mec mickf ield evangelica5 church CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Richard Tearle (Poslorl Email.. rich.leode.mec@gmoil.com Addres5'. Micklield Evonuelicol Church. Stonham Rd, Sultolk. IPI 4 5L5 5undoy Service5.' 1 l om ond 6'.30pm Mickfield Evangelical Church (MEC) Trustees Annual Report (TAR) (Financial year end 31 st December 2024) For the period 24105124-31112124 The legal structure of the charity known as 'Mickfield Evangelical Church, is: Charitable Incorpoi-dted Organisation (CIO) registLred with charity number: 1190791. Ih The CIO was formed on 23r(l May 2024 and first received funds 24 May 2024. The address and principal office of the charity is: Micktield Evangelical Church Sionham Road Mickficld Suflolk IP14 SLS The trustees are the following: Following registration of the CIO on 10108122, all of the following trustees were appointed with effect from 02109122. Of. these trustees, Mr Richard James Tearle is employed by the church as full-time pastor. Chair/pastor/trustee.' Richard James Tearle Trustee.. Kevin Catto Trustee.. Gareth James Hart Trustee.. Richard Jaines Hart Trustee/Secretary.' David Felix Wilding The governing document of MEC CIO is: The CG3 Church Constitution as provided by Edward Connor Solicitors. The Church Handbook sits alongside the Church Constitution, is consistent with it, and sets out in more detail how the church functions. The Handbook includes our Basis of Faith, Doctrinal Distinctives and Ethical Statements. The purpose and objects of the charity are as found in the Church Constitution:
mec mickf ield evangelical church CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, primarily, but not exclusively, within Stowinarket and the surrounding neighbourhood; and Such other charilable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity trustees, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, including but not liinited to: the prevention and relief of need, hardship and sickness. the advancement of education. and the provision of facilities in tlie interests of social welfare for recreation or otliei. leisure tiine occupation of individuals who liave need ot. such facilities by reason of their yoiith, age infirinity or disability, tinancial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of li fe; Provided that the advanceinent ot" such purposes must be undertaken in a manner that is consistent with the Doctrinal Distinctives and Ethical Statements as inay be adopted and amended by the Church from tiine to time. The work of the year: Just before the period iii que8tion we had the joy of baptisingy Vicky Willcox on Sunday 5111 May. In early JLiiie we used the language of the "trelli8" and the "vine" to talk aboul structures that serve the growth and health ot" the church. At this stage we reflected back on tlie CIO charity process. tlie BCN served by MSDC and the clarity which the ensuiiig CLEIJD provided. And the complexity levels in a gi'owingi church, Ineaiiing7 we needed a part-tiiiic administrator. At'tei. a rigorous and lengytliy process ot" research tlie elders Inade this proposal t() Ihe cliurch and speLifically proposed Katherine Totton lo this (12 hi's/week) positic)n. Atter the custoiiiary 3-week consultation pei'iod Katherine was asked to join the staff teani. Katherine very kindly volunteered time during the suinmer lo come up-to-speed and then began working t.or MEC on 9 September. We also welcomed John Moody as our new church treasurer during June 2024. During the first weekend of July we had our tirst MECRHFFWE weekend-away-at-home. This was based at Red House Farm and included bible teaching from the Psalms. by Adam John.sloii ol.the (Anglican) Christ Church Network in Flull. An enjoyable time was had by all. Our "Gospel Gateways" continued to be open and busy in this time. We recognised the work needed to be done in helping people move from contact via a gateway to personal faith in Jesus. On Sunday mornings we finished our series in RoiY)an8 (Best News Ever) and had soine teaching on the respective roles of "elders" and "deacons" This led to a felt sense ot the need for Inore diaconal coverage especially in ihe area of social care. In our evening services we looked at a series of Psalms and considered the statenient about God.. 'Your faithfulness reaches to the skies" Dui'ing the school suminer holidays we agyain enjoyed the variety and informality of our special suinnier programme. Towards the end of August, we had some Sunday teaching and daily videos on tlie subject of prayer. A Praying Church"
mickf ield evangeli1 cliurch CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES On Sunday I ' September we rejoiced to baptise 4 of the regular young people at Mickfield. Through Autumn 2024 and into Spring 2025 we had a morning series in the book of Deuteronomy. Here we were encouraged to "Press Pause" looking backward, inikard, oiitward andfonvai"d, as a churcli. We also had two Autumn evening series,: 'A Tale of 4 Hub Churches,, whereby we learned froin 4 churches in the book of Acts, and also from the received wisdoin of those who have lived, studied and observed the role of modern "hub" or 'resourcing/minster" churches in secular Britain. We thought about what it might look like for us to do this in this generation. Our other evening series was "Ready Disciples" from Luke 12. Ih On 18 September we held a"Growth Group Leader Training" evening with Jon Putt of Grace Community Church, Bedford, providing some helpful and stimulating training for all our current and prospective small group leaderslsession leaders. On 25, September we gathered for the funeral of Marian Paish who will always be remembered for the impact she had on the whole church. We celebrated the wedding of Tim Lawson and Lois Steed on 12" October. During November we had our Remembrance Sunday service. We looked at "service through sacrifice" in Suffolk itself during WWII, in the fighting of the I Suffolk Battalion and in the Son of Man, Jesus, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. During Advent and Christinas, we had a series called 'Born to Give, in which we progressively saw more of Jesus through the famous Chi'istinas verse, and titles: 'wonderful counsellor,, 'mighty God,, 'everlasting father, culminating in our Carol Service. Prince of Peace, Our Nativity service gave thought to the related idea. Bom in a Barn,. We closed the year 2024 thankful to God for his great goodness to us and provision for us. The work of the year, as above, is in accord with the requirement that our existence and activities be foi- the Public Benefit. We continue lo serve the public, in the 2000-year-old Christian tradition, as we seek to reach Mickfield and Mid-suffolk for Jesus. We seek to meet this Public Benefit requirement in the following way: There al'e three main identifiable benefits to the public or sections of the public that flow from the church fulfilling its purposes. l. Those who come to know and continue in the love ot"God report that accepting the love of God in Jesus Christ was the best decision they ever Inade and that knowing this love gives them strength in their everyday life.
mec mickf ield evangelical church CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 2. Advancing the Christian Faith promotes a moral framework. This framework is outlined in the Bible, the Old Testament being interpreted by the New Testament. A summary of the framework is the command for people to love God with their heart, soul, Inind and strength and love one's neighbour as oneself. An exposition of the framework can be found in chapters 5-7 of the Gospel of Matthew. Church members are encouraged to live out their faith within the coininunity and to put this moral frarnework into practice in their everyday lives with everyone they interact with and so this beiiefits the members of the public who interact with members of the congregation each day. 3. It is for the public good that the main beliefs of the Christian Faith are made known in society, even if people disagree with the Christian message, because this enables people to make informed choices concerning religious belief and contributes towards a free society where dift"erent ideas and beliefs are widely known by the public. In these ways, to name a few, our charitable objects and purposes promote and pursue human flourishing, the common good and the public benefit. Financial Review The income of the church is made up tlie generous regular and spontaneous giving of church members and the Gift Aid which often accompanies this. Again, we have seen God's generous provision for us. Having initiated a revitalisation work at Great Blakenham Baptist Church {GBBC) a number of years ago, we are partnered with GBBC in our shared gospel work. GBBC continue to contribute 75 % of tlie total cost of Michael Lawrence, with MEC covering the other 250/0. MEC continues to employ both Michael Lawrence and Richard Tearle, and now Katherine Totton as above. We are encouraged by the church fjnances. Reserves Policy The trustees are committed to developing a Reserves Policy. We have previously indicated 3 pertinent areas for reserves: l ) reserves to cover 3 months wages for all staff, 2) reserves towards the needs of our building, especially given our numerical growth, and 3) reserves towards the deployment of additional gospel workers. Regarding ivages we now have a growing designated fund to this end. Regarding the building we have made progress as trustees towards an ideal solution and would hope to build reserves in due course. We also have a small 'fabric fund, managed by the church deacons. Regarding the deploymeni of gospel workers, the restricted 'Training Fund, stands
mec mickf ield evangelical church CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES at c.50K, we are seeking to grow this fund with a view to employing another member of staff to help the church pursue its role as a hub church in rural Suffolk. We hereby confinn that we, as trustees, have considered the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and consider that our purposes and practices meet the requirements as above. Trustees Approval and SRgnatures: Mr Richard Jaines Tearle Mr David Felix Wilding (Trustee/PastorlChair) (Trustee/Secretary)
Roclopts and Payments 2024 24th May 2024 to 31st Dgc2024 Unrestricted RO8trkt Endowment Totsl Funds Funds Funds Fund• Last Year Recelpts Online Giving Cash Bank Interest Grft Aid 10C648.14 S40.00 357.04 134C6.09 27420.00 0.00 128068.14 $40.00 3S7.04 134C6.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total ¢pta 114951.27 27420.00 0.00 142371.27 0.00 Paymont• Childran & youth Books Insuran¢e Telephone and Snl8rnet Lieences ond subscripllons Wage8 and salaries Vi811ing 8peakars Online mlni31ry I websrte Church gvgnls I food and drink Sundry expenses Refunds Ropairs and maintenancé Travelling expen888 Equipment Printing, postage and stationery Legal and professional fee8 Walar Light and h04t Hampers Bank charges Donation8 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1113.36 -900.04 0.00 461.74 -2090.57 -58568.28 -1857.08 -271.86 -3545.60 0.60 4s.00 -118.04 -2030.79 42.98 -356.73 -1912.35 -2286.97 Total P•ym•nt• -75743.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Surplu•lDellclt 39207.36 27420.00 0.00 0.00 Balan¢6 blf 14523.13 27343.00 0.00 0.00 Balancè rjf 53730.49 54763.00 0.00 108493.49 0.00 M, C,,a JM*LJ T1 fV7&f. oa I". 3¥10112 25
R•¢l¢pts and P4ym8n15 2024 24111 Noy 2024 10 3111 Dftt 2024 Umiesiwlcid Funds Re%lilct•d ¥Tment Fun¢ls Funds Tolal Funds La%1 Ye4r R•celpll Illlie Gtvin8 C¢)sh iOO.fA8 1 27.420.(X) 0.00 128.068 14 540 00 0.00 JJ¥1ts4 I3.4.09 Giii 13.406.09 Toidl ieciepii 114.941.21 27.A20.00 0 00 142.371.27 P•ymttDIJ Cniii11LTrlI & vouth a(?Iik.- -1,113.36 -1,113 J6 rm.04 0.0 000 .6111 74 2,LIIX) 57 .s8,s68.26 .1,6,51.08 .2Jl P -3.545.68 ou() 0.00 .58.568 26 1.6111 08 ?J186 Vl¥illllK %w.akiiis Cbiirr,h pYviit5 1 looa Jii(i diin .3,545,68 EIO.60 u(x) -fir).0 65 1)0 118.04 .2,U30.79 8298 o.oo -3.73 . I,912.35 .2.030. 19 8298 o_oo Ltrfiil lill piolessinnJl Inos a (10 .356.73 ono 0.00 000 oou Milllll)llS 2,2116 97 Total Paym•nis -75.743.91 o.no 0.011 . 15, 743.91 SuipluslD•flcll .14.701 J6 2 1.420 <]0 0.00 e6,62? 36 Id.521.13 27,J43.()0 41.B66.13 Jl.77n 49 . IGJ OC) u.01) IOA,493.49 SIHtomenl ol Asstis and Ll&biuiie* I Ihe tTrnd ol ihe p(Trlod 241h May 202410 31•1 Dq¢emtsvr2024 Unio31ilcled Fuiid5 8psiilct•d Endowm•ni Fuiid$ Ass•ts Fund 350.0( c<) .35O.0(KI QO
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