Oasis Church / Jubilee Christian Centre - Annual Report 2020
Introduction
Oasis Church has been based at St Barnabas Church Centre in Hereford since 2017.
Our focus for ministry extends beyond the city of Hereford, across the County and beyond. We partner with other churches in our city and county in various initiatives as well as investing into overseas missions through a number of individuals and charitable organizations who are engaged in Christian mission and relief work in a number of nations throughout the world.
Aims and Activities
Our main aim as a church family is to represent Jesus Christ and reproduce followers of Christ. We aim to present the message of Jesus Christ and live out our faith in ways that are consistent with this message and are of benefit to local communities, offering them the opportunity to explore faith for themselves and discover the relevance of the Christian message for their lives. We also work in partnership with other churches and agencies in seeking to achieve our aims.
Lockdown restrictions
The lockdown which began in early 2020 resulted in most of our ‘in person’ activities being suspended.
Services / Gatherings
Sunday services were suspended at certain times during the year. At other times, gatherings took place under restrictions. We launched online services which continued into 2021. These online services were run in partnership with Kingdom Culture Church which is based in Spennymoor, in the North East of England. This provided an opportunity for people to gather online and interact during the screening of the service, which remained available on YouTube for others to catch up on later. We also used Zoom for online gatherings and partnered with Kingdom Culture in running online Alpha Courses.
Pop Up Pantry
In 2019 we launched Pop Up Pantry, offering emergency food parcels to those in need of support, without the need for referrals. Throughout 2020 food parcels were delivered to the doors of those who requested help.
School of Ministry
The School of Ministry resumed in January but once the lockdown was imposed these gatherings were suspended for the rest of 2020.
Mission Support
We continued to invest into overseas missions through a number of individuals and charitable organizations who are engaged in Christian mission and relief work. Among others, we continue to support a young man who works with indigenous tribes in northern Malaysia, a couple who have planted a church and are reaching out to communities in Belgium and a ministry that has built and continues to run several children’s homes in India. We have also continued to support a church in Bathore, Albania. We did not send any teams to visit Albania or any other mission we support in 2020 because of travel restrictions but we have had regular contact with the church in Albania via Zoom and with others using WhatsApp.
We also helped to support several individuals and families through times of financial crisis.
Continued...
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Water Carriers
Water Carriers is the name given to a discipleship course written by one of our members, primarily designed for children, young people and families in developing countries. This project was launched in 2019 and in spite of the lockdown in 2020, this ministry continued its remarkable growth in an increasing number of nations throughout Africa and Asia in particular. This includes several nations where Christians are actively persecuted. In some cases, people are risking their freedom and even their lives to share their faith in Christ and encourage families in their spiritual growth. The demand for more copies this material continued to grow throughout 2020 and we were able to show video reports in our online services from a number of nations, sharing the stories of lives changed through this course. Throughout the period of lockdown we have been able to advance our aims and objectives in so many different nations using this course, which has now been translated into a number languages.
Thank you
The Trustees want to thank everyone for their continued support throughout such a difficult year. Thank you to those who have given financially to support the ongoing ministry of Oasis Church and in particular your donations that have helped people here in the UK and across the nations of the world. Thank you for putting your faith into action and using your gifts and available resources in creative ways to share the love of Christ and serve others. Your partnership is greatly appreciated.
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| JUBILEE CHRISTIAN CENTRE | JUBILEE CHRISTIAN CENTRE | JUBILEE CHRISTIAN CENTRE | 1143454 | 1143454 | 1143454 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
01/01/2020 | To | 31/12/2020 | ||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 52,244 10,028 8,645 268 - - 820 7,335 79,340 - - - 79,340 25,000 11,309 3,625 13,557 7,723 - - 19,052 6,480 - 977 87,723 2,486 - 2,486 90,209 - 10,868 - 264,411 253,543 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - 3,090 - - - 3,090 - - - 3,090 - - - - - - - 2,530 10 2,540 - - - 2,540 550 - - 7,566 - 7,016 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 52,244 10,028 8,645 268 3,090 - 820 7,335 82,430 - - - 82,430 25,000 11,309 3,625 13,557 7,723 - - 21,582 6,480 - 987 90,263 2,486 - 2,486 92,749 - 10,318 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Cash Tithes and Offerings | 52,244 | 49,148 | |||||
| HMRC Gift Aid | 10,028 | 11,832 | |||||
| Misc Income | 8,645 | 5 | |||||
| Bank Interest | 268 | 488 | |||||
| Appeals and Fundraising | - | 8,993 | |||||
| Gift repropertysale | - | 225,549 | |||||
| Hall Hire | 820 | 1,584 | |||||
| Vennture | 7,335 | 6,960 | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
79,340 |
304,559 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 304,559 | |||||||
Staff Costs |
25,000 | 25,200 | |||||
| Utilities and Insurance | 11,309 | 13,711 | |||||
| General Expenses | 3,625 | 3,436 | |||||
| Hall Hire and Premises Expenses | 13,557 | 11,770 | |||||
| Motor Expenses | 7,723 | 48 | |||||
| Soul Survivor | - | - | |||||
| BuildingExpenses | - | - | |||||
| Missions,Gifts and Ministries | 19,052 | 17,685 | |||||
| Outreach & Caretaking | 6,480 | 3,010 | |||||
| Sound Equipment | - | - | |||||
| Youth,Children,and Resources | 977 | 5,860 | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 87,723 | 80,720 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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Equipment |
2,486 | - | |||||
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| **Sub total ** | 2,486 | - | |||||
| 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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| 80,720 | |||||||
| - 10,868 | 550 | - | - 10,318 | 223,839 | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 264,411 | - 7,566 | - | 256,845 | 33,006 | |||
| 253,543 | - 7,016 | - | 246,527 | 256,845 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
29/10/2021
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Kitchen Equipment 2017 Furniture 2017 Audio Visual 2017 Macbook Pro Bank Accounts Cash Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Mini Bus Computer Equipment 2017 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 253,215 - 7,016 328 - - - 253,543 - 7,016 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted 5,365 Unrestricted 4,083 Unrestricted 386 Unrestricted 1,766 Unrestricted 8,398 Unrestricted 2,486 - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name |
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
29/10/2021
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteosl membors of ChanTy JUBILEE CHRISTIAN CENTRE On accounts for tho year ended 3151 DECEMBER 2020 Charity no (if any) 1143454 Sat out on pagos remetnbei Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in responsibilities of accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act"). trustees and examlner The charity's tnjstees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act. to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5){b) of the Act, and to state whether particular matters have corne to my attention Basis of Independont My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examln•r's statemont by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a rèview of the accounting records kepl by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviden that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a Irue and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my examlner's statement attention (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respe¢t'. accounting records were not kept in accordan(* with seotion 130 of the Charities Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connecti with the examination to which attention should b8 drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please d8181e the words in the braGkets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Date: 2911012021 Namo: PHILIP ROWBERRY Rolèvant professional qualification(s) or body (rf any): FMAAT ACCA IER May 2018
Addross: SME HOUSE UNIT 1 HOLME LACY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE HEREFORD, HR2 6DR Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of con¢em (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the exarninerwlshos to disclose. IER May 2018