HEBRON PENTECOSTAL CHURCH MANCHESTER Union Chapel, 2b Wellington Road, Fallowfield Manchester -M14 6EQ Registered charity - 1189220 - www.hebron-manchester.org | M: 07853 081 776 | admin@hebron manchester.org
Trustees Annual Report and Accounts April 2020-March 2021
OBJECTIVES
To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit;
To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time think fit; and
To advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit.
VISION
Hebron Pentecostal Church Manchester is a fellowship of believers coming together to declare the glory of the Lord, expressing the good news of God’s kingdom that transforms lives and communities worldwide and to celebrate Jesus as King.
We study the Word, practice what we learn, and in the process grow together.
MISSION
As people called by God, We gather to praise God, listen to him, and respond. We nurture each other in faith and obedience to Christ. We love and care for one another as God's people. We commit ourselves to serve and to tell others about Jesus. We pursue God's justice and peace in every area of life.
Our church Meeting Schedule:
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Sundays - Sunday School and Malayalam Service
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Second Sundays - Ladies meetings and intercessory prayer
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Wednesdays - Intercessory prayer and Bible study
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Tuesdays/Thursdays/Fridays - Ladies prayer
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Saturdays - Fasting prayer and kids’ prayer
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Fourth Sundays - Youth Meeting
Our Ministries:
1. Sunday Service:
Our Sunday Service is led by our Pastor, preaching from the Word of God to enable us to grow spiritually. We worship both in English and Malayalam, which is our native language from Kerala, India. Malayalam messages and sermons are translated into English for the benefit of our children and for people who do not understand our language. English worships are conducted regularly except on the second and fourth Sundays when we partake in the Lord’s Supper and conduct our Youth Meetings respectively. During our English worship we focus on different topics from the Bible to enable our children to understand and be deep-rooted in the Word of God and to mould them to become ambassadors of Christ.
2. Sunday School:
Our Sunday School plays a vital role in helping our children build a firm foundation in Christ. We begin our Sunday School at 09:30 with a prayer followed by learning new songs, action songs, stories and other Bible-related activities. Our children are then taught from the Word of God in their designated classrooms according to their age groups. All our Sunday School activities are conducted in English except for new songs being taught in our native language or other languages.
3. Youth Ministry
Our youth meetings are a blessing for all and a wonderful stage to showcase all our youngsters’ brilliant talents; these are held regularly on the fourth Sundays of every month. Some of the regular programs we conduct include Psalms reading and prayer, solo songs/action songs, memory verse recitation, speech, Bible reference, short stories, and Bible quiz to name a few.
4. Ladies Ministry
Our ladies’ ministry is aimed at encouraging our sisters in following the Scriptures in our day-to-day life and to support the needy in prayer with a vision to reach out to those who hunger and thirst for the Word of God.
Our ladies’ meetings are regularly conducted after our Sunday Service every second Sunday of the month where our sisters are given opportunities to speak from the Word of God, encourage one another in strengthening our faith in our Lord and to intercede and pray for nations and people around the globe.
5. Prayer Team:
Our prayer Team is the engine room of our church. Before lockdown started, we held cottage meetings every week on Wednesday evenings at the houses of our church members. During lockdown, these meetings were held via Zoom. These meetings were a strong tower for the believers during the COVD-19 pandemic. We had many guest pastors attend these meetings and teach us the Word of God and share their testimonies. During the meetings, we as a church have interceded and stood in the gap for so many prayer requests and we have seen the miracle-working hand of God moving for us in many different matters.
6. Charity and Missions:
As a church, we spiritually and financially support Mercy Mission in Orissa, India. We support 5 evangelists/Pastors who do gospel work in difficult conditions. Mercy mission also runs an orphanage and leprosy centre.
We actively undertook door-to-door evangelism before the pandemic. God willing and if the coming of the Lord tarries, this team is praying and planning about various new initiatives such as charity work within UK and India.
Financial Review
Total receipts of funds received, including cash deposited into bank account, were £23,476.91, of which £17,676.91 was unrestricted and the rest £5800 restricted funds. Income was generated through regular tithing of our church members, Sunday Service offerings, ladies’ ministry offerings, and a dedicated monthly giving towards funds to be utilized for charitable causes/mission work.
Total expenses, including cash deposited into bank account, were £21,744.38 of which rent amounted to a total of £2,275 and £5,400 was gifted to our Pastor for his services to our congregation. We as a Church extended our helping hand to the family of one of our Pastors who lost his life to Covid in January 2021, by donating £2,400. A fee of £2,400 was paid to Geldards LLP, solicitor firm who helped our Church through our charity registration process. £561.89 was spent on web hosting and domain from 2014 to March 2020.
A total of £1,150 was gifted to various visiting ministers who taught us from the word of God, to help them in their mission fields/ministries. £990 which was generated through ladies’ ministry offerings along with £4,050 (£3,400 was restricted funds generated through the dedicated monthly giving to be utilized for charitable causes and £650 unrestricted funds) were donated as such towards family maintenance of various Pastors, for hospitalization expenses of the deserving in rural parts of India. A total of £874 was donated to Mercy Mission in Odisha India to support their pastors and ministry in the rural villages of Odisha India. These donations amounted to a total of £7,064.
The net result of this fiscal year was an excess of receipts over payments of £1732.53. Balance to be carried forward on 31 March 2021 totalled £8456.52 with an outstanding cash loan of £2081.81.
Our target was to maintain a balance of £5,000 of unrestricted funds which we were able to achieve by the end of the fiscal year.
Financial statements for the year April 2020 to 31 March 2021
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT | Funds (£) | Funds (£) | |
| Receipts | |||
| Voluntary Receipts | |||
| Receipts from Church Members | |||
| Tithe | 13,175.00 | - | 13,175.00 |
| Offering | 1,525.00 | - | 1,525.00 |
| Sunday School Offering | 30.00 | - | 30.00 |
| Ladies Offering | 1,900.00 | - | 1,900.00 |
| Charity Mission Offering | - | 3,400.00 | 3,400.00 |
| PRCCF21 | 60.00 | 2,400.00 | 2,460.00 |
| Other Income Google (Zoom refund) | 0.11 | - | 0.11 |
| Cash Deposit | 986.80 | - | 986.80 |
| ________ | |||
| 17,676.91 | 5,800.00 | 23,476.91 | |
| ________ | |||
| Payments | |||
| Pastor’s Gift | 5,400.00 | - | 5,400.00 |
| Church Building Rent | 2,275.00 | - | 2,275.00 |
| Ladies Ministry Charity | 990.00 | - | 990.00 |
| North India Mission Work | 874.00 | - | 874.00 |
| Charity Mission | 650.00 | 3,400.00 | 4,050.00 |
| Visiting Ministers | 1,150.00 | - | 1,150.00 |
| PRCCF21 | 2,400.00 | 2,400.00 | |
| Solicitor Fees | 2,400.00 | - | 2,400.00 |
| Gifts | 97.96 | - | 97.96 |
| Web Hosting | 561.89 | - | 561.89 |
| Zoom Video Communications | 129.43 | - | 129.43 |
| Sunday School | 45.00 | - | 45.00 |
| Child Protection (Thirtyoneeight) | 129.00 | - | 129.00 |
| Church Calendar Printing | 157.55 | - | 157.55 |
| Bible Bookmarks | 34.75 | - | 34.75 |
| Chocolates for New Year Goodie Bag | 63.00 | - | 63.00 |
| Cash Deposited Into Bank Account | 986.80 | - | 986.80 |
| _______ | |||
| 15,944.38 | 5,800.00 | 21,744.38 | |
| _______ | |||
| Excess of Receipts Over Payments | - | - |
£1,732.53 |
Excess of Receipts Over Payments
| Accounts Summary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| B/F from March 2020 | - | - |
£4,642.29 |
| Total Excess Income over Expenses | - | - |
£1,732.42 |
| Cash Loan | - | - |
£2,081.81 |
| Bank Balance as of 31 March 2021 | - | - |
£8,456.52 |
Finance Notes:
- The financial statements have been prepared using the receipts and payments basis. 2. The Church doesn’t hold any fixed assets.