The Quarry Gospel Church
Trustees Report
Year ending 31 March 2022
Administrative information
Registered Office: 8 Pydar Close, Ne w quay, Cornwall. TR7 3BS Registered Charity No. 1195276 Treasurer: Philip Wright Secretary: Jane Mitchell Website: www.tqgc.org Email: office@tqgc.org
Structure Governance and Management
The Quarry Gospel Church is a foundation CIO and as such is governed by trustees who are appointed in accordance with the Constitution an d Church Handbook.
Ex Officio Trustees as at 31 March 2022:
Andrew Duncan Mitchell, Pastor
Trustees as at 31 March 2022:
Linda Kenna Elaine Knight Philip Gordon Wright
Aim and Purposes
The Trustees of The Quarry Gospel C h urch (‘TQGC’) working together with the P a stor, Andrew Mitchell have the responsibility of:
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1) advancing of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith pri m arily but not exclusively within Newquay and the surrounding neighbourhood; and
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2) such other charitable purposes a s shall, in the opinion of the members of the Church in general meeting, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of F aith, including but not limited to: the prevention and re l ief of need, hardship and sickness; the adva n cement of education; and the provision of facilities in t h e interests of social welfare for recreation o r other leisure time occupation of individuals who ha v e need of such facilities by reason of their y outh, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or s o cial circumstances with the object of impro v ing their conditions of life.
Objectives and Activities
When planning the activities of TQGC the Trustees are mindful of these responsibilities and also the Charities Commission guidance on public benefit. Therefore they seek to enable as many people within Newquay and the surrounding area to attend worship at TQGC, and live out their faith in such a way that these purposes and responsibilities are met.
To achieve this church activities centre around:
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Sunday Worship including Sunday school for those 11yrs old and younger.
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Mid week Bible study.
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Weekly home group prayer meetings.
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Pastoral care.
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Wider participation through the internet and social media.
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Social gatherings to build relationships.
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Evangelism.
These activities not only meet the aims and purposes of the church as laid down by the Charities Commission but also match the model of the church given in Acts 2:42 our church motto:
“ They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer”.
Achievements and Performance
The first three months of our third year began, as the previous year had finished, in ‘Lockdown’. Who would have thought, when the church was planted in April 2019, that by the time the fellowship reached its third anniversary it would have spent more time meeting in a ‘virtual’ world than a real one! However, during the lockdown God provided and we, as a fellowship, developed. We learned how to ‘do church’ online, how to reach out to a wider group of people and how support those who were at risk and vulnerable. Our relationship with Lane Theatre was cemented by the payment of a retainer for the duration of the lockdown. This helped them cope with the hardships of the time and equally ensured that when the lockdown ended we were able to return. It was during this period that we had to say goodbye to some of our founding members, Andrew, Kirsten and their children who returned to the US.
With much rejoicing we returned to Lane Theatre on July 4[th] . On our ‘Gift Day’ God blessed us with £5,765 and we continue to give Him all the praise and glory for the remarkable provision we have enjoyed, as displayed in the church accounts.
Before lockdown the fellowship made a commitment to be a ‘giving’ church, setting aside a tenth of what we receive to give to others. As can be seen from our accounts, God has given us several opportunities to put this into practice and we continue to look for ways of blessing others in a similar way.
On July 23[rd] The Quarry Gospel Church was registered as a charity and Linda Kenna, Elaine Knight, Philip Wright and the Pastor Andrew Mitchell were appointed Trustees. As a consequence of the registration the church can claim back ‘Gift Aid’, on all qualifying gifts, from that date and once again we give thanks to the Lord for His blessings.
Since returning to Lane Theatre we have been visited by several groups of people to looking to see if TQGC was the place for them. Through this process we have gained three new members Angela Agius and Mike and Ruth Dymond.
We continue the process, begun during the lockdown of uploading our Sunday service and Bible study to the website. Although time consuming it enables the church to reach out to a much wider group of people. In the last 12 months there have been 733 unique visitors to the site, 266 of those were from around Cornwall, 87 from the North west, 30 from Yorkshire, 14 from the North East, 14 from the US and 12 from Europe. The rest come from Russia, India, Canada, China, Africa, Australia, Peru and Vietnam! 1,425 services have been streamed, 772 downloaded and 48 shared by Facebook. In some cases we have received messages from those who are joining us and in some cases received gifts to support the work. However, in most cases we do not know who is listening and why but we know that God will take His word and use it for His purpose and glory and we give thanks for this new way of serving Him.
As Christmas approached we once again distributed leaflets to the Goldings housing estate believing that this should be the main focus of our outreach. We also embarked on a Facebook campaign covering the whole of Newquay and we saw the fruit of this at our Christmas Eve service when approx 60 people attended and heard the Gospel.
When The Quarry Gospel Church was planted we Knew that the road ahead would be challenging, Gods call on his people always is. The full extent of that challenge may have caught us by surprise; certainly none of us predicted a national lockdown when we ‘stepped out’ in faith. However, our confidence comes as always from Knowing that our great God and Saviour Knows all things and has already made provision for us as he says:
“It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.”
Isa 65:24
As we look forward to the year before us we pray that God by his grace will enable us to be the people he has called us to be, to serve him willingly, joyfully and completely even when that service takes us out of our comfort zones.
“To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen.”
1 Tim. 1:17
Financial Review
The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 are attached to this report. Note re Pastoral Costs:
Section 6.1 of the Constitution states that:
“Any office holder appointed in accordance with the Church Handbook and any employee of the Church may receive reasonable compensation (including accommodation) for carrying out their duties as office holders and/or employees notwithstanding that they are or may be a charity trustee of the Church or a connected person to a charity trustee.”
The Pastor of the Church, Ex officio trustee Andrew Mitchell, has received payment for his role as Pastor of the church and not for carrying out his duties as a trustee.
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