Mustard Seed Evangelical Church
Elder/Trustee Report 2024
The scope of this report is up to 31[st] October 2024.
Our Pastor, who had previously volunteered to continue until Easter 2024, has felt moved to carry on indefinitely, much to the delight and appreciation of the leadership and the congregation. He was also invited by the Callington town council to become their Chaplain and graciously accepted.
As the initial problems of reopening are being overcome and the church is once again established in the area, membership is increasing which helps to spread the workload. We are looking at how the Mustard Seed can move forward and hope to inject new ideas incorporating the needs of the congregation and the community. We have also been reviewing some of the church policies to bring them up-to-date.
Over the past year the church membership has grown and two members have joined the Leadership Committee, assisting greatly with the smooth running of the church. The Leadership Committee continues to meet every month.
The Treasurer’s role has been taken over by another new church member.
Our morning service sermons are now being shared between our Pastor and one of our members who is an experienced minister. These are interspersed with visiting speakers arranged by one of our Deacons who also organises the leading of the services.
The provision of music and video slides for the services is mainly operated by one of our members and his sons.
Aside of the regular Sunday service, the church holds an evening service once a month throughout the winter. The second Tuesday of each month hosts a prayer meeting and a 'Life Group' meets on Tuesday evenings to discuss the sermon of the previous Sunday service, chaired by our Pastor.
A bible study has also been run regularly every Thursday.
Through the year the church has provided three funeral services and a memorial service, and provided refreshments for the wakes.
A six week 'bereavement course' is being planned to commence in November and our Pastor is currently undergoing training for leading this.
As another part of the church's service to the area, we have been present at the Callington 'Honey Fair' and at 'Gorsedh Kernow' festival of Cornish culture, manning a gazebo stall and carrying out Christian outreach to the visiting public with conversation and literature.
There is now a visual video notice board; situated inside the church entrance door, which has been set up to provide an informative display to passers-by.
The 'parlour' premises continues to be used by the community Food Bank.
'Open Doors Community Hub' has continued throughout the year. They are supporting the area by offering free food, a place to meet others, a craft workshop, providing activities and a Citizen’s Advice Bureau which offers consultations to deal with benefits and numerous other issues causing stress within the community.
The lower hall in the church continues to be used by Alcoholics Anonymous on Friday evenings and now, due to demand, is also meeting on Mondays.
The church building has undergone improvements to facilitate better disabled access to the lower hall and improvements to the heating systems both upstairs and downstairs. The internal back wall has been lime rendered and the stairs rebuilt to the correct specifications. (See building report for more detail e.g. walls, new stairs etc.)
Electrical installation tests have been carried out and certified.
The fire extinguishers and equipment have been certified, (the foam extinguishers have been replaced with water to keep in accordance with current regulations).
Smoke detectors, heat detector and CO detector (all linked) and are tested monthly along with the disabled toilet alarms and emergency lighting.
The stair lift has been serviced and approved.
A steel safety barrier has been erected along the edge of the carpark.
The church flat responsibility has continued and the necessary gas and electricity certification obtained and the boiler serviced. It is intended to hand over the management of the flat to a letting agency in the very near future.
The Mustard Seed church is making an impact in the community and providing support in numerous areas to those in need.
It is the intention of the trustees, elders and deacons to support our Pastor in the vision he has for the Mustard Seed church, to reach out to our community to help, support and spread the Gospel.
We thank the Lord for keeping His Hand on His church and we are excited at the way it is moving forward. We are confident He will continue to bless and lead us in the coming weeks, months and years.
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Total |
Total Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2424 | 2023 | |
| INCOME | g | g | g | f, |
| Properfy Rental Income | 6600 | 6600 | 6600 | |
| Offerings&Covenants | DlA9 | 12rcg | 6591 | |
| DonationsforHall | 2545 | 2545 | 1400 | |
| MissionaryGiftsetc | 229 | 229 | 371 | |
| Other Income | 20 | 20 | 168 | |
| Interest Received | t829 | 1829 | 608 | |
| TOTAL INCOME | 23332 | 23332 | 15738 | |
| EXPENDITURE | ||||
| Pastor Expenses&Salary | 2t0a | 2100 | 930 | |
| Missionaries, Charities&Speakers | 1523 | 1523 | t665 | |
| Repairs&Renewals | 8127 | 8127 | 2049 | |
| Sundries,Cieaning,Books&MusicLicences | 1s93 | 1593 | 120t | |
| WaterRates | 326 | 326 | 232 | |
| Insurance | 1306 | 1306 | 1045 | |
| Light&Heat | 2648 | 2648 | 2425 | |
| LetProperfyExpenses | I153 | 1153 | 770 | |
| TOTALEXPENDITURE | 18776 | 18776 | 10317 | |
| SURPLUS OTINCOME | ||||
| OVER EXPENDITURE | 4556 | 4556 | 542t | |
| BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARI) | 24312t | 243721238300 | ||
| BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD | 248277 | 24827724372r |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | 2A23 | ||
| f. | g | + | { | ||
| FIXEDASSETS-Tangible | |||||
| TheMustardSeed | 68496 | 68496 | 6&496 | ||
| LetProperty | tt7284 | 117284 | t17284 | ||
| 185780 | 185780 | 185780 | |||
| CURRENTASSETS | |||||
| Cash atBankandinHand | 63385 | 63385 | 58581 | ||
| 63385 | 63385 | s8581 | |||
| CURREI{TLIABILITIES | |||||
| Creditors | 888 | 888 | 640 | ||
| NET | ASSETS | 62497 | 62497 | 57941 | |
| NETASSETS | 248277 | 248277 | 24372t |
| Financedbv: | |
|---|---|
| UnrestrictedFunds | 248277243721 |
| RestrictedFunds | |
| 24827724372t |