Derby
Urban
Church
Annual Report
2023
City Youth Church perForming at the
WorLd Music FestivaL in Normanton Park. Derby (19/0812023)
Derby Urban Church is a registered Charity. Number1187018
www.derbyurbanchurch.com

Derb Urban Church'5 Vision and Values
One church with many congregation5. The vision for Derby Urban Church 15 togrow
one church with many congregations OF diFFerent sizes. styles and peopLe but still all
connected to the one church.
These are our Four values:
More. By sharingwhat we each have, and nol duplicating. we Look For more:
more expressions OF God's Kingdom. and
more peopLe hearing the good news of salvation and transformation through
Jesus; and
more peopLe using their gifts oFgrace given by the HOLY Spirit,. and
more growing and learning together in Christ. and
more Fun, Laughter and ceLebration,' and
more standing together through good and bad times as a united family. and
more serving and loving God, each other, and our neighbour., and
more time For worship, prayer, teaching, fellowship and mi55ion' and
more growth by multipLying.
Multiplying the 5malLer to grow the Kingdom (mustard seeds)- Rather than trying to
build one large church or congregation. the vision is to build Lots OF smaLLer 51owLy
growing congregations OF equal value. Inspired by Jesus parabLe OF the mustard seed
which grows into a gre& tree, we seek to grow God's kingdom in this way through
mission. We look to care, Share Faith and disciple peopLe better in smaller
congregations, enabLed by being parl OF something larger.
BeLonging to God, congregation and church (the vine). Finding a pLace OF belonging in a
Derby Urban Church congregation with its distinctive identity 15 important, but to be
one church we aLso seek to vaLue and care about aLL OF the other congregations. Inspired
by Jesus saying about being connected to the vine. we seek to remain connected to God
as welL as each other. We expect this to lead to wonderFuLLy unexpected opportunities
a5 the Holy Spirit inspires us. and sometimes lead to new Derby Urban ChLTch
ministries and congregations being Formed or existing ones join with us.
Urban. Wherever God leads us in the Future. Derby Urban Church has been birthed and
has it5 origins in the inner city urban areas OF our city. This 15 an important part of who
we are.
Derby Urban Church is a registered Charity. Number1187018
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Summa
OF the Year
2023 was a year OF gradual growth with many wonderFuL bLessing& and chalLenge5, and
there are updates on all our congregations and ministries Later in this report. For Derby
Urban Church Activities. the Pentecost Worship Serviceand AGM was the biggest service
and a highlight OF the yearwhere we weLcomed new members.we had three other church
meetings - at Pancake Day. in July and our Harvest Supper. Everyone From DUC was
welcome lo our regular Saturday Church waLks which continued as a monthly Feature OF
the programme.The Big Quiz to raise money For TearFund was held in the autumn.
In terms OF our administration'the Trellis. there was progress on practical matters. Mary
kindly toolc over the editing OF Orbit. our monthLy church magazine and the distri bution
increased during the year to peopLe From across the DUC FamiLy. We continued to put a
Lot OF eFFort into improving our communications in 2023 with regular emails, termLy
programmes covering aLL DUC activities and BouLton Lane. Facebook updates and
improvements to our website. There wa5 continued eFForts with the building and we
obtained a 4-slar Food hygiene rating Following an inspection.
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Ozzy Road is the originaL and Founding congregation OF DUC, wilh a weekly
Sunday morning service. midweek group5 and chiLdren 5 work. Ozzy Road started
2023 with a shared meaL after the Sunday service and a sermon series on Jesus
teaching and monthLy all age services including craFls. AFter Easter there was a
series on 'What diFFerence Jesu5 has made in our Live5 and Lots OF people shared
amazing lestimonies.This was FoLLowed by a series on EvangeLism which Led up to
an alpha course. AFter the harvest service there was a series on Bread. The
established pattern of midwee1< pattern OF prayer, Bible study and worship
continued aLso with both Lent and Advent courses which were heLd jointLy with
BouLton Lane Baptist Church. Baptisms were held twice in the year at Qzzy Road
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congregation s service. We came together a5 a church Family to celebrate the
wedding OF two of our church members. and also For FuneraLs and remembrance
services held For two eLderly church members who were both amazing women OF
God. Services are in person and live-streamed. There were a number OF new
peopLe whojoined us during the year and it was great to see this growth.
Friends United In Jesus (FUJ)was set up in 2020 and continued to grow
graduaLLy through 2023. Thi5 unique congregation comprises many peopLe who
have struggled wilh housing or addiction issues in thei r Lives.
City Youth Church (CYC) joined DUC in 2020.This congregation meets on
Friday evenings and is a lively and growing group oFyoung peopLe,with a worship
service in Slovakian. Roma and EngLish.The highlight OF the year was the CYC Fire
conference which had a large number OF baptisms. CYC also started SoFa Talks
where peopLe give their leslimony in inteNiew Format which were shared on
Facebook getting a Lol OF views. In the summer CYC perFormed on the main
stage at Normanton Park a5 part of the WorLd Music Fe5tivaL
Through the year we worked closeLy with BouLton Lane Baptist Church, entering into
another year of a Joint Pastorate. on April 5th 2023. Solicitors were instructed lo carry
out the amalgamation between DUC and Boulton Lane and this process was not
compLeted by the end OF 2023 $0 continued into 2024. We continued to hold 5ervice5
at both Girls Brigade and Scouts six times per year at Boulton Lane.
Mini
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Social Enterprise
TransForm Car Valeting continued with one Academy run
with Green Pastures and the FinaL year oFour 2 years of Cinnamon Incubator
Scheme which incLuded severaL residential training sessions. and ongoing
mentoring.
A new ministry OF an eBay shopwas created and an community For selling on
eBay was launched in October.
USED (Upcycling Social Enterprise Derby) continued through the year.
Hooked- This ministry continued with several Fishing trips to support people
who have been aFFected by homeLessness and addiction or mental heaLth issues.
School OF the HOLY Spirit (SOHS), a Bible coLLege foryounger UK Roma potential
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leader5. Year1 student5 Finished the course in the summer and proceeded to Year
2 starling in September,with a new intake oFYear1 students too.
Schools ministry, our longstanding Link to locals schools. became a separate
ministry OF DUC in 2021 and we continued to Lead assemblie5 at St James Juniors
and InFants. Both schools celebrated Easter, Harvest and Christmas at Ozzy Road.
We ran a warm hub Funded by Community Action lo March 23 on a Wednesday
evening which was attended by some Families from the schooLs.
HomeLess ministry, our longstanding work in thi5 area continued with the a
mixture OF groups who either hire our buiLdi ng or we work in partnership with.
These groups were running through the year.. Two Narcotics Anonymous Groups
(Monday and Thursday), CaFé 3-16 (a new group), Manna (a Food and Friendship
project) and Storehouse. Derby County Community Trust decided to end their
booking this year. however many OF our voLunteers moved to heLp with the new
CaFé 3:16 group. We continued our relationship with Green Pastures, a Christian
homeLe55 hosteL on Hartington Street through Bible Studies, an alpha course and
it was great to see some OF the residents coming along to FUJ and Ozzy Road.
Slovakia Mission Project- We heLped our friends at Zoe Church in a mission to
Roma viLLages in SLovakia, providing Food. clothes and blankets. We started a
new Warm Hub in the winter For Roma FamiLies which was extremeLy popular and
welL attended.
Heart For I ndia - Pastor Raj led a vislt to I ndia in the Spring with Graham and
Paul accompanying them. They went to both the Punjab and Hyderabad.
We ended the year with 3 congregations and 8 ministries. and are working with BouLton
Lane as described above. Additionally, we are supporting two SchooL OF the HOLY Spirit
Congregation5 - one in Stoke and one in Ostrava in Czechia.
StLfF
Rev Graham Watkins continued as our Minister through the year as weLI as the Minister
for Boulton Lane. Steve Clark continued part-time as ourSociaL Enterprise Project
Leader. Kathryn BarradeLL's is on a FULL time permanent contract as our Church Worker.
JozeF Lukac continued to work part-time through the year to lead CYC and SOHS as our
Roma Worker. We ended the year with 4 staFF.
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Trustees
The Trustees OF Derby Urban Church at the end of the year were:
Graham Watkins (Minister)
Roger Morbey (Church treasurer)
Ben Jones (Deacon)
Mari lyn Smith (Elder)
Chandra Morbey (Secretary)
anisational Structure
Derby Urban Church has Trustees who have been elected by the membership.which
currently comprises a minister. two elders and 3 deacons. These incLude our secretary
and our treasurer. As part OF our Charitable Incorporated Organisation s constitution.
which sets Out how we operate.we have church meetings quarterly, one of which is our
AGM. ALL church meetings in 2023 were held in person These meetings are open to
attenders as weLL. although only members can vole. We continued our pattern OF Linking
church meetings lo events in the liFe of the church. incLuding Shrove Tuesday pancake
day, Pentecost Sunday and a Harvest Supper. We continued our pattern to remain
eFFective in serving God as a team, and having Trustees meeting every 2 months.
alternating a business meeting on Zoom and a longer Saturday morning with prayer and
Bible Study in per50n. We have 2 main sub-groups- Pastoral and PracticaL Both groups
now meet Less oFten in person but instead have almost daiLy contact using Whatapp.
Our small Finance and Fundraising team ('Fin&Fun') meets every 2-3 months Led by our
Treasurer. Minutes From each group are circuLated around the Trustees so everyone is
aware oFwhat is happening. All these meetings are Led by a Trustee but involve many
other peopLe, encouraging everyone to use their individuaL giFts. We are also in regular
contact with the othergroups who use our buiLding and were in close Liaison through
the year. We continued to produce a termly Programme jointLy with BouLton Lane.
identi fying many opportunities to heLp each other and do things jointLy.
Fin
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OveraLI our income was higher than expenditure in 2023 and we were able to maintain
our reserves policy. whilst continuing to grow our ministries and giving to others. Some
of the 2023 income was received in advance for work that WILI continue into 2024.
notably Funding For our Roma worker and the warm spaces we provide during the winter
OF 2023124. Our trading income increased in 2023 and we continue to grow our sociaL
enterprises to generate a new income stream For our work.
Thank you to alL our members and Friends who have supported us financially or through
giving their time during 2023.1 would also Like to thanlc East M idlands RaiLway For their
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sponsorship OF our Derwent VaLLey Pilgrimage. Community Action, Foundation Derby-
shire, the NationaL Grid. the Bapt15t Union Home Mission. the Cinnamon Network, and
the Baptist Insurance Company.
Start and end OF year balances
Start OF year:
Current Account £14,372.68 Savings Account £10,077.84
End oFyear-
Current Account £17,632.35 Savings Account £10,377.43
Thi5 included an amount of approximately £12,600 in designated Fund5.
Independent examiner's report
The 2023 accounts were independently examined by Tim Benson on 20th April 2024.
2023 Rosutts
ndwidual donaiions Ilncludty legacies
8UGM Horne Mk¥sv)n Grant
Othef grallts
Inveslrnent ￿tOM&
Room renta
Trading incornè
Other ncom8
ToLg1 Incomo
Actual
£54.281.61
£14.750.04
£50.853.86
£3.034.31
£12.439.99
£2.462.51
£6.00
£137.828.12
Trading costs
Sakxrios
PensK>n conlributvJn
Staff expenses
Manse expenses
Heating and IkJhting
Building repairs and r￿n￿￿1$
OffKe ¢o¥t$
Ministry ¢o$t¥
Gwing to tslh•r8
Govemance costs
Tot•1 Expgndttur•
£2.763.80
£70.133.63
£4.602.18
£896.17
t4,829.87
£8.502.33
£14.456.26
£1.019.71
£12.508.67
£11.827.22
£2.994.00
£134,333.84
Ov•rnll po8Klon
£3.494.28
End of
arfund balan
BIC grant
Nat￿nal Grkj grant
Spring Harvest
Total Deslgnatod Fund•
Unrestrictsd Funds
Total End of y•art•sh In bank
£9,285.50
£5.250.00
£830 00
£15.365.50
£12.644.28
£28.IX19.78
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www.derbyurbanchurch.com

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www.derbyurbanchurch.com