## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2023 To 31/03/2024** **Charity name:** The First Church of God **Charity registration number** : 1182506 **`** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the Christian religion in**
**England and Wales for the benefit of the**
**public by teaching on the life, death,**
**burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ**
**and by baptising the ones who believe in**
**the name of Jesus for the remission of**
**their sins. To disciple all that have**
**believed and have been baptised in the**
**name of Jesus by teaching them to**
**observe everything that Christ has**
**commanded and help them develop a**
**close relationship with God.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Conducting weekly church services on**
**Sundays for our members and for the**
**general public who are interested to**
**attend. We have also been teaching the**
**scriptures for people to see purpose in**
**following Jesus using social media**
**(YouTube, Facebook, Telegram and**
**WhatsApp). These are on top of visiting**
**people at their home to witness gospel to**
**them as and when interest shown and**
**consented for, evangelising on street,**
**witnessing over telephone, updating**
**educational contents on our website and**
**adding more contents, supporting**
**members to annual conferences,**
**delivering counselling service to member**
**families, and supporting members and**
**public by teaching online. Two people**
**have been baptised in the name of Jesus**
**in the UK. We have also covered**
**expenses to send evangelists to preach**
**to people in South Africa and Ethiopia.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**As stipulated in our objective, benefit to**
**the public is what drives everything we**
**do at The First Church of God. Some**
**services are limited to our members while**
**most of our works are to reach out to the**
**general public to bring about good**
**change in their relationship with Jesus**| **and, hence have stability and purpose in life. Therefore, we fully adhere to the guidance issued by the UK Charity Commission as we have no activities at all which are not charitable in its nature.** ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Our income comes from our dedicated**
**members and put towards evangelism**
**purposes. We do not give grants to**
**individuals but only support charities**
**with similar goals of evangelism. We are**
**also not receiving any grant at all.**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**The First Church of God invests all its**
**income towards reaching out to the**
**public to preach the gospel of Jesus**
**Christ directly or indirectly as well as**
**supporting those who believe to grow in**
**their relationship with Jesus. We do**
**arrange communal trips sometimes as**
**and when needed as part of the overall**
**objective.**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**All our works are done by volunteers**
**including the trustees. We have no**
**employees we pay salary. Weekly church**
**services are one of the platforms where**
**mainly the members as well as the**
**interested public receive spiritual**
**counselling and guidance. We do also**
**render other practical support as and**
**when needed.**| |Other||**None.**| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference ||Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Counselling and guidance services**
**offered to members as well as others,**
**travelling to many cities in England to**
**teach people at their homes, baptising**
**those who have been willing to be**
**baptised, continuously running weekly**
**services, teaching and using our website**
**contents, hosting conferences,**
**supporting our members when they**
**relocate elsewhere, and reaching out to**
**the public through on street evangelism.**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**All chieved and further target set.**| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Not in our objective as income comes**
**only from our members.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**No investment plan in our objective. We**
**put all our incomes towards our main**
**objective – evangelism.**| |Other||**None.**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The First Church of God raised£7,176.00**
**and spent£4,382.00from 01/04/2022 to**
**31/03/2023. We have managed to raise**
**more than our expenditure by£2,794.00**
**and financial statement is attached.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Our income is raised from members**
**contribution and entirely put towards**
**evangelism and overhead costs. We do**
**not intend to hold reserves.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Not Applicable.**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Our income is always ready and available**
**as and when need arise which is within**
**our main objective.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not Applicable.**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**We have no uncertainty as we depend**
**only on our committed members always**
**contributing towards the good cause of**
**evangelism.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Only contribution by its members –**
**believers.**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**We do not invest in anything other than**
**on supporting people through**
**evangelism and other related needs**
**which may arise.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**None.**| |Other||**None.**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||**The First Church of God. It is a Church.**| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution of a Charitable**
**Incorporated Organisation whose**
**only voting members are its charity**
**trustees.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are nominated from among the**
**members by the chairman and approved**
**by the General Meeting.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Trustees will be recruited and trained**
**before nomination to be appointed.**| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Trustees are accountable to the members**
**for now. But in the future, the trustees**
**may appoint elders from among the**
**members to serve in the church when we**
**will be reviewing our current policy to**
**start paying salary if their full time is**
**needed.**| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**None for now. But may establish one in**
**the future.**| |Other||**None.**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The First Church of God| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|The First Church of the Living God| |Registered charity number|1182506| |Charity’s principal address|Flat 4
6 West Holme
Birmingham
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Tesfaye Korsa|Chair||18/03/2019||Members| |||Dominic Ngewu|Secretary||18/03/2019||Members| |||Tigiest Aba-macha|Treasurer||19/02/2022||Members| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| |||Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved
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**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|| |N/A|N/A|N/A| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** **The First Church of God is a church organisation with the sole objective of evangelising mainly the United Kingdom but also worldwide. It is not engaged in any other business and political activities.** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Tesfaye Korsa **Full name(s)** Tesfaye Korsa **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date** 17/09/2024 Today: **10 Apr 2024** MR DOMINIC TOSE-TOSE NGEWU ## **Transactions** ## **COMMUNITY** ## **20-08-64 63540596** |Available balance|**£16,554.32**| |---|---| |Last night's balance|£16,554.32| |Overdraft limit|**£0.00**| Showing **88** transactions between **03/04/2023** and **02/04/2024** from 01/04/2023 to 31/03/2024 |**Date**|**Description**|**Money in**|**Money out**|**Balance**| |---|---|---|---|---| |02/04/2024|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£206.00||£16,517.05| |02/04/2024|Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYETITHES BGC|£200.00||£16,311.05| |02/04/2024|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£37.45||£16,111.05| |02/04/2024|Bill Payment
MR D NGEWU
FELLOWSHIP COST BBP||-£100.00|£16,073.60| |26/03/2024|Counter Credit
T Korsa
OFFERINGDM BGC|£20.00||£16,173.60| |26/03/2024|Bill Payment
MR D NGEWU
FUEL COST GOSPEL BBP||-£60.00|£16,153.60| |26/03/2024|Bill Payment
ST JAMES STYVECHAL
WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£147.00|£16,213.60| |22/03/2024|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£37.10||£16,360.60| |15/03/2024|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£52.22||£16,323.50| Bill Payment Page 1 of 7 |12/03/2024|MR D NGEWU
FUEL COST BBP||-£50.00|£16,271.28| |---|---|---|---|---| |12/03/2024|Bill Payment
MR D NGEWU
REBEKAH GIFTEXPENS BB
P||-£100.00|£16,321.28| |11/03/2024|Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£102.00||£16,421.28| |08/03/2024|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£49.13||£16,319.28| |04/03/2024|Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£200.00||£16,270.15| |01/03/2024|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£38.56||£16,070.15| |26/02/2024|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£206.40||£16,031.59| |26/02/2024|Bill Payment
MR TESFAYE A KORSA
FELLOWSHIPCOST BBP||-£92.55|£15,825.19| |26/02/2024|Counter Credit
T Korsa
OFFERING DERICKMUM BG
C|£20.00||£15,917.74| |26/02/2024|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£37.64||£15,897.74| |23/02/2024|Bill Payment
MR D NGEWU
FUEL COST GOSPEL BBP||-£50.00|£15,860.10| |23/02/2024|Bill Payment
ST JAMES STYVECHAL
WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£147.00|£15,910.10| |16/02/2024|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£48.05||£16,057.10| |12/02/2024|Bill Payment
ST JAMES STYVECHAL
WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£12.00|£16,009.05| |12/02/2024|Counter Credit
T Korsa
Offering Derickmum BG
C|£20.00||£16,021.05| Page 2 of 7 ||12/02/2024|Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£133.00||£16,001.05
£15,868.05
£15,830.41
£15,784.58
£15,584.58
£15,378.58
£15,340.94
£15,487.94
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£15,293.59
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£15,215.33
£15,079.33
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Sent from Monzo BGC|£37.64||| ||02/02/2024|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£45.83||| ||29/01/2024|Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£200.00||| ||29/01/2024|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£206.00||| ||29/01/2024|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£37.64||| ||29/01/2024|Bill Payment
ST JAMES STYVECHAL
WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£147.00|| ||19/01/2024|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£46.40||| ||12/01/2024|Counter Credit
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Sent from Monzo BGC|£39.95||| ||11/01/2024|Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£108.00||| ||05/01/2024|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£41.00||| ||29/12/2023|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£37.26||| ||27/12/2023|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£136.00||| ||27/12/2023|Bill Payment
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WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£75.00|| ||22/12/2023|Counter Credit
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T Korsa|£190.00||| Page 3 of 7 ||TESFAYE TITHES BGC|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |11/12/2023|Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£58.00||£14,912.89| |08/12/2023|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£37.64||£14,854.89| |05/12/2023|Bill Payment
MARKEL UK LIMITED
CD67580 BBP||-£100.80|£14,817.25| |04/12/2023|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£44.71||£14,918.05| |28/11/2023|Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£220.00||£14,873.34| |27/11/2023|Bill Payment
ST JAMES STYVECHAL
WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£147.00|£14,653.34| |24/11/2023|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£51.17||£14,800.34| |17/11/2023|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£45.76||£14,749.17| |16/11/2023|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£62.00||£14,703.41| |13/11/2023|Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£95.00||£14,641.41| |10/11/2023|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£37.26||£14,546.41| |07/11/2023|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£287.00||£14,509.15| |03/11/2023|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£45.45||£14,222.15| |30/10/2023|Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£190.00||£14,176.70| |27/10/2023|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£45.76||£13,986.70| Bill Payment ST JAMES STYVECHAL Page 4 of 7 27/10/2023 WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB P -£147.00 £13,940.94 |25/10/2023|Bill Payment
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SA EVANGEL TRAVEL BBP||-£2,000.00|£14,087.94| |---|---|---|---|---| |20/10/2023|Counter Credit
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Sent from Monzo BGC|£51.00||£16,087.94| |17/10/2023|Counter Credit
Ezra Abebe
Sent from Monzo BGC|£45.76||£16,036.94| |12/10/2023|Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£91.00||£15,991.18| |06/10/2023|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£228.00||£15,900.18| |02/10/2023|Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£190.00||£15,672.18| |29/09/2023|Bill Payment
MR D NGEWU
EVANGELISM COST BBP||-£60.00|£15,482.18| |25/09/2023|Bill Payment
ST JAMES STYVECHAL
WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£111.00|£15,542.18| |14/09/2023|Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£58.00||£15,653.18| |07/09/2023|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£228.00||£15,595.18| |04/09/2023|Bill Payment
MR D NGEWU
FUEL COST GOSPEL BBP||-£60.00|£15,367.18| |29/08/2023|Bill Payment
ST JAMES STYVECHAL
WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£147.00|£15,427.18| |25/08/2023|Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£190.00||£15,574.18| |23/08/2023|Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£90.00||£15,384.18| |08/08/2023|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£288.00||£15,294.18| Page 5 of 7 ||07/08/2023|Counter Credit
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TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£190.00||£15,006.18
£14,816.18
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£14,331.38
£14,487.38
£14,297.38
£14,224.38
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MR TESFAYE A KORSA
ENVANGELISM COSTS BBP||-£27.20|| ||26/07/2023|Bill Payment
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WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£156.00|| ||11/07/2023|Counter Credit
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TITHES BGC|£91.00||| ||05/07/2023|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£228.00||| ||03/07/2023|Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£190.00||| ||03/07/2023|Bill Payment
MR D NGEWU
FUEL COST GOSPEL BBP||-£50.00|| ||26/06/2023|Bill Payment
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WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£84.00|| ||12/06/2023|Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£65.00||| ||05/06/2023|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£228.00||| ||30/05/2023|Bill Payment
ST JAMES STYVECHAL
WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£156.00|| ||26/05/2023|Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£190.00||| ||11/05/2023|Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£73.00||| ||09/05/2023|Counter Credit
DOMINIC NGEWU
Tithe BGC|£277.00||| ||02/05/2023|Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£190.00||| |||Bill Payment|||| Page 6 of 7 |27/04/2023|ST JAMES STYVECHAL
WORSHIP VENUE RENT BB
P||-£156.00|£13,757.38| |---|---|---|---|---| |03/04/2023|Counter Credit
T Korsa
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