|||Names and addresses ofadvisers {Optional|Names and addresses ofadvisers {Optional|Names and addresses ofadvisers {Optional|Names and addresses ofadvisers {Optional|Names and addresses ofadvisers {Optional|information)|information)|information)|information)|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |T|e|ofadviser
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documertt|Consecution||||||||||| |||(eg. trust deed, constitution)|||||||||||| |||n@ituted
How the chanty is constituted|Charitable||Incorporated|||||Organisation|||| |||(eg. trust, association. company}|||||||||||| |||Testee selection methods|APPot~~||by|a(l~ing t||||stees|||| |||(eg, appointed
by. elected by)|||||||||||| ||Additional
governance
issues {Optional information)||||||||||||| ||You may choose to include
additional
information,
where||The trustees reviewed the charity's finances each quarter
AGM to evaluate
performance
towards the objects ofthe||||||||||and met for an
charity.| ||relevant,
about:||||||||||||| ||~|policies and procedures|||||||||||| |||adopted for the induction
and|||||||||||| |||training oftrustees;|||||||||||| ||~|the charity's
organisational|||||||||||| |||structure
and any wider|||||||||||| |~||network
with which the charity|||||||||||| |||works;|||||||||||| ||~|relationship
with any related|||||||||||| |||parties;|||||||||||| ||e|trustees'
consideration
of|||||||||||| |||major risks and the system|||||||||||| |||and procedures to manage|||||||||||| |||them.|||||||||||| ||||~ ~|w|w|~||~|~||||| ||||The|objects ofthe CIO|||||are:||||| |||||||||||||I|| ||Summary ofthe objects ofthe
charity set out in its||TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:||||||||||| ||governing
document||-ENCOURAGING||||AND|||FACILITATlNG THE FOUNDING|||AND| ||||OPERATION|||OF|CHRISTIAN||||CHURCHESPRIMARILY,||ALTHOUGH| ||||||NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE NORTH EASTAND THE REST OF THE|NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE NORTH EASTAND THE REST OF THE|NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE NORTH EASTAND THE REST OF THE| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||UNITED KINGDOM;||| ||||||- ENCOURAGING
THE SEEK!NG OF NEW FOLLOWERS AND||| ||||||ADHERENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; AND||| ||||||- FACILITATING THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF||| ||||||INDIVIDUALS
IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING
OFTHE CHRISTIAN||| ||||||RELIGION.||| ||||||During 2021-2022 GCH Trust has continued to operate Grace Church||| ||||||Hartlepool.||| ||||||Regular activities ofthe church have included:||| ||||||~
Sunday gatherings —Grace Church
Hartiepool
meets weekly||on| ||||||Sunday afternoons
in a local community
centre.||| ||||||~
Life Groups —Smaller groups that meet
in avariety offorrnal|and|| ||||||informal settings
during the week||| ||||||~
Events —A variety ofonline events were hosted exploring||| ||||||different aspects ofthe Christian
faith.||| ||||||The purpose ofthese gatherings
has been to facilitate the development||| ||||||of individuals
in their understanding
ofChristianity.
All the meetings,|and|| |Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken|||for|the|events, were open tothe general
public and have seen people with a
variety ofbeliefs attending
throughout
the year.||| |public benefit in relation to
these objects {include within
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have
had regard tothe guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public|||||Other events have taken place periodically
during 2021-22, including
a
Christmas
carol service providing
an opportunity
to explore the meaning
ofChristmas/speclc
claims ofChristianity.
This event was attended
by
people with a wide variety ofbeliefs. Regular discussion
groups have
been facilitated to explore the impact of Christian
beliefs on life and
culture.||| |benefit)|||||A leadership
training
programme
is used for training
and developing||| ||||||leaders to accommodate
the increasing
number ofpeople accessing||life| ||||||groups and church events.||| ||||||Until December 2021, GCH trust operated a debt centre in partnership||| ||||||with Christians
Against Poverty (CAP), through
employing
a debt centre||| ||||||manager
and recruiting
volunteers.
Between January
and August 2022,||| ||||||the trustees
reviewed the feasibility ofthe debt centre and recruited a||| ||||||new manager
in order to reopen the centre in September 2022.||| ||||||GCH trust maintains
a partnership
with the Safe Families charity to||| ||||||provide support for families at-risk, although
a reduction ofthe work of||| ||||||that charity within Haittepool
during
this year has led to fewer||| ||||||opportunities
for volunteer
involvement.||| ||||||All these activities carried out by GCH have contributed
tothe objects
'||of| ||||||the cha||| |Additional|details of||objectives||and activities {Optional information}||| |Summary ofthe ma/n
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|Summary ofthe ma/n
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|The achievements
ofthe charity
in 2021-2022 have been the ongoing
operation
and expansion
ofthe activities ofGrace Church
Hartlepool
line with the objects ofthe charity. The activities ofGCH support the|The achievements
ofthe charity
in 2021-2022 have been the ongoing
operation
and expansion
ofthe activities ofGrace Church
Hartlepool
line with the objects ofthe charity. The activities ofGCH support the|in| |---|---|---|---|---| |||charity in delivering
benefit tothe public.||| |||Object 1 —Founding
and operation ofChristian
churches||| |||Operation
ofGrace Church
Hartlepool||| |||Financial
contribution
to the operation ofCovenant
Hope Church|Dubai|| |||Object 2 —Seeking new followers ofthe Christian
religion||| |||A number ofpeople have explored the beliefs ofChristianity
through||the| |||activities outlined above and some ofthose have now identified|as|| |||followers ofChristianity||| |||Object 3 —Facilitating
development
and training
in understanding|ofthe|| |||Christian
religion||| |||The activities described above have reached a large number of|people|| |||throughout
the year, with a group of50-60 adults and children accessing||| |||most ofthose activities on a regular basis, facilitating the development||of| |||understanding
ofChristianity.||| |||The trustees have adapted a policy to maintain
reserves equal to 3|The trustees have adapted a policy to maintain
reserves equal to 3| |---|---|---|---| |Briefstatement ofthe||months total salary costs.|| |charity's
policy on|reserves||| |Details ofany funds|materially||| |in deficit|||| |Further financ/al
review details||{Optional Information)|| |You may choose to include
additional
information,
where||During 2021-22, GCH Trust has raised funds through
individual
and
church donations
in order to deliver the objects ofthe charity.|| |relevant about:||Redeemer Church
in Leeds has supported
the charity financially to|help| |the charity's
principal
sources offunds (including||operate GCH.|| |any fundraising};||During 2021-22, GCH Trust employed
BP(trustee)
in a leadership|roles| |~ o
hew expenditure
hee
supported
the key objectives
ofthe charity',||forGrace Church
Hartlepool.
The charity constitution
states that trustees
can receive remuneration
from the charity (not for carrying
out their role
as atrustee) as long as the majority oftrustees do not receive any
payment
from the charity. Decisions on pay scales and structure were|| |~
investment
policy and
objectives including
any||made by the majority oftrustees without BPpresent to avoid conflict of
interest.|| |ethical investment|policy||| |adopted.||All expenditure
has supparted
the objectives ofthe charity through
the|| |||planning,
operation
and practical costs associated
with the activities|| |||described
in this re ort.|| |R
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