## _**The Gospel Outreach Ministry Hackney Trustees Report 2021/22**_ ## **Aim and purposes** The Gospel Outreach Ministry Hackney (GOMH) has the responsibility of promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. ## **Objectives and Activities** The GOMH is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at St. Matthews. The GOMH maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that are active within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. When planning our activities for the year, the GOMH have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish. Missionary and outreach work. Activities for young people and young adults. ## **Achievements and Performance** ## _Worship and Prayer_ The GOMH offer a range of services during the week and over the course of the year that our community find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. For example, annual anniversary celebration service, evening prayers provide a quiet, intimate and reflective environment for worship whilst opportunities are provided for people to engage in more outgoing worship such as that provided by the teenagers and youth group within our parish. This year we continue to welcome members of our community into our church family following Covid-19 which is sill with us and whilst we recover from the pandemic. Charity Registration No: 1172070 ## **COVID-19** **We have not been able to function following the lockdown implemented in March 2020. We have now resumed our church services, all are welcome to attend our regular services.** **Activity Risk Assessment: We will provide an activity risk assessment to St Matthews Church. Parishioners, members and visitors will be issued with the risk assessment in advance to ensure each person is aware of the measures in place and what we can all do together to stop the spread of the virus.** ## _**Pastoral Care**_ With carefulness, we can now continue to use the hall for fun days. Teaching sessions for adults, teenagers and children are provided weekly. Pastoral care is presently provided in person, social media, telephone calls. ## _**Mission and Evangelism**_ The Mission and Evangelism Committee is to be congratulated on their fund-raising efforts. It is good that these efforts on behalf of others can be combined with opportunities for fellowship. Our Mission and Evangelism program will continue when the lockdown is over and it is safe to do so. ## _**Wellbeing:**_ The GOMH support the community with food donations from Tesco each week. This has continued with social distancing and PPE i.e. Face masks will be provided. ## **Financial Review 2021/22** We are submitting our fourth annual accounts. The accounts will be displayed on the Charity Commission website. ## **Volunteers** We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our church the lively and vibrant community that it has become. In particular we want to mention our Sunday school teachers Vanessa Scott and Julie Simpson who have worked so tirelessly on our behalf, Minister Johnson who has helped us all to understand the church's accounts and its finances, and all members of the GOMH for their valuable contribution to our ministry and for keeping the church running. ## **Structure, governance and management** The GOMH trustees and members are responsible for making decisions on all 8[1] matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the GOMH are to be spent. Charity Registration No: 1172070 Approved by al trustees of the Gospel Outreach Ministry Hackney Place of worship – St Matthews Church, 86 Mount Pleasant Lane, Upper Clapton, London E5 9PN Date: 5th June 2022 – Minister Johnson on behalf of the trustees. Charity Registration No: 1172070 Registered Charity 1172070 The Gospel Outreach Ministry Hackney Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 March 2022 Andy Nee(Iham Accounrfng and Consultlng The Gospel Outreach Ministry Hackney Receipt and Payments account ft*r the year ended 31 March 2022 2022 2021 Recei Donations Other in¢ome 3,875 1.010 3,220 Total Receipts 4,885 3,220 Church rent Council lax assistance Equipment Gifts Legal and professional fees Subscriptions Health and Wellbeing cosls Other supplies 175 1,300 389 159 475 325 43 553 2.791 1,211 Net cash funds forthe period 2,(X)9 resent Cash and bank balance Opening ba]ance Surplus toryear Closing balance 28,904 2,094 30,998 26,895 2,009 28,904 I confimi to the best of my knovAedge arKI belief thal I have male available all books, records, information and explanalions necessary forthe preparation of these a¢¢ounts. The tnjstees ack[￿wledge their responsibility for the preparation of accounts and confim the accuracy ol this Receipts aThJ Payment aGcounts. Signed by one trustee on behalf of all trustees Page- CHARITY COMMIS510N FOR ENGIAND ANO WAIES Recei ts and ments accounts CC16a For the pertod from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds to thé noarest Restricted funds Endowment funds tothe neares1£ Total funds Last year tothe tt¢aTQSt £ tots noarest £ tothe nearnst £ A1 Recel t5 Donalions Other in¢orn8 3,87S 1.010 3.87S 1,010 tota ross income or AR) 4.885 set an see table nveslment sa es, A3Pa ents Council lax assistan Legal and prolessional Subscnplions Health and wellbeing ¢osts Church renlal EquI￿nent Other ¢¢Sls 1,300 325 325 553 17S 3B9 175 389 Sub total 2.791 A4 Asset and Investment Stsb total Total payments 2,791 2,791 Net of reCeIpt￿[pay￿entsj A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year 8nd Cash funds this year end 2,094 2.094 CCXX R1 a¢¢ounls ISSI 1610512022 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds RestTl¢ted funds to Dearest £ Endowment funds to n9aT9St£ Categorie$ Details B1 Cash funds 8ank bal¥Ke Total ¢ash fund5 30.998 ¢thvl(51} Unrestricted lund$ to nearest £ Restrlctèd funds Endowment funds Details to ttearest£ to nearest £ B2 Other monetary assets Fundto whlch asset belon Dttails Co$t loptionall CurTentvèlts¢ tional Fundto which Details Costlopik*na Current value B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Fund lo which rd3t•$ Njnount tional Whgn ¢Jue Details 85 Liabilities Signed by ￿e or trustee$ behalf of all the trusiÈes Signature Print Name Date of roval CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 1610512022