SHtLOH AposfoLIC CKLIiCH
Trustees annual report
From: 111124 to 31n2124
The trL￿tee$ present their report with the financial statemenls of the charity for th¢
year end¢d 31" December 2024. The t￿￿S have adopt¢d th¢ receipts and payn)ents
Accounting and Re￿rtIng by Clwities.
Registered Charity Ilumber
1166390
Prinieipal address
Sknloh Apostoli¢ Church
Lcdge Road.
West Bromwicfy West Midlan(ts.
B70 8NY
Tru8tees
R. Woodl¢y- Cbair
D. Grant- Vice-chair
L. 1£Th7s-Tr¢asurer
P. LaRdl¢y-
Church AdministrAtion Secretary: L. 1kac0￿ Asst. D. Marshall
Bankers
Lloyds Bank plc
High Street
West Bromwich
West Midlands
B70 8NY
Independent examiner
Birtningham Voluntary S¢rvic¢ Ccntre.
IAtILam House,
33-34 Paradise StreeL Birniingkn.
BI 2AJ
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE LyD.}I￿NAGE.ME￿T
Type of governing document.. CoDstitution adopted 3011116
How the Charity AS constitsted.. Ckwity thcorw)rated Organisation consisting of 41
members.
Trustee Selection methods.. Tn]stees are apwin1￿ or reap￿)int￿ at]nually at the
Annual G¢neral Meeting in Febn]ary.
Publle benefit
Th¢ tn￿eeS hav¢ complied with the duty on section17 (5) of the Chariti¢s Act 2011
to have due regard to guidan￿ published by the CIwities Comtnission

sHtLOH APOSTOIIC CllURCH
Rep)rt of the T[￿$t¢eS
From: Iiir24 to 31112 24
SYRUCTURE, GOVEILNAYJ CE MI) m￿l￿GEMENT
The Cu￿ent Leadership team is mad¢ up of th¢ Pastor. Pastoral te2nL CFJartty
TTUStees, the Clergy and departn]ent Team Leaders. Each group arc as follows.
Pastor- R Woodley. Pastoral Team: D.GranL V.Welsh
Charity Trnstee8.' R WoodIey, D.GranL L.L£wi& P.IAidley
The Clergy: . L. Deacon, G. Murray, D. Wbitinore. V. Welsty S.William4 D. Grant.
Department Team IAders: Brotherhood- P.laidl¢y, Asst.D. Edwards.
Youth: D. Marshall. Ladies- D.Grnnt.
Church Treasurer:
The Church Tr¢&SUr￿ who served during the above Fwiod was:
LI￿lS
FI￿￿nee Team:
The team did Dot function with any m¢¢tsngs in 2024, as a new chair needs to be
app()int¢
Shiloh Community Centre'5 (SCCFmission is to enhance the well being of the
community. by contributing to the development of its. th￿ational. social welfare.
health and recreational needs. in order to create vibrant and holistic individuaEs for th¢
future. To also continue to improve the ambience of th¢ ChurclL The current team
rncmbers are: D.Marshall (Chair), R.McFee. L.Lewis.S. Simms
Hospitality Team: OrgaDise s(Kial events internally and externally to promote and
enlmire fellowskLiP and social cohesion f(pr n]embers and non-members.
The curreni team M¢M￿[S are.. L.Ithvis. S.Kirlew, R. Howe. FL Brow
S. Johnson. D. Williarn4 Y. Warner.
Ushers: To welwrne memba3 and the public to the Sanctuary. and to co-ordinate the
ord¢rly conduct of memlKrs' i.e. seatsng. collection of offering. t2kmg m¢ssages for
Announcement durAng the Worship. - H. Brown, V. Welsh
Decision n￿kIng
The Head of Shiloh Church is Jesus CbrisL so we are all aC￿)untable to Hlln.
As a Chuich we aim to uphold bibltcal standards through guidanc¢ of the Holy Spirtt
wAth Prayer and Fasting.
We aim to develop quality relationships in our Church and community in resP)n￿ to
the command given by our Lord to love on¢ another, grow disciples and participat¢ in
God's mission of reconciliatioo so that our n)ission will be effective and in line wlth
his word.
The spiritual mtnistrie5 are directed by 4 groups of p¢ople at Skn'loh Church i.e. Pastor
and Pastoral team- who assist¢d the Pastor. Clergy. and Departrnent Team Leads, with
the T￿￿ee8 tsking ultimate legal reS￿nSibility.

The Leadership t&wn are members of the Church who provide care and oversight.
They evaluate the teaching ministry of the Church and review major ministy
decisions and initiatives. Each s¢paratc group assist and 5UPWrt the Pastor in their
mission of Pastoral care. regular prayer for the sick with home visits, and attend
leadership meetings to uphold bibts'cal standards so that the truth of Chrisl will Tcmain
cr¢dible to the church m¢mkrs and the wider community.
The Department T¢4m l￿d￿S are reswnsibI¢ for their designated a￿a5 of rninisty
which involve..
The encouragement and motivation of n￿MberS to find thetr wtellti￿ in
Christ.
Th¢ or￿an1S1ng of desigDat¢d Sunday services. allocating assigtllllents to
cmpower membeT5 to k active in the Churc
The organTsing of at￿U21 fellowship mectings. Seminars, Forums and Retreats
that are open to local and national Churches and the general public.
The organising and sign p)sting of Education and Tra1llll￿ events, and sociaI
activities internal and external to the Church promoting holistic care for the
members.
Th¢ Deacons/Deaconess and Ushers work with the P&stor and department t¢am
leadcrs to ensure ord¢Tly conduct& the prnctical ar￿S of the Church aT¢ maintained.
The whole Church on tb¢ rccommendation of the PastOT& Pastoral team, and
leadership team approves new leadership team m¢mb¢r&
Th¢ Church Trustees ar¢ accountable to the Clwity Commission for th¢ work the
Church participates and carry the legal ￿5[￿)nSibilIty for the decisions that are
made by the Churcb.
This responsibility is fulfilled under the direction and collaboratioll of the Pastor&
Pastoral team, Clergy and IEadership ￿'orkIng in the diff¢r¢nt capacity groups
outlined. Remuneration is provided to the Pastor througll a basic rnonthly stipend. All
other r¢mun¢Tation provided for Trustees are for the reimbursem¢nt of expenses
whilst Catrying out their duti¢s.
srRLCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The T￿￿teeS met 7 times via phoneline conferenc¢ call that w&% hosted by D.Grant
to discuss matters that facilitat¢ the smooth ruttning of th¢ Churcm with regards to the
maintenance of the buildin& safegLwdin& financial and legal matters. R.Woodley
chaired these meetings.
We held the majority of all our services at th¢ Church buildi￿ including our national
meetings. We held prayei, business and extraordllwy meetings via zoom and
conference calls. Thanks to all the members who hosted th¢5e Meetings, and for the
cooperdtion and commitment of members. leadership team& Pastoral team.
The Tnthes and Financ¢ t¢am mcmbers c(porditthted the Clwity Cotllmi$510n
submission of Amiual Return 2023, Annual Accounts and Annual Trustees report
2023, which had ken v¢rifi¢d bv Illde￿ndellt Examin¢r-BVSC bustness solution.
The submission was mad¢ via Zoom on the 21110/24. hosted by L.Lewis with input
from D.Grant and D. MarshaEI to thc question and answers .We are thankf￿ for their
comtllitment+ Sis. Yvette for the administration and manag¢mcnt of Shiloh accounts.
Tbe retM)rts were submitted successfull). before the deadline date of 31110124.
. The 2020 gift aid repayment was submitted via Zoom on the 30112124 with Sis. Dorcas
c￿OrdinatIng the session and input with the q￿stionS and answers by Evan. GranL with

Pastor Woodley as an observer. The d¢adIine date was 31112124.we were ijrfonneé by
HMRC that a r¢payment claim of £8,145.46 was made on 1411125.
We ar¢ grateful for the dedication and Con￿nItMent of L. IEwis and Y.Warner. th¢y ensure
that ShEloh fllwices are manag¢d efficiently. traL8par¢ntly and tijnely, so that a legacy is
cstablished that will stand th¢ test of time.
ORJECTIVES LYD.4CTIvrrIES
Objects of the charity:
To advallce the Christian faith in accordance with the b&sis of beliefs for the
b¢n¢fit of the public in Sandwell and in other parts of th¢ United Kingdom as
th¢ tnjstees may froin timc to time think fit
To advance tbe education of the public in the Christian faith in Sandwell and
in other part5 of the United KingdonL
To provide facilities for leisure. education and other reC￿tiOnal artivities in
the interests of social welfare and wryth the object of improving the conditions
of life for the benefit of the public in Sandwell, and in other such parts of the
United KingdonL ￿ the Trustees may from time to time think fiL
ACTMTIES FOR ACHIEVING OBJEcfivES
The Church continues to proNide regular public WOTsknp services on Sunday
mornings, and a mid-week service on Tuesday evenings, and also provides a sacred
space for FKrsoDal and collective prayer and contemplation 48 requir¢(I We were
thankful and blessed with the dedication of the Worship Team who led the singing
and Worshi￿S. Williams, S.JohDSon and R. Howe. We also held Sunday school
sessions for the children in our back l)all. This was c(H)rdtDated by D.Marshall with
P.L4idley and D. Williams and V. Welsh aSSi￿1n& we are thankful for their
dedication and commitment. We also held Adult Sunday School classes at the Church
building. The Teachers were.. P&stor Woodley. L. Deacon and D.Grant on a
forthnighty rota-thank the Lord for their commitmenL Weekly Bible and prayer
session services on Wednesday afternoons continued for the wlKJle year for our senioT
members and oth¢rs, which w&8 Cowordinated and hosted by D.Grant and suprthed by
R. Woodley.
We also beld monthly prayer and fasting sessions on the fi￿t Saturday mornings at
the Church bUild￿g from 10am-l1.30atn. These meetings were ¢(Fordinated on a rota
basis by: L.D¢acon, V. Welsh. D.Grant and P&stor Woodlev- that& the IA*rd for their
commitment.
201112£k We held our Annual Fe]lowship meAI& and our 3 Pas(
Present& Community award event in our upstairs Church hall.
The was catered by Roses. Aroma and s[K)￿Sored by the Church for all
mernbers, families& friends. The ev¢nt was CO¥ordinated by D. Marshall and
W&5 SUPPOrted by the Trustees, Ilospitality and Leadersbip t¢ams.
Tbe p&st, present and Pur1￿ awards were presented to MITh L. Francis and
Sis. Y. Warn¢r, who were the only 2 nominees. Bishop& Pastor P¢arc¢
presented the Plaqutrk £100 cheque to Min. Francis only, as Sis. Yvette was
absent. This w&s given in appr¢rÈation of tbeir hard work over the years at
Skn'Ioh. Honorary long service membership awards wcr¢ presented to Sis. G.
Mclaren- accepted by h¢r son+ awzrds were earmatk¢d for Bro. S.Sinllns-
accepted by his wife+ Sis. Young& Sis. Taylor who ivere absent.
The Community aw'ard w&s presented to Keira Williams for her activities to
promote the Sunday School& Youth d¢parthenL and received an award and
cheque for £IOO.All the Sunday School children received certificates for

attendance. effort& perfornwice. Rachel Mc F¢e gave a passionate sumn
of her work at Oscar. which w&s very intr¢stsng and relevanL
Monica Davis who attended Shiloh Church in ber youth gave a SUMM￿ on
the history of the Church uuder the leadeTsbip of the late Bishop Clarke. which
was very inspiring. and highlighted th¢ tenacity of that generation. We were
thankfid for her contribution. We were also thankful that Bro. Loxley PTovid¢d
the background music for the eveth.
ACHIEVETrtEIITS PERFOKMLJCES
Janua
to December 2024
The Team Leaders of the tadies and Brotherhood depvdrtment-organised
the Third Sunda). services altcrnatelj throughout tbe year. Our in-house
brethren moderatin& ¢xborting and preaching at these services blessed us.
412124-Communion serviee was held in the Church buildAn
-officiated by
Pastor Woodley. Pastoral team and Sonia w￿liams. on a]ternate first Sundays.
1212124+ 1111212&Funerals-we celebrated the lives of 2 of our member5-
namely Sis. Taylor on 1212Q4 at All Saints Church WlBromwic￿ and Sis.
Butler on 11112,?4 at Shiloh- we continue to pray for God's comfort&
5tr¢ngth for their biological and Church families.
Shiloh
uth activilies-1612124-Baking 5&88ion at ShAloh+ DVD& a day in
the neighbourhood.2113124youth $essioD-preparing to bake for Bake sale-
2313124-Easter bake saRfrsupFthing youth activities and a local charity. All
the youth activiti¢s were c￿rdInated by Dorcas Marshall (DM) and team-
God Bles5 them all.
AGM for 202&kPart 1-22r2t2> to review activities and t*rforn￿nCe+
financial report of Income and Expcnditute for the year.
AGM for 202&Part >2313125-to complele items on the agenda that was not
discussed- (a) Timing and fundmg for Annual dinner& Awards -th¢ m¢etEng
agr￿d to investigate funding foT this ¢venL(b)Church keyboard player-The
L£adership Team have agrccd to pay Bishop Pearce for Icssons for one of the
Sunday School children who w&$ interested to leam4e) Church Intercom
system& Ring Camera-the meeting agreed for the Trustees to put both these
items on their ag¢nda.AOB-Th¢ meeting agreed that a Bible would be given to
the 3 ordinan(Ls to be instsll¢d at the Ordination service on the 2114125.
Januar
to March 2024-tbe following nLqinten8nee works took plaee:
{1) New G&8 boiler installation for the Church back hall.(2) Painting and
rendering of outside Church building by Reid company.
9t3124-we celebrated our 31 Ladies Seminsr-at th¢ Church upstaiTS hall,
which Nvas incorporated with CrafL Theme: javigating Menop#use-CO-
ordÉnated by Evan.Doreen. with assistan¢¢ from Sis. June co-ordinating the
Craft section. Our guest speaker was Evao Doreen Douglas who was
passionate about the subject matter. We w¢r¢ to have thc men
participate and also Paslor Blake and saints from Sheffield. Thanks to Roses
Aroma for their catering s¢rvic¢& lo Sis. Lyn and Hospitality team for their
great S¢TViG¢-God Bless them all.
101312&we ￿lebrated Mother's Day-at the Church budding with the Ladies
department giving caTds to biolo￿¢&1& SPiTituaE Mothers-this
Coknordinated by Ev8n. Doreen.

29tsn4-Brotherhood SociaVFellowshi
ni
bt-light conversation whilst
playing pool, eating and drinking at an Indian Grill Restaurant to just chill outl
301312411412&Easter ConTr'ocation-Th¢me: God is in CoDtrol-we
celebrated the R¢surrection of our Lord at the Church building from the
Saturday evenin& Sunday morning& evening and all day Monday when we
had presentations from the Ladies. Broth¢rhood& Youth.Wehad a break for
Dinner& continued with Praise& Worship& Preaching untt'l 9pm. W¢ were
truly inspired and bless¢d by all the s¢ssions. This event was organised by the
Leadership, Pastoral& Hospitality teams. Rosés Amma catered for this event.
2714124-Shiloh
outh attended Livin Ho
e Youth Talent show-sarah
sang& Joel play￿ thc drums- the youth fellowship was great at this even( and
various talents wete displayed. this w&8 c(Fordinated by- Sis. Dorcas& team.
251512&Livin
e Chureh I tAdies SemiDar Theme: Unmasked-was
attend￿ by EvaL Grant& some of the Ladies from ShilolL This meeting Mos
for Ladies Only. as some n￿rnber5 shared th¢ir personal e￿rienceS in
confidence. This was a very construciive theD]¢ and to God be the Glory for
the planning teaDt
2615124-17 Famil Sunda ' meetin
-Theme:FAMILY VALIES-
Communication
t& Hones
-our Allnual m¢eting held to create a
greater opportunity for blo10￿cal and Church famili￿, friends& the general
pubh'c to feel welcom¢ * shilo￿ with P&stor Woodley presiding and D. Grant
moderating. W¢ had pr¢sentations from the Sunday School children on the
theme. and also a Poem from tbe Senior's group. OUT guest s￿r was
Pastor Blake from Sh¢ffield who empb&s￿ed nurturing& training our children
with Godly values. The Brethr¢n from Sheffield accompanied him& the
fellowship was a bl¢ssin
We provided light refreshments in th¢ Church back hall until 3.30pm, which
was ￿tered by Roses. Aroma- the feedback received Mras encowaging.
ril to June 202
The eross-above the Church front buildin
ch¢cked and found to be safe during the recent building& painting wo
carried Olrt. (2)An u
date re rt from s
nsored fami]
in I'kraine was
read to the church members by Evan. Grant who reported tbat the family w¢re
thankful for the monthly donation received from the Churcty which was
appreciated, ¢spe¢ially during the on-going war.(3) CCTV
stem was
instslled for the Church building & Office. but tkn's will hav¢
e extended to
the Church back hall for safeguarding r¢&sons.
1516124-Sheffield Annual meetlDg-the Church spx)nsored a coach and invile3J
all mernbers to support and participate with our Sister Church in the north of
England. to promote unity and build fellowship with them and other
OTganisation-this event ¢(￿rdiNated by th¢ Tnths.
2816124-Yollth activities of Sports games and fun water figbt around the
Church building w¢re COwordiDat¢d by Sis. Dorcas and team& a gr¢at time
were had by all.
291612*Annllal Pl￿t
evenin
was
ned-instead we were privileged
for Miss. Sonia Williams to Co-ordinate a Diabetes Awareness ses8lOll-the
guest speaker-Tony Kelly was rellown￿ for his passion on the subjeet
atter. There was a vibrant int¢raction witb all¢ndces and many question5
were asked and addressed in a wsitive ￿&y-TO God be the glory.

June-jul 2024-ll05 itali
lead r
ll￿t for-Dishwasher& Yew Freezer in
the Kitchen - both items weie purchased before our Annual Convocation
59 Annual Convocation-27nn&30n124-Theme:Time to Move Forward
We h¢ld services at our Church building on Saturday evening. Sunday
morning with an aft¢rnoon break and then retiuning Swkday ev¢ning.
On th¢ Monday and Tuesday we had preselltations from the Ladies and
Brotherhood departments￿ the Youth departmen& Topic: Be prepared
for the Kingdorn today-29nt24 was fgciiitated by gll￿t speaker Sis.
Abigail Jones from Mt. Penllel Church, Stsfford, which was interactive&
constructivfy and on 30n1￿. Si& Dorcas faeilitated, Parable of the
Talents,, as they explored 'Using our gifts and time wisely.
Both sessions were positive with good f¢¢dback- to God be the gloryl Roses,
Aroma catered dinners on the Monday& Tuesday aftcrnoons-we are thankfi
for their faithful service.
218124-Annual Sunda School summer tri
to Alton Towers-for all yout
adults. family& friends were invited to attend to promote fun& well-being.
This trip wa5 poorly Sup￿rted, so therefore a r¢vicw will take pl￿e to look at
location etc. The ¢vent was o[gawS￿ by the Sunday Sch(K)I d¢pathent team,
and a good time had by all.
1118124-Livin
e UK aDnual Chureh conferenc
Theme: From Glo
to Glo
residin :Bi5ho
M. Pearce￿Ur sin
ou
'Shiloh voiees,
were invited to n]inister at tkn's evenL Sonia Williams our choir leader
cTrordinated the song choices. W¢ ww¢ blessed with joithl and uplifttng
worship& fellow5hipto God ￿ the glory.
1419124-Leadershi
Team meetin
Evan. Grant written notice of
terminatin
her membershi
from the Churcty Vice-chair of Tn￿te¢s,
Iadies (kpartment Presid¢nt& all the other role5. P&8tor Woodley asked her to
re-consider her decision. so he organised R¢solutionWay Fonvard meetmgs
with th¢ Mcrnbe￿ of the Chutcb to disc￿￿ issues from Eva￿ Gtant and other
members to express their feelings-on-going.
st tose tember 202
new heating system for Church building
was discussed, but still on-going.(2) iye received conf1rn￿tIoD of dollation
lo Oscar of £150 requested by members at the last AGM.(3) Baptism
pool dry run by Bro.PaulJ)eL Vince and others are ID progres
tember 2024 A
ust 202¥Youth theme for tbe
'ear:St
Ld)ok&
Listen+
oals for the
'ear facilitated bi. Sis. Dorta￿The following
aetivities took place..
(1) 2019r24-Chocolate cornfiakes. Games, Music.
youth planning& time of reflection.(2) 2919124Contribution to Harvest
Sundav.{3)18110124:VinceDt Welsh-CateriDg-Behind the sccnes of his job.
18110124:June Francis-Plantillg Alo¢ Vera.
2919￿4 We held our 16 Harvest Sunda
at the Church buijding. We were
thankful for all the donations of food and mon¢y received from our members
& frEends of Shil02L We assembled 20 boieg wbich were distributed to the
local cDmmDnity-YMCA, Oscar, CLMHS youth& adolescent unit,
Sandwell Women's Refugfy Albion CL.Nur8ing Charles Pearson
CLNursing HoJn& Elim Chureh food bank+ Box¢s were given to some of
our member5& their families. We thank the ￿rd for Evan. Grant who
organised the event with a5515tance for assembling thc boxes from Bro. Paul,
Mis5. SoDi4 Sis. Dorcas & Paslor Wo(Klley& to everyone who d(mat¢(L
participated and att¢lld￿ this meetin&

21110124-Cba '
Conmiission submission - AnnDg1 Return of FinaneiAI
accounts& Trustees re
ort of 202&that ivas verified by Independent
Examin¢TS-BVSC busi]iess solutions. The submission was completed via
ZOO￿ SU￿ssfUlly. with Sis. Lyn wrdinating& Evan. Grant& Sis. Dor
giving input to the qu¢stions and answers. W¢ are thankful for their
coM￿ltment+ Sis. Yv¢tte for the admIri￿tion and manageinent of Skn'loh
accounts-to God be the Glory.
ACfIVfTtES FOR A(HIEVL)"G OBJECTIVES conL:
Worship, Prayer, l'eaching and Pastora] care at the building and via Z¢y)m and
phonelinc COnfer¢n￿ calls.
Adrninistering Funeral service wwe held at the building on 11112124, We did
not have any Baby Dedication or W¢41dings at th¢ Church building during
2024.
Providing Sllp￿rt to build confidence of our m¢mkrs to be involved in other
areas of ministy. Pastoral car¢ via phone calls were given to vulnerable and
isolated memb¢TS to help improve mental well-beiD&
A Church Food BaDk distributed to the ne￿Y ad hoc. within the local
community with fo(MJ provided by Cburcb members. We also issued food
packs from out supply to visitor5 who were in need that requ¢st¢d assistance.
Counselling of members aud non-members through appointment- via phone
calls and at the Church building.
Supporting charitable S￿la1 action in the ¢onMnunity-Sandwell Women's refuge
and donations to the local Elim Church- f(x)d bank.
We are also sponsortng a Familv in Ukraine in association WAth Mercy Projects.
Regular contrib￿lonS of tithes from committed members, and voluntary
offcrings and donations are given to the Chutch to enable the objectives to be
carried out via Standing OTder and Online bankin&
Room hire foT meetings and sociaj events in line with our policies and
pr(Kedures were available.
Liaison with Sandwell Council Voluntary, Organi5ation advisors to d¢v¢lop
the ￿mmUnity business plan and give appropriate advice as necessary-online.
Support and liaison with other churches. community. public a]￿ private
oiganisations ￿ a fellows&ip and networkillg ain4 so we Support￿ Zoom
conferences, meettngs and funerals virtually.
ACIIIEVEMEYfs ￿'D PERFOILllLYCES
Charilable activities
The Church PTovides weekly Sunday School teaching and Biblical inStn￿tIon
sessions with emphasis on moral conduct for childr¢n aged 5 to 16 in appropriate age
group classes, and to create a safe enNironment thereby encouraging the youth to be
good citizens in the community- this was achtevcd via ZOO￿ and also at th¢ Church
building after Plac¢s of Worship were opened All Teachers and key m¢mb¢rs are
advised to adh¢r¢ to the chiId protection tKTrlicy, and to kcep up to date with training
and kniowledge for safeguarding cbildren. young people and vulll¢rabl¢ adults.
The youth programme LET'S HOPE from 2020 w&5 contlnued in 2024 with thc same
objectives. Competitive activities Includ￿ learning the New and Old T¢stan]ent.
Face-tfrFace Sunday school for the youth continued in 2024& various fimd raising
activities were hel( includillg Bake and Craft sessions and Bake sales.

At the F*mily Sunday service on the 2615124 the youth also participated ivith
presentations from the Sunday school d¢partsnent. The youth w¢re also pro-active at
the Haryest SuDday celebrations that included creativ¢ activities with a banner.
pray¢r and songs. We thank the iAird for tbe vision and wmmitment of Dorcas
Marshall and all the team supwrtillg b¢r.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PEIIFORMANCES continued.
27110124-Eme
ene Members meetin -was held aft¢r the Church service with
P&8tor Woodl¢y chairin& EvaTh Grant outlined the changes sh¢ would like to see
that would make her re-considcr her decision. Some memb¢r5 felt this was an
ultimatutn. and somc stated that the Church was not united and that we could
mov¢ fonvard if we had an Assistant Pastoi. It suggested that Evan. Grant&
Dec. Welsh who are the 2 P&storal t¢am members should be put fon¥ard as Asst.
Pastors. It was therefore agre¢d to hawe another rn¢¢ting to discuss members,
issu¢s and to pray for a decision regarding the Asst. Pastor, and for all membus to
Contribute to the Vision StatemenL
211112&3111r24-Brotherhood annual Fellowshi
meeti
-Theme:.Man looketh
on the outward a
earanc
But God looketh on tbe hea
ISAm.16 1-13-
this event took place at th¢ Chwch building over 2 days-saturday evening and
Sunday morning. P.Laid]¢y Mod￿ated the service in Praise& Worskn'p on the
Saturdaj ￿eD]llg. The guest s￿ker vrds Bishop Pearce who gave an inspiring
and uplifting message. IA)cal and national Churches were invit¢d to attend& there
were in-house exhortation5 from the Brothers. We wer¢ pleas¢d to havc the
fellowship of Pastor BIake from Sheffield on the Sunday.
24111124kResolutionlWa Forward meetin
there ivere 2 me¢tings planned for
this Sunday evening.(l) Leadership meeting at 6.30pm and Members meeting at
7.15pm-which w&8 chaired by Past()r Woodley. After a vcry liv¢ly th'scussion and
vaTious Issues raised by m¢mber4 it was suggested that Evan. Gr&nt& Dec Welsh
should be Assistant Pastors. but some members stated that the Church was too
small.(2). After another It￿elY discussion it was finally agreed after a vote that
Evm Grant& Dec.Welsh would be ordained at th¢ Easter Convocation in April
2025. and that Sis. Doicas Marshall would be ordained &s Youth Minister at that
service.{3) Vision statement-sis. DorGqS sh￿ed the contributions receiv¢d&
suggested that a small tcam should review th¢m and compile a final docum¢nt to
be present¢d to th¢ Church at a lat¢r dat¢,-thtS Wds presented at tbe AGM.
.22111124-Youth Activili
SNprts night and Table games.2911 In412) Sonia
williall￿ shared her personal story from a youngster at Shiloh& a￿SWered
questions from the youth-very enlightening s¢ssion.
6n2J24-Livin
e Fellowshi
- Sis. Dorcas & some team m¢mbcrs
attended this ¢v¢nt and enjoyed gr￿ fellowship

io
Iin2124-Funer81 service was held at the Cbureh buildin
- ts celebrate the life
of Sis. Butler who was a long-standing m¢mber of Slll'lokL She will b¢ sadly
missed by biologi￿1 and Church family
20n2ll¥ Sllnda sch(￿1 End of Year
-this was held in the upstaiTS
Church hall, and was cNrdinated by D. Marshall and other moDbers
torticipatmg by giving fo(Kl and think don&tions. There was a good attendance of
children playtng games& having fun and good treats. W¢ are grateful to the
consistent dedication of our Sunday School Teachers.
2211212& We were pleased to hAve a Baptismal servi¢e-for Sis. Marva from
Shilob West Bromwich and Bro. Stanlev from Shiloh Sheffield- Pastor
Woodley and Pastor Blake were presiding with assistanc¢ from Dec. Welsh.
We weIcomed th¢m both as they a pledge to walk in the newness of lif¢
witb Jesus ChTisL
29112124-Chri$tmas Suuda service w45 held-at the Chwch building with a
jo}thl uplifting service. Pastor Woodley was presiding and enwurag
everyone to give thaDks to God for his daily grac¢ and mercy.
31112124-End of
egr service was held at the Church buildin
from
10.30
m vntRI after midni
t-thi5 Service was a time of joyous thanksgiving
and reflextion of the old y¢ar, as b￿thren gave thcFI Testimonies of God's
goodness. Pastor Woodley presiding and Si5. Delrie gave the fmal
encouragemetrt to the Church. We welcomed the New Year with pr&yer.
worship and fellowship, and wished everyone a Happy and peaceful New Year
for 2025. Thi's event was open to friends, famili¢s and the general public.

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GOALS &OR 202512026
T31￿ceS to continue the development and review of all polxcies and
procedures, and to ensure compliance.
Tru8t¢es to continue to oversee the p18nned maintenance and safeguarding
WOTk on the Church w¢mises in 2025.
Trustees to upgrad¢ th¢ heating system for the Church building.
Trustees to ensure that a new Notice board is erected witb relevant contsct
d¢tail5.
Tntstees to g¢t quotes for Tarnw for outside area instead of slabs. for
safeguarding m¢mbers and the g¢n¢ral public.
Treasw team to continue the curreth syst¢m to Collect and record weekly
receipts &nd expenses. To also focw on a financial strategy for the ￿tUre.
Tieasury team to continue to verify the data collected from envelopes for Gift
ai& and to aim to get the supw)rting evidence for 2021 r￿lY befor¢ 31112125
Trustees and Trcasury team to aim ts have our accounts ind¢rKndelltJy
examined for our 9 Annual returns and Trustees report for submission to the
Charity Conllnission kfore 31110125.
Tn￿teeS and Tr￿ury team to seek Op￿rtUnItieS to invest our thnds and
reduce unnecessw cosL as we have an aging population in our Church.
To get nlore mcmlKrs involved in the a¢tiviti¢s of the ChuTcl¥ and to pray for
young peopl¢ to ￿v¢ th¢ir lives to the Lor( as ive need to l¢av¢ a legacy.
FINA￿CIAL REIUEIV
Princi
al Fulldin
Sources
The charily's principal fUnd￿g source during 2024 was the offerAn&s and tithes
from ihe Congregatio￿ and monetary ￿ft8
m friends of the ChurclL
Total receipts for the year 2024 ivere..
The total payments during the year 2024 were.
Net of reeeipts/p8yments were:
. aoc>-
The balance of ex￿iditUr£ during the year mainly related to running costs for the
Church premises.
The plan of niaintenanc¢ OD th¢ Church premises were Continu￿ in 2024 to ensure
Safeguarding and Duty of care for Mernbe￿ and the general public, in pursuit
of the Church's objectives.
Approved by order of the IM)ard of Trustees on
its behalf by:
NAME of Trustee
and signed on
SignAture of Trustee

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
To
0ithr2024
31112rJJ24
Section A Receipts and payments
T<>tsl funds
La•ty*•r
A1 R•¢•l
31JTO
117rJ4
197
*4d
Sub totallGross
10
47M12
tsbl•
47A12
&1911
3.189
747
11M2
>)
322S
3112
61307
. (see t•ble)
Sub tot
t15
81A22
14Qt
234.062
CCKX R1 ISS)

Section 8 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unre¥tr?¢ted
Restrleted
fun
Endowm¢At
fundB
Categorie
Details
B1 C•*h fund•
137.
Detal
Oetsl
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2711Cth25

**Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 


**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Shiloh Apostolic Church CIO **On accounts for the** 31[st] December 2024 **Charity no (if** 1166390 **year ended any) Set out on pages** Attached I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] December 2024 **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out  under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my **examiner's** attention other than that disclosed below in connection with the examination which **statement** gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or • the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. _._ **Date:** 23 October 2025 **Signed: Name:** Andy Hopkins **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** BVSC Latham House 5th Floor 33-34 Paradise Street Birmingham B1 2AJ 

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