## **CENTRAL METHODIST** ## **CHURCH YORK** ## **ANNUAL REPORT 2021 – 2022** **Annual Report for period 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022 Charity Commission Registered Number: 1176677** ## **Mission Statement** **Central Methodist Church York seeks to be a beacon in the local community for faith in Jesus Christ and love and service to all** **Central Methodist Church, St. Saviourgate, York, YO1 8NQ** ## **Introduction** We strive to enable people to live out their faith as part of the community through: Worship and prayer, learning about the Gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. We provide pastoral care for people living in the local community and missionary and outreach work. In addition, we utilise our buildings as a community hub for the work of local charities, organisations and individuals. ## **Administration** The Church is held on the 1976 Model Trust by the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, and the Church Council act as Managing Trustees. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Presbyter The Revd Dr David Bidnell
City Centre Deacon Deacon Judith Stoddart
Church Council Secretary Stephanie Hanson
Church Treasurer Eileen Hannah
Pastoral Secretary Linda Dales
Paid Staf Angie Creswick (Substantively Circuit Resources
Manager, seconded as Project Manager for part
of the year).
Philip Paul (Director of Music and organist)
Church Stewards Dorothy Godfrey
Stephanie Hanson
Ian Miller
Philip Paul
Cynthia Woolley
Circuit Steward Ruth Morrison
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## **Governance** To achieve our objectives, the Church is organised in the following way - The Minister (Presbyter) - Church Council - Church Stewards - Pastoral Secretary - Church Treasurer - Paid Staf ## **The Church Council** (purpose as set out in “Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church”) The Church Council has the authority and oversight over the whole area of the ministry and mission of the Church. Aims and methods, the determination and pursuit of policy, and the deployment of available resources are its proper responsibility. The Church Council should meet not less than twice per year, at such dates as are most appropriate to the ongoing life of the Church, and its relationship with its committees and the Circuit. The Church Council act as Managing Trustees of the local property and are registered with the Charity Commission. If any legal matter arises, then only those members of the Council who are of the age 18 are eligible to be Trustees and are allowed to vote. The Church Council will appoint annually all Church Officers as determined from time to time by the Council whether on the nomination of a committee or otherwise. ## **The Church Stewards** (responsibilities as set out in “Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church”) The Church Stewards are corporately responsible, together with the Minister, for giving leadership and help over the whole range of the life and activity of the Church. The role of the Church Stewards is to serve the mission and ministries of the Church with prayer, creativity and vision. By their service and example, they guide, encourage and support individuals and other groups within the Church. The Church Stewards will implement decisions made by the Church Council, and act between meetings of the Church Council in respect of all matters that are not under the purview of any of the Church committees. In all instances, however, the Church Stewards will remain accountable to the Church Council. The Church Stewards will, by mutual consent, ensure that at least one of its members is a representative on every Church Committee. Church Stewards will be elected by the General Church Meeting to serve a rotating 4 year term. Insofar as is possible, Church Stewards should accurately reflect the diversity of the congregation with respect to age, gender and race. However, as the appointment of Church Steward gives a seat on the Pastoral Committee Church Stewards must be at least 18 years of age. ## **Pastoral Secretary** (responsibilities as set out in “Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church”) - To consider matters relating to Church membership. - To arrange training for membership - To recommend to the Church Council candidates for membership. - To make arrangements for services of confirmation. - To prepare a report on membership for the Church Council. - To encourage the practice of fellowship, through house groups and other group - To ensure the efectiveness of the work of pastoral visitors and house groups. ## **Review of the year and future goals** The Church successfully applied for funding to undertake a very large project encompassing a complete renewal of the chapel roof as well as essential repairs to masonry and window frames. The chapel roof had been causing serious concern due to original slates delaminating, tiles slipping, damp roof timbers and water leaks adjacent to the historic organ and risk of further damage to the ornate plaster ceiling. A major grant from the The Programmes of Major Works scheme totalled £430,219 and this was awarded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and administered by Historic England. Other funders included Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust, The Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, the York Methodist Circuit, Yorkshire North and East Methodist District and the congregation of the church. The Programmes of Major Works scheme was part of the Culture Recovery Fund, the Government’s support package to protect the country’s cultural, arts and heritage organisations. The works were undertaken by the local contractor Pinnacle Conservation Ltd, with project management from Angie Creswick, Circuit Resources Manager, and with oversight from conservation architect, Susan Amaku. In addition to the repairs, the Methodist Church, as part of their commitment to climate justice, was able to take the opportunity to fund the installation of roof insulation, reducing the church’s carbon footprint. The project was successfully completed on schedule safeguarding the future of this iconic building as a place of worship and place of welcome for the community in the centre of York. Services and events were able to continue in the chapel throughout the project. The church is enormously grateful to all the organisations and individuals who funded this vital work, as well as all those who undertook and managed the works. The Church renewed its service agreement with Central Hall Westminster Ltd, an established company which has managed the very large chapel and ancillary premises at Methodist Central Hall in central London (opposite Westminster Abbey) for several decades in line with the mission and community vision of that congregation. After reviewing the previous reporting year the Church renewed the agreement with CHW for it to continue the excellent work managing the Grade II* listed building, drawing on their considerable experience gained at Central Hall. CHW seeks to ensure that the Church’s buildings and facilities have user management of the highest possible quality, in pursuit of the vision to be a community of welcome for all. The church continues to have a focus on vulnerable groups such as the homeless community and the socially isolated. It hosts and supports Carecent, who provide key food provision for the homeless community of York. The church also hosts Kyra Women’s Project, which ofers help to local women to make positive change in their lives, ofering a range of courses, therapies, life skills and events. The church is part of the Place of Welcome network, a growing network of local community groups providing their neighbourhoods with places where people feel safe to belong, connect and contribute. An afternoon drop is hosted by volunteers including church members on three days each week. This involves a coming together of members of the congregation and the local community for free refreshments and fellowship, there being a particular focus on vulnerable groups such as the homeless community and the socially isolated. The Church provided afordable community space, something which was identified as a need within the city centre community. In particular there are many charities who require space for training or larger meetings who are unable to aford hotels or other conference centres. The Church also ofered hospitality to community classes and organisations such as the U3A and WEA, as well as individuals in the community. The Church restarted its long-standing summer lunchtime concert series in 2022, featuring the large historic organ, attracting musicians from York and further afield, including Italy (this series established some thirty years ago, had continued uninterrupted until the pandemic; a shorter series was ofered in the autumn of 2021). Audiences are made up of regular local attendees as well as visitors to York. The Church continues to pursue its goal of serving the community, particularly the most vulnerable in society. Their vision aims to transform Central Methodist Church into a city centre space for the whole community, seven days a week. CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS CEr4 1 MÈ_T￿<￿￿￿1-. Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2022 yo*- Circuit Circuit no Registered Charity- Charity Registration number If not a registered charity Her Majestys Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a regIst￿ed charity number in temis of eviden￿ of charitable status aT)d may be used to give to donors or grant fU[￿e[S wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Melt￿dISt charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) Minister. DAvtD I tst4E LL Church Stewards". PHILIP . y.N.&￿1j£S.....w.Qr).￿￿k7.... ....................................... Treasurer.. riEs F.ILCEr4 Chllrch R ￿ P 2022.xts 1DfS IX&Wii C. ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Yop_< CC NT UnresirKted Restricted Tots15 th15 Funds Funds Yotals last SECTION A ear a1 RECEIPTS Nots a2 Qfferi s and Tax ￿covered Bank and CFB inteTest arKI Investment income -8 a4 Letti Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 2Z344 -.4Q 36 s: 'L {a71 SECTION B bl PAYMENTS Circuit Assesstnent or Share b3 Donations b4 Re girs and Maintena Utililies Ilnsurances. water char es. heati hti 38 b5 1gci% b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS b8 {b91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 (a64)8 jgiGTh) ii+z L ijtai Iup,.5 "roosnt forward trom i&St tsear c2 c3 Sub total (c1+c2 I:4￿13-.¥ CJ ariS4ers anA adjustmènts Ic71 c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3+c4J 14osi Ic8} Ic61 SECTION D FQR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEf RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (these amounts are not to be included in total receFptslpayments figw abovè) d1 Balance brou ht forNard frotn Lost sear d2 Offerin sIGrfts- received for exlemal or anisalk)ns d3 offeri[￿01GIfts - passed to 6Xtemal organiSa￿nS d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAJD jd1+d243j ctKuL'lI P2022.xlg 2of5 YoKb¢ .VATILAL ChLTch DINTER An PORTklGTOTHE eHukeH c SE¢rK￿ E ie zhhs Stsmmary Qlthechu￿b a¢tWTts tsthelwi￿de￿ 31 ALW12fJ22 Ir+tht ChuKth c￿nfi￿chLrtTh Mèabry. 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Noll'76E.TI Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Re￿Ipt and Pa￿nent based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the records of the Churth and that they indude all funds under tho control of the Church trustees. Signalure 0ftreasUrer.£....L.....J-￿￿N1Tr￿th............................ Dale..Z.k&.' Name and address oftreasurer.M.￿S.£i￿￿￿￿...￿￿I.￿￿￿&￿tsL....x-I￿wIgmtrI...... . Post code.yc.'i￿.ZF.1knl Presentstion to the Church trustees I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 wereAvill be" presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on ..Is￿.rI￿L- Signature of the Chair of the meeting: Name of the Chair of the meeting= . Date. Is/ii/ Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the .Y.of&t4..&&trA.r.RAk..t-KF. TJ-IoK*K%xChurch Charity Number 1116F..TI Responsibilities and basis of report I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Ihe _ . Church foi the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages 2 to 3 As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and. in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions gNen by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of Ihe Act. delete or circle as appropriate M£f*l..QiTr.i.)T........... No 111.W.-.)1 Name of Church .￿.￿R￿...￿.￿t￿..r.￿.fv.kn..... . Independent Examinerfs Statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no materi81 matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination ( "I which gNe me cause to believe Ihat in. any material respect- the accounting records were not kept in accordance section 130 of the Act" or the accounts do not accord wth the accounting re￿rds. I hav8 no concems and have come across no olher matters in connedion with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. I haff&thave not. obtained independent veTtfThtion of all investrnents V￿th the Tnjslees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other Iru5ts. bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are indiwdually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet dale. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner w k