Shoreharn Baptlst Church Annual Report 2023-24 I start this, my last Annual Report, at the close of our year. As 2024 opened up I gave notice to the Fellowship that I would be taking early retirement and my last Sunday as Pastor of the Church would be on March 31st. Easter Sunday. After much council and prayer, I came to the conclusion that my ministry had run its God intended course and it was time to step down and for the Church to find a successor. This report therefore gives me one more opportunity to express what a privilege and honour it has been to work with my Eldership, all the Deacons who did their service at various times and of course the whole fellowship. Through thick and thin, the saddest of times and all the joys, I think we have together faithfully ser4ed the Lord with gladness. Twenty-three and a half years is a good shiftl Well done Church and once again, thank you. Our year began as it often did with Easter upon us. Back-to-back we had Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, The Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday and of course Easter Sunday, that great celebration of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead that confirms to us that as Jesus was raised to new life, so shall we - Hallelujahl Church life has its seasons and its day-to-day existence. Ours had been much the same. Home Groups continue on. A few changes here and there but the core of the Groups are virtually the core of the Church, plus some. Faithfully led and faithfully attended they serve one another in building up the Church in their most holy faith. People come and people go, and some go home to be with the Lord. We shed our tears again at the loss of David Allen. Eve desilva, John Skinner and Amanda Reed. Terry Tulley left the fellowship to attend Emmanuel Shoreham. Additions to the Church,. we welcomed Juley Edwards into Church membership along with Dawn Bond, Dougie Bullen, Rueben Henwood, John and Allson Podesta, and Jason Braiden, all through the waters of baptism. Alison, John and Jason came to this point in their walk with Jesus after attending Alpha which started in early January 2024. With new faces and team members it was probably one of the best Alpha courses we had experienced. Following on from the previous year a prayer covered Alpha event was vibrant with chat and excitement. Fed well as usual by Hilary's catering team.
Back in the Autumn of 2023 our Harvest Lunch was well received and with the ministry of Messengers Choir and Singwell along with Men Only and the Ladies Ministry we touched base with people, got to know them and encouraged them to come along. It's often a long haul with people but these are the seed sowing tirnes and you have to sow before you can reap. The Harvest Thank Offering this year was over £4,000 a rich blessing for those who received it. It was good to see Chris Le88ett return to the UK along With the rest of the Team from Bosnia. Always good to have Zeljko with us and a rich blessing to have Tea,, Magdalena and Isabella too. It was good also to have our long-term Missionary, Jill Hitchcock coming back for a short Vlsit. Early in March 24 it was good that Cindy and I took the opportunity to fly out to Bosnia ourselves and encourage the Church there. I spoke at their two main services twice then made a recording for their mobile church. This was a seven-minute version of the sermon preached in the service. Something I would imagine you would have liked to have had in previous years at SBC! A lot of travelling, a lot of talking and a lot of ministry, but a good vislt. One other mlnlstry that keeps on serving is our CaP Debt Centre. It was good to hear of folk coming out of or being relieved of their debt burden through this highly valuable ministry, A rlch blessing also to have the Area Managerfs Day at Shoreham too. Something that was much appreciated by all who attended. Prayer is essential for this ministry and encouragement to Denise and her team equally essential as it continues to help those desperate for some support and relief. In October of 23 we were able, after my marriage to Cindy Love and the subsequent vacating of the Church's Manse. to lease the Manse out. This had obviously a good effect on our finances. These will continue until the new Pastorfs housing needs are known. Easter came around again and it marked the end of our financial year. All the usual servlces and our Easter Egg Hunt with all the trimmings took place. Easter Sunday marked new beginnings for those baptised, and a new beginning for myself. As I preached my last sermon I felt the peace of God. For sure I didn't hear a well done good ondfaithful servant and that's because I'm not home yet. But as I close this annual report, I can say to you, well done Church, good and faithful friends. You have seen me through the worst of times and see me blessed again. Thank you. Ray, former Pastor of the Church
th The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 20 June 2024 and signed on behalf by:_ lan Stainsby- Trustee 20 Denise Edwards- Trustee ...
I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Slhjfeham BaFtht Church Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th? period from To 01i04.?023 3110312024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrieted funds toth• Restncied funds Endowmeni fundB Totsl fund¥ L•sl y•ar to lh• Mirt*t E toth• n••ff•¥i E to th• nAar•st É to lh• n•ar•Bt£ A1 Recel 18 General Offen Room Hire Manse ren GIttAIQ 22-23 Qne off Gifts su¢0 Gen Gi H8ty831 Donaiion5 CAP- don£05 Grants- CAP Oeoi Cenire BMS GrgDls- Love to Move Gift for Dawn 14,9S1 12.728 10.452 1J,761 7.405 84.951 12.TZU 10.4S2 14.B49 7.405 110,JBS 4.770 2,428 7.320 6J,72B 10.894 1.082 14.781 5.392 •4.575 3.840 3.450 5,965 82 3.000 4.770 2.42B T.J20 1.650 1.357 1.375 1.360 6,959 755 306 1,B70 bDsniA SUPPOrt extr8 10 church 1.J75 Me#$enger$ 6.959 4.305 ub tota ross incom8 or AR) 112.640 26.048 1)7,608 117.213 A2 A••et and In¥Mtffl•nt HI. l•ee tabl•l. NIA Sub total Total rKdpts 112.640 25.048 137.688 117.213 A3 Pa m•nt8 stayin Manse Including Mortg890 41.$72 9.195 41.572 9.198 34,351 9,406 Building running M818 CAP HO paYmts frorn Churrkn Training and Pèstèrai c08ts Church Givin Church Giouos General misc C0515 INon-Buildingl 25.121 25.121 3.600 434 17.532 3,600 1,379 9,3J5 2,963 5,372 11.017 3.4S2 4.335 J,452 4.336 .728 5.602 iO,OOD 10.937 Harvest Giving extra manse rnortgHge payrDent CAP Dtbl Ctnire Exptnurtu 5,602 4,500 5,000 .329 10,Cd)O 10.9S7 painting gifts uge¢ DO18 ¥uppDrt extra to poyment 276 278 2,284 1.275 1,273 2,033 82 300 BMS Love lo Move Grant V8 gifts family lund bk fpps o¥id Messengers 2.7Th) 730 2.700 730 2,516 680 7,083 140,629 1A50 625 7.Q83 25,J76 4,485 111,576 Sub total 115,253 CCXX R1 accourts ISSI 1410024
A4 Ass•t and investment purchases.18ee table NIA Sub total 115,253 25,376 110.829 111,576 Net of recelpts/(paym•nts) 2,613 2,941 5,63 A6 C09h funds last y•ar end Cash lunds thls yoar •nd 47.183 44.57 30,008 29. n,191 74,250 72,042 77.679 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnTestrictÈd lund• Restncted funds Endowment funds to D••wt e Cotsgod•8 to n•arMi E 81 Cmh fund• Savin 30,)14 CAP0 9.301 8U fte¥ews kt£¥JnT 19.SB2 597 Total cash funds 44.0 29,880 Unmtrlct•d lund• •¢£ 12,71• RtrICI•d fvnd• Endowm•nt fund8 Details Gift for 23r24 to E 82 Othor mon•tary $¢ 1.375 Fnd to whlch •l•l b•h)n Currgnt v•lu• lonlll Dètails Colt ioptioMII B3 Invoslment a••ts Fund io whh t b•lon Curr•nt valu• lon•1 Detalls Churtb tr ¢o•tlop¢lon•ll 84 A•8•t• r•talned for th• ch•rfty'• own u•• Manx rwoperty Ira In5trnments Fund 10 hl¢h r•lat•s General Account Arnount du• Whfrn d Oetails MoTr)aoo BS Liablliti88 52,182 Signed by on8 orts¥o trustees on behaK of Èll thè Irusi••s Date of roval SwJn*u Print Name z/ VtrJiSE bfj 24 CCXX R2 accwnts ISSI 1410512024
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteegl membors of Hol*m SRPTIST C¢t LJLcki On acGounls for the year ended Charity no (If any) Sèt out on pagas I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounls of the above charity I"Ihe Trust") for the year ended til 03 oolltr R•sponslblllties and As the charity Iruslees of the Trust, you are responsibl8 for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance wtth the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.lhe Acf l. I report In respect of my examination of the Tnjst's accounls carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Dlrections given by the Charity Commission under section 145<5llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no malerial matters have come lo my attention loth8r than that disclosed below ') in connection wlth the examinatN)n which gives me cause lo believe Ihat in, any material respect: accounting records wero not kept In a¢¢cKdance wlth section 130 of the Acl or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlner's statemont I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with Ihe examination lo which altention 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 appty. Signed: Date: xoi Namo: R•lgvant professional quallflcatlon{s) or body (If any): Address: a i IER Oclober 2018