2021-08-31-accounts - The Methodist Church in Ellesmere Port

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Trinity Methodist Church, Ellesmere Port

Trustees of Trinity Methodist Church, Ellesmere Port present their Annual Report for year ended 31st August 2021

Charity Commission: Registered Number 1162542

Official address: Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 0AE

The governing documents of the Methodist Church are the Deed of Union (1932) and Methodist Church Act (1976).

Methodist Church Act 1976 states

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be Purposes deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of —

(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church;

(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church;

(c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution being a society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;

(d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

The Mission Statement of Trinity Methodist Church – based on “Our Calling” from the Methodist Church

“Trinity Methodist Church is a faith community that is seeking through its activities to share something of the love of God in Ellesmere Port and so respond to the call of Christ, to love God, and to love our neighbours."

Objectives

Underpinning all we seek to be and do are relationships with key partners to ensure we respond to the mission statement .

We seek always to live out God’s purpose and mission to our community through worship, witness, and service.

We will be an inclusive place of welcome to all at all times. We will not just be “church” on a Sunday.

We will seek to be as Christ to the very young through the generations to the more mature.

We will be a place of learning, prayer and discernment and promote a life-long journey of development in faith.

We will value the past, rejoice in the present and embrace the new.

We will care for the community and the environment and be good stewards of the earth’s resources.

We will be flexible in our actions and thinking and grasp opportunities to serve and witness.

We will work whenever possible with others of great faith or none. We will celebrate partnerships in the gospel with all who seek peace.

We will be holy risk takers.

We believe that, if done in God’s Spirit, all things are possible.

Core Principles

Inclusivity - offering an equal welcome to all regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, ability, or sexuality. We will be part of the inclusive church network.
Volunteering – creating vibrant opportunities to develop skills.
Nurturing –promoting positive, hope and grace filled relationships.
Discipling – looking for opportunities of God-filled conversations and spiritual growth through prayer
Serving – living the Jesus way embodying Christian hospitality
Transforming – developing community based activities which reveals the heart of Jesus of love and respect
Peace making – working with partners who promote peace.
Welcoming – becoming a place of welcome and creating safe spaces

Achievements

Working in partnership with the Project Management team and key partners.

Worship

Establish and embedding weekly Church Mice
Establish and embedding Lego Church
Establish a weekly morning prayer service
Joint act of worship monthly with Hope Farm and Little Sutton
Develop our online presence with worship with weekly acts of worship
Create a monthly service “café conversations”

Learning and Caring

Establish a network of welcomers/listeners – six trained and able to signpost individuals
Work in partnership with Hope farm and Little Sutton is establishing home groups and bible study groups
Join inclusive church network and place of welcome network

Service

Serving the local foodbank and women’s refuge and offer a food pantry
Create new volunteering opportunities partnering with local agencies
Café re-established with successful implementation
Ensure partnerships are maintained with organisations which share our kingdom values in “feeding our sheep”
Hold a holiday club

Evangelism

Establish food and friends evening
Build and develop meaningful relationships with building users and look for opportunities to share the Jesus story
Run a series of social events – quiz nights

Governance – we will continue to move forward on a shared governance model with Little Sutton and Hope Farm Methodist Church.

Communication – we will set up joint communication protocols such as newsletters, magazine and welcome packs.

Collaboration – we will look for opportunities of working together, sharing resources and supporting Little Sutton and Hope Farm churches to create The Methodist Church in Ellesmere Port – on three sites.

We will continue to worship together in our joint services, Looking Deeper, New Song Café and Sung Communion.

The Administration of Trinity Methodist Church

The Church is held on the 1976 Model Trust by the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, and the Church Council act as Managing Trustees.

Managing Trustees at 31st August 2021

Chair	Rev Jacqueline Bellfield	Rev Jacqueline Bellfield
Secretary	Jean Armstrong
Treasurer	PeterColyer
Pastoral Secretary	Pat Caswell and Brenda Sheard
Mission Dev Worker	Gillian Clayton
Safeguarding	Elaine Corry
Property	Eric Parker
Church Stewards	Margo Burrows Eileen Germon Maureen Stanley May Thomas George Thorogood Muriel Thorogood	Representatives from church: Beth Budd Jean Owen Janet Parker
Representative from Circuit: Fritz Schafer

The Church Council appoints annually all Church Officers as determined from time to time by the Council whether on the nomination of a committee or otherwise; all such appointments being for the year commencing 1 May. The Council will also appoint the committees of the Church, again, as from 1 May each year. Elected Church Council members are appointed by the Annual Church meeting at which all Church members are eligible to vote.

Minister’s Report

The last 2 years will be remembered and acknowledged for years to come and our current time with conflict in the Ukraine, rising household prices, COVID strains changing and increased cases means we are in a period of great unrest.

This probably isn’t the best way to commence a report on the life of the church yet the truth remains into this worldly uncertainty Christ stands. We stand with Christ as people of faith in the fragility of the world.

Trinity Methodist Church has done this in a number of ways – through our pastoral care of others and I am very grateful to the pastoral visitors for their ministry. We show this through visits, telephone calls and gifts and sharing our openness to embrace God through the Holy Spirit.

This year has brough profound personal changes for my ministry. Working half time in circuit has been practically difficult and I have missed many things that my diary simply cannot accommodate. I am very grateful to the leadership team and stewards for enabling my ministry to diversify in this way. My new role has taken me to many places of engaging in conversation with churches and circuits on how can we relate to the changing world around us through the COVID lens? How have we changed? How has the landscape of our churches changed? How will we embrace new ways of being and doing?

There are no simple answers, though the answer sits in how we observe how God is working in the world and on how we can respond to the calling of God to join in His work.

Pete Wildman will be leading us forward in our mission planning. We will work more closely with our sister Methodist Churches in EP and that will be bring fruitfulness and hope.

This is my, for now, last report as your minister. Rev’d Heather Cooper will bring loving gifts and graces to Trinity and I know you will be as kind to her as you are to me. I will be leading Sung Communion and New Song Café and will look forward to conversing with you about mission with my District hat on.

Friends let us run the race with grace, hope and with our eyes firmly fixed on Jesus. With love

People

We have seen some of our members join the heavenly realms and we will all certainly miss them. We are also aware that other congregation members have been bereaved during the last year and are struggling with their bereavement. It is painful and I reminded that in the midst of resurrection knowledge and hope Jesus wept for his friend. We weep and we rejoice.

Again, my thanks to all pastoral visitors and letter deliverers for your help and support.

We miss our colleague Nigel who entered into eternal rest and continue to pray for Sue and the family.

Presence

Alongside our online presence the banner “feed our sheep”, hamper deliveries and food deliveries has enabled our mission to be developed and maintained.

Finally

As we go into the future growing God’s Kingdom has to remain our focus as we reach out to people where they and their interests are. We have to move forward with all we have learned from this last year and we must seek a new vision. These things must involve our prayer, dedication, and commitment both in time and resources. I ask your continued support in our shared and evolving ministry to the people of Little Sutton and beyond. Our focus is on preparing our mission plan in partnership with Little Sutton and Hope Farm. Our strength in Christ is through our togetherness.

a) Property steward’s report – property aspects of our premises are being routinely maintained to a level that meets all related statutory and discretionary requirements – the premises continue to be fit-for-purpose and during the lockdown improved in relation to our obligation set out in the quinquennial report. There are parts of the building where the condition of the paintwork and plaster are extremely poor and advice has been sought in relation to this.

b) Safeguarding – DBS and online safeguarding have been undertaken for key officers in the church. The Church project operates via a paid volunteer co-ordinator and ensures safer recruitment for volunteers including the obtaining of references.

c) Ladies Fellowship – Sadly for the most part the fellowship had not met yet will resume in September in a newly renovated room.

d) Finance – During the course of the year members have been faithful in maintaining offering. Due to the lockdown the churches income has reduced primarily due to the reduction in external lets. Please see the attached files.

CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS TRINITY ELLESMERE PORT Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2021 RRAL Circult Clrcuit no RegtsteY8d Charlty - Charlty Reglstration number If not 8 registered charity Her Majosty's Rnue and CustonB Glft Ald number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered dHrity number in tems of evldence of charitable stslus atxl may be used to give to donor5 or grant fundtrs wishing 10 8ee evklen¢8 of th8 cffganisation's charitable status. Methodist chartties in England and Wales that are not registered ¢haleS are excepted from registration under Statutory Inslnjment 2014 No.242) 1162542 Minlster. Rev. Jackle Bèllfield Church Stewards: Eileen GemK Maween Stani6y Marw Burrows Treasurer.. Pater Colyer Chur¢h R aTrJ P 2015 Ir15

ACCOUMTS FOR THE YEAR ENDeD 31 AUGU8T2019 TRINITY ELLESMERE PORT Church SECTION A Urnes¢ Rew¢ted Ttlals 11 Furd$ Tot*l8 last year 81 RECEIPTS Offerin98 Tox recovwed Bank and CFB intergst and Investrnent OMe Letting8 tknr leIp1S TOTAL RECEIPTS a2 13,833 13,833 10,510 a4 21 21 191 a5 21,920 14,062 21.920 26.3 62,073 25.846 46,656 83202 436 12.238 11238 SECTION B PAYMEiirs Clrcult A8S08$mant or Sharo Clatn$ Repaws and Maintsnance Itlti&8 Ilnsurances, water chargos, h8aling a ghtIng) Emplon0t costs Other paymènts TOTAL PAYMENTS la71 b1 b2 b3 18.f17 14117 23.845 7,8Y2 7,822 25.930 b6 22.838 21838 23.96t 3.103 75,841 21.704 b7 11.961 12000 157 12,157 38.622 8,574 118,892 2,946 secTK)N C NET RECEIPT&PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR Total fufxts twht foThvarKt from last year Ib91 el 81 (13.76 135.69)) 45.969 337 Sub totsl 46.306 (c6) 81,996 32,120 418 Transfers and 8dJtJstrnents TOTAL FUND8 AT END OF YEAR 31539 46.308 (c7) (c3+c4) 32.120 418 32.539 Ic81 46,306 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: AIONEY RECEIVEO AND PASSED Ot4 TO ExfERNAL ORGANISATIONS Not•: Third Party R•¢•lpts and Paym•nts beknw hav• bem In¢14thd abov• to •nsur• bqlanee on P3 Bal8n¢e brought I0d from k6t year 337 337 Off8rlngslGths- rec•fved for 8xtèm81 tsrganl¥atk)nB 238 Offerfng6lG1ft8 - passed fo 8xtem81 oatfO6 245 157 245 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (dl•d2-d31 418 337 c4JF2D15.%I¥ 2of5

TRINllY ELLESMERE PORT cINh SECTKE GUI A20%8 tOthÈchurch uiat MInd&(la INTERKqL Rdp 12) 61073 BYCHURCN YU41 11¥,7W) 46.300 74BII 32.53• 1141W) {¢ti TOYAL PAThEVTS 44306 IXJ 31539 SECTTh F CHUFiCH.CASH•UtIDS IELD4t31 A2041 eLcsriio GLYMiAcci 21.258 cfAKthPurpLwes 19.810 "'IB70TAL.cP•MthK¢m 6287 141 46.306 32.$3 1¢81 TOTAL CASH FUW5 HELDDYCNURCII 46.308 SECTIOIIG 31539 OTHERAsseTSd urnEs I S•ptrts2D18 312019 L1 Olh6Y A&9d5 5 FJw 5(knkR*ipJ

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