## **CORNERSTONE ( ST HELENS) COMMUNITY CHURCH** ## **Cons4tu4on** ## **Name** Cornerstone ( St Helens) Community Church ## **Vision** To change the spiritual landscape of the community by showing Gods love to others through authen>c rela>onships and ac>ons. ## **Purposes** The purpose of Cornerstone ( St Helens ) Community Church is to glorify God by: 1. Advancement of Chris>an Faith for the benefit of the public by holding mee>ngs, prayer groups, Bible studies and other relevant ac>vi>es 2. Presen>ng Jesus in a crea>ve, ra>onal and experien>al way. 3. Arrange community ac>vi>es in the place of worship or other appropriate loca>ons, where the community can meet, arrange ac>vi>es and support for parents, children, young people and adults. 4. Being community minded by providing an opportunity for the development of capacity and skills of members of the local community in such a way as to help them par>cipate in society 5. Being missionally minded through the establishment of a relevant and Biblically based church, open to all and serving the needs of the local community ## **Values** 1. God is worthy of our aOen>on 2. Everyone maOers to God 3. The Bible is both relevant and transforma>onal in our lives 4. Rela>onships with God and with each other are vital for spiritual and physical wellbeing ## **Trustees** Governance of Cornerstone (St Helens) Community Church will be through a Board of Trustees who will be appointed on recommenda>on of the Spiritual Leadership Team. There will be 4 (four) Trustees with 3 ( three) being a quorum. The Lead Pastor, Associate Pastors and Treasurer will be permanent Trustees. Other Trustees will be invited on annually by the remaining trustees. The Spiritual Leadership Team will be responsible for recrui>ng any future Lead Pastor who will be ra>fied by the Trustees. The Lead Pastor will be a paid employee of the Church. During any year, Trustees may co-opt to the Board for specific purposes The Church will provide Trustee Liability Insurance for all Trustees and appropriate leaders The Trustees shall fulfil their legal du>es having due regard to the spiritual direc>on of the Church set by the Spiritual Leadership team. ## **Carrying out the purpose of Cornerstone ( St Helens) Community Church** In order to carry out the charitable purpose, the Spiritual Leadership Team, will 1. Raise funds, receive grants and dona>ons 2. Apply funds to carry out the work of the Church 3. Co-operate with and support other chari>es with similar purposes 4. Work with the local Council and Community groups to help deliver the charity’s purpose 5. Do anything which is lawful and necessary to achieve its purposes ## **Spiritual Leadership Team** The Spiritual Leadership Team will consist of the Pastor and Associate Pastors. The Spiritual Leadership Team will be responsible for the day to day running of the Church. The Team will be responsible for appoin>ng permanent, temporary and volunteer Church staff. The Team will be responsible for implemen>ng all Church policies. The Team may set up commiOees they feel will assist in the effec>ve running of the Church. A member of the Team will oversee each CommiOee. ## **Trustee Mee4ngs** 1. Trustees must hold at least 2 mee>ngs per year with 3 Trustees being a quorum 2. Decisions will be made by a majority show of hands. Should there be equal number of votes, the Chairman will have a cas>ng vote 3. Minutes shall be kept of all mee>ngs and available once approved 4. Trustees should declare any poten>al conflict of interest at the start of the mee>ng. If a conflict becomes apparent during the discussion on any point, then the Trustee should declare the conflict and leave the mee>ng whilst the maOer is discussed 5. Trustees may co-opt addi>onal Trustees for specific purposes and that / those person/s will re>re at the next AGM ## **Money and property** 1. Money and property must only be used for the Charity’s purpose 2. Trustees must ensure that accurate financial records are kept. 3. Money must be held in the charity’s bank account and all expenditure over £25 must be approved by at least 1 member of the Spiritual Leadership Team or a Trustee. 4. The Treasurer will be responsible for opera>ng the bank account electronically. All expenditure made electronically by the Treasurer, must have prior approval of a member of the Spiritual Leadership Team or a Trustee. Any expenditure over £1000 must be approved by the Spiritual Leadership Team in advance. ## **Dissolu4on** If the Trustees feel it necessary to wind up the charity, they must call a Special Trustee Mee>ng. All decisions made in the mee>ng must be agreed by the Trustees. Minutes must be kept of the mee>ng In the case of winding up, any money aaer payment of all debts, belonging to the church must be given to a charity with a similar purpose. ## **Trustees** Graham Hunter - Pastor Jill Goulding - Treasurer Andrew Dean Barbara Smith Stephen Greenall ## **Summary of the years work** ## **Sunday Worship** We have regular worship each Sunday morning with a Sunday School. We have introduced a Harvest Service and Carol service were members of our pantry have been invited. This has resulted in members of the Pantry star>ng to aOend regular Sunday services. ## **Bible Studies** Bible studies con>nue to take place on a Tuesday evenings. The Wednesday evening bible study has been put on hold for the >me being as we think and pray about using the evening to introduce a Chris>anity Explored/ Alpha Course ## **Building** For the foreseeable future we see Lester Drive as our home. ## **Pantry** The pantry con>nues to be a success on many different levels, - providing much needed food to those who need it, - providing a friendly mee>ng place and companionship to people who are lonely Introducing people to Cornerstone Church ## **Cafe** We have been in nego>a>ons with Knowsley Council on ren>ng the building known as Henley Cafe in Henley Park. The lease we had been offered is a 25 year lease which was unacceptable and so we nego>ated with Knowsley Council to acquire the building on a much shorter lease. We have now secured the building on a short rolling lease with a years grace on the rent on the proviso that the council undertakes some remedial work on the building, eg. guOers etc Insurance has been taken out on the building ## **Future Plans for Cafe** To renovate the building. ## The cafe requires: - The electric and plumbing to be checked over. - All the cafe frontage to be taken out and replaced - The kitchen to be taken out and replaced, salvage anything were possible - The bathroom to be taken out and replaced - New flooring and re-decora>on - New fiOed cafe front and serving area - New fiOed commercial kitchen Coffee machine Furniture The building will be run as a cafe with the aim of providing affordable quality food for people. Any profits made will be used to provide free meals for those who need them. We aim to groups use the building as a mee>ng place for their work ie MIND CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to the trusteesl members of 0￿￿ER￿￿oI4£ ( s-. LeKJs Charlty no Ilf any) On accounts for the year endod Set out on pages tr￿tyr tho P•G• W￿1￿)￿al *h8ets' I report to Ihe trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above Gharty ('the Trusf) for the year ended i*kn' .' Respc•n8lbilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible lor the preparats'on basi8 of report of the ac￿untS in acwdance wrth the requirements of the chant￿ Act 2011 fthe Acr). I report in respect of my exarninats.on of the Trusys accounts carried (xrt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in ¢arying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under se(*'on 145(5)(b) of the Ad. I hav8 completed my examinalion. I Confi￿ that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connecbon ￿th the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any matenal respec*: accounting records were not kept in accordance section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wth the accounbng records Independont •xaminetrs ststsment I have no concems arKI have come across no other rnatte￿ in conneth'on wth the examination to which attenb'on should be drawn in order to enable Jper underslanding of the account5 to be reached. ' Please delete the in the brnck¢ts if they do not appty. Slgn•d: Date: Name: R•levant prof•8$lonal quallflcatlonl*) or body (If any): Addro•s: S & Lo￿a 4 HE•rbOLai £r ¥¥etsr+45 Ls IER Octob•r 2018 CORNERSTONE CHURCH Income and Expenditure *£counts for year to 31 December 2024 Income Donatlons Grant Raffle Gfft Ald 1970S 6525 290 3052 29572 Expendlturn Food Salary Transport Insurance Sunday School Hire of Hall Legal Expenses Paniry Subs Thlrty- Others 11428 18258 933 978 550 1272 201 852 35860 rplus/(Oeficit 288 Bank Balance 31.12.2024 13757 Cash In Hand 31.12.2024 Totsl Funds at 31.12.2024 13757