Trustees Annual Report 2023/2024
1st April 2024
Charity Name: Myanmar Proclamation Ministries
Charity Number: 1198380
Address: 7 Cranford Road, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 3LX
Trustees:
Jesse Cope Jamie Kidd Nicholas Houston
Myanmar Proclamation Ministries
Objects and Aims
The Object of Myanmar Proclamation Ministries is, for the public benefit, to advance the Christian faith in such ways as the Charity Trustees may from time to time decide.
As a charity we seek to share the gospel with the country of Myanmar in 3 key ways
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1, Bible training at Trinity Bible college in Yangon
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2, Pastor Training through mentoring and conferences
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3, Church planting support and training
This support is provided by monthly online training sessions, weekly mentoring and one annual visit by at least one of the Trustees to provide training and teaching as well as to ensure financial support is used in line with the objects and aims of the charity.
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Update
1, Trinity college
It has been a good year at Trinity. The new college building is complete, and students moved in for this academic year. There are 48 students who are all enjoying college life and learning well. The civil war has caused stress and worry amongst the students now that conscription law has commenced. The faculty has now grown to 6 staff and they will be looking to recruit more staff as student numbers increase. Next year the plan is to build a dormitory next door to the college building.
2, Pastor Training
We were unable to hold our conference in Myanmar this year but we were able to host a leadership training conference in Thailand and invite our partner pastors and staff from Trinity college to this event. Jesse Cope led this training week and it was good to be able to meet in person for the first time since lockdown.
We have continued to increase our local church teaching and provided online teaching at our partner churches weekend training conferences.
Jesse Cope has continued to meet online with pastors in the network to mentor and provide leadership training.
3, Church plants
The 2 new church plants from last year have continued to flourish and we hope to plant a third church next year. We continue to partner with our 12 other church plants across Yangon and further north in Myanmar.
Finances
| Opening balance for year beginning 1/4/23 | Opening balance for year beginning 1/4/23 | Opening balance for year beginning 1/4/23 | Opening balance for year beginning 1/4/23 | £ 212.91 |
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| Income | ||||
| Donations from organisations | £ 8,043.90 | |||
| Donations from individuals | £ 4,140.00 | |||
| Total income | £ 12,183.90 | |||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Donations to ministry | £ 11,453.42 | |||
| Annual audit costs | £ 882.94 | |||
| Transaction | fees | £ 40.45 | ||
| Total expenditure | £ 12,376.81 | |||
| Closing balance for year ending 31/3/24 | £ 20.00 |
We are pleased that we have been able to support our aims and objectives both with practical and financial support. We will look to increase this giving over the next year.
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On behalf of the trustees Jesse Cope Jesse Cope