|Trustee|selection|methods|Appointment
ofcharity trustees|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||1.At the first annual
general meeting ofthe members
ofthe CIO all|| ||||the charity trustees
shall retire from office;|| ||||2.At every [subsequent]
annual
general meeting ofthe members
of|| ||||the CIO, one-third ofthe charity trustees
shall retire from office. Ifthe|| ||||number ofcharity trustees
is not three or a multiple
ofthree, then|| ||||the number
nearest to one-third
shall retire from office, but ifthere|is| ||||only one charity trustee, he or she shall retire;|| ||||3.The charity trustees to retire by rotation
shall be those who have|| ||||been longest
in office since their last appointment
or reappointment.|| ||||Ifany trustees were last appointed
or reappointed
on the same day|| ||||those to retire shall (unless they otherwise
agree among themselves)|| ||||be determined
by lot;|| ||||4.The vacancies so arising may be filled by the decision ofthe|| ||||members
at the annual
general meeting;
any vacancies not filled at|| ||||the annual
general meeting
may be filled as provided
in sub-clause|(5)| ||||ofthis clause;|| ||||5.The members or the charity trustees
may at any time decide to|| ||||appoint a new charity trustee, whether
in place ofa charity trustee|| ||||who has retired or been removed
in accordance with clause [15]|| ||||(Retirement
and removal ofcharity trustees), or as an additional|| ||||charity trustee, provided that the limit specified
in clause [12(3)]on|| ||||the number ofcharity trustees would not as a result be exceeded;|| ||||6.A person so appointed
by the members ofthe CIO shall retire in|| ||||accordance with the provisions ofsub-clauses
(2) and (3)of this|| ||||clause. A person so appointed
by the charity trustees
shall retire at|| ||||the conclusion ofthe next annual
general meeting after the date of|| ||||his or her appointment
and shall not be counted for the purpose of|| ||||determining
which ofthe charity trustees
isto retire by rotation at|| ||||that meeting.|| ||||12.Charity trustees|| ||||3.Number
ofcharity trustees|| ||||a) There must be at least five charity trustees.
Ifthe number
falls|| ||||below this minimum,
the remaining
trustee or trustees
may act only|| ||||to call a meeting ofthe charity trustees or appoint a new charity|| ||||trustee.|| ||||b.The maximum
number ofcharity trustees
is 12.The charity trustees|| ||||may not appoint any charity trustee
ifas a result the number of|| ||||charity trustees would exceed the maximum.|| ||||15.Retirement
and removal ofcharity trustees|| ||||1.A charity trustee ceases to hold office ifhe or she:|| ## |||||~ ~|~
~| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary ofthe
in its governing||objects ofthe
document||charity set out|The ob ects ofthe CIO are:
The principal
purpose ofthe CIO isthe| ||||||advancement
ofthe Christian
faith for the benefit| ||||||ofthe public in accordance with the principles of| ||||||the Fellowship
ofChurches ofChrist (FCC).| ||||||The advancement
ofthe Christian
faith religion,| ||||||mainly but not exclusively,
by means of| ||||||broadcasting
messages ofan evangelistic
and| ||||||teaching nature.| ||||||To advance the Christian
faith in Tunbridge
Wells| ||||||for the benefit ofthe public through
the holding of| ||||||prayer meetings,
talks, events, public celebration| ||||||ofreligious festivals, producing
and/or
distributing| ||||||literature to enlighten
others about the Christian| ||||||faith.| ||||||The church may also advance education
and carry| ||||||out other charitable
purposes
in the United| ||||||Kingdom and/or
other parts ofthe world, including| ||||||feeding the poor, working with children
and young| ||||||people, visiting the sick and elderly, supporting
the| |Summary ofthe main activities undertaken
forthe public benefit in relation tothese
objects {include within this section the
statutory
declaration
that trustees have had
regard tothe guidance issued by the Charity
Commission
on public benefit)|||||homeless
and those in need...
Church ofChrist is a growing
family friendly,
community
Church, welcoming
people ofall ages,
backgrounds,
and race. Without Covid restrictions,
we would normally
hold cafe style services weekly,
with the aim of providing
engaging
and relaxed
times ofworship.
Sunday Services, online during
Covid times, include
lively and varied worship,| ||||||prayers,
Bible based and relevant
preaching
and
the sharing
ofCommunion.
Services are informal| ||||||and inspirational
and combine both new and| ||||||traditional
ways ofCelebrating
God.| ||||||Weekly 'Sunday
Special' groups take place during
our services for children/youth
aged 3-16.Due to| ||||||Covid restrictions these were held for only a small
portion ofthe year. YouTube videos and activity
sheets were sent to parents
during those months| ||||||we could not hold Sunday Special. These groups
and online activities seek to teach our youngsters
about Christ, his life and the benefits ofa| ||||||relationship
with him through
age-related
fun Bible| ||||||learning sessions
run by ateam ofcreative, caring
and dedicated teachers.| ||||||Due to Covid Restrictions our children's
outreach| ||||||this year has been limited.
Our annual
summer| ||||||holiday camp for children
and youth aged 7-16was
cancelled, and our monthly
'Exhilarate'
club for| ||||||primary
children aged 4-11was also cancelled.| ||||||Our Youth Group which would
normally
meet at
least once a month, was limited to meetin
s from| ## ## |||begins to mentor young leaders as he develops the ministry
of| |---|---|---| |||Barnabas House.| |||The Persecuted
Church isa particular focus for our church, and we| |||support
organisations
such as Christian
Solidarity
Worldwide,| |||Release International
and Open Doors.| |||Unsung
Heroes (subsidiary
of Pro-vision
International)
is a Christian| |||Missions Serving Agency with caring roots deeply entrenched
in| |||community
development
in Africa's Southern
region with hearts that| |||are invested
in accomplishing
the wellbeing
of its peoples. The| |||agency provides
mentoring,
resource acquisition
and management| |||services which
build capacity into leader's
lives and sustainability| |||into life-giving
community
projects.| |||Bible Society- providing
Bibles and Bible teaching
resources for| |||peoples around the world.| |||Tunbridge
Wells Street Pastors —a local Christian
Charity
with| |||people from 15different churches
working together to patrol our| |||streets from 10pm-1am 4 nights a month to minister to those| |||enjoying the night-time
economy.| |||Tunbiidge
Wells Youth for Christ- a local Christian
Charity working| |||with young people
in schools through
assemblies
and mentoring| |||and working
in some ofthe more deprived areas ofthe town| |||helping churches
run children's
and youth clubs for local| |||communities.| |||Fellowship
of Churches
ofChrist —this isthe denomination
to which| |||we belong, and we are pleased to be able to support
its work and| |||ongoing
mission to both support existing Churches, as well as to| |||see new Churches
planted
through
their church
planting
initiatives.| |Briefstatement ofthe
charity*s policy on||Church ofChrist is a small church with an average annual
income of
f39,956.| |reserves||f42,675 is currently
held as Restricted
Funds for use with approval of
the Trustees. Ofthis amount,
Reserves off30,855are ring fenced for| |||specific considerations
including:| |||Approximately
four/five
months'
running
costs to be spent at any such| |||time a drop in income leads to the requirement
to make use of| |||reserves. Additional
sums are held in reserve for emergency
or| |||ongoing
building
maintenance
and repairs, for investment
in mission| |||outreach
in our local community
and to cover the amount
received| |||from the US which would cease to be paid at any time Cliff Allen's| |||appointment
at Church ofChrist ends.| |||The Reserves
Policy will be reviewed
on an annual
basis, or at any such| |||time as the financial position ofthe church changes to have a| |||significant impact on the running ofthe church.| |Details ofany funds||| |materially|in deficit|| (HARWfYCOMMtsSI FQR ENGLAND1￿ W Receipts and payments accounts CC16a To 31m￿l Section A Receipts and pa ments A1 ?4T AR) |||||~|~||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||~
~|~|~ ~|| |||||||Unrestricted|Restricted||Endowment| |Ca'tegol tus||Details||||funds||funds|funds| |||||||to nearest 6|lo|nearestf|a neare tr.| |B1 Cash funds||Current account||||8,387|||| |||investment|fund||||||| |||||||||31,076|| |||CAF account|||||||| |||||||7,438||11,800|| |||||Total|cash funds|16,803||42,676|| |||(agree|balances|with receipts and payments|||||| ||||||ectouut(si)||||| |||||||Unrnstdicted|Restricted||Endowment| |||||||funds||funds|funds| |||Details||||to nearest a|io|nearest 6|to nearest 6| |B2Other monetary assets|||||||||| |B3Investment|assets|Details||||Fund towhich
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