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|||||||NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE NORTH EAST AND THE RESTOF|THE|
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|||||||UNITED KINGDOM;||
|||||||- ENCOURAGING
THE SEEKING OF NEW FOLLOWERS AND||
|||||||ADHERENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; AND||
|||||||- FACILITATING THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF||
|||||||INDIVIDUALS
IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING
OF THE CHRISTIAN||
|||||||RELIGION.||
|||||||During 2019-2020 GCH Trust has continued
to operate Grace Church||
|||||||Hartle pool.||
|||||||The staff team increased
in September 2019with the appointment|ofa|
|||||||pastoral assistant (0.8 FTE)to accompany
the 3days employment|of|
|||||||church leadership
roles.||
|||||||Regular activities ofthe church have included:||
|||||||~
Sunday gatherings —Grace Church
Hartlepool
(GCH) meets||
|||||||weekly on Sunday afternoons
in a local community
centre.||
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Life Groups —Smaller groups that meet in a variety offormal and||
|||||||informal
settings
during the week||
|||||||~
Training —monthly
training
seminars
on Sunday
mornings||
|||||||The purpose ofthese gatherings
has been to facilitate the development||
|Summary|ofthe main|||||of individuals
in their understanding
ofChristianity.
All the meetings|are|
|activities undertaken||||for|the|open to the general
public and have seen people with a variety ofbeliefs||
|public benefit|||in relation||to|attending
throughout
the year. All ofthese gatherings
have grown|in|
|these objects|||(include|within||terms ofthe numbers
ofpeople attending
during 2019-20.||
|this section||the statutory||||||
|declaration||that trustees|||have|Other events have taken place periodically
during 2019-20,including:||
|had regard||to the guidance||||~
Christmas —events included a Christmas
singalong
and carol||
|issued by|the||Charity|||service.||
|Commission|||on public|||~
Discussion
groups||
|benefit)||||||These events combined
social occasions with opportunities
to explore||
|||||||the meaning
ofChristmas/specific
claims ofChristianity.
These events||
|||||||were attended
by people with a wide variety ofbeliefs.||
|||||||As the UK entered
lockdown
in March 2020, the activities ofthe church||
|||||||took place online, with virtual gatherings
ofa variety ofsizes. These||
|||||||gatherings
continued
to be attended
by people with a variety ofbeliefs||
|||||||and offered opportunities
for exploring
the Christian
religion as well|as|
|||||||training
and development.||
|||||||It has been the long-term
ambition ofGCH Trust to launch adebt centre||
|||||||in Hartlepool
in partnership
with Christians
Against Poverty (CAP).|This|
|||||||was launched
in July 2020 with the employment
and training ofa debt||
|||||||centre manager.||
|||||||All these activities carried out by GCH have contributed
to the objects of||
|||||||the chari||
|Additional|details ofobjectives|||||and activities
(Optional
information)||
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|Opening Balances||
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||Total|
|Opening Bank &afance|57460.18|
|Total Opening Cash Available|X67,460.18|
|Income||
|GI& Eligible for Gift Ald|55634.65|
|Gifts Not Eligible for Gift Ald|5945|
|Gifts from Redeemer (not Gift Ald Ellgfbls|3561|
|Gift Aid clatmed this year|9254.98|
|FIECGrants|15000|
|CAP Grants|5000|
|Total Income|$94,396.63|
|Gifts from Redeemer (not Gift Ald Ell
Gift Aid clatmed this year
FIECGrants
CAP Grants
Total Income|gfbls
3561
9254.98
15000
5000
$94,396.63|
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|Outgolftgs||
|Ministry expenses|35225.91|
|Venue hire|1905.00|
|insurance|434.69|
|Equipment|184.03|
|Admln|363.97|
|Mission giving|7321.83|
|Events|3&76.76|
|Nevr building research|144.00|
|CAP|2076.08|
|Total outgoings|48%,532.27|
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|GCH Trust
Assets 2019|GCH Trust
Assets 2019||
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|(tern||Cost|
|Piano||f530|
|Drums||$550|
|Laptop||$530|
|Laptop||$250|
|Radio Micset||$300|
|Speakers||SSQQ|
|Mixing desk||$420|
|Other AV equipment|{stands and cables)|E400|
|Total assets||$3,480|
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