Market Overton Free Church CIO 1174840
Annual Report 2021
The trustees are: Peter Rush Tim Perkins Jonathan Hacker (Acting Trustee from Feb. 2021 and reappointed Nov. 2021)
Correspondence address: The Croft 11 West End Wymondham Leicestershire LE14 2AX
Market Overton Free Church is an independent church affiliated to the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC). The church is governed by its Head, the Lord Jesus Christ, as he has made his will known in the Bible. Under his authority, the elders lead the church, which has a congregational form of church government. Other members are engaged in various aspects of service. The church began operating as a CIO on 31[st] March 2018 with a new constitution. The number of members at the end of 2021 is 18.
Operating during pandemic. The global pandemic has continued to have an impact, with various restrictions enforced and recommended, both local and national, which have affected our activities. We have continued to utilise the video conferencing platform Zoom.
Regular activities. Sunday morning meetings were held at Market Overton Village Hall throughout the year. We have continued to stream the service on Zoom and post recordings of the message on our YouTube channel. We recommenced Sunday evening meetings in person at Edmondthorpe in July. Thursday evening meetings have alternated between in person and online. A monthly informal ladies’ gathering has continued throughout the year. We have had different mission representatives speak at Thursday meetings during the year. Prayer meetings were held on a regular basis, some in person and some online. We have held quarterly united prayer meetings with evangelical churches from Newark, Grantham, Melton Mowbray, and Bourne.
Outreach activities. Our street evangelism in Oakham was recommenced in June and our monthly coffee hour in August. We held a Holiday Bible Club in August and a Time with Friends event in October. We distributed copies of the magazine ‘Life’ in Market Overton and surrounding villages. We held various events around Christmas. Our pastor has maintained contact with the schools he visits, doing both digital and in person assemblies and RE lessons. We commenced a new monthly All Age Special event on a Sunday afternoon in November.
Finances.
The Lord has continued to provide for the financial needs of the church through the faithful giving of members and friends, and through grants from local Christian Trusts (one consisting of £10,000). During the year gifts have been made to UK missionary organisations working in the UK and abroad, amounting to £2936. Harvest gifts were sent to the local Oakham Food Bank and a special offering was made at our Christmas Day service for mission and relief work overseas.
The overall income for the year was £ 50,996.89 and expenditure £ 41,160.83. The year therefore ended with an overall surplus of £ 9,836.06. With £2,198.23 brought forward from 2020 our balance is £12,034.28 for which we are grateful to God.
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3 Ascendale Deeping St Jame8 PETERBOROUGH PE6 8NZ 01778 342699 or 07736 335234 paul.muldoon@btinternet.com Mr T R Palframan The Croft 11 West End Rcx)kery Lane WYMONDHAM LE14 2AX 22 February 2022 Dear Roy Market Overton Free Church CIO l am pleased to report that I have examined carefully the accounts and supporting papers for the church for Year ended 31" December 2021 and have found everything to be in order. klnd regards. Paul hld00n