# **Trustees Report on Christian Life Fellowship - Medway**
## **For 2022**
## **On behalf of the Trustees of Christian Life Fellowship – Medway**
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## **Contents**
Introduction.........................................................3 Main active components in 2022.........................3 Highlights of 2022................................................7 Major Challenges in 2022....................................8 Partnership Organisations and Ministries.............8 CFMT corporate goals and activities for 2022......9 Christian Life Fellowship - Medway Board of Trustees and Medway Ministerial Team..............10 About Christian Life Fellowship - Medway..........11
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## **Introduction**
This document has been prepared for the Charity Commission as well as the Trustees and members of Christian Life Fellowship (CLF) – Medway (CLF – Medway) as an end of year report detailing its activities and operations throughout the year of 2022 as outlined in the following information:
- Main active components in 2022
- Highlights of the year 2022
- Major Challenges in 2022
- Partnership organisations and ministries
- Corporate goals and activities for 2022
- Christian Life Fellowship - Medway Ministerial team and Board of Trustees
- About Christian Life Fellowship - Medway
## **Main active components in 2022**
Following on from 2022, we as a trusteeship would like to acknowledge the difficult and challenging year that 2022 was following the passing of Minister and former Chair of Trustees Olu Oyerinde in July.
We extend our humble condolences to his wife and children Tola, Aaron and Hannah for this great loss. He will be truly missed. Also, we remember our member Samantha Georgiou whom we lost in June. Our love prayers and
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condolences are extended to her husband Peter Georgiou for this great loss.
Not forgetting those who have lost loved ones over this year and we continue to extend our love and support as a trusteeship to each one effected wherever we can and however we can.
Throughout 2022- Our services were hybrid, meaning they were both face to face and online, using Zoom, YouTube, and Facebook as our online platforms.
During 2022 we continued to deliberately make strides in establishing, pursuing and actioning our mission (F.I.N.D - Family, Invitation, Networking and Discipleship - “a family multicultural church to the hundreds”) as well as fulfil both our corporate and local vision (i.e. corporate vision: “Kingdom Impact” and local vision: and “Being ready for Christ’s return”) through our main active components and activities as outlined later in the highlights of the year.
These main active components of CLF - Medway in 2022 were: Outreach, discipleship, fellowship, prayer and special services as outlined below:
## **Decentralisation Activities**
Since 1[st] January 2017 CLF - Medway have been officially decentralised from CLF Global (CLF) – which also includes City Faith Ministries Trust (CFMT) and for the purposes of this report any
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reference to CLF will also include CFMT as they are the same entity), meaning that we are no longer financially and administratively dependant on CFMT’s central funds or head office.
CLF - Medway, in addition to all existing CLF churches and ministries became responsible for their own administrative legal, financial and affairs, whilst remaining within the CLF family of churches and ministries. CFMT continue to act as CLF – Medway’s umbrella charity.
CLF - Medway met the following criteria in order to be recognised as a church decentralised from CFMT and continue to operate under the following:
- 1.Recognise the apostolic leadership of the Senior Eldership in the UK and are willing to submit to their leadership as outlined in CFMT’s constitution.
- 2.Acknowledge their membership of CLF on their website, letterheads, formal documents and include the CLF name in all their publicity.
- 3.Have their own pastor(s) and are submitted to the CLF Eldership in the UK and their delegated officers worldwide.
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- 4.Are financially responsible for all their affairs and are willing to fulfil their financial obligations to CLF worldwide:
- A recommended 10% of tithes from local Churches in the UK to be sent to Head office annually (details of this are noted within our accounts for 2018)
- 5.Have a formal membership of 20-35 or more adults. Formal members of a CLF Church are those members who have completed CLF’s membership orientation course and have received the right-hand of fellowship.
## **Outreach**
2022 we continued with our Throughout emphasis both collectively and individually within the corporate vision for the year “Advancing the kingdom of God”. This emphasised being Kingdom minded in all aspects of our daily lives. Focusing our mindset and purpose in reaching out to our community and to those in our life circles through sharing the gospel of Jesus.
During the summer of 2022, we reached out to the community partnering with the Street Angels and assisting and giving out food offering support and sharing the gospel through street evangelism.
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## **Discipleship**
In conjunction with our outreach emphasis and in obedience to the need to make disciples in accordance with New Testament doctrine, the following initiatives/ministries continued to help facilitate discipleship:
- Cell Groups: A gathering of at least two people, designed to teach the Bible and personalise an individual’s Christian faith and development with the purpose that the groups multiply over time. Four cell groups functioned in 2022, namely a church plant cell, a youth cell, a men’s cell and an ‘End Times’ cell.
- Bible Studies: Dedicated personal study of the scriptures usually either online to a large group, one to one or in pairs and these were run online throughout 2022. Two bible study groups functioned in 2021.
- Youth Group: A dedicated group for children aged 11 and above designed to equip young people with their development as a Christian in today’s society. The group met 2 Sundays a month throughout.
- Marriage Forum: Bi-monthly meetings for all married couples, coordinated and led by different married couples in the church, designed to enrich and nurture marriages as well as provide a forum for open and frank
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## discussion and input.
- Parents Forum: During 2022 we held our first parent’s forum designed to enrich and nurture the relationship between parents and children as well as provide a forum for open and frank discussion and input.
The following ministries, birthed by individual members within the church, continued to operate in 2022:
- Revelation Hour: On-line topical discussion and awareness forum
- Football Ministry: Men’s pastoral care and mentorship group – Functioned on a pastoral level to support team members virtually and by Phone.
## **Fellowship**
To continue our emphasis to help develop relationships and to help cultivate a family spirit, we continued to hold regular fellowships throughout the year both in church members homes and at our church address.
During 2022 we held the below fellowship events:
## Fellowship lunch
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- Fellowship BBQ
- Men’s Fellowship
- Women’s Fellowship
- Father and children’s day out
- Mother and children’s day out
- Christmas Party
- Family fun day out (Postponed)
- Married Men’s group (Postponed)
## **Prayer**
We continued to have our monthly half night prayer events across the United Kingdom (UK) online from 10:30pm – 02:00am. We also joined various special prayer events, with some of our leaders facilitating and hosting the events with other leaders from across the UK CLF family network.
Our local daily 5am morning prayer meetings for half an hour continued throughout the year.
## **Special Services**
We held a few special services during 2022, namely:
- Thanksgiving services
- Watch Night Service (We joined the churches across the UK and overseas (online) to have a CLF wide EMBRACE service in 2022).
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We also had our first ever Healing service that took place in the month of November which was a huge success.
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## **Highlights of 2022**
The highlights of 2022 are those achievements and activities that we felt underpinned the mission and vision of CLF Medway during that year. These included:
- Enhancing our online services and streaming on YouTube and Facebook in addition to Zoom
- Continued daily morning local prayer meetings.
- Guest speakers –Pastor Alison and Pastor John
- Marriage Forums (every two months)
- Joint CLF anniversary service March 2022
- Marriage Fellowships February 2022
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- Continued partnering with Gillingham Street Angels and providing financial support.
- Women’s Fellowship May 2022.
- Men’s Fellowship February 2022.
- Christmas Fellowship/Party December 2022.
- Joint Embrace Watch Night Service December 2022
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## **Major Challenges in 2022**
The loss of Olu Oyerinde and Samantha Georgiou, Numerical growth, and securing our own building were our main challenges in 2022 as outlined below.
## **Loss of our Members**
We were deeply saddened by the loss of Olu Oyerinde who was not only a husband and father but a Youth Pastor, a Minister, Trustee, and a friend. As previously mentioned, he will be truly missed, and we pray for continued strength and comfort for his wife and children Tola, Aaron and Hannah during this time.
In addition, we lost our dear member and sister Samantha Georgiou who was a wife and friend. As previously mentioned, we pray for continued strength and comfort for her husband Peter Georgiou.
## **Numerical Growth**
Attendance at our Sunday services during 2022 was on average approximately 30-35 people made up of approximately 18-20 adults and 2022 children. As our services were hybrid (both face to face and online) attendance fluctuated weekly. We have continued to address this through outreach, personal invitations, and prayer.
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## **Building challenge**
During early 2017, we were informed by Medway council that our current venue, Hook Meadow Community Centre, was due to be knocked down and replaced by residential flats, subject to local consultation and building regulatory procedures.
No further updates were received from Medway council between 2018 and 2022 and we have continued to assess our finances and give consideration to financing a building of our own. We have investigated and approached lenders for some preliminary quotes to find out what options we have with regards to a mortgage on a property.
As a leadership team, where possible, we continued to actively look at potential buildings as well as encouraged our members to look also. This is to specifically serve our ministry needs in the area of Medway and consideration has been given to potential investment properties also.
## **Partnership Organisations and Ministries**
In addition to CLF –Medway’s initiatives and activities, we continued to support and partner with the following organisations in conjunction with our mission:
## St Philips & St James Church
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- Emmaus Church
- Medway Youth Together
- Medway Foodbank
- Gillingham Street Angels
## **City Faith Ministries Trust corporate goals and activities for 2022**
CFMT’s aim was to continue in its commitment to church development, church planting, ministries, missions and leadership development and its main emphasis for 2022 was “Advancing the Kingdom of God _”._
CLF - Medway were encouraged to contextualise this emphasis locally.
## **Other areas of corporate goals and activity**
CFMT Special Services:
- Anniversary weekend in March
- Daughters of the King April
- International Pastors and Ministers Meeting
- Men, Women, and Youth events
- Marriage Seminars
- School of Evangelism throughout the year
- Apostolic Summits in the UK
- CLTI (Bible School) Christian Discipleship Course and Ministerial Training Course throughout the year in the UK, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Kenya
- Missions to Sierra Leone, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and Ghana
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## **CLF Medway Board of Trustees and Ministerial Team**
## **CLF Medway Board of Trustees**
The Board of Trustees are responsible for all the legal and financial administration of the charity that CLF - Medway is registered under. They are the final authority for the Trust when it comes to legal and financial decisions. The current board of Trustees consist of:
- Nickelas Thompson – Chair of Trustees
- Jean-Marc Aka-Kadjo – Trustee
- Lynette Umeadi – Trustee
- Meka Umeadi – Trustee
- Ozioma Onochie – Trustee
Nickelas Thompson was elected as the new Chair of trustees in place of Olu Oyerinde.
## **The Ministerial Team**
The Ministerial Team is responsible for the spiritual and administrative oversight of CLF - Medway with all its functional components. They act as the final authority with regards to spiritual matters and work alongside the Trustees of CLF - Medway to ensure proper governance in an ex officio capacity. The Ministerial Team as at 31[st] December 2022 are:
- Nickelas Thompson – Pastor
- Meka Umeadi – Pastor
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- Jean-Marc Aka-Kadjo
- Lynette Umeadi
- Melanie Thompson
- Ozioma Onochie
- Marcia Aka-Kadjo
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## **About CLF Medway**
F.I.N.D CLF – MEDWAY is a family church and registered charity committed to serving the community, inspired by our faith in Jesus Christ and a desire to live and share the good news of our faith with our community.
We are a non-denominational Church and a member of the Evangelical Alliance (UK).
## **Our Mission**
F.I.N.D CLF-MEDWAY represents our name and our mission.
The word “F.I.N.D” is also an acronym, representing who we are and what we stand for. It has the following meaning:
F = Family (Love, identity & ownership) I = Invitation (Community & outreach) N = Networking (Support & inter-dependence) D = Discipleship (Christlikeness & right-living)
The scripture that underpins our mission is:
‘Proverbs 8:35 - For those who find me find life and receive favor from the LORD.’
As part of our mission, we are a ’Family multicultural church to the hundreds’.
## **Our Vision**
Our vision is “Being ready for Jesus’ return”.
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## **Our core values.**
Our core values are those ideals we are unwilling to compromise as we fulfil our purpose. They are derived from our mission and embrace the following:
- Being disciples of Jesus Christ as the central focus.
- Loving God whole heartedly.
- Serving people unconditionally.
- Healthy family lifestyles.
- Servanthood and kindness.
- Commitment to biblical truth and discipleship.
- Personal accountability and responsibility.
- Evangelism and missions oriented.
- A worshipping and prayerful community.
- The pursuit of God’s kingdom as priority.
## **Our Strategy**
Our strategy speaks to us of how we pursue and fulfil our mission and vision. We pursue our vision through a commitment to:
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## 1.Prayer and the word of God
## 2.Evangelism and missions
- 3.Planting and establishing local Churches - the local Church is God's answer to world evangelism. Strong, healthy and large local Churches.
## 4.Cell groups within each Church
- 5.Membership Development Program (MDP) including CLTI - being rigorous and deliberate in how we develop our members over a seven-stage process:
- Stage 1 – New Believers Course
- Stage 2 – New Members Orientation Course
- Stage 3 – Spiritual Maturity Course and Christian Discipleship Course
- Stage 4 – Ministry Orientation for Church Workers
- Stage 5 – Leadership Orientation course
- Stage 6 – Ministerial Training course
- Stage 7 – Ordination Process
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## **Final Account - FY 2022**
|**2022 Final Account**
**Income**
Tithes & Ofering
Other Income
Other Income - Loan
Gift Aid
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Pastorial Expenses - Car & Fuel
Pastorial Expenses - Other
Direct Service Costs
**Depreciation**
Honorarium
Insurance
Service Rental Costs
Software Licence
Other Costs
Other Costs - Loan
Media
Head Ofce Cost
**Total Expenditure**
**Net Surplus/(Defcit)**|**2022**
**2021**
31,280 33,955
1,602 2,393
2,140 -
- 2,732|
|---|---|
||**35,022 39,081**|
||2,361 1,335
799 207
4,000 4,847
5,425 2,287
1,800 -
913 354
4,754 1,607
1,216 1,010
14,451 15,047
4,790 -
3,586 2,956
6,902 8,354|
||**50,996 38,004**|
||**- 15,975 1,077**
20%
23%|
**% Change** -8% -33% #DIV/0! -100%
**-10%**
77% 286% -17% 137% #DIV/0! 158% 196% 20% -4% #DIV/0! 21% -17% 34% **-1584%**
## **Final Account - FY 2022**
**2022 Final Account**
## **Asset**
## **Fixed Asset**
Computer (MAC Laptop) Equipment **Current Asset** Bank & Cash
## **Total Asset**
## **Liability**
**Long-Term Liability** Funds Overseen by Trustees Accrued Expenses Depreciation (Amount falling more than a year)
**Current Liability** Depreciation (Amount falling within a year)
## **Total Liability**
**2022**
466 20,091
40,560
## **61,117**
40,560 - 15,133
5,425
**61,117**
|**Final Account - FY 2020**
**Management Accounts - CLF**|**Final Account - FY 2020**
**Management Accounts - CLF**|
|---|---|
|**2022 Final Account**
**Period**|**January**
2883
0
0
0|
|**Snapshot**||
|**Income**
Tithes & Ofering
Other Income
Other Income - Loan
Gift Aid
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Pastorial Salaries
Pastorial Expenses - Car & Fuel
Pastorial Expenses - Other
Missions
Branch Admininistration
Direct Service Costs
Depreciation
Honorarium
Insurance
Service Rental Costs
Software Licence
Software Training
Capital Expenditure
Other Costs
Other Cost - Loan
Media
Departmental
Head Ofce Cost
**Total Expenditure**
**Explainers**
**Net Surplus/(Defcit)**
**% of Net S/(D)to Income**||
||**2,883**|
||0
-35
-170
0
0
-533
0
0
-167
-411
-19
0
0
-550
0
-165
0
0|
||**(2,050)**|
||**833**
**29%**|
|**Medway**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**February**|**March**||**April**||**May**||
|2456.1||3037.41||3090.77||2430.37|
|0||-110.1||0||0|
|0||0||0||0|
|0||0||0||0|
|**2,456**||**2,927**||**3,091**||**2,430**|
|0||0||0||0|
|-116||-129||-101||-133|
|-629||0||0||0|
|0||0||0||0|
|0||0||0||0|
|-373||-71||-320||-266|
|0||0||0||0|
|0||-500||0||0|
|0||0||0||-746|
|0||-384||-681||0|
|-19||-19||-19||-346|
|0||0||0||0|
|0||0||0||0|
|-505||-469||-2,361||-1,008|
|-950||0||0||-1,800|
|-187||-373||-156||-552|
|0||0||0||0|
|0||0||0||-4,000|
|**(2,778)**||**(1,945)**||**(3,638)**||**(8,850)**|
|**(322)**||**982**||**(547)**||**(6,420)**|
|**-13%**||**34%**||**-18%**||**-264%**|
|**June**||**July**||**August**||**September**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||2328.18||2063.88||2394.86|3165.71|
||63.16||109.51||1500|0|
||1800||0||0|0|
||0||0||0|0|
||**4,191**||**2,173**||**3,895**|**3,166**|
||0||0||0|0|
||-375||-405||-167|-105|
||0||0||0|0|
||0||0||0|0|
||0||0||0|0|
||-167||-449||-329|-211|
||0||0||0|0|
||-500||0||-500|0|
||0||0||0|0|
||-292||-292||-1,239|0|
||-451||-19||-182|-19|
||0||0||0|0|
||0||0||0|0|
||-4,684||-411||-1,865|-627|
||0||0||0|0|
||-191||-537||-37|-37|
||0||0||0|0|
||-520||0||0|-912|
||**(7,179)**||**(2,112)**||**(4,318)**|**(1,911)**|
||**(2,988)**||**61**||**(423)**|**1,255**|
||**-71%**||**3%**||**-11%**|**40%**|
|**October**||**November**|**December**|**Gross Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||2627.23|2220.84|2581.68|**31,280**|
||39|0|0|**1,602**|
||0|0|340|**2,140**|
||0|0|0|**-**|
||**2,666**|**2,221**|**2,922**|**35,022**|
||0|0|0|**0**|
||-432|-239|-124|**(2,361)**|
||0|0|0|**(799)**|
||0|0|0|**0**|
||0|0|0|**0**|
||-613|-55|-613|**(4,000)**|
||0|0|0|**0**|
||0|0|-300|**(1,800)**|
||0|0|0|**(913)**|
||-393|-396|-667|**(4,754)**|
||-19|-19|-86|**(1,216)**|
||0|0|0|**0**|
||0|0|0|**0**|
||-407|-460|-1,105|**(14,451)**|
||0|-2,040|0|**(4,790)**|
||-130|-322|-901|**(3,586)**|
||0|0|0|**0**|
||0|0|-1,470|**(6,902)**|
||**(1,994)**|**(3,531)**|**(5,266)**|**(45,572)**|
||**673**|**(1,310)**|**(2,344)**|**(10,550)**|
||**25%**|**-59%**|**-80%**|**-30%**|
**Final Account - FY 2022**
2022 Final Account
B/F Balance Cash Inflow Cash Outflow Net Cashflow Surplus/(Deficit) _Adjustment Subtotal_ Account B Closing Balance (Bank Stmt) (A+B) _**Balance as at 31 Dec 2022**_
Check
|**2022**|**2021**||
|---|---|---|
|**£**|**£**||
|50,770|64,851|-22%|
|35,022|39,081|-10%|
|(49,804)|(53,419)|-7%|
|35,988|50,512|-29%|
|0|258|-100%|
|35,988|50,770|-29%|
|4,573|3,363||
|40,560|54,133|-25%|
|**40,560**|||
||**Fixed A**
**Computer Equipment**
**F**
443 -
- 17,703
- -
(443) (1,844)
**- 15,859**
**F**
- 15,859
- 4,232
- -
-(5,425)
**- 14,666**|
|---|---|
|**Description**||
|||
|Opening
Addition
Disposal
Depreciation
Closing||
|||
|Opening
Addition
Disposal
Depreciation
Closing||
**Asset Register Furniture & Fittings Other Assets Total FY 2021** - - **443** - - **17,703** - - **-** - - (2,287) **- - 15,859 FY 2022** - - **15,859** - - **4,232** - - **-** - - (5,425) **- - 14,666**
S/No.
## **Date of Purchase**
2021
2021
**03/29/2022 04/29/2022 06/13/2022 12/07/2022**
## **Description**
Camp Tent
## Streaming Equipments
'4753 06DEC22 , SP ESSENTIALPHOTO , BRIERLEY HILL GB
|**Cost**|**Depreciation **|**In-Year Depreciation**|
|---|---|---|
|£699.89|£466.59|£233.30|
|£17,702.52|£368.80|£4,425.63|
|£1,257.00|£419.00|£314.25|
|£350.00|£116.67|£77.78|
|£2,165.00|£721.67|£360.83|
|£459.99|£153.33|£12.78|
|£22,634.40|£2,246.06|£5,424.57|
## **Closing Balance**
£233.30
£11,432.89
£942.75
£272.22
£1,804.17
£447.21
£15,132.54
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**10/10/2022** POS **10/10/2022** C/L **12/06/2022** POS **12/14/2022** POS **12/20/2022** DPC
## **Description**
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|**Value**|**Balance**|**Rec**|**Account Descriptions**|
|---|---|---|---|
|-306.3|49566.87|Event|Pastorial Expenses - Other|
|-525|51469.43|Event|Other Cost|
|-60|51168.93|Event|Other Cost|
|-176|51050.25|Event|Other Cost|
|-34|51016.25|Event|Other Cost|
|-20.2|51005.62|Event|Other Cost|
|-3.15|51002.47|Event|Other Cost|
|-22.3|50980.17|Event|Other Cost|
|-23.9|50956.27|Event|Other Cost|
|-8|50948.27|Event|Other Cost|
|-13.65|50934.62|Event|Other Cost|
|-6.3|50928.32|Event|Other Cost|
|-11.3|50917.02|Event|Other Cost|
|-58.35|50858.67|Event|Other Cost|
|-96.55|50762.12|Event|Other Cost|
|-18.45|50743.67|Event|Other Cost|
|-2|50741.67|Event|Other Cost|
|-83.2|50658.47|Event|Other Cost|
|-58|50600.47|Event|Other Cost|
|-4.25|50596.22|Event|Other Cost|
|-117.55|50478.67|Event|Other Cost|
|-3|50473.42|Event|Other Cost|
|-4.55|50468.87|Event|Other Cost|
|-79.55|50389.32|Event|Other Cost|
|-18.15|50371.17|Event|Other Cost|
|-180|44151.72|Event|Other Cost|
|-15|44136.72|Event|Other Cost|
|-330|43806.72|Event|Other Cost|
|-9|43735.81|Event|Other Cost|
|-2|43733.81|Event|Other Cost|
|-45|43687.81|Event|Other Cost|
|-158|39473.39|Event|Other Cost|
|-159|39314.39|Event|Other Cost|
|-54.4|39259.99|Event|Other Cost|
|-17.1|39242.89|Event|Other Cost|
|-21|39221.89|Event|Other Cost|
|-5|39216.89|Event|Other Cost|
|-1.4|39215.49|Event|Other Cost|
|-2.2|39213.29|Event|Other Cost|
|-250.54|38917.49|Event|Other Cost|
|-2.5|38914.99|Event|Other Cost|
|-55.7|38859.29|Event|Other Cost|
|-431.64|38427.65|Event|Software Licence|
|-46.55|38381.1|Event|Other Cost|
|-265.5|38251.6|Event|Other Cost|
|54|39115.79||Tithes & Ofering|
|200|39310.83||Tithes & Ofering|
|5|39126.11||Tithes & Ofering|
|30|39156.11||Tithes & Ofering|
|150|39249.6||Tithes & Ofering|
|-108.19|37705.36|Event|Other Cost|
|-19.99|39172.18|Event|Direct Service Cost|
|-9.25|39343.91||Direct Service Cost|
|-49.14|39294.77||Direct Service Cost|
|-260|39034.77||Direct Service Cost|
|-41.3|38860.49|Direct Service Cost|
|---|---|---|
|-50|38690.49|Direct Service Cost|
|-150|37517.41|Other Cost|
|-410.4|34591.64|Other Cost|
|-83.81|35085.04|Other Cost|
|**Months**|**vlookup**|**Value 2**|
|---|---|---|
|February|Pastorial Expenses - OtherFebruary|-306.3|
|April|Other CostApril|-525|
|April|Other CostApril|-60|
|April|Other CostApril|-176|
|April|Other CostApril|-34|
|April|Other CostApril|-20.2|
|April|Other CostApril|-3.15|
|April|Other CostApril|-22.3|
|April|Other CostApril|-23.9|
|April|Other CostApril|-8|
|April|Other CostApril|-13.65|
|April|Other CostApril|-6.3|
|April|Other CostApril|-11.3|
|April|Other CostApril|-58.35|
|April|Other CostApril|-96.55|
|April|Other CostApril|-18.45|
|April|Other CostApril|-2|
|April|Other CostApril|-83.2|
|April|Other CostApril|-58|
|April|Other CostApril|-4.25|
|April|Other CostApril|-117.55|
|April|Other CostApril|-3|
|April|Other CostApril|-4.55|
|April|Other CostApril|-79.55|
|April|Other CostApril|-18.15|
|May|Other CostMay|-180|
|May|Other CostMay|-15|
|May|Other CostMay|-330|
|May|Other CostMay|-9|
|May|Other CostMay|-2|
|May|Other CostMay|-45|
|June|Other CostJune|-158|
|June|Other CostJune|-159|
|June|Other CostJune|-54.4|
|June|Other CostJune|-17.1|
|June|Other CostJune|-21|
|June|Other CostJune|-5|
|June|Other CostJune|-1.4|
|June|Other CostJune|-2.2|
|June|Other CostJune|-250.54|
|June|Other CostJune|-2.5|
|June|Other CostJune|-55.7|
|June|Software LicenceJune|-431.64|
|June|Other CostJune|-46.55|
|June|Other CostJune|-265.5|
|August|Tithes & Ofering August|54|
|August|Tithes & Ofering August|200|
|August|Tithes & Ofering August|5|
|August|Tithes & Ofering August|30|
|August|Tithes & Ofering August|150|
|September|Other CostSeptember|-108.19|
|October|Direct Service CostOctober|-19.99|
|October|Direct Service CostOctober|-9.25|
|October|Direct Service CostOctober|-49.14|
|October|Direct Service CostOctober|-260|
|October|Direct Service CostOctober|-41.3|
|---|---|---|
|October|Direct Service CostOctober|-50|
|December|Other CostDecember|-150|
|December|Other CostDecember|-410.4|
|December|Other CostDecember|-83.81|
## **Account Name**
## **Account Number**
CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464
CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464 CHRISTIAN LIFE FEL 600837-65240464
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# **Trustees Report on Christian Life Fellowship - Medway**
## **For 2022**
## **On behalf of the Trustees of Christian Life Fellowship – Medway**
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## **Contents**
Introduction.........................................................3 Main active components in 2022.........................3 Highlights of 2022................................................7 Major Challenges in 2022....................................8 Partnership Organisations and Ministries.............8 CFMT corporate goals and activities for 2022......9 Christian Life Fellowship - Medway Board of Trustees and Medway Ministerial Team..............10 About Christian Life Fellowship - Medway..........11
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## **Introduction**
This document has been prepared for the Charity Commission as well as the Trustees and members of Christian Life Fellowship (CLF) – Medway (CLF – Medway) as an end of year report detailing its activities and operations throughout the year of 2022 as outlined in the following information:
- Main active components in 2022
- Highlights of the year 2022
- Major Challenges in 2022
- Partnership organisations and ministries
- Corporate goals and activities for 2022
- Christian Life Fellowship - Medway Ministerial team and Board of Trustees
- About Christian Life Fellowship - Medway
## **Main active components in 2022**
Following on from 2022, we as a trusteeship would like to acknowledge the difficult and challenging year that 2022 was following the passing of Minister and former Chair of Trustees Olu Oyerinde in July.
We extend our humble condolences to his wife and children Tola, Aaron and Hannah for this great loss. He will be truly missed. Also, we remember our member Samantha Georgiou whom we lost in June. Our love prayers and
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condolences are extended to her husband Peter Georgiou for this great loss.
Not forgetting those who have lost loved ones over this year and we continue to extend our love and support as a trusteeship to each one effected wherever we can and however we can.
Throughout 2022- Our services were hybrid, meaning they were both face to face and online, using Zoom, YouTube, and Facebook as our online platforms.
During 2022 we continued to deliberately make strides in establishing, pursuing and actioning our mission (F.I.N.D - Family, Invitation, Networking and Discipleship - “a family multicultural church to the hundreds”) as well as fulfil both our corporate and local vision (i.e. corporate vision: “Kingdom Impact” and local vision: and “Being ready for Christ’s return”) through our main active components and activities as outlined later in the highlights of the year.
These main active components of CLF - Medway in 2022 were: Outreach, discipleship, fellowship, prayer and special services as outlined below:
## **Decentralisation Activities**
Since 1[st] January 2017 CLF - Medway have been officially decentralised from CLF Global (CLF) – which also includes City Faith Ministries Trust (CFMT) and for the purposes of this report any
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reference to CLF will also include CFMT as they are the same entity), meaning that we are no longer financially and administratively dependant on CFMT’s central funds or head office.
CLF - Medway, in addition to all existing CLF churches and ministries became responsible for their own administrative legal, financial and affairs, whilst remaining within the CLF family of churches and ministries. CFMT continue to act as CLF – Medway’s umbrella charity.
CLF - Medway met the following criteria in order to be recognised as a church decentralised from CFMT and continue to operate under the following:
- 1.Recognise the apostolic leadership of the Senior Eldership in the UK and are willing to submit to their leadership as outlined in CFMT’s constitution.
- 2.Acknowledge their membership of CLF on their website, letterheads, formal documents and include the CLF name in all their publicity.
- 3.Have their own pastor(s) and are submitted to the CLF Eldership in the UK and their delegated officers worldwide.
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- 4.Are financially responsible for all their affairs and are willing to fulfil their financial obligations to CLF worldwide:
- A recommended 10% of tithes from local Churches in the UK to be sent to Head office annually (details of this are noted within our accounts for 2018)
- 5.Have a formal membership of 20-35 or more adults. Formal members of a CLF Church are those members who have completed CLF’s membership orientation course and have received the right-hand of fellowship.
## **Outreach**
2022 we continued with our Throughout emphasis both collectively and individually within the corporate vision for the year “Advancing the kingdom of God”. This emphasised being Kingdom minded in all aspects of our daily lives. Focusing our mindset and purpose in reaching out to our community and to those in our life circles through sharing the gospel of Jesus.
During the summer of 2022, we reached out to the community partnering with the Street Angels and assisting and giving out food offering support and sharing the gospel through street evangelism.
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## **Discipleship**
In conjunction with our outreach emphasis and in obedience to the need to make disciples in accordance with New Testament doctrine, the following initiatives/ministries continued to help facilitate discipleship:
- Cell Groups: A gathering of at least two people, designed to teach the Bible and personalise an individual’s Christian faith and development with the purpose that the groups multiply over time. Four cell groups functioned in 2022, namely a church plant cell, a youth cell, a men’s cell and an ‘End Times’ cell.
- Bible Studies: Dedicated personal study of the scriptures usually either online to a large group, one to one or in pairs and these were run online throughout 2022. Two bible study groups functioned in 2021.
- Youth Group: A dedicated group for children aged 11 and above designed to equip young people with their development as a Christian in today’s society. The group met 2 Sundays a month throughout.
- Marriage Forum: Bi-monthly meetings for all married couples, coordinated and led by different married couples in the church, designed to enrich and nurture marriages as well as provide a forum for open and frank
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## discussion and input.
- Parents Forum: During 2022 we held our first parent’s forum designed to enrich and nurture the relationship between parents and children as well as provide a forum for open and frank discussion and input.
The following ministries, birthed by individual members within the church, continued to operate in 2022:
- Revelation Hour: On-line topical discussion and awareness forum
- Football Ministry: Men’s pastoral care and mentorship group – Functioned on a pastoral level to support team members virtually and by Phone.
## **Fellowship**
To continue our emphasis to help develop relationships and to help cultivate a family spirit, we continued to hold regular fellowships throughout the year both in church members homes and at our church address.
During 2022 we held the below fellowship events:
## Fellowship lunch
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- Fellowship BBQ
- Men’s Fellowship
- Women’s Fellowship
- Father and children’s day out
- Mother and children’s day out
- Christmas Party
- Family fun day out (Postponed)
- Married Men’s group (Postponed)
## **Prayer**
We continued to have our monthly half night prayer events across the United Kingdom (UK) online from 10:30pm – 02:00am. We also joined various special prayer events, with some of our leaders facilitating and hosting the events with other leaders from across the UK CLF family network.
Our local daily 5am morning prayer meetings for half an hour continued throughout the year.
## **Special Services**
We held a few special services during 2022, namely:
- Thanksgiving services
- Watch Night Service (We joined the churches across the UK and overseas (online) to have a CLF wide EMBRACE service in 2022).
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We also had our first ever Healing service that took place in the month of November which was a huge success.
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## **Highlights of 2022**
The highlights of 2022 are those achievements and activities that we felt underpinned the mission and vision of CLF Medway during that year. These included:
- Enhancing our online services and streaming on YouTube and Facebook in addition to Zoom
- Continued daily morning local prayer meetings.
- Guest speakers –Pastor Alison and Pastor John
- Marriage Forums (every two months)
- Joint CLF anniversary service March 2022
- Marriage Fellowships February 2022
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- Continued partnering with Gillingham Street Angels and providing financial support.
- Women’s Fellowship May 2022.
- Men’s Fellowship February 2022.
- Christmas Fellowship/Party December 2022.
- Joint Embrace Watch Night Service December 2022
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## **Major Challenges in 2022**
The loss of Olu Oyerinde and Samantha Georgiou, Numerical growth, and securing our own building were our main challenges in 2022 as outlined below.
## **Loss of our Members**
We were deeply saddened by the loss of Olu Oyerinde who was not only a husband and father but a Youth Pastor, a Minister, Trustee, and a friend. As previously mentioned, he will be truly missed, and we pray for continued strength and comfort for his wife and children Tola, Aaron and Hannah during this time.
In addition, we lost our dear member and sister Samantha Georgiou who was a wife and friend. As previously mentioned, we pray for continued strength and comfort for her husband Peter Georgiou.
## **Numerical Growth**
Attendance at our Sunday services during 2022 was on average approximately 30-35 people made up of approximately 18-20 adults and 2022 children. As our services were hybrid (both face to face and online) attendance fluctuated weekly. We have continued to address this through outreach, personal invitations, and prayer.
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## **Building challenge**
During early 2017, we were informed by Medway council that our current venue, Hook Meadow Community Centre, was due to be knocked down and replaced by residential flats, subject to local consultation and building regulatory procedures.
No further updates were received from Medway council between 2018 and 2022 and we have continued to assess our finances and give consideration to financing a building of our own. We have investigated and approached lenders for some preliminary quotes to find out what options we have with regards to a mortgage on a property.
As a leadership team, where possible, we continued to actively look at potential buildings as well as encouraged our members to look also. This is to specifically serve our ministry needs in the area of Medway and consideration has been given to potential investment properties also.
## **Partnership Organisations and Ministries**
In addition to CLF –Medway’s initiatives and activities, we continued to support and partner with the following organisations in conjunction with our mission:
## St Philips & St James Church
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- Emmaus Church
- Medway Youth Together
- Medway Foodbank
- Gillingham Street Angels
## **City Faith Ministries Trust corporate goals and activities for 2022**
CFMT’s aim was to continue in its commitment to church development, church planting, ministries, missions and leadership development and its main emphasis for 2022 was “Advancing the Kingdom of God _”._
CLF - Medway were encouraged to contextualise this emphasis locally.
## **Other areas of corporate goals and activity**
CFMT Special Services:
- Anniversary weekend in March
- Daughters of the King April
- International Pastors and Ministers Meeting
- Men, Women, and Youth events
- Marriage Seminars
- School of Evangelism throughout the year
- Apostolic Summits in the UK
- CLTI (Bible School) Christian Discipleship Course and Ministerial Training Course throughout the year in the UK, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Kenya
- Missions to Sierra Leone, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and Ghana
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## **CLF Medway Board of Trustees and Ministerial Team**
## **CLF Medway Board of Trustees**
The Board of Trustees are responsible for all the legal and financial administration of the charity that CLF - Medway is registered under. They are the final authority for the Trust when it comes to legal and financial decisions. The current board of Trustees consist of:
- Nickelas Thompson – Chair of Trustees
- Jean-Marc Aka-Kadjo – Trustee
- Lynette Umeadi – Trustee
- Meka Umeadi – Trustee
- Ozioma Onochie – Trustee
Nickelas Thompson was elected as the new Chair of trustees in place of Olu Oyerinde.
## **The Ministerial Team**
The Ministerial Team is responsible for the spiritual and administrative oversight of CLF - Medway with all its functional components. They act as the final authority with regards to spiritual matters and work alongside the Trustees of CLF - Medway to ensure proper governance in an ex officio capacity. The Ministerial Team as at 31[st] December 2022 are:
- Nickelas Thompson – Pastor
- Meka Umeadi – Pastor
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- Jean-Marc Aka-Kadjo
- Lynette Umeadi
- Melanie Thompson
- Ozioma Onochie
- Marcia Aka-Kadjo
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## **About CLF Medway**
F.I.N.D CLF – MEDWAY is a family church and registered charity committed to serving the community, inspired by our faith in Jesus Christ and a desire to live and share the good news of our faith with our community.
We are a non-denominational Church and a member of the Evangelical Alliance (UK).
## **Our Mission**
F.I.N.D CLF-MEDWAY represents our name and our mission.
The word “F.I.N.D” is also an acronym, representing who we are and what we stand for. It has the following meaning:
F = Family (Love, identity & ownership) I = Invitation (Community & outreach) N = Networking (Support & inter-dependence) D = Discipleship (Christlikeness & right-living)
The scripture that underpins our mission is:
‘Proverbs 8:35 - For those who find me find life and receive favor from the LORD.’
As part of our mission, we are a ’Family multicultural church to the hundreds’.
## **Our Vision**
Our vision is “Being ready for Jesus’ return”.
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## **Our core values.**
Our core values are those ideals we are unwilling to compromise as we fulfil our purpose. They are derived from our mission and embrace the following:
- Being disciples of Jesus Christ as the central focus.
- Loving God whole heartedly.
- Serving people unconditionally.
- Healthy family lifestyles.
- Servanthood and kindness.
- Commitment to biblical truth and discipleship.
- Personal accountability and responsibility.
- Evangelism and missions oriented.
- A worshipping and prayerful community.
- The pursuit of God’s kingdom as priority.
## **Our Strategy**
Our strategy speaks to us of how we pursue and fulfil our mission and vision. We pursue our vision through a commitment to:
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## 1.Prayer and the word of God
## 2.Evangelism and missions
- 3.Planting and establishing local Churches - the local Church is God's answer to world evangelism. Strong, healthy and large local Churches.
## 4.Cell groups within each Church
- 5.Membership Development Program (MDP) including CLTI - being rigorous and deliberate in how we develop our members over a seven-stage process:
- Stage 1 – New Believers Course
- Stage 2 – New Members Orientation Course
- Stage 3 – Spiritual Maturity Course and Christian Discipleship Course
- Stage 4 – Ministry Orientation for Church Workers
- Stage 5 – Leadership Orientation course
- Stage 6 – Ministerial Training course
- Stage 7 – Ordination Process
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