## **NEWCASTLE BAPTIST CHURCH** 

## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT - 2022** 

## **Achievements and performance** 

## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year - 2022** 

2022 was the year when it felt like we ‘got going again.’ The post-COVID world had re-opened and NBC was able to welcome back people not only on Sundays, but through activities during the week, as well as the community groups that used the buildings. Finances remained strong through the generosity of members and attenders and volunteers resumed their commitment to serve. 

New members were welcomed, and new trustees were voted in, alongside the usual life events of funerals and baptisms which took place. The commitment to mission has not wavered and this gained a fresh emphasis through the work of the Mission Team. Groups also met to consider ways the church could reach out to people in the local community with visits, the opening of a Warm Welcome Space in the building, and encouragement to people in their day-to-day life to be ‘Salt and Light’. 

A major event in 2022 was the celebration of the 150[th] Anniversary of Newcastle Baptist Church. A history booklet was produced (1997-2022) which added to two previous books already published (detailing the first 125 years) and events were held to remember God’s faithfulness over generations. Aron Bell MP came to the opening breakfast and a Jubilee Picnic (Queen Elizabeth II) and a Barn Dance were held. 

A new focus on Creation Care brought action, particularly on the Church grounds, and the regular weekly Café Link (including a monthly Crafty Friday) continued to welcome many people. The connection with the care home Hempstalls Hall was a regular contact for a group to lead a service. 

The more diverse, inter-cultural, and younger, congregation that grew in 2022 gave glimpses of what God can do and is doing. As NBC moves confidently into 2023, we continue the commitment to equip the saints for everyday following and be excited to seek God’s favour in our lives, and the life of our community. 



CHARITY COMMISSIO
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Receipts and payments accounts
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