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Bethesda Baptist Church Felixstowe Annual Church Report 2022

Contents
Mission and Values Statements 2
Pastoral Secretary 3
Missionary Report 5
Supervisor Endorsements for K & L Doust 8
WoW 8
Mini-Zone 9
Safeguarding 10
Care Team 10
Flower Report 11
Treasurer’s Report 11

Mission Statement

We live to bring glory to God by being and making disciples of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Values

Bethesda is a local church family that strives to be marked by the following characteristics…

…Worshipful

Marked by desire to know, love and glorify God.

We believe that people have no higher purpose than to glorify God and enjoy him forever. Our de- sire is that the Triune God is glorified and worshipped in all that we do and we long to grow in our knowledge, love and enjoyment of Him each day.

…Biblical

Marked by trust in the Bible as the living and active Word of God.

We believe that the Bible is the very voice of God and the instrument through which he changes us.

… Prayerful

Marked by faithfulness in public and private prayer.

In prayer, private and corporate, we commune with God and seek to know him as both personal and powerful.

… Dependent

Marked by dependence on the grace and power of God.

It is only by his grace given to us in the Lord Jesus and his power at work in us by the Holy Spirit that we are able to live godly lives. We therefore seek to walk in humble dependence on his grace and expectation of his power.

… Loving

Marked by genuine love and fellowship with one another.

Jesus died on the cross, not only to bring us to God but to bring us together as his church. Be- cause of this, we strive to grow in love and unity with one another as well as other gospel-centred churches.

…Missional

Marked by passion for making disciples of Jesus Christ.

We are committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ by taking the good news of his life, death and resurrection to the world.

1. Pastoral Secretary report 2022

3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.[ 4 ] Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;[ 6 ] and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;[ 7 ] and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.[ 8 ] For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.[9 ] But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall,[ 11 ] and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:3-11

Over the past five years the opening of the Pastoral Secretary report has referenced the Epistles of Peter three times out of five. This is one of those years and is in fact referencing almost the same section as last year, 2 Peter 1.

As André spoke from the Scriptures on that Sunday (09/01/22) in 2021 we were encouraged to embrace the words from 2 Peter 1:5-8 and make every effort to add certain qualities to our faith. In 2022 we took a slightly larger section and focused on Growing In Grace.

Initially we were asked, what were the practices of holiness that we were going to work on this year? The sermon was divided into three points: 1. vv3-4 tells us we have been given everything we need for a godly life. 2. vv5-8 tells us to make every effort. Seek ALL these things ALL the time. If we have them in greater measure we won’t be ineffectual or unproductive. 3. vv10-11 We have to have the right perspective, namely to keep our eyes fixed on eternity.

There was one final comment: we have been saved, so we make every effort, NOT we are saved by making every effort. Paul tells us in 1 Timothy 4:16 that we need to keep a close watch on our doctrine. I continue to be immensely grateful for the faithful preaching at Bethesda of which 2022 has been another full and blessed year.

Looking back we can be encouraged and full of praise to our God at the ways He has been moving amongst us as a Fellowship. They can be summarised under the following headings:

Practical . We have been open all year which, given the previous two years, has been a delight. Numbers continue to grow (see below) and our facilities continue to meet our needs. We do still have a live stream for those who genuinely can’t meet with us face-to-face, but generally most of the congregation have returned post-Covid for which we praise the Lord.

Expositional : We completed three series during the year: The end of Exodus (chapters 13-40), the beginning of Acts (chapters 1-8), and the Servant Songs from Isaiah at Christmas time. For three of the last ‘Everyone In’ services in the year we looked at ‘Propitiation’, Justification’ and ‘Imputation’ – maybe new words for some of us but another opportunity for growth. Incidentally, the church’s website, http://www.bethesdafelixstowe.com/ has many of the sermons on it. Please feel free to browse and revisit some of the older series.

The lion’s share of the preaching was divided between André Beck (pastor/elder), Tim Burnham (trainee pastor) and another of the elders, Stuart Baker. Two other elders, Scott Savage and Keith Doust, both preached during the year, as did four visiting speakers: Andrew Docherty (Bethesda Baptist Church Ipswich, Joe King, Marcus Mak (Christ Church, Felixstowe) and Louis Woodley (Latin Link).

The celebrations of Harvest, Easter (Tenebrae, Good Friday and Easter Sunday) and Christmas (Carol Service, Crib Service and Christmas Day) all added their usual additional expressions of worship to our year. We are grateful, too, to the Music group for bringing the usual variety of songs to our times together, as well as introducing some new contemporary songs to our Fellowship’s ever-growing repertoire. The technical support of the ‘balcony team’ kept us able to see and hear the services, as well. Our thanks to everyone involved in making our times of fellowship a success.

Numerical : We began 2022 with 65 members. Three were Promoted to Glory throughout the year: Ernie Cobb (joined July 2003, PtG May), Jean Lewis (joined March 1981, PtG December) and Pat Partridge (joined November 2019, PtG December).

We added six new members in the period: Adrian & Sue Barnes, David Dyer, Sue Kemp and Anthony & Leslie van der Vaart. This brought the total membership at the end of the year to 68.

New folk have continued to come and worship the Lord with us. Some are already talking to us about membership, while others are happy to simply fellowship with us. We hope that over the coming months and years many will join us, and participate in the privileges and responsibilities of membership.

Finally, thank you for your efforts and participation in the life of the church in whatever capacity. No service goes unnoticed. Let us continue to work faithfully and prayerfully in the coming year, maybe even seeking out new opportunities for ministry. Please remember to keep André, Liz and the children, as well as the other Elders and their families, in your prayers. As we all walk and serve together, may the Lord’s name be glorified and may we see His Kingdom built amongst us and those with whom we have contact. Soli deo gloria.

Shalom,

Keith Doust

2. Missions report

Bethesda continued its focus on mission over the year. There are prayer points in the weekly Prayer Mail for personal and Fellowship Group use. These points are often used during the Sunday services as well.

Only one Mission Sunday occurred during 2022 with the visit of Louis and Maribel Woodley from Latin Link’s engagement in Bolivia. It was a joy to have Louis preach in the service and then spend time together at a lunch and presentation time afterwards.

We continued to support the current six organisational Mission interests of the church both prayerfully and financially. We have developed personal connections with individuals in most of these, alongside the overall organisational input. The six are: European Mission Fellowship, Hope Community Church (Soho London), International Mission to Jewish People (formally CWI), Open Doors (the Persecuted Church), Latin Link and WEC International.

Prayer and financial support for Keith and Lorraine Doust in their

ministries through SIL International (Eurasia Area), a partner organisation of Wycliffe Bible Translators, is an ongoing focus and priority for the church (see supervisors’ endorsements below). Keith directs the engagement of SIL with language communities in post-Soviet countries, while Lorraine is on the SIL-Eurasia Staff Care and Wellbeing Team supporting families and children living in cross-cultural environments.

Prayer support is given to Sue Bullard in her SIL International (Francophone Africa Area) finance role. Her ministry, after years of experience working in the secular finance world, is a key one and greatly appreciated by her colleagues.

September saw the re-launch of the weekly coffee-morning outreach. A team, led by John Bridge, offered opportunities to welcome church folk and visitors alike. Teas and coffees have been available, as well as a friendly face for those who want to talk. Though not rushed off their feet, the team has found many openings to speak into people’s lives and walk alongside them on their life’s journeys.

The church approved a third year for the support of Tim Burnham as Trainee Pastor. We are excited to see what the Lord has for him as that third year draws to a close next August.

Over the year the Elders/Trustees have been discussing the Mission involvement of the church as well as its financial implications. One conversation with the membership during the year brought further interactions in Trustee meetings and the following discussion paper was produced. We expect that paper to be engaged with at length over the coming year.

Supporting Mission:

A discussion on how to grow as a local church.

Local churches are an essential part of God’s plan to reach the nations for Christ. It is our privilege and responsibility to do what we can to see the gospel message spread to, and churches planted within every tribe and tongue.

Because mission is so important it rightly requires us to make a significant investment of our time, energy and resources.

Furthermore, the spiritual landscape of the world both locally and globally is changing. The Church is growing stronger where it was once weak and weaker where it was once strong. This means we are constantly presented with new opportunities to support people, causes and organisations at home and around

the world.

For these reasons, it is very important that our church has a clear understanding of the following:

How do we define mission?

“Mission is our contribution to making disciples locally, nationally and globally outside of the ordinary reach of our local church.”

How would you improve this definition of mission? Is there anything that needs to be added?

What are our priorities in mission?

For example, you may want to consider the following?

How can we best support our mission partners?

For example:

A) Should we limit the number of mission partners we support? B) How and how often should we review our support of our mission partners?

Details of the missionary financial support can be found in the Accounts section at the end of the Annual Reports.

The Elders/Trustees

Supervisor Endorsements of

Keith and Lorraine Doust

For supporting churches and other friends. Period: January–December 2021

Supervisor Endorsement of Keith Doust

Supervisor name: John Young

Supervisor role: SIL Eurasia Area Director Location: Republic of Ireland

Keith has made an important contribution to SIL’s engagement with the language communities of Eurasia over the past several years. He serves in the role of Director for SIL’s engagement in post-Soviet countries (Bolshoi). Keith provides a mature, experienced perspective, informed by years of language programme management, which benefits both the Bolshoi Service Group and our Area Leadership Team. He has demonstrated his leadership skills by navigating the Bolshoi Service Group through a difficult political situation, while continually looking after the well-being of the staff he supervises.

Keith, with Lorraine, has continued to review, update and lead the Welcome Event for new staff so they can quickly integrate in their new assignments. I look forward to serving with Keith for the foreseeable future and seeing how the Lord continues to use him.

Supervisor Endorsement of Lorraine Doust

Supervisor name: Heather Ford Lark Supervisor role: SIL Eurasia Area HR, Staff Care Specialist Location: UK

Lorraine is a good team worker, and her contribution is welcomed and appreciated by many people. Her conscientious care for people and their well-being positively impacts staff on the field, many of whom live in very challenging circumstances. She has particularly focused this past year on the well-being and education of families, providing resources and support. Lorraine has attended various courses and conferences and has a real heart for members and their families. She is a valued member of the team.

3. WoW (Women of the Word)

Linked to the Values of:

Biblical (We believe that the Bible is the very voice of God and the instrument through which he changes us.)

Prayerful (We commune with God and seek to know him as both personal and powerful.)

Loving (We strive to grow in love and unity with one another as well as other gospel-centred churches.)

Main activities :

We met weekly during term-time for interactive Bible study (video series: The Generosity Project ; 2 Peter & Jude Standing Firm ; Isaiah Here is your God ), prayer and fellowship.

Praise :

Prayer :

Lorraine Doust, on behalf of The WoW Group

4. Mini-Zone

At the beginning of the year, we learnt about Jacob, Job and Joseph. Over Easter, we watched the Miracle Maker in three parts and had some guests join us (Thank you to Tim, Christine and Geoff).

In the Summer Term, Geoff joined the Mini Zone team - we were very grateful to have a new, friendly face! The remaining topics covered were: seven signs in John’s Gospel, The Exodus & the promised Land, and King of Christmas.

We were delighted to have Jose, Adrian and Michaela giving their testimonies as guest speakers and the children loved getting to know them and hearing about how they came to know Jesus. This has also helped to create bonds between the children and other members of the church family.

We thank God for the children we have in our church; they are never short of enthusiasm, energy, ideas and questions, and it is a real privilege to teach them every week. Please continue to pray for us as leaders as we prepare weekly for Mini Zone - that we are clear in our teaching of the bible and passionate in sharing our love about Jesus.

Sarah Blundell for the Mini-Zone Team

5. Care-Team

The aim of the Care Team is to meet every three months and, using a current prayer diary, we think about everyone in the church family.

Between us we try to reflect on the trials and difficulties many in the fellowship are encountering and then consider if we think proper care and support has/is being given. One important point to mention is that so much of the care and interest goes on by the many caring people within the fellowship and not necessarily by the care team.

Usually having considered everyone there are a few action points for us to work through. A short report of these is made with a copy for the Elders. Those on the care team last year included David and Jasmine, Jacqui, Mary Forshaw and myself.

John Bridge for the Care Team

6. Safeguarding Report 2022

There are no cases pending or otherwise to report, which is good, but it is imperative that everyone remains vigilant in seeking to glorify God by looking out for the vulnerable of whatever age group, and reporting anything which raises concerns.

In June 2022 the child protection policy had an amendment, which people involved in children and youth work not only read, but signed to say they had read.

DBS checks were renewed for people involved in children and youth work.

There are notices on two notice boards in the church reminding of who to contact if anything needs to be reported.

I would like to thank Theresa Adams (deputy safeguarding lead) and Alison Hudson (DBS administration) for their continued help and willingness to serve the fellowship.

Scott Savage

7. Flower Report

The floral displays this year have mostly been house plants except recently when they have been added to with flowers from the coffee mornings, so thank you for the idea which is appreciated by the fellowship. Someone commented just last Sunday how effective they looked together.

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed in any way to remind us of the seasons we enjoy

We celebrated Harvest by members of the fellowship bringing suitable foods to donate to Compass, our local charity helping those in need.

Christmas always sees Richard arrive at the church with all sorts of greenery by request of Andrea who then gets to work arranging it .This year Theresa joined forces to decorate the church pillars, which looked great.

Several ladies brought poinsettias bringing a very colourful display at the front of the church.

Then we have the pedestal experts, Angela and Kath, who never disappoint when special services come. A bright arrangement at the entrance is always appreciated.

May we continue to praise God in these reminders of His creation and provision.

Betty Croft

8. Treasurer’s Report (Year Ended 31 December 2021)

Pre-Amble:

The way the church manages, accounts for, and hold itself accountable for its money has not changed in 2022. What has changed is the personnel responsible for keeping track of things. During the year Clifford Lewis stepped down as treasurer and, at the request of the Elders, handed the reins to myself, Stuart Baker with Sue Bullard taking over the accounting from Neil Serjeant.

I’d like to warmly thank Cliff for his years of service as treasurer and for his continued help in inducting me into what is required. Neil too has kindly continued to support Sue as she takes on the various aspects including preparing internal and external financial reports, managing the payroll and claiming Gift Aid.

David Forshaw has also kindly continued in his responsibility for the Sunday offerings, banking any cash and holding the cheque book. David banks the cash monthly as he has to travel to do so which is less desirable from the perspective of his protection and we encourage members to give by standing order or internet banking.

I’m pleased to report that Greg Weston, who has acted as Independent Examiner for many years, has done so again for the 2022 accounts.

Since taking over I have sought to use electronic transfers, rather than cheques, to pay invoices and claims. Cheques are actually charged for by CAF bank whereas transfers are free and, in addition, the transfer

is more secure and more easily tracked. The system is that I initiate a payment online and Scott Savage authorises it as effectively a second signature. This change seems to have been well received and in fact is increasingly the only way that some companies will receive payment. Thanks go to Scott for the increase in his time in logging on and checking each payment.

Summary:

In broad terms the church finances remain healthy, something for which we praise God.

At the start of the year total funds were £72,594 of which £47,241 was in the General Fund, by the end of the year this had risen to £85,349 and £67,999.

The funds summary is shown here...

Fuller details of income and expenditure, including a comparison with 2021, are provided in the attached accounts. These are being independently examined and as such may change slightly.

Key points to draw your attention to are:

General Fund:

Income from regular giving and Sunday offerings rose from £93,451 to £98,506 and we remain grateful to God for the continued generosity of his people. Gift aid recovered totalled £20,831 and rental income from the Manse £18,853.

Mission Fund:

In line with church practice the trustees allocated 40% of Offerings received to the Missionary Fund. The amount allocated in the year was £47,482.

We continued our support for Keith & Lorraine Doust. In 2022 the church received designated gifts for the support of Keith & Lorraine Doust totalling £2,640 on which £675 of Gift Aid was recovered. Support costs for Keith & Lorraine totalled £29,528. The net cost to the church was

£26,213. The balance on the Missionary Fund at the end of the year was £12,755 ; gifts totalling £12,000 were donated in January 2023 to the societies and individuals regularly supported by the church.

Trainee Pastor:

We have been blessed to have Tim Burnham continue as Trainee Pastor in 2022. The restricted funds (FIEC grant) were used up during the year, £4,565 remained in the ‘Training Fund’ with future costs being met from the General Fund as agreed at the church meeting.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Stuart Baker

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Draft Subject to Independent Examination
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period
from		 1-Jan-22 To 31-Dec-22
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted funds Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
General Fund(Unrestricted) 0 0 0
Offerings 98,506 98,506 93,451
Tax Recovered on Gift Aided Donations 20,831 20,831 17,211
Manse Rent Received 18,853 18,853 16,135
Gifts & Bequests 35 35 890
Interest 323 323 6
Church Awayday 0 0 1,644
Transfer to MissionaryFund (47,482) (47,482) (44,078) A
Transfer to TrainingFund 0 0 (3,008) B
Transfer to Bookstall Fund 0 0 (383) C
0 0
Missionary Funds(Designated Unrestricted; Restricted) 0 0
40% tithe of Offerings & Gift Aid 47,482 47,482 44,078 A
Gift Aid Tax Recovered 675 675 660
Transfer from General Fund 0 0
Gifts and Donations 2,640 6,762 9,402 4,388
0 0
Bookstall Sales(Unrestricted) 0 0
Sales 0 0 323
Transfer from General Fund 0 0 383 C
0 0
Building Fund(Restricted) 0 0
Gifts and donations 0 0
Tax Recovered on Gift Aided Donations 0 0
0 0
Training Fund(Designated Unrestricted) 0 0
Gifts 0 0
From General Fund 0 0 3,008 B
0 0
Ministry Apprentice Fund(Designated, Unrestricted) 0 0
Gifts and Donations 0 10,000
Tax Recovered on Gift Aided Donations 0 0
0
Ministry Apprentice Fund(Restricted) 0
Gifts and Donations 10,000 10,000
Tax Recovered on Gift Aided Donations 0 0
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 141,862 16,762 0 158,624 144,708
0
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
Sub total 0 0 0 0 0
Total receipts 141,862 16,762 0 158,624 144,708
A3 Payments
General Fund(Unrestricted) 0 0 0
Ministry 39,138 0 39,138 47,602
Outreach 325 0 325 0
Youth & Children's Work 374 0 374 357
Church Utilities 5,640 0 5,640 2,724
Church Cleaning 1,656 0 1,656 334
Church repairs & Maintenance 1,369 0 1,369 2,163
Church Fabric & Fttings 10,389 0 10,389 0
Insurance 2,540 0 2,540 2,188
Manse Repairs 1,186 0 1,186 1,963
Manse Council Tax 0 0 0 0
Manse Utilities 0 0 0
Manse Insurance 603 0 603 548
Online and Print 206 0 206 202
Refreshments 107 0 107 28
Gifts and Donations 3,850 0 3,850 146
Professional Fees 2,219 0 2,219 3,627
Church AwayDay 0 0 1,611
Miscellanous 705 0 705 430
Transfers to/from Other Unrestricted Funds: 0 0
0 0
Missionary Funds(Designated Unrestricted; Restricted) 0 0 0
International Mission to Jewish People 3,000 0 3,000 2,000
K & L Doust 29,528 0 29,528 26,388 D
European Missionary Fellowship 3,000 6,632 0 9,632 2,000
Hope Community Church 3,000 0 3,000 2,000
Latin Link 3,000 0 3,000 2,000

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WEC International 3,000 0 3,000 1,000
Open Doors 3,270 0 3,270 2,000
Samaritan's Purse 0 0 0 1,441
Other 0 903 0 903 2,520
Pastor Training International (Myanmar) 0 0 0 0 442
0 0
Bookstall Purchases(Unrestricted) 0 0 0 252
0 0
Building Fund(Restricted) 0 0 0
Payments to Contractor 0 0 0
Loan interest and repayment 0 0 0
Fees 0 0 0
0 0
Training Fund(Unrestricted) 0 0
Expenditure 1,843 1,843 0
0 0
Ministry Apprentice Fund(designated, Unrestricted) 0 0
Expenditure 8,386 8,386 8,748
0
Ministry Apprentice Fund(restricted) 0
Expenditure 10,000 10,000 10,000
0
0 0
0 0 0
Sub total 128,335 17,535 0 145,870 124,714
0
A4 Asset and investmentpurchases, (see table) 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
Sub total 0 0 0 0 0
Totalpayments 128,335 17,535 0 145,870 124,714
Net of receipts/(payments) 13,528 (773) 0 12,755 19,994
A5 Transfers between funds 0 0 0 0
A6 Cash funds lastyear end 71,792 803 0 72,595 52,601
Cash funds thisyear end 85,319 30 0 85,349 72,595
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Details Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted funds Endowment
funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds CAF Current Account 100 -
CAF Gold Account 85,220 30 -
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Total cash funds 85,320 30 -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 Agreement Error OK
Unrestricted

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to nearest £		 to nearest £ ~~f~~
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to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets - - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Details Fund to which asset
belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B3 Investment assets - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Details Fund to which asset
belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Manse at 8 Mill Lane, Felixstowe General - 350,000
Church furniture General - 9,000
Church building, Cavendish Road, Felixstowe General - -
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NOTES
A The church paid 40% of it's offering income to missions in 2022.
B The church did not put anymore money into this fund. A decision was taken to keep Tim on until August 2023 funded by this fund and then
the General Fund.
C The bookstall wasn't used in 2022, however it has been in 2023 and so we are keeping it on the books
D In 2022 the curch received designated gifts for the support of Keith & Lorraine Doust totalling £2,640. £675 of Gift Aid was recovered on
donations in the tax year 21/22. Support costs for Keith & Lorraine totalled £29,528. The net cost to the church was £26,213
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