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ChristChurch Tilehurst Trustee Annual Report & Financial Statements April 1[st] 2023 – March 31[st] 2024

Registered Charity Number: 1169691

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS ....................................................................... 3 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT ...................................................................... 4 AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... 5 Aims .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 5 ACHEIVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE ................................................................................. 6 Worship and Prayer ................................................................................................................... 6 Preaching Ministries. .................................................................................................................................... 6 Special Services: ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Prayer Meetings. .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Baptismal Service ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Exploring Identity’ Series. ............................................................................................................................. 7 Christmas Services. ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Easter ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 Prayer and Praise. ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Youth and Children’s Work ....................................................................................................... 11 Sunday School & Creche. ........................................................................................................................... 11 Connect/United. ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Youth Led Service ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Sorted Nano ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Events and Pastoral Care .......................................................................................................... 12 Growth Groups. .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Tea & Tots. ................................................................................................................................................. 12 Coffee Morning & Picnics ........................................................................................................................... 12 Summer Fest .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Community engagement, Evangelism and Mission .................................................................... 13 Assemblies. ................................................................................................................................................. 14 Light Party .................................................................................................................................................. 14 School Fayres. ............................................................................................................................................. 15 Torch. ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Good News for Tilehurst Magazine. ........................................................................................................... 16 ‘Christianity Explored’ & ‘321 Course’ ........................................................................................................ 16 Pro-Life Work. ............................................................................................................................................ 16 Missions & Aid. ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Volunteers ................................................................................................................................ 17 FINANCIAL REVIEW .......................................................................................................... 17 DECLARATION .................................................................................................................. 18 APPENDIX 1 ..................................................................................................................... 19

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Charity Name ChristChurch Tilehurst Registered Charity Number 1169691 Principal Office 26 Brooksby Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 6LY

Charity Trustees

Daniel Dwelly (Elder/Pastor) Graham Newton (Elder from June 2022) James Muldoon

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT

ChristChurch Tilehurst is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and governed by a constitution with trustees elected by charity members in accordance with our Church Handbook.

The Church Handbook also requires the elders of the Church must be trustees, though trustees do not have to be elders. Mr James Muldoon is the only serving trustee who is not also an elder. This has given greater accountability for the charity and the flexibility to ensure CCT continues to operate with the required number of trustees with proper expertise.

The elders have met on a regular basis through this year to provide oversight of the church activities and discuss both pastoral care and ministry business in light of our purpose, objectives and aims.

The members have met quarterly to discuss church business, assess the finances and vote on church matters. This year began with a membership of 44 individuals, growing to 58 . There were 4 membership terminations: two sadly died and two moved away. The graph below shows the steady and encouraging growth of CCT since its inception in September 2016. This particular year has been especially significant, with 18 new members joining our fellowship.

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In November 2023, the trustees and members agreed to include a provision of Associate Membership for CCT. This new tier of membership is designed to allow children (under 16 years) to become members of the church family following baptism, whilst relieving them of responsibility for certain charitable obligations.[1] This has been a particularly encouraging development for our church as we have witnessed some of our young people expressing personal faith and commitment to Christ and his church.

ChristChurch Tilehurst is also a member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC, fiec.org.uk), a network organisation supporting independent churches across the UK. The FIEC has no governing authority or responsibility for the charity but offers a supporting role, facilitating partnerships with other churches in the network, running training and conferences, and providing advice.

AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

AIMS

The aims and objectives or ChristChurch Tilehurst (CCT) are set out in the charity’s governing constitution which states that the purposes of the church are;

The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Doctrinal Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Tilehurst, Reading and the surrounding neighbourhood; and such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the members of the Church in general meeting, put into practice the teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ in accordance with the Doctrinal Basis of Faith provided that the advancement of such purposes must be undertaken in a manner that is consistent with the Doctrinal Distinctives and Ethical Statements as may be adopted and amended by the Church from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Church Handbook.

OBJECTIVES

CCT is committed to its objective of furthering the Christian faith in Tilehurst, Reading and beyond. When planning activities, the elders and trustees have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and have sought to enable anyone in our reach to live out the Christian faith within the local church community, or have the opportunity to explore Christianity for themselves.

Many of the particular activities we engage in to achieve our objectives are described in this report, but especially include Sunday worship services.

The church also pro-actively engages with the wider community at a number of events through the year, including community fayres or by celebrating key festivals and cultural events (Christmas, Easter, Harvest, All-Hallows Eve: ‘Light Parties’, Remembrance Sunday).

1 A fuller description of Associate Membership and the necessary amendments to the handbook are include in Appendix 1.

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ACHEIVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

WORSHIP AND PRAYER

The focal point of church life is our weekly Sunday morning services hosted at Westwood Farm Junior School at 10.30am. The services aim to provide an engaging time of worship through contemporary and traditional music, prayers, Bible readings, the Lord’s Supper, baptisms and sermons. These services have been open to all and provide a good opportunity for the general public to observe and participate in church life or connect with our Christian community.

We have had the privilege of worshipping together as a mixed group of people from different backgrounds, nationalities and economic status. It has been our aim to ensure a very warm welcome to everyone attending our services, especially visitors and newcomers and whether they are Christian believers or not.

PREACHING MINISTRIES. The Bible is a primary element to our church life and remains a central component of our worship and practice. Through the Bible, we believe Jesus speaks to us, encouraging and challenging us to live our lives for him. In this year, the preaching and Bible ministry has covered:

‘Nehemiah: Rebuild’ – in Jan 2023 our pastor Dan Dwelly started preaching through the book of Nehemiah, ending the series in July. Turning to this book of the Bible has helped us re-establish and strengthen ourselves as a church and move forward into what felt like a new season for us, post-pandemic. The themes of Nehemiah encouraged us to renew our vision for what God wants the church to be, how we are all gifted and called to serve, and how we can ‘build’ his kingdom faithfully.
‘Letters to the Church’ (Revelation 1-3) – a team of men in our church were able to deliver an eight-part series of sermons through Revelation chapters 1 to 3 which includes ‘7 letters to the church’. Spread out over the summer period, this series offered us lots of challenges and encouragements that came as a helpful follow-on from our series in Nehemiah. It was also a great encouragement to see some of our church members using their preaching gifts to bless the church.
‘Every Spiritual Blessing’ (Ephesians 1) – Through the Autumn term, Dan brought a series of messages from chapter 1 of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church which covered eight ‘spiritual blessings’ Christians know through faith in Christ Jesus. This series greatly encouraged Christians by reminding us of who we are and what we have as followers of Christ.
‘Acts: the Jesus Movement’ – 2024 began with a new series in the book of Acts. This book covers the first 30+ years of the church’s existence after Jesus’ ascension and shows us how the message of Jesus and his followers grew and spread through the world at that time. This is an exciting book, with much to teach Christians about the power of the gospel and for us to learn from those early Christians as we seek to live out our faith in our own context today.

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SPECIAL SERVICES: As well as these sermon series, our Sunday gatherings also included:

All-Age services particularly aimed at children and families. These services fell on Easter, Harvest, Remembrance and Christmas, as well as during school term breaks.
Our Mission Sunday (June 2023) was a great opportunity to hear news from our mission partners, pray for them and renew our commitment to world-mission. We were especially glad to welcome Malcolm Clegg from CEP as our speaker (Central Eurasian Partners) and some of his colleagues, as they shared about their work, especially in war-torn Ukraine.
Welcoming back Dr Amit Sharma once again to talk about Mental Health and Christianity (November 2023), bringing both a medical and a Christian perspective on the theme of anxiety.

PRAYER MEETINGS. Enabling opportunity for corporate prayer has remained a key priority for the elders and a vital part of church life. We’ve hosted a monthly prayer meeting on Saturday mornings through 2023 which changed to Sunday evenings in 2024. We also hosted a ‘Weekend of Prayer’ in January 2023, arranging several extra prayer meetings for the church, as well as providing a guide for personal prayer.

BAPTISMAL SERVICE – A very special highlight in our year was hosting some baptisms on 24[th] Sept 2023. Six people from a range of backgrounds, ages and stages of life were baptised at Coley Park Baptist Church, who kindly loaned us their building for the occasion. The service was held in the afternoon and was followed by refreshments.

EXPLORING IDENTITY’ SERIES. Through the Autumn term, Pastor Dan and Chris Wooldridge, another CCT member, hosted a series of seminars looking at the topic of identity. This is an especially important topic in our modern western context and we wanted to explore this through a Christian perspective. The series considered what the Bible says about our identity and how this compares and contrasts with our wider secular culture. Our aim was to equip Christians with a better understanding of our world and how to respond wisely and graciously to those who think differently.

Baptismal Service

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Nativity Service

CHRISTMAS SERVICES. We had an especially joyful Christmas programme this year, beginning with a very atmospheric Christmas Prayer and Praise. We also held a special Christmas Eve Nativity service in the morning, followed by an afternoon Carol Service featuring our very own Christmas Choir.

EASTER . This reporting year included two Easter weekends (7th-9th Apr 2023 and 29th-31st Mar 2024). For 2023, we host a Good Friday lunch where we spent time together focusing on the crucifixion of Jesus and what it means for us as Christians. We shared a meal together and also celebrated Communion. We did something similar in 2024, with a large number of people attending.

We were also able to host a special Easter Ceilidh on Saturday 8[th] April 2023 when we were able to invite friends and neighbours as well. This was an really fun and happy time for us to be together and we were especially grateful to Colin Hall, Graham Newton and Beccy Cooper who led our music and dancing.

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We had a special ‘EasterFest’ praise and worship event on Sunday 16[th] April 2023, led by some of our talented music and worship team. And on Easter Sunday 31[st] March 2024, we held our first ever ‘Walk of Witness’ , when we gathered at some nearby shops with some special banners we’d prepared. We then proceeded to walk from there to the school where we hosted our Easter Sunday Worship Service.

PRAYER AND PRAISE. We have been incredibly blessed at CCT with a large and strong music team over the years. In the early days of our church plant, P&P was set up to help establish this team by practicing together and to explore fresh approaches to sung worship and prayer. These were very encouraging and exciting times that have helped us to grow in our musicalworship. P&P has continued to run through most of 2023, usually running on a Sunday once a month.

A few factors – including a drop in attendance and availability of the team – prompted us to decide on scaling back our P&P times in 2024. Instead, we intended to focus more on oneoff events, such as a Christmas Praise event in December 2023 and a very successful Summer Fest.

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This change also allowed us to re-direct our energy and gifting in these areas into other opportunities, like our monthly Sunday evening prayer meetings. We also know that some of our congregants enjoy meeting informally for similar times of sung worship and prayer throughout the year. We are incredibly grateful to Andy Martin who has spearheaded this ministry this year, along with Beccy and Phil Cooper and Graham and Rachel Newton.

YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S WORK

SUNDAY SCHOOL & CRECHE. We are especially glad to welcome many young families to ChristChurch each Sunday and aim to serve our children in a Sunday School ministry. Through songs, Bible Memory Verses, stories and crafts, we have been able to teach the children about the Christian faith and deepen their knowledge of the Bible. We have been extremely grateful to Jenny Taylor, Penny Runnalls and Rachel Newton who have been leading these ministries and the wider team of volunteer teachers and helpers.

CONNECT/UNITED. Beginning in April 2023, we were pleased to re-launch our ministry to teenagers at CCT under the leadership of Sarah Broady. Connect is a group for 11-14yearolds, typically meeting during the Sunday morning service and covering a wide range of topics and Bible passages aimed at deepening the understanding of Christianity and faith within our teenage congregants.

United is for 14-18year-olds and meets on Sunday afternoons for topical discussions around Christianity. These meetings are also hosted at different members’ homes who provide lunches too.

A particular emphasis of these groups is to allow our young people to build good relationships with our adult volunteers, hosts, teachers and helpers. We believe church is a community of people or even a kind of family, and that relationships are vital to spiritual growth and perseverance. We hope that by building good relationships with our young people, they will be encouraged in their own faith-journey and enabled to persevere as they grow-up and mature. In addition to our Sunday programme, we also hosted some social events for them, including a Christmas movie night.

We want to express our gratitude to Sarah Broady in particular who has done an amazing job at launching this ministry, preparing resources, and leading a team.

YOUTH LED SERVICE . As a way to further teach and equip our young people, we also included an opportunity for them to work with the pastor in planning and leading a Sunday morning service. This included the chance to choose themes, songs, and sermon topic, as well as playing the music and leading from the front. We hoped this process helped them think about what our Sunday worship service is all about as well as deepening their appreciation of the more practical elements that go in to creating each service.

SORTED NANO . This is an annual youth conference hosted in London. A few of our young people were able to attend.

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SAFEGUARDING . It continues to be our priority to ensure our children, young people and volunteers are properly safeguarded while involved with our church life. We have continued to conduct DBS checks on all those working with children at CCT and follow our Safeguarding policy.[2] We are extremely grateful to Hannah Martin, our Safeguarding Lead, for her work in this important area.

EVENTS AND PASTORAL CARE

The elders have continued to provide pastoral care for the congregation through visitation and counselling. It has also been encouraging to see how church members have continued to care and support one another too, showing Christ-like love and compassion. We aim to offer a number of opportunities and events through the year to enable the church community to spend time together and build relationships.

GROWTH GROUPS. These are smaller groups in the church meeting in-person on a bi-weekly basis for prayer, support, encouragement, and Bible teaching. We are especially grateful for the team of volunteer leaders who have led these groups. These have been a great encouragement to the members and where we have seen growth in Christian maturity. Looking ahead, we anticipate needing to add more groups in order to better accommodate our growing church.

TEA & TOTS. Our parent and toddler group was hosted mainly in the pastors’ home on a Thursday morning and provides a relaxed opportunity for parents to meet up and their children to play together. Through this ministry it has been encouraging to see parents practically and prayerfully supporting each other.

COFFEE MORNING & PICNICS .

About once a term, Tea and Tots would also host a coffee morning when the wider church family were invited to socialise together. Church is an inter-generational family, so it was great to provide this opportunity for a mix of people to be together. Similarly, in the summertime, we arranged a picnic lunch following a morning service. We encourage participants to bring plenty of food that can also be shared with visitors who may also wish to stay.

Coffee mornings

2 A copy of our Safeguarding Policy is available online: https://www.christchurchtilehurst.org.uk/whats-on/events/children-youth/

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Picnic, June 2023

SUMMER FEST . A particular highlight was a musical event in September 2023 called Summer Fest hosted at Westwood Farm School. The event included live music, face painting, a bouncy castle, collective worship, carnival-style games, a prayer tent, and even an ice-cream van. It was a brilliant day of fun and fellowship for all the family. We were also glad to welcome along several visitors and family members as well.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EVANGELISM AND MISSION

Sharing the message of Jesus Christ has remained a key priority for the church during this year and we have been encouraged by some of the opportunities God has given us. This includes our Sunday morning services when we often receive visitors, some of whom are not Christians, and when we seek to faithfully proclaim the good news about life in Jesus every week.

As well as these services, we can highlight some other key opportunities:

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ASSEMBLIES. Our Pastor Dan has been invited into Westwood Farm School on a few occasions, including Easter, Harvest and Christmas. These have been great opportunities to meet staff and pupils and share a Christian message in the school. This contact sometimes leads to other opportunities when Dan has met pupils and their families outside the school setting, strengthening our positive Christian presence in the community.

LIGHT PARTY . Another special event for families this year was a Light Party hosted on Halloween night in 2023. This family event offered a positive alternative to the traditional trick-or-treating and provides a safe and welcoming environment for anyone who feels vulnerable by themselves at home. The hall at Westwood Farm school was specially decorated and various activities, craft and games stations were set up around the room. We had firepits outside, where we all gathered for a short talk about Jesus by Pastor Dan. It was wonderful to welcome many visitors and friends of our church.

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School Fayre - BBQ

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SCHOOL FAYRES. It has been our privilege to support Westwood Farm School at their annual fund-raising fayres by running a BBQ. We have really enjoyed getting to meet lots of people in our community through these events but also in being able to serve as part of a team together.

TORCH. We have been pleased to continue with our support and involvement with the Torch Help hub, whose work has continued to grow and expand in the Reading area. Torch has provided us with some brilliant opportunities for reaching out to people we could not have otherwise met. Torch has a strong and clear Christian ethos and have earned a good reputation with local authorities, social prescribers and other organisations. A few of our Torch clients have now started attending church regularly and exploring the Christian faith for themselves and one was also baptised, which was very encouraging for us. We also offer regular financial support to the work.

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GOOD NEWS FOR TILEHURST MAGAZINE. We have been very glad to continue producing another Easter and Christmas edition of our community magazine. This was a high quality, professionally produced 20+ page magazine. The contents included articles from the pastor and personal stories from our church members, connecting their life experiences and faith in relatable ways. There were activities for children, recipes, games and information on resources and organisations offering help, such as Torch Help Hub and Christians Against Poverty (CAP). We are especially grateful to Sarah Broady, one of our members, who worked on the design and layout for the magazine. Each magazine was delivered by our members to around 5000 homes in our area. The magazine has been well received by the community and our members have been encouraged by the opportunities it has given them to build connections with their neighbours.

‘CHRISTIANITY EXPLORED’ & ‘321 COURSE’ . We have been very encouraged by a few people who have sought to investigate Christianity through these two courses. Through video presentations, Bible studies and set questions, these courses provide participants with an interactive and informal opportunity to discover the good news about Jesus for themselves.

PRO-LIFE WORK. Pastor Dan Dwelly has been active among a local network of Christian prolife supporters who have conducted some educational outreach in the Reading town centre. Using poster boards, displays and literature, the team seeks to initiate conversations with the public about abortion with a view to changing opinion and sharing the good news about Jesus. There are often great conversations, when some have changed their mind or been challenged to think more about this topic. Others have taken information for post-abortion support having suffered trauma or know others who have suffered in the wake of an abortion. Though some oppose this work, we are often struck by the many who express support and appreciation for our efforts too.

MISSIONS & AID. We have also continued to financially support and pray for a number of overseas missionaries in India, Italy, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. We have continued to pray and support aid and outreach in the Ukraine after the outbreak of war there. A special highlight for us was welcoming Svitlana and Alina (pictured) who work with Central Eurasian Partners. They

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shared about some of their work reaching people in war-torn Ukraine, often at great risk to their own personal safety. We are also continuing with our weekly donation box for Norcot Pantry, which is a project of Faith Christian Group’s ReadiFood Food Banks and hosted by Norcot Mission Church.

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VOLUNTEERS

The elders and trustees would like to thank all our volunteers who work incredibly hard to make CCT a welcoming and supportive Christian community. We believe the church is like a body, with different members providing different gifts and abilities and it has been fantastic to see them serving each other with these gifts. We would especially like to thank Mrs Hannah Martin, our Safeguarding Lead, Mr Louie Over, our Church Treasurer, and Jan Broady and Keith Munday, our Health and Safety team.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The church is supported through the generous voluntary giving of its members and congregants.

The trustees have implemented a policy of maintaining a balance of unrestricted funds greater than or equal to approximately three months of operating costs for the charity, wherever possible. This is designed to support the ongoing operation of the charity in the event of fluctuations in donation income, upon which the charity relies. Three months is considered sufficient time for the trustees to identify an enduring decline in giving and take action to control costs or generate income as required.

As at 31 March 2024 the charity’s general unrestricted funds stood at £72,916 .

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DECLARATION

This annual report has been prepared by the trustees and approved by them. Signed on behalf of the Trustees:

SIGNED:

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Daniel Dwelly Graham Newton FULL NAME: Elder/Trustee Elder/Trustee POSITION:

DATE: 14 Jan 2025

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APPENDIX 1

After our move to more intentional consideration of baptizing children (under 16 years) at CCT, the elders believed it was necessary to create an ‘associate membership’ for CCT so that baptised believing children can also formally join the church.

There is no age requirement stated in the Constitution or Handbook for members. The Church Constitution states the following regarding eligible members:

[9.1.1] Membership of the Church is open to anyone who professes the Christian faith in accordance with the Doctrinal Basis of Faith, has satisfied such other requirements as have been specified in the Church Handbook and who in his or her application for membership has indicated his or her agreement to become a member and to accept the duty of members set out in clause 9.3.

The Constitution also includes a section on allowing ‘Informal or associate (non-voting) membership’ ([9.5]). It states that:

[9.5.1] The Church Handbook may contain provisions for associate or other classes of non-voting membership, and may set out the rights and obligations of any such members, and the conditions for admission to, and termination of membership of any such class of members.

[9.5.2] Other references in this constitution to “members” and “membership” do not apply to non-voting members, and non-voting members do not qualify as members for any purpose under the Charities Acts, General Regulations or Dissolution Regulations.

Hitherto, there were no explicit conditions included in the Handbook for “associate or other classes of non-voting membership” and so we decided to make an amendment to the Handbook in order to create a new associate membership .

With such a provision, we have proposed that children who profess faith and are baptised should be put forward for associate membership at a members’ meeting nearest to the date after their baptism. In this way, they can be affirmed as members of Christ’s Church but, as people under 16 years, not expected to assume responsibility for our charity obligations which are bound up in our normal membership. At the age of 16, we would seek consent of the associate member to become a normal member of the church and therefore responsible for our charitable obligations as stated in the Constitution and Handbook.

As associate members, they are encouraged to be active members of the church and treated as such. We will also seek support from their parents or guardian in their ongoing discipleship. They are also encouraged to participate at the table of the Lord’s Supper with the rest of the church family.

The following clauses have been included after section 2.1 of the Handbook:

2.2. Associate Membership

In accordance with section 9.5 of the Constitution, this Handbook makes provision for an associate membership. The intention of this provision is mainly to include

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children under 18 years of age but might also be applied to others who may not be suitable for normal formal membership, such as students or missionaries.

2.2.1. Duties and limitations of associate membership

In accordance with section 9.5 of the Constitution, associate members will be non-voting and do not qualify as members for any purpose under the Charities Acts, General Regulations or Dissolution Regulations. They will not be counted as part of the quorate for Church Business Meetings or expected to attend meetings.

They will be regarded as Christian members of this local church and benefit from its pastoral care. They are expected to take an active part in the Christian life and worship of the fellowship consistent with the stipulations of 2.1.3 of the Handbook and as far as is appropriate.

2.2.2. Eligibility

Associate membership is open to anyone who professes the Christian faith in accordance with the Doctrinal Basis of Faith, has satisfied such other requirements as have been specified in the Church Handbook, and who has indicated his or her agreement to become an associate member, accepting the duties and limitations of that membership set out in clause 2.2.1.

The Church will seek the support and guidance of parents and guardians of associate members under the age of 18 in a way that compliments and respects parental authority, taking into consideration our Safeguarding responsibilities and duty of care as well as any legal boundaries.

2.2.3. Admission procedure

A person may apply to any one of the Elders to become an associate member of the Church. Following an interview, if the application is approved by the Elders then the application shall be put to the members at a Church Business Meeting for approval.

2.2.4 . Termination of associate membership will be in accordance with 2.1.7 and 2.1.8.

Also, to amend clause 2.1.6 to read:

A written register shall be maintained of all Church members and associate members.

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CONTENTS

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Charity Trustees

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT

AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

AIMS

OBJECTIVES

ACHEIVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

WORSHIP AND PRAYER

YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S WORK

EVENTS AND PASTORAL CARE

COFFEE MORNING & PICNICS .

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EVANGELISM AND MISSION

School Fayre - BBQ

VOLUNTEERS

FINANCIAL REVIEW

DECLARATION

APPENDIX 1

2.2. Associate Membership

2.2.1. Duties and limitations of associate membership

2.2.2. Eligibility

2.2.3. Admission procedure

2.2.4 . Termination of associate membership will be in accordance with 2.1.7 and 2.1.8.