Duffield Baptist Church Trustees Annual Report for 2024.
DBC has actively pursued our objectives and aims throughout 2024. Christian worship took place on all 52 Sundays of the year. In addition to this we have been able to start a midweek evening prayer meeting / home group in church members homes. This is alongside the monthly morning prayer meeting held in the church building and a weekly home group hosted by one of our members. A Sunday school for children is growing with a rota of teachers and a more structured teaching programme. The church continues to hold a BB&GA on a Tuesday evening and has a regular attendance of 10-12 children. When the weather is suitable the church offers local residents’ Christian books from a book table placed at different locations in the town, and a number of people have taken books for themselves and for others. A Christianity Explored class has been held in the home of a Duffield resident to help people explore the Christian faith. DBC is in a prominent location in the town, and the signage is changed regularly to promote the Christian faith to passing traffic. The church regularly uses the garden for outdoor activities with the BB&GA, and at different seasons of the Christian calendar builds models in the garden reflecting parts of the Christian story. DBC also maintains a social media presence on Facebook and through its website to keep people informed about what is happening in the church. Further afield, DBC helps advance the Christian faith nationally through its link with FIEC, and internationally by supporting mission partners in Southeast Asia and Africa through their literacy, pastoral and medical work. Locally the church contributes food regularly to Belper Food bank. DBC has good links with other organisations in the local community and opens its doors to a local Scout group to use the church on a regular basis. Other organisations that use the building are a local French class and the Women's Institute. As the church is there for people in all seasons of life, we have conducted funerals for local people who have died, and given support to their bereaved families. The church prays regularly for the King, and his government, our local MP and for people in our community, and is there for anyone in the community needing prayer. 2024 has been a year of change and growth for DBC for which we give God glory and thanks. These changes reinforce to the trustees our need to keep our policies, procedures and codes under review in 2025.
Alex Collins
Pastor and Trustee of Duffield Baptist Church.
18/01/2025
List of Officers, Trustees and Deacons Pastor Rev. Alexander David Collins Secretary. Vacant Treasurer Peter Henry Woodward Deacons / Trustees Alexander David Collins Brian David Darby Stephen Leslie Shepherd Graham Charles Spencer Peter Henry Woodward Keith Powney (Trustee only) Charity number 1194982
Duffield Baptist Church Trustees Annual Report for 2024.
TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31[st] December 2024
What an incredible year it has been. We received two very large Gift Aided donations of £2000 and £5000. The latter was received from one of Alex’s members of his previous church in Cardiff. At the end of the previous financial year, we ended up with an excess of expenditure totalling £4052.06, while this year we ended up with an excess income of £21266.25, which is a positive swing of £17,214.21 – praise the Lord! The financial year 2024 has been the most unexpected and glorious period during which God's blessing has been poured over our little church.
I have already claimed the gift aid tax relief for those members who pay tax and this amounts to £5708.25 and should be received into a bank account in the first 10 days of 2025. This will result in a very healthy bank balance of close to £35,000!
And so far as expenses I can send the only cost which I need to point out is electricity and gas which has risen by 69%. These costs will continue to rise in 2025.
During the year the Deacons decided to take on Alex as a full-time pastor with effect from 1.1.25 at a monthly salary plus his pension requirements. At that time, I projected that this would result in a monthly shortfall of £674 and it was felt that we should go ahead and depend on our Lord to supply the extra funds. Well by the end of the year this projected shortfall had turned into a projected surplus of £94. We have employed Stewardship Salary Bureau to administer Alex’s salary and pension payments with an upfront fee of approximately £220 plus a monthly administration fee of about £40 per month.
The lot has heard our prayers and as we all know membership has risen to 21 people. We must continue to praise him as more people attend our services.
It is with regret that I am standing down as a deacon, once I have presented the Final Accounts at the forthcoming AGM, and I hope that Stephen will enjoy taking over the reins of caring for the church’s finance.
All honour to our Lord and King.
Respectfully submitted,
Peter Woodward
31[st] of December 2024.
DUFFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT In.33 GIFf AIDED t*TIoNs OFFERINGS HMRC GIFT AID TAX RETURN )Y8 BRIGADE & GIRL8, A8SOC. CARNIVAL CHAT RC1 HIRE 9,9X).01 2,046.25 -37.75 ICQ.55 33323.01 £ 3,332.30 914.89 129.71 91.75 2L7U68 $4m06 LESS.. EXPENSES PA8TOR'S 8ALARY PASTOR'S PENSION FUND MILEAGE PULPIT LEGAL FEES GAS AND ELECTRICITY PRINTING & STATIONERY INSURANCE AFFILIATION8 MISSIONS FIEC CONFERENCE POSTAGES WATER REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE BUS FARES CONFERENCE FEE8 PASTOR'S FEE3 FAREWELL LUNCH INDUCTION SERVICE EXPENSES SIGNS .9,1W. -226.80 -365.25 .350, -226.92 -1,144.61 456.49 -I,OJ4.31 .240.IX) -307.80 .360.1X) -1.935.81 464.53 -1,042.14 .250.Q) .1,7CXJ.OJ .L7(J).C¥) -71.C(I .166.30 ~443.05 -212.46 -746.27 -20.(K) -37.C() -30.co .8,064.CQ -177.C -27.24 -52.20 -22.15 -30.(XI HOSPITALrrY WEB SITE -106.95 NER BANK CHARGES -71.40 -235.30 -17,661.62 4,052.06 3 931.03 SUBSCRIPTION8 -339.05 -15,725.Sl 21266.25 8URPLU81DEFicrr ACCUMMULATED FUND WF bill of Tlthes and Offtrlnqs Less." Pald to dote 3,332.30 -1.7. BALANCE SHEET as at 31st December 2024 I,IoJ,cD). CAprrAL FUND ACCUMMULATED FUNDS I,1,{x.) 29249.34 1107 983.09 1129 249.34 R•wesented By LAND AND BUILDINGS BALANCE wrrH 8ANK .I,l(K),(n). .7,983.09 .I,ICK),CKX).( -29249.34 -1129 249.34 -1107,983.09
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