monitoring the situation to see when we could safely gather in the church premises. Based on government guidelines, we were unable to open the church premises for worship as there were a number of Covid waves hitting the country throughout the year which meant that we could not safely gather together within a confined space. Hence, the church has been meeting together for all the below mentioned meetings & activities via the online platform of Zoom.
Sunday School Ministry - (Saturday 10 - 11 AM)
The Sunday school activities were aimed at inculcating in children Christian hopes and values and thus making a generation of visionaries and role models in the society. The students are divided into various classes according to their age and are taught prescribed Sunday school syllabus based on biblical themes.
During this year, a total of fifteen students and five teachers served in the Sunday School Ministry. The Sunday school ministry has helped our children in their efforts to become role models in their universities, schools, and the society. The children were taught online via Zoom on Saturdays instead of Sunday owing to the pandemic situation.
Youth Meeting and Worship - (Saturday 5 - 7 PM)
Youth Ministry is the primary source where youngsters are given opportunities to conduct praise and worship, discussions on contemporary issues faced by youths and
biblical solutions to issues, counselling to avoid temptations of drugs, alcohol etc. Youths are also given advice to become bold, independent, resilient, and truthful in their lives and how to integrate themselves into the society in accordance with true Christian perspective and value.
During the youth meeting youngsters were given opportunities to recite Bible verses, say short stories and deliver biblical short messages. There were opportunities to perform their skills with musical instruments and singing. There was occasional Bible Quiz to broaden the biblical knowledge of young people. There were interactive games held as well to keep the youths engaged. All the activities were done via Zoom meetings.
Sunday Worship Service: 11 AM TO 1: 30 PM
The primary aim of our church is to worship God in Truth and Spirit according to the Christian faith based on spiritual and Pentecostal direction. "God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth”. Worship is the consciousness of the presence of God and the response to that consciousness. So, the aim of worship is to outreach the deepest emotions of the soul in adoration, reverence, homage, exaltation, and praise to the Almighty. Worships were conducted in an informal manner with freedom of expression. It was not dependent upon created environment and circumstances, but attitude, appetite, and anticipation created atmosphere for worship. As an essential part of the worship, we engaged in constant prayers, singing spirit filled vibrant songs, Bible reading, inspirational testimonies, spiritual messages, seeking and receiving prophetic words from God, infilling of Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues etc all that brought us steps closer to our Lord Jesus.
In this year also the Lord has enlarged the boundary of the church by adding new families. God has revealed His power and mercy in our midst through miraculous healings and deliverances from difficult problems and answered all our prayers. Many men of God were invited in this year to our church zoom meetings and their messages were a great spiritual blessing to all our families attending from Bury St. Edmunds, Cambridge, Ipswich, King’s Lynn, Sudbury, Red Lodge, Haverhill and Colchester. The Fasting Prayer Meetings conducted on the last week of every month and Year End/ New Year fasting prayers and messages were great opportunities for believers to pray in union and to interceding for communities, leaders, rulers, nations etc. Holy Communion could not be conducted as we could not gather in person at the church.
Area Prayer Fellowships:
Cambridge: Area prayer meetings are conducted on every Saturday between 8 PM to 10 PM in Unit BC, The Paddocks, 347 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge CB1 8DH. This has been temporarily stopped due to the Covid pandemic.
Ipswich: Area prayer meetings are conducted on every Friday at 7.30 PM to 9 PM at the residences of the members of the church. Church members from Ipswich,
Sudbury, Framlingham, and Colchester regularly attend these meetings. This has been temporarily stopped due to the Covid pandemic
Weekly Meeting at King’s Lynn
God added new families to the church from King’s Lynn and a weekly prayer meeting was organised every Sunday evening 6 PM onwards at King’s Lynn starting January 2020. The families at King’s Lynn together with some joining from other places gather to worship and pray for the area and the families there. This meeting has been temporarily stopped due to the Covid pandemic.
Daily Prayer Meetings during Covid pandemic
During the severe period of a number of Covid waves, we conducted daily prayer meetings via Zoom. All members of the church attended these meetings to pray for healing of a number of affected patients and for the Covid wave to subside.
Ladies Prayer Meeting
Ladies Prayer Meetings were conducted on the 4th Sunday of every month between 10 AM to 11 AM. These meetings were primarily prayer towers for all the activities of the church and other specific issues of the families. In this prayer ministry, the members have prayed for several requests given to the church by non-members and families. Their prayers in unity with God had found great results. These meetings were also conducted via Zoom platform.
Other Key Highlights
Family Counselling and Marital class:
A Counselling and Marital class was conducted on 26[th] October 2020 led by Pastor Joy T Samuel. The seminar was a great blessing to the church especially to the youths who were planning for a new married life.
Youth Conference:
A Youth Conference was conducted on 2[nd] April 2021 led by Pastor Binny Mammen, Pune and Pastor Sam G Nair. London. These sessions were a great blessing to the youngsters.
Ladies Conference:
A Ladies Conference was arranged via Zoom led by Sister Sheeja who provided an encouraging message to the ladies in the church and was a great blessing.
Other Servants of God:
We had other blessed servants of God ministering to the church on the following days via Zoom platform.
13/04/2020: Pr. Anish Thomas Ranny
20/04/2020: Pr. Paul V J 27/04/2020: Pr. Jomon Devasia 19/05/2020: Pr. Shiju Varghese 21/05/2020: Pr. Toby Thomas Bangalore 14/06/2020: Pr. Job 17/10/2020: Pr. Johnson Abraham 11/11/2020: Pr. Saju Thomas 01/02/2021: Pr. John Mark 20/02/2021: Pr. Joshy Mathew 27/02/2021: Pr. V D Habel 20/03/2021: Pr. John Mathew Delhi
Church Annual General Body Meeting
The Church Annual Report was presented by the secretary on 28[th] March 2021 and new office bearers and trustee members were elected for the year April 2021 to March 2022 as decided by the general meeting. The names and position of the trustees are as follows:
| as follows: | |
|---|---|
| NAMES | POSITIONS |
| PASTOR. SUNNY JOHN 10 Poppy Close, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds IP28 8FL |
PRESIDENT |
| Mr. VARUGHESE ABRAHAM 50 St Johns Road Colchester Essex CO4 0JW |
VICE PRESIDENT |
| Mrs. ALIENA SUNNY 2 Thistle Way Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds IP28 8FR |
SECRETARY |
| Mr. SAM THULAMANNIL BIJU 37 Ranworth King’s Lynn Norfolk PE30 4XD |
TREASURER |
| Mr. EBIN ABRAHAM 54 Blackthorn Close Cambridge CB4 1FZ |
YOUTH LEADER |
|---|---|
| Mr. VARGHESE VARGHESE PLAPARA 26 Fleming Way Withersfield Haverhill CB9 7SQ |
TRUSTEE |
| Mr. JIKU SAMUEL THAMPY 4 Fern Way Red Lodge Bury St Edmunds IP28 8WW |
TRUSTEE |
| Mrs. GIGI GEORGE 50 St Johns Road Colchester Essex CO4 0JW |
TRUSTEE |
| Mr. LIJO VARGHESE 24 Larch Way Red Lodge Bury St Edmunds IP28 8YA |
TRUSTEE |
| Mrs. SAJINI SHAJI 8 Monarch Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9QW |
TRUSTEE |
Donations to Charity:
During this year, the Church had the privilege of deepening gospel partnerships and to extend support and assistance to various charitable missions around the world as previous years. We were also able to support some local food banks around Bury St
Edmunds, supplying them with essential food items along with some monetary donation. The list of financial support and contributions provided are as given below:
| Recipient | Amount(inpounds) |
|---|---|
| Pr Anish Thomas Ranny | 107 |
| Pr Paul V J | 56 |
| Pr Jomon Devasia | 56 |
| Pr Shiju Varghese | 56 |
| Pr TobyThomas | 54 |
| Pr Job | 107 |
| Pr Johnson Abraham | 53 |
| Pr Saju Thomas | 53 |
| Pr JoyT Samuel | 250 |
| Sister Sheeja | 154 |
| Pr John Mark | 52 |
| Pr JoshyMathew | 53 |
| Pr V D Habel | 50 |
| Pr John Mathew | 50 |
| BuryDropIn Charity (Food Bank) | 500 |
| Hospital Support for Pr Siju Rajan | 526 |
.
Roji Samuel Pastor Sunny John Secretary President and Chairperson Reg. Charity No: 1141435 Reg. Charity No. 1141435
Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of GILGAL PENTACOSTAL CHURCH On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 Charity no lif any) 1141435 Sel out on pages Respectlve The charity's trustees are responsible lor the preparation ol the accounts. The responsibilities ot charity's Irustees considei that an audit is not required for this year under section truslees and examiner 144121 ol the Gharilies Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Acll and that an indepeiidenl examination is needed. 11 is my responsibility lo.. examine the accounts und6r section 145 01 the 2011 Act. lo follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission lunder section 1451Sllbl ol the 2011 Act, and lo stale whether particular matters have coffte to my attention. Basls ot independent My exafflination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the examiner's stalement Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by th& chariiy and a comparisoll ol the accounts presented with those records. 11 algo includès consideration ol any unusual iterns or disclosures in the aCUnIs, and seeking explanations from the trLJSte&s concerning any such mailèrs. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidènce that would be iequired in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts plesent a 'Irue and lair, view and the report is limited lo those mallers sel OLJt in the slalement below. Independent In connection with my examination, no maller has com8 lo my attention (other Ihan examiner's statement that disclosed below'} which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in, any material roSPOCt, the requirem8nls-. to keep a¢¢ounling records in accordance with section 13D ol the 2011 Act., and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements ol the 2011 Act have not been mel or 2. to which, in my opinion, allenlion should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding ol the accounts lo be reached. Please delete Ihe words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Data: 1710112022 Name: Sebastian Machukallu Devasia Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): Associallon ol Chartered Certilied Accountants Address: 17 Neals Corner , 2 Bath Road Hounslow , Middlesex TW3 3HJ Go¥ IER feL
Secllon Disclosure Only complete il the examiner n88ds to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examinèr wlsh8S to disclose. IER