Summary Statement.
As a church it is our ambition that we would make bold proclamation of the gospel to people in our community. 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. Our Annual Report reflects our progress in this area.
Annual Report 2022-23
Reports
Parents and Tots – Parents and tots has had some challenges as we saw the academic year out. It has been supported this year by two new volunteers Lucy and Simon who have served by preparing food and taking care of the craft table for the children.
It continues to be popular and some parents have enjoyed it so much when their children start at school they still want to take part. The numbers of children vary from week to week but it can get up to 20 children and then with accompanying adults it can become very full.
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 developed relationships with some of the mums and they have attended various church activities. Parents and tots is a very enjoyable ministry but we are indebted to the parents who help out.
Life groups – These are currently a mixture of online and in house. A new life group was piloted and didn’t really take off. But we still desire to see others established in our community. And see the value of studying in a small group.
New Horizons – The numbers attending continue to grow and are now exceeding what they were before covid. As always there is a huge debt of thanks to all those involved in making that ministry successful.
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
- 20222023
Last year’s figures are shown in brackets.
RECEIPTS
- Offertory - non gift aid 1,270.00 (1,377.75) - GASDS 3,797.65 (3,182.50) Total 28,340.32 (28668.42) Tax Refunds from Gift Aid giving 7,781.11 (7,937.40) Gift Day 7,432.66 (6,608.75) Gifts, Grants and Contributions 1,881.10 (1,781.01) There is a detailed breakdown of these on page 3 Rent (net) 6,463.76 (6,274.56) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sub total 51,898.95 ( 51,270.14) Contras (730.00) Current Account balance at 31/3/22 29,570.99 (28,230.47) __________ Grand total 81,469.94 (80,230.61)
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PAYMENTS
| Pastoral costsplus other preachers/etc30,644.81(29,910.38) | Pastoral costsplus other preachers/etc30,644.81(29,910.38) |
|---|---|
General running costs |
12,257.75(9,740.43) |
| Fuel costs | 4,036.99 (2,348.02) |
| Fabric and equipment Costs | 2,528.82(4,192.52) |
Youth Work |
NIL(159.30) |
Outreach |
628.87(438.98) |
| Missionary support | 2,738.88(3,140.00) |
| Benevolence | 200.00(NIL) |
| _________ | |
| Subtotal | 53,036.12(49,929.62) |
| Contras | NIL(730.00) |
| Current Account balance 30/3/23 28,433.82 (29,570.99) | |
| Grand total | 81,469.94(80,230.61) |
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| Breakdown of“Gifts, Grants, Contributions” | Breakdown of“Gifts, Grants, Contributions” | |
|---|---|---|
| Funeral gifts | 773.52 | |
| “Early Explorers” nursery payments | 380.50 |
(1,210.41) |
| Sale of chairs | 360.00 | |
| Election fee | 300.00 | |
| Tameside grant | 50.00 | |
| Energy scheme | 17.08 | |
| TOTAL |
1,881.10 | (1,781.00) |
- Breakdown of expenditure codes 2022 2023 General running costs
| Church cleaning |
1,352.00(2,031.00) |
|---|---|
| Insurance – Crescent Rd site | 1,851.90(1,814.97) |
| Old Hall site |
338.57(624.63) |
| Manse |
346.67(318.22) |
| Kitchen day to day items, | 183.59 (57.95) |
| BT | 954.84 (760.02) |
| CCLI (Licenses) | 307.88(293.56) |
| Window cleaning |
347.76(302.40) |
| Water at OH (Wa+er Plus)) | 715.55 (160.68) |
| “ CR “ “ | 526.11(762.25) |
| Fellowship Property Trust - FIEC NIL (240.00) | |
| Site ground - internet domain fee | NIL(172.66) |
| Neil as IT specialist | 1,407.60(1,650.00) |
| Zoom costs | 172.68 (172.68) |
| Go daddy renewal of domain | NIL(41.09) |
| Welcome T shirts | NIL(80.00) |
| Rob Rochford – management of website 80.00(80.00) | |
| Tameside Pest Control | 130.00 |
| Legal advice re constitution etc | 2,277.60 |
| Baptistry | 465.00 |
| 318 Child Protection advisory service 145.00 |
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| Tree felling service | _495.00 |
| 12,257.75(9,740.43) |
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| Old Hall site Gas “ “ “ Electricity Crescent Road site Gas “ “ “ Electricity |
Fuel costs 396.28 (601.41) 274.79 (423.29) 1,377.90(557.00) 1,988.02 (766.32) 4,036.99(2,348.02) |
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|---|---|---|
Total |
All electricity supplied to the church is now from renewable energy
Fabric and Equipment
| Repair to the Manse Repair to side Shutter at Crescent Road Repair to Sunday School lights Plastering to main church entrance ceiling Tameside Fire Protection service Repair to side door Padlock and door repair at Old Hall Cleaning/purchase of vacuum Side gate keys x 10 Plaster and paint Disconnect Old Hall Boiler Plumbing repair at Crecent Road Door lock repair/bell repair |
760.00 400.00 312.00 240.00 204.29 165.00 110.04 100.00 65.50 42.00 40.00 40.00 49.99 2,528.82 (4,192.52) |
|---|---|
Youth Work
NIL
Outreach
| Christmas Day Market | 191.80 |
|---|---|
| Men’s curry nights x 2 | 100.00 |
| Banner | 98.49 |
| Women’s meals x 2 | 89.45 |
| Father’s Day food | 85.19 |
| Christmas Day invitations | 32.15 |
| “Frank” Cards | 31.79 |
| 628.87 (438.98) |
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Missionary Support
Moldova mission |
1,408.88(1,000) |
|---|---|
| Langham Partnership International | 180(250) |
| Street Pastors | 150(400) |
| Tear Fund | 220(300) |
| Winning Women Worldwide | 150(200) |
| Morning Star Ministries | 150(200) |
| Gideons | 150(200) |
| Open Doors | 150(200) |
| North West Gospel Partnership | 180(250) |
| 2,738.88(3,140) |
The total cost for running the church this year was £1,019 p.w. (£960) Our weekly income was £998 (£986)
Money held in Deposit Accounts
Stewardship HR Deposit Account
As reported in last years accounts, Stewardship have now closed their running of these accounts, so ours has been transferred to the Kingdom Bank The Kingdom Bank
At date of transfer £29,546.08 End of year £29,666.07
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 and plays an important role in ensuring their accuracy. Godfrey Travis – treasurer April 2023
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