Derby Urban Church Annual Report 2024 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 is to grow 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 Spiril. and more growing and Learning together in Chri5t- 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 mission,. and more growth by multiplying. Multiplying the smaller to grow the Kingdom (mustard seeds). Rather than trying to build one large church or congregation, the vision is to build lots OF smaLLer slowly growing congregation5 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 lo care, share Faith and disciple peopLe better in smaller congregations, enabLed by being part OF sornething larger. eLonging to God, congregation and church (the vine). Finding a pLace OF belonging in a Derby Urban Church congregation with its distinctive identity is important. but to be one church we aLso seek to vaLue and care about aLL OF the other congregations. Inspired by Jesu5 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 as the Holy Spirit inspires us. and sometimes lead to new Derby Urban ChLrch 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 its origins in the inner city urban areas OF our city. This is an important part of who we are. Derby Urban Church is a registered Charity. Number1187018 www.derbyurbanchurch.com
Summa OF the Year 2024 was again a year OF growth as Derby Urban Church moved forward. There are updates on aLI our congregations and ministries Later in this report. For Derby Urban Church Activities. the Pentecost Worship Service and AGM was the biggest service and a highLight of the year. We had three other church meeting5 - at Pancake Day, in July and our Harvest Supper. Everyone From DUC was welcome to our regular Saturday Church walks which continued as a monthLy Feature OF the programme. The Big Quiz to raise money for Tear Fund was held in the autumn. In terms OF our administration'the Trellis. there was progress on practical matters. Mary kindly continued to edit Orbit. our monthly church magazine and the distribution increased during the year to peopLe From across the DUC Family. We moved our records and email communications onto Churchsuite to improve our eFFiciency and For GDPR compLiance. Ozzy Road 15 the original and Founding congregation of DUC, with a weekLy Sunday morning service. midweek groups and children s work that grew through the year. Ozzy Road started 2024with the covenant service and a shared meaL after the Sunday service. We looked at the book OF PhiLippians in the lead up to Easter. In the middle OF the year we had a series on the book OF James. During Graham s sabbatical we welcomed a number of diFFerent preachers and worship Leaders who each brought something new and interesting. The established pattern OF midweek pattern oFprayer, 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 Ozzy Road congregation s service. There were a number OF new peopLe who joined us during the year and it vvas great to see thi5 growth. Friends United In Jesu5 (FUJ) was Set up in 2020 and continued to grow gradually through 2024.The services used parts oFThe Chosen video lo prompt discussion and prayer. This unique congregation comprises many people who have struggled with housing or addiction issues in thei r Lives. City Youth Church {CYC) joined DUC in 2020. This congregation meets on Friday evenings and 15 a Lively group OF young people. with a worship service in Slovakian. Roma and EngLish. Due to the change in thegroup, they renamed themselve5 City Your Church as some OF the originaL youth are now married with chiLdren. Glory OF Christ Jesus Church (GCJC) started on Saturday mornings this year. This Derby Urban Church is a registered Charity. Number1187018 www.derbyurbanchurch.com
weekly group 15 led by Asmerom and is For EritreanlHabe5ha Families. Through the year we again worked cL05eLy with BouLton Lane Baptist Church, enterin8 into another year OF a Joint Pastorate. on ApriL 5th 2024. Solicitors were instructed to carry out the amalgamation between DUC and BouLton Lane and this process was not completed by the end OF 2023. $0 continued through 2024. We continued to hold Family services at both Girls Brigade and Scouts at Least once per term at BouLton Lane. DUC worked with our associate congregations through the year: with Zoe Church we ran a Roma Families Warm Hub weekLy through the winter 23/24 and with GLAM, we supported the Heart For India ministry mentioned beLow. Mini Social Enterprise Green Pasture5. TransForm Car VaLeting continued with one Academy run with The eBay shop continued and moved to Fridays. 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 (SOHSI a BibLe coLLege For younger UK Roma potential Leaders. Year 2 students Finished the course in the summer and were presented with thei r certiFicales, and there was a new intake OF students in September. School5 ministry Leading weekly a55emblies at St James Junior5 and Infants continued. Both schools celebrated Easter. Harvest and Christmas at Ozzy Road. HomeLess ministry, our longstanding work in this area continued with the a mixture of groups who either hire our buiLding or we work in partnership with. These group5 were running through the year.. Two NarcotlC5 Anonyrnous Groups (Monday and Thursday), CaFé 3.16. Manna (a Food and Friendship project) and Storehouse. We continued our relationship with Green Pastures. a Christian homeless 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. Recover 15 a new ministry which wa5 Started in 2024. Initially u5in8 the Recovery Course which is a Christ focussed 12 step programme and then an alpha course. this new group meets on Tuesday afternoons. Derby Urban Church is a registered Charity. Number1187018 www.derbyurbanchurch.com
Slovakia Mission Project- Graham accompanied our friends from Zoe church on visit to SLovakia where he attended a conFerence to launch a new translation OF the Bible into Roma. Heart For India Pastor Raj has now sel up an NGO in Ghana with Pastor Isaac. Graham and he visited this amazing organisation during his sabbaticaL. DUC ended the year with 4 congregations and10 ministries. and aLso continued to work closely with BouLton Lane Baptist Church a5 described. ahead of becoming FormalLy amaLgamated. Additionally, we are supporting two School OF the Holy Spirit Congregations - one in Stoke and one in Ostrava in Czechia. StLfF Rev Graham Watkins continued as our Minister through the year as well as the Minister for Boullon Lane. He was on sabbaticaL For 3 months in the autumn OF the year. Steve CLark continued part-time a5 our SociaL Enterprise Project Leader. Kathryn BarradeLL'5 15 on a Full lime permanent contract as our Church Worker. JozeF Lukac continued lo work part-time through the year lo Lead CYC and SOHS as our Roma worker.we ended the year with 4 staff. The Trustees OF Derby Urban Church at the end OF the year were: Graham Watkins (Minister) Roger Morbey (Church treasurer) Ben Jones (Deacon) Marilyn Smith (ELder) Chandra Morbey (Secretary) ni Derby Urban Church has Trustees who have been elected by the membership, which currently compri5e5 a minister,two eLders and 3 deacon5.The5e incLude our secretary and our treasurer. As part OF our Charitable I ncorporated Organisation s constitution. which sets out how we operate. we have church meetings quarterLy. one OF which is our AGM. ALL church meetings in 2024 were held in person. These meeting5 are open to attenders as well. aLthough onLy members can vote. We continued our pattern OF linking church meetings to 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 havingTrustee5 meeting every 2 month5,aLternating a business meeting on Zoom and a longer Saturday morning with prayer and Bible Study in person. 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 Derby Urban Church is a registered Charity. Number1187018 www.derbyurbanchurch.com
Fundraising team ('Fin&Fun') meets every 2-3 months Led byourTreasurer. 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 giFt5. We are also in reguLarcontactwith the othergroups who use our building and were in cLose Liaison through the year. We continued lo produce a termLy Programme jointLy with Boulton Lane. identifying many opportunities to help each other and do things jointly. FinanciaL Review - Treasurer s Re ort During 2024. Derby Urban Church's income wasjust under £200.000 and its expenditure wasjust over £195.000, with a net surplus OF £3,880. Thus, we began and ended the year with unreslricled reserves being cLose to our poLicy OF having two months running costs held For emergencies. Our turnover has increased considerably compared to previous years. mainLy due to securing a VCSE Energy EFficiency Grant (the Green Grant) of £147,922 to improve the sustainabiLity of our building. The Green grant money is to be spent between November 2024 and mid February 2025, with money received when in- voice5 are due. The Green grant incLude5 fitting insulation to the whoLe Flat rooF which also had the added benefit OF repairing Leaks in our flat rooF which previously we couLd not aFFord to do. ImportantLy. this Funding improves insulation. ai r to air heat pumps to replace ourgas heating and energy eFficient Lighting. meaning we are no Longer reLiant on ga% and utility bilLs WILL be Lower than IF this worlc had not been carriej out. During the middle OF the year. although we kept to budget For expenditure. income was lower than budgeted and we had to dip into our reserve5. However, during the Autumn, generous giFts From some individuaL members repLenished our reserves. In response to the drop in income we Launched a new 'AngeLs' campaign to raise Funds and strengthen links with supporters outside OF our immediate neighbourhood (which is a ward wilh high levels OF deprivation). We were delighted to welcome and work wilh Ruddington Baptist Church a5 a partner.ALso,we renewed our eFFort5 to securegrants.I wouLd aL50 like to thank Com- munity Action For funding the Rorna FamiLies Warm Hubwhich ran over winter 23124, the National Grid for Funding our Car VaLetin8 Academy. the Baptist Union Home Mission whose long standing grant ended in December 2024 and the Baptist Insurance Company who Funded our Roma worker in the first haLf OF the year. In addition to the Green Grant we won several grants in 2024 to support our work in 2025. including £2.500 From Foun- dation Derbyshire to support our social enterprises, £5.000 From Erewash CVS lo replace Derby Urban Church is a registered Charity. Number1187018 www.derbyurbanchurch.com
the Lino in ourcommunity hall ready For use by a new toddler group and £5,000 From Deo Gloria to support our evangelism work to the Roma Community. Start and end OF year balances Start OF year- End oFyear: Current Account £17,632.35 Current Account £30.315 Savings Account £10,377.43 Savings Account £1.575 Thi5 included an amount OF approximateLy £10,650 in designated Fund5. Independent examiner's report The 2024 accounts were independently examined by Tim Benson on 23rd May 2025. Fdlowingaccounts f2024vre independently examin Income 8ndExpendllure Indi4idual donations linclLKling lega¢ies} BUGM Home Mission Grant Other grants In¥estment income Rwm rentals Tr&ling income Other income Total Income £68.028.65 £14,300.04 £98,419.34 £139.94 £12,363.25 £6.044.26 £61.00 £199,356.48 Traying costs Saaries Pension eontributi Staff expenses Manse expenses Heating and Lightiro Buildir¥J repairs and renewals Office costs Ministry costs Giiing to othe GOrnanCe costs Tolal Expèndltur• £1.675.99 £74.(K)2.70 £5,979. 12 £2,816.99 £3,487.74 £13,839.06 £74.137.80 £1.194.98 £9,325.68 £6,298.40 £2.717.40 £195,475.86 Overall posltlon £3.880.62 Signedby.. Print narne.. Tc. 8&t6a Date.. Derby Urban Church is a registered Charity. Number1187018 www.derbyurbanchurch.com
Tapestry activityled by Kathryn to show how we are all woven together as one family. Pentecost service 2024 Derby Urban Church is a registered Charity. Number1187018 www.derbyurbanchurch.com