Trustees. Annual Report for the period PerÈod start date 01 Period erKI dale Apnl 2023 31 March 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Redeemer Church Bimiw)gham Other names charlty is known by Red Registerod charity numbèr (if any) 1173445 Charity's pylncipal address, 241 Staple L¢)dge Road Bimingham West Midknds Postcode IB313ET Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Tru•ts• tmmo Offlc• IW •rty} D•te• •ct•d 11 not forw*￿1• ywr Name of pernon lor bodyl •ntitl•d to olnt tru•t•o Truslees Trustees Truste6s Ifan Felicty Rose McLeister Anna Louise Youngs Jamie McLeister Chair Names and addresses of advisefs Ioplional informatlonl of adviser Name Address Name of chief execullvè or names of senior Staff mombers {Optlonal Infonnation Jonathan Fielder PastorlLead Elder Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Doscription of the charity's trusts Type of governing d¢xumentl'Foundalion' rrN)del ConstrtUli￿. Registered 18th June 2017 How the charity ￿ constituted CharrIab￿ Inc￿ed 0￿jan￿tion. Trustee selection methc&ls The F￿￿r$ of appointrnent of Trustee5 is vested in the trustees, but musl be agreed to by the Elder5 of Redeemer Church Bimingham. Every tTUStee ￿ aPP￿'nted by a resOlu￿n passed at a properly convened Additional governan¢o issues Ioptional information You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about= Redeemer Church Birmingham is part of the Calatyst Nelwork who help provide encouragement and xcountabilty. The church is led by elders who the trustees recognise as having ￿re of the church and responsibility for its oversight and mission. policies and procedures adopted for the indUCt￿n and training of truslees" the charrty's organisation81 structure and any wider nelwork with which the charity works., relationship wrth any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities To advance the Christian religion in a[XX)rdan￿ viith the statement of belief (Appendix A of our Goveming Document) for the benefit of the public primarity. but not exclusNety. in Bimingham, including. but not exdusivety, prcthmalion of the gospel. the buihjing of community, the relief of those in need, and any such other ¢haritsble wrposes as the Trustees in their absolute discrets'on think fft. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document The trustees have had regard to the Charity C(￿￿mIssiOn,$ general gUIdan￿ on putAic benefft and in particular its supplementary public guidan￿ on the Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefrt. Redeemer Church Bimingham provides this through a wide range of actIv￿.e$ in accofdarKe with its charitable aims. The truslees consider that these acli¥ities provide benefrt lo those who are part of the churth and to the wider public. Summary of the main activities undertaken for tho public benefit in relation to thesè objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that truslees havo had r•gard to the guidance 18sued by the Charity Commission on public benefrt) April 2023 to March 2024 has been 8 full year which has brought some changes. Our focus a3ain has been 'Jesus is the attraction - Jesus is the soluti￿. whth has been worked out in many different ways. Sund Through the spring and summer we finished off our series teaching through the letter to the Romans. People were encouraged and challenged as we k*)ked at the wonderful tnrths this book contains. In the Autum we did a series called Think-Feel-Do sookn.ng at the Biblical pathway for change and wholeness. sin￿ Christmas we have been working througb our 'Whal N(pw Training. which has helped bring a clarity and depth to the church. We continue to be enriched by times of praise, prayer and Share together. and to enjoy each others company with time rovided for ￿freshry￿￿ts and conVerSat￿n. We have maintsined the | simple army ap￿0￿. which has helrAd facilitate a friendty famity feel Mid- Week l Hope GrcAJPS have continued to provide the bulk of the mid-week I prcNJramme. giving opFK)rtunty to delve deeper into the hope Jesus offers in and Ihrough His word. Since starting 'VVhat on a Sunday Hope Groups have run alongsKle this gpiing further space to consider the themes brought up on the Sunday. Communty Prayer remained an important tirrE together and we also did several games nights at Communty Connecl which proved to be fun and also fruFtful in d8veloping connections and relationships. Coffee Momin lus Coffee Moming has again developed & grc*•m. bwrwj our ￿ntral hub for communty connection in the area. Many projects have devek)ped either running wtthin or ￿tsId& of Coffee Moming, see tebw.. -ctothes Bank l -Macrarne Fndays -warm Spxes Tile PrO￿t -wednesday Walks with the AclNe Wellbei -Drawing and Painting Workshop -caribbean Summer Prtsjrarnme -Bakery se$s￿n$ with BHB -Communty day trip to Avoncroft -sign Language Volunteer Te&hing session -self Portrart Proje -weaving and Gneving Pop up Proiect -BCAT Clay workshops -Lrfe and Loss Exhibition -Bereavement workshops -Communty Skill Swap -Digital Literacy Project drop in -TAWS share shack -sewing sessions -say Something Pop Up Project -mixed medra wp up arts project, including an exhlbiticffi. The church also stsrted a Coffee Afternoon {through which some ofthe above projeds were carried out), initialty in Longbrty but then moved to Wesl Heath. This is smaller than the Coffee Moming but a good hub for COnnect￿n with people and the building of c(fftNnity. Mobile Coffee Moming continued to alb￿ us to nxet local residence and engage wf(h peopk where they are at. Future Proof In October 2023. Redeemer Church began managing the futureproof project in partnership wilh Northfield Communty Partnership, funded by BCC prevention and communtttes. This was the result of Redeemer being invited to partner wtth NCP followi.ng a change in anlicipated budget. The project consists of assisiing over 50s to li4* well for longer, in their homes, in Ihe Northfield constit￿nCy. HavirvJ already Worked for many years alongside FuturepY(M)f. and having a strong schedule of local activrties running, thks seemed like a straMJhttoThvard and beneficial work and relationship to Ur￿ertake. The COGA was amended to incorporate the work of Redeenw Church into the ex￿ting V￿rk of the Futureproof The prqect ccnsists of fdriOUS SUPtKNt to cibzens, induding emergency support of fcc#J parcels and fuel vouchers. a gardening clearance Service, handyman Ser¥￿e. OT assessments. Weware and Housing support. Financial suptx)rt. Mental Health support (through ways for wellbeing), alongside varK)us other signposting and support. This has benefitted from linking citizens into the existing coffee rn(￿1ng and aftemoon run by Redeemef Church. alongside the various p)p up projects occurring. The coffee tTh)minglaftem¢J)n can also acl as a regular localion for drop in sessions for the project. The project is Tunning *EII and utfiised by aluli social care, the mental health trust and other professional bodies in the area. as well as citizens being able lo self refer. It is proving effe￿Ne in supporting citizens in the constituency and enables Redeemer to be trK)re activety involved in providing relief to the po(x. There have also been numerous focMI parc* and hjel vouchers distributed. various actions (such as support with a PCN for the clean air zone in Bifftingham) and events offered to citvzens. Over Chnstmas. 56 crtizens were gifted a Christmas hamper and during the winter months we have distributed 54 wam home bags. Kids Work The kids group grew and developed over the year. allowing weekty sessions on a Sunday to take p*e with mre peop￿. Linked wrth the community activrties, we were also able to facilrtate various summer activrties through the'caribbean Summer activities. Following this we decided to begin regular events for the chihlren to help build friendships. This has included a light party in the autumn, and Christmas paty. We also ran ¥arK￿8 children's acli¥it*s at the Hot Cross Bun party. Y¢JUth Worf( I Im The lasl Iwelve months has seen the youth go from strength lo strength. We tcok nine of the youth to Ne*xlay ftx the first time (a Christian youth festival). This was a particular highlight of the year with many of the youth meeting wrth Gc#J in a new way and deepening their faith as a result. We continue our half iermty socials on a Friday night, including our flagship Christmas and bonfire socials Iwrth over Iwenty youth attending). We also vistt Emerge (another n8bV frontiers church youth group) once a hatl lefm. We have Iwice I￿nIhty youth meetings on a Sunday morning where we k￿k al the bible together, we regulady have belween ten and fifteen attend. Another particular highlight was seeing a couple of the youth getting baptLsed in Ihe ￿$1 twelve months. Dired Evan elism The Jesus At The Door continued, resutting in 8 number of interesling conveTsatK)ns and opportunities to pray for p¥)￿. Christma& We once again had an Outdo￿ & indoor Carol servi￿ with festive freshments. Both ofthese went well with people from the communty attending and enjoying a gcKMJ sing song & heanng about the reason w8 can ￿lebrate at Christmas. The church also dtd several other events around Christmas through the Coffee MornirKJ and Coffee Aftemoon - Christmas baking with BH8. Chrislmas Wreaths. a Christmas Party, a ChristrTr3s Film aftern(￿ and a Pop Up Nativty at Austin Rose Care Easter Aft ivin it a break the ear befr*e, on Go(MJ Fnd the church once again hekj a Hcrt Cross Bun Party. This involved [r￿nY Hot Cross Buns lof different IlaV￿r5 & types). plenty of coffee. actrvittes for the kids, colouring cornFetrt￿n (for all ages) and a short gospel explanation. People from the communty attended wrth many conversations and inleraclM)n5 haFwing over a nmx Hot Cross Bun. We ceFebraled Easter Sunday for the first time with a Bapb'sm Service. Four Baplisms in total and ts the first (in￿ more men than women. Thts was a wonderfijl C￿S￿n. Other Events In May we held a CoronalK)n Celebration event vthich inVo￿ed our Sunday meeting moving outside, a street closure, Crafts & sports {TAWS) and plenty of cake and drinks. In November V￿ had another Baptism Sunday. again with 4 people being baptised, a number of guests attended and as always with baptisms this was 8 wonderful occasion. In the Summer we again hekl a Fun Day (this time called P￿niC in the Parkl. The weather was not as go(¥J as the ￿lOuS year which affected numbers, but local peo￿ still had a great lin￿ enjoying the inflatables, the fire engine hose and more. Pastoral Through Hope Groups. wJanic friendships and th8 delNery of specif support & Iraining people have been SUp￿￿led in and through differenl Circumstan￿ and issues. Biblical Counselling & Prayer Ministry have been delivered to people in a varEty of situations. Marriage & relationship Support also given. We have continued to seek to be a community which looks out for each other arKI our WKler ￿)mMun￿. Dis As well as gathering together to meet and put on events & services in all the drfferent ways expressed in this rewt, the church ha5 also dispersed out into the world, laking the gc4￿ne$S of God in Jesus into many varied places (homes. neighbc￿rhood$. places of employment. leisure activities etc} being a blessing to many. in many drfferent ways and enriching sc¢iety. Additional detai18 of obje￿IVeS and actlvllies (op￿Onal Infomiatlon You may choose to include further slalernerrts, where relevant. at)out: polw on grantmaking" policy programme related investment. The varty, qualty and exterrt of the work of Redeemer Church Birmingham would be ￿)ssIble without the time and efforts of its many volunteers. For this are twty grateful. contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the Charity during the year We have once again seen people deepen in thelr love for Jesus, their care for each crttEr. and In compassion for the whder communty. As well as putting on many events & Se￿1￿ to help faciltty this, it has been lived out in numerous inexpressible ways. as the church has dispersed out inlo the world takj.ng the gc(%lness of Gc#J in Jesus into numerous settings & contexts. Section E Financial review 3 tmnths outgoings to b8 held. Brief statement of the charity'5 policy on reserv Detalls of any funds matsrlally I In deflcit Further flnanclal revlew dotalls Ioptlonal Information) You may choose to include addrtional lnf0rrnat￿n, where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds lincluding any fundraisin9)'. htxv expenditure has supported the key objeclr of the ¢hartty: investnRnt poliw and objectives including any ethical investmenl policy adopted. Section F Other optional information An Important moment for the church was in Mar¢n 24. when for the first ty'n￿ Deacons were official 8ppointed. Another StgnFf￿anI change for the church before this, was that after much thougm and prayer the a founding famity of the church and elder. sensed Gc(I was leading them on lo son*thing ne4V & drfferent. We appreciate Immense￿ their t1￿￿. effort. generosty and even more so presence over the yearsl Thank you. Section G Declaration The trustees declai¢ that they have appfoved the tru¥to95' rnport ak)ove. Signed on behalf of tho charity's trustees Signaiuréls) Full namels) F&LILITY Qo* M¢lti57£ Posltion (eg Secrotary. Chair.1 c klAI (L ANJNJA YOU￿54￿ ffausfEÈ Date f4* 1 l /ii J2£Jz CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAPID AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forth8 ￿¢1(￿1 31slM¥th 2024 Section A Receipts and payments Llnrestricted Restricte