Summary Statement.
As a church it is our ambition that we would boldly proclaim the gospel to people in our locality. We have a desire to see the kingdom of God manifested in the community through, the preaching and teaching of his word. To this end the church has a number of ministries that serve the community. With the loosening of restrictions we have over time been able to see these ministries come back into fruition. Our Annual Report reflects our progress in this area.
Annual Report 2021-22
Reports
Parents and Tots – Annette reported that parents and tots re-opened in September 2021 having been encouraged by several parents to restart after Covid. One family in particular were keen to get going and volunteered to help with the running and the administration of one or two of the activities.
With their help we were able resume all the activities that we had on, pre-covid. Generally, we have between 20-30 children along with parents or those magnificent people known as grandparents.
Members of our church look after reception and setting up, food is bought and the administration of toys and activities allows the adults to mix and talk. The end of the session is finished with music and a story in a separate room. From this we have had a few parents attend and become involved with our carol service. Mother’s Day and Easter events and our prayer is that it will continue. Parents and tots is a very enjoyable ministry but we are indebted to the parents who help out. We are always on the lookout for new helpers.
Life groups – These are currently a mixture of online and in house. The vision is that this year we would launch a new one in somebody’s house. But the groups have covered various Bible studies and have been encouraged at how members have grown in faith, by answers to prayers, and have become more involved in church.
New Horizons – Joy reported that numbers attending New Horizons are starting to get back to the pre-covid levels. Thanks were expressed to the team and speakers. A small A5 flyer is now available for further advertisement.
Finance – Copies of the church accounts had been made available prior to the meeting. The details of which are attached below.
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Annual accounts for Dukinfield Congregational Church
- 2021 2022
Last year’s figures are shown in brackets.
RECEIPTS
Offertory - non gift aid 1,377.75 (4,295.05) - gift aid - GASDS 3,182.50 (1,672.50) Total 28,668.42 (33,930.10) Tax Refunds from Gift Aid giving 7,937.40 (7,802.11) Gift Day 6,608.75 (6 , 169.51) Gifts, Grants and Contributions 1,781.01 ( 19,236.56) There is a detailed breakdown of these on page 3 Rent (net) 6,274.56 (6,382.24) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sub total 51,270.14 (73,520..52)
Contras (gifts to Moldova for Ukraine crisis ) 730.00 (NIL) Current Account balance at 31/3/21 28,230.47 (13,272.65)
_______ Grand total 80,230.61 (86,793.17)
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PAYMENTS
Pastoral costs plus other preachers/etc 29,910.38 (29,679.53)
General running costs |
9,740.43(7,903.36) |
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| Fuel costs | 2,348.02(2,625.80) |
| Fabric and equipment Costs | 4,192.52(9,701.68) |
Youth Work |
159.30(138.99) |
Outreach |
438.98(277.34) |
Missionary support |
3,140.00(2,736.00) |
| Benevolence | NIL(2,000.00) |
| Church Worker |
NIL (3,500.00) |
| Subtotal | 49,929.62 (58,562.70) |
| Contras(Gifts to Moldova re Ukraine crisis)730.00(NIL) | |
| Current Account balance 31/3/22 29,570.99 (28,230.47) | |
| Grand total | 80,230.61(86,793.17) |
| Some of these costs have transferred to Neil – see “Running costs.* |
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Breakdown of “Gifts, Grants, Contributions”
“Early Explorers” nursery payments 1,210.41 (618.87) Tameside 360.00 Gifts re. Ken Hartley’s funeral 121.06 Funeral gift 60.00 “Drawdown” 29.54 1,781.01* Only paid for 7 months 2020-21 because of Covid
- Breakdown of expenditure codes 2021 2022 General running costs
| Church cleaning |
2,031.00 | (1,275.00) |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance – Crescent Rd site | 1,814.97 | (1,746.41) |
| Old Hall site | 624.63 | (590.39) |
| Manse | 318.22 | (301.33) |
| Kitchen day to day items, | 57.95 | (44.35) |
| BT | 760.02 | (632.16) |
| CCLI (Licenses) | 293.56 | (284.90) |
| Covid 19 costs | NIL | (322.64) |
| Window cleaning | 302.40 | (226.80) |
| Water at OH (Wa+er Plus)) | 160.68 | (163.91) |
| “ CR “ “ | 762.25 | (825.30) |
| Fellowship Property Trust - FIEC 240.00 | (240.00) |
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| Site ground - internet domain fee 172.66 | (172.66) | |
| Neil as IT specialist | 1,650.00 | (630.00) |
| Zoom costs | 172.68 | (28.78) |
| Go daddy renewal of domain | 41.09 | |
| Welcome T shirts | 80.00 | |
| Food for Ken’s funeral | 168.32 | |
| Gas cylinder | 10.00 | |
| Rob Rochford – management of | website80.00 | |
| 9,740.43 | (7,903.36) |
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Fuel costs
| Old Hall site Gas “ “ Electricity Crescent Road site Gas “ “ Electricity Total |
601.41(542.35) 423.29(283.87) 557.00(1,035.00) 766.32(764.58) 2,348.02 (2,625.80) |
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All electricity supplied to the church is now from renewable energy
Fabric and Equipment
| Repairs to Porch and Sunday School roofs | Repairs to Porch and Sunday School roofs | 2,600.00 |
|---|---|---|
| RCBO circuit Protection x 10 | 624.00 | |
| Oven repair | 374.08 | |
| Floodlight repairs | 264.00 | |
| Service of fire protection equipment (both sites) | 201.48 | |
| Projector bulb | 63.96 | |
| Repair to Old Hall boiler | 40.00 | |
| Repair at the Manse | 25.00 | |
| 4,192.52(9,701.68) | ||
| Youth Work | ||
| “318” Church Child Protection Agency | 129.00(129.99) | |
| Children’s Bible | NIL(9.99) | |
| Youth Bibles x 5 | 30.30 | |
| 159.30(139.98) |
Outreach
| Christmas cards (printed) and banners Christianity Explored banner Women’s meal supplemented costs |
276.49 93.49 69.00 438.98 |
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Missionary Support
Moldova mission Langham Partnership International Street Pastors Compassion UK Tear Fund Winning Women Worldwide Morning Star Ministries Gideons Open Doors North West Gospel Partnership |
1,000(1,000) 250(200) 400(NIL) 140 (336) *300(250) 200(200) 200(200) 200(150) 200 (150) 250(250) 3,140(2,736) |
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This covers payments over two years
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** Odalis has now grown up and has left the Compassion children’s scheme
The total cost for running the church this year was £960 p.w. (£1,126) Our weekly income was £986 (£1,064)
Money held in Deposit Accounts
Stewardship HR Deposit Account
Start of year £29,501.60 End of year £29,546.08 Interest earned £44.48 (£85.38)
Stewardship are now closing all these types of accounts. We are in the process of transferring our account to the Kingdom Bank. It was either that or using a high street bank. For more information on the Kingdom Bank see Google
Thank you to everyone who has given so generously during the past year, both with direct giving and with gifts in kind. We all also owe a big thank you to Ray Bell who is the church auditor, who checks these accounts on an entirely voluntary basis and plays an important role in ensuring their accuracy and giving me much valued support and guidance.
Godfrey Travis – treasurer May 2022
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