**Crossway Church (Registered Charity No. 1148400) Trustees’ Annual Report & Accounts 2023** 

## **The Purposes of Crossway Church** 


Crossway Church exists for the advancement of the Christian 

faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, primarily but not exclusively within Northfield and the surrounding neighbourhood; and such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the members of the Church in general meeting further the work of the Church. 

## **Review Of Main Activities Undertaken By Crossway Church To Carry Out Its Charitable Purposes For The Public Benefit** 

- We run weekly Sunday services open to the general public 

- We seek to enable the church family to live out their faith in their daily lives 

- We are committed to supporting UK and Global mission 

- We seek to provide Christian pastoral care, teaching and training 

- We seek to partner with other churches to strengthen Christian mission in Birmingham 

- We maintain the fabric of the building we rent in order to accomplish our objectives 

- We seek to be supportive and servant hearted towards the local community 

## **Summary Of Achievements Of Charitable Purposes For The Public Benefit** 

During the last year, Crossway Church has achieved the following: 

- An increase in weekly attendance of services and membership of the church. 

- Attendance of inquirers groups, and discipleship groups. 

- Dedicated guest services for the local community at Christmas and Easter, in addition to an annual Half-Term Holiday Club in Autumn. 

- Financial support for Birmingham City Mission, Open Doors, Just Caring Midlands, West Smethwick Congregational Church and the Midlands Gospel Partnership. 

- Extension of our Associate Pastor’s contract and an expansion of his role to focus on mission to our local community & ministry among our ethnic minorities. 

- Financial, pastoral & practical help for those facing hardship within our church family. 

- A full program of regular teaching and training for adults and children. 

- Flourishing community children’s work & youth club - our Friday Clubs (for primary & secondary school pupils) have changed from fortnightly to weekly. 

- Partnership with and assistance of a national fellowship, The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches, to help strengthen Christian mission beyond our own walls. 

- ● The ongoing maintenance of the building we use. 

- An increasing effort to raise awareness of opportunities to serve locally (eg. Northfield Community Partnership). 

- The releasing of our Lead Pastor to serve the advance of the christian faith through his role as a trustee for the Midlands Gospel Partnership. 

We believe that as trustees, in the decisions we have made, we have had due regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance. 



Crossway Church annual statement of account for the year
ending 31st December 2023
Balance brought forward 1st Jan
2023
2022
Bank Accounts
Cash In hand
£39.075
£232
£53.132
£166
Rttelpts
Glvln8 to the Church
One off 8lfts
Mlnistry Gift Day
Grants
Church Bulldln8 Hlre
Interest on Bank Accounts
HMRC Gift Ald Tax Refund
Other Tecelpis
£67.878
£2,783
£12,360
£8,350
£3.525
£421
£14,490
£1.192
£62.840
£3.163
£5.2C#)
£0
£4,415
£19
£14,(M)6
£1.172
Sub Total
TOTAL
£110.999
£90.815
£150,306 £144,113
P•ym•nts
Salaries and Penslon
£58.462
£46,403
Gifts
Blfmln8ham Clty M1$51on
Open Doors
Speakers Glfts
Hardshlp Fund
Glfts to Misslon
Staff support
£1.370
£l.S66
£l.l(KJ
£346
£6.860
£5.214
£1.598
£1.104
£4.179
£i,I
Tralnlng and Conference5
£1,277
£1,020

Discipleship
Lunche5/Refre5hrnents
Administration and Publicity
Sunday School
other Disclpleshlp
Church Day Away
Thlrty One'.El8ht
£1.
£527
£49
£1,559
£650
£46
£231
£i,iio
£195
£567
£1,032
£183
Outreach
Church Based
Nationèl Mission IFIECI
FIEC Training Fund
Evangelical Alliance
£369
£2,556
£0
£613
£1.980
EO
Church AdmSn
Phone/lnternet
Insurance
£619
£1.361
£599
£1.23S
IT
Stationery
Website
Audit, Payroll and Penslon Admln
CCLI
£1,506
£129
£60
£535
£489
£899
£297
£450
£464
8ulldin8
Malntenance
Fuel
Water
Household
Cleanin8
£2.434
£2.514
£34
E117
£9CKI
£19.434
£4,413
£45
£506
£91XJ
Equlpment
£230
£8,726
Mlscellaneous
£1.675
£2,558
Balances Carrled Forward
Cash In Hand
E55.368
£39,07S
£232
Gr•nd Totsl
É150.306 £144,113

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