Annual Church Trustee Report - 01/01/2020 31/12/2020
Charity No. 1178817
New Life Church Sunderland proved its dedication and commitments throughout the past year with core Christian values and continuing this year as well. Our service to our church members and communities are incredibly vibrant and admirable. Sunday service in our church led by our pastor enables us for spiritual nourishment. Our worship is in our language (Malayalam, South Indian Language). The spirit filled worship during the service is a divine refreshment for the coming weeks. We have English worship during the service and offer English translation during message for the benefit of our children and other people who do not understand Malayalam. Our Sunday school for the children led by well trained teachers deserves appreciation as they are building the new generation in Christian foundation. All Sunday school activities are in English. Our English worship on the third Sunday of each month is continuing. In this English worship we have introduced messages and presentations focused on different topics in the bible which enables children and teenagers to learn in depth about the bible and their spiritual empowerment. Our weekly meetings on Friday evening focused on Bible study, chain prayer on Saturdays is also beneficial for the spiritual growth. We also have fasting prayer on first week of every month which is Friday to Sunday followed by Holy communion. Every Sunday we have Sunday school for the children aged between 5-16, which enables children to learn more about the bible. We are sure that this will have a major positive impact on children on their spiritual developments. Moreover, one Sunday in each month we have YPA (Young Peoples Association) meetings which enables the church members including children with an opportunity to nourish and nurture their potential for the kingdom of God. We have our church members coming from Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham, and Gateshead making wider community involvement. Our regular contribution to charities such as Spring of Hope, who support Pastors who go to villages in India to evangelise, are continuing. We receive regular updates from the relevant charities thanking us for our support. We also help and support some Indian Churches as part of our Indian Charity work. We were also able to support children in India with their studies financially. We have regular trustee meetings with our Pastor and all our activities are assessed and if there are any concerns, or improvements needed should be addressed and necessary changes will be made for the benefit of the church and community as well. All our trustees are volunteers for the church and do not receive any financial benefits from the church. We are sure that our humble beginnings will be more productive and responsible for the church and the community in the future by the grace of God. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, all our meetings from March 2020 were carried out on zoom.
- January December 2020 Summary
| January- December 2020 Summary | January- December 2020 Summary | January- December 2020 Summary | January- December 2020 Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | Expenses | ||
| Balance Brought Forward to 2020 | 21908.89 | Church rent | 1024 |
| Tithes | 8322.00 | Guest Pastor Gift | 1618.02 |
| Offerings | 723.06 | Support & Charity | 4866.29 |
| Mission Fund IN | 0.00 | Mission Fund OUT | 0 |
| Other Income | 540.00 | Miscellaneous | 1588.65 |
| Total | 31493.95 | 9096.96 | |
| total income from 2020 | 9585.06 | ||
| Balance Brought Forward to 2021 | 22396.99 |