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charity set
governing|ofthe objects
out in its
document||||ofthe|The purpose ofthe Church
is the advancement
of the Christian
faith
accordance
with the Basis of Faith primarily
but not exclusively
within
Binfield, Bracknell Forest, and the surrounding
neighbourhood.|in| |||||||The main aims of the church are to introduce
people to the love of God|| |||||||shown
through Jesus Christ, to encourage
those who already
know|| |||||||God's love to keep trusting
in that, and to demonstrate
God's love in|| |||||||practical acts of kindness.|| |||||||The trustees
have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity|| |||||||Commission
on public benefit, and consider that there are three main|| |||||||identifiable
benefits to the public or sections of the public that flow from|| |||||||the church
fulfilling
its purposes:|| |||||||1.Those who come to know and continue
in the love of God report that|| |||||||accepting the love of God in Jesus Christ was the best decision they|| |||||||ever made and that knowing
this love gives them strength
in their|| |||||||everyday
life.|| |||||||2. Advancing
the Christian
Faith promotes a moral framework.
This|| |||||||framework
is outlined
in the Bible, the Old Testament
being interpreted|| |||||||by the New Testament.
A summary
of the framework
is the command|for| |||||||people to love God with all their heart, soul mind and strength
and to|| |||||||love one's neighbour
as oneself. An exposition
of the framework
can|be| |||||||found
in chapters 5-7 of the Gospel of Matthew.
Church members
are|| |||||||encouraged
to live out their faith within the community
and to put this|| |Summary|ofthe main|||||moral framework
into practice
in their everyday
lives with everyone
they|| |activities undertaken||||for|the|interact with, so that this benefits the members
of the public who interact|| |public benefit|||in relation||to|with members
of the congregation
each day.|| |these objects|||(include|within|||| |this section||the statutory||||3. It is for the public good that the main beliefs of the Christian
Faith are|| |declaration||that trustees|||have|made known
in society, even
if people disagree
with the Christian|| |had regard||to the guidance||||message, because this enables people to make informed
choices|| |issued by|the||Charity|||concerning
religious
belief and contributes
towards a free society where|| |Commission|||on public|||different ideas and beliefs are widely
known
by the public.|| |benefit)|||||||| |||||||The main public gatherings
of the church are the Sunday services and|| |||||||prayer/bible-study
meetings
held on Wednesdays.
These have been|| |||||||held
in hybrid
form (both in-person
and online) since the lifting of COVID|| |||||||restrictions
to maximise
accessibility
and are publicised
openly on social|| |||||||media.|| |||||||The Sunday service is about 2.5 hrs long, and is in three parts:|| |||||||1. The first part comprises
all-age worship
(for about 50 minutes)|| |||||||with Bible readings,
prayers,
congregational
singing
and|| |||||||accessible Bible teaching
for adults and children together that|is| |||||||intended
for the benefit of both Christians
and non-Christians.|| |||||||2. The second part comprises separate
Bible classes (for about|40| |||||||minutes)
for adults, teenagers,
primage school-aged
children|and| |||||||pre-school
children. The classes for adults teach the doctrines|of| |||||||the Christian
faith
in more depth than is possible
in the first part|| |||||||and are aimed at Christians
specifically.|| |||||||3. The third part (lasting about 25 minutes)
is a celebration
of the|| |||||||Lord's Supper (also known as Holy Communion)
—a|| |||||||remembrance
of the sacrificial death ofJesus Christ
in the place|| |||||||of sinners,
using the symbols
of unleavened
bread (representing|| |||||||his body) and grape juice (representing
his shed blood) —and|| |||||||includes
Bible readin
s,
ra ers, and con re ational sin
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ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year||||Sunday services
The main public gatherings
ofthe church, for public teaching
and
worship,
are the Sunday services.
All our teaching
is made freely
available
on the internet as live streams
and on-demand.|| |||||During this year, we have provided
several substantial
teaching
series|| |||||based on the Bible, including
expository
preaching
from the books of|| |||||Acts, Luke, Genesis, Romans,
Revelation
and John.|| |||||Typical Sunday
gathering
size is 40-50 persons, often with similar figures|| |||||for online participation,
which indicates that the church
is benefiting a|| |||||much wider group than the existing congregation.|| |||||Small group and personal
pastoral care|| |||||A considerable
part ofthe church's
resources
(principally,
the time ofthe|| |||||minister,
who is the only employee)
is spent providing
personal
pastoral|| |||||care to those who seek it, and in the leading of small group bible studies|| |||||and prayer gatherings.|| |||||Christmas
outreach activities, 2022|| |||||500 Christmas
cards were designed
and produced
with details of our|| |||||Christmas
services printed
inside. 250 cards were available
for church|| |||||members
to use for personal
use, the other 250were hand signed "from|| |||||Binfield Free Church" and given to the residents
of Binfield. The Church|| |||||also broadcasted
the Carol service and the Christmas
Day service on its|| |||||YouTube channel.|| |||||School assemblies|| |||||Our minister,
Dafydd Taylor take assemblies
every other Monday|| |||||afternoon
at Binfield Cof E Primary school. For the assemblies,
the|| |||||school follows the Church of England seasons ofthe Church year over|a| |||||4-year cycle. Each year focuses on one of the Gospels. For the academic|| |||||year 2022-2023, the school are continuing
to work through
passage
in|| |||||the Gospel of Luke.|| |||||On the 1"of February 2023 and the 1"of March 2023, Dafydd also took|| |||||assemblies
at St.Michael's
Eastham
stead Prima
School.|| |||||The charity trustees
have established
a policy stipulating
a target|| |Brief statement|||ofthe|minimum
level of reserves of six months'
operating costs. This is|| |charity's|policy||on reserves|because the work of the church is highly dependent
on a small number|of| |||||generous
members,
whose circumstances
could change, and because|| |||||the notice period for Ministers
and Assistant
Ministers
(whose livelihood|| |||||depends
on the church)
is six months.|| |Details of any
in deficit||funds materially||None|| ## ## ## ## |||Total y/e|Total y/e|| |---|---|---|---|---| |||31 March 2023|31 March 2022|| |||F|F|| |RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT||||| |RECEIPTS||||| |Receipts from|regular giving|||| |Offering||36,652||25,883| |Offering - Give as your eam scheme||1,400||2,730| |Offering - Gift aided||7,816||7,670| |||45,868||36,283| |Receipts from|other activities|||| |Utikties
Refund||||| |Receipts from|church activities|||| |Gifts - other||4,150||6,089| |Origin
—young people||12||12| |Bank interest||51||3| |Hall Hire||||30| |||4,213||6,134| |Total Receipts||50,081||42,417| |PAYMENTS||||| |Preaching
and mission||||| |Preachers||28,081||25,518| |Gifts - mission||3,600||3,600| |||31,681||29,118| |Building
running|and maintenance|||| |Heating
and Lighting||1,778||1,254| |Manse Council Tax||1,632||1,562| |Water rates (2 years)||190||367| |Insurance||1,368||1,214| |Manse repairs||||3,146| |Maintenance
&improvements||264||18,813| |||5,231||26,355| |Church activities||||| |Evangelism
and|Major events|271||63| |||271||63| |Other costs||||| |Payroll services||2,280||3,411| |IT Provision||268||5,308| |Music Licences||487||465| |Pubbcity||257||| |FIEC Membership||732||427| |Equipment||665||| |Transfers||||| |Sundry
&other expenses||1,183||434| |||5,871||10,045| |Total Payment|s|43,054||65,580| ## ## ||Total|y/e||Total|y/e|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |31|March|2023|31|March|2022|| ||F|||P||| |||7,028||||23,163| |||15,623||||38,786| |||22,650||||15,623| ## ## |ash|fund|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Bank|Current|Account|8,822|1,845| |Bank|Deposit|Account|13,828|13,778| ||||22,650|15,623| ##