The Annual Report for the Year 2021 Destined to Reign Church Registered Charity Number 1149606
Activities
Our charity is working to deliver the service to the members of the community and the doors of all activities are open for everyone.
We had different activities that involved young people and adults; one of the activities was funded by Sported that involved children and young people to play and learn about indoor table tennis. The charity had activities supporting those who are considered as vulnerable through doing shopping for them and pay bills as they could not expose themselves, we had a drop in, the project was funded by Lottery Community Fund, these grants were so helpful to help and support the members of the community. The projects were helpful and successful that to all participants. As a church we are working to improve people’s lives through religious activities and as a charity there were many activities for the members of the community to bring them together. These activities were helpful as we can see the result from the participants’ feedback.
As a church, we have different groups of people involving in the week days and Sunday worship services, we also have Sunday school where the children meet and are enjoying being together with others. Young people meet during the week for different activities that are changing their way of living and motivating them for their future. Also we have different activities for families and adults to help them improve their lives and health.
The attendance in our activities is not stable on the same number of people but change some times; there are weeks that experience more people coming and some time less. Our volunteers are working hard to make every activity beneficial to everyone in the borough.
Who have used and benefited from our activities
The service we deliver depends on the funding that was available for us. However, in general terms our services users in this year were
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more young people and children. We had offered the services to older people to help them about their daily life, to do shopping, paying their bills and collecting their goods when needed. There were a Drop in for those who have language barrier and for everyone was in need of help.
Volunteers
The charity is working with volunteers who are putting their efforts to serve the participants in our activities. Volunteers have played an important part in the life of the charity and we appreciate all their contributions.
Pastoral Care
As a church, we have a pastoral team that run the church services and other activities such as; visiting members in their homes to pray with them, encourage and strengthen their faith because of different situation that they are facing in this present world. The pastors and staffs members are playing a role of motivating people for the purpose to take them out of stress and depression. We give support to some people who are asylum seekers with the language barrier and especially to BAME.
Trustees
This committee met three times per year with an average level attendance of 100% for the purpose to review the charity activities and to plan for the following year. Each member is dealing with their particular responsibility to keep the organization running. All the members of the board give their time voluntarily. We thank them for this volunteering service they are doing especially for the Kingdom of God and for the entire community. They share ideas and take decision together so they can come up with new ideas that will be beneficial for the organization and the community.
Financial Report
The charity is sustained through donations and fundraising and through funding, we would like to thank all who donate and the funder as through these funding we are able to build up a strong community. We thank the volunteers in the financial department who are committed to manage the daily running cost for the charity. Our finances have been made possible from offerings and donations. The financial report of Destined to Reign Church has been prepared in
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accordance with the organization Accounting Regulation by using receipts and payments basis. A total income of £45,260 represents 11% increase from the previous year.
Approved by the members of the committee on 07 September 2022
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