Beragh Evangelical Christian Church [13- 15 Moylagh Road Beragh BT79 OTQ) NIC 100226 Trustees Annual Re ort l°Janua 2023. 315t December 2023 The charitable ob. ects ofthe Church a "(a) To advan the Christian faith in ac0)rdare with the Statemerrt of Belief5 in the Schedule tweto attached in Northern Ireland and in such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the TnBtees may frcwn tirre to time think fft and other SAKth wrposes whth are excknsNety charilable according to the law of England and Wales and are a)nnected wrth the charitable work of the chaiity: (b) To further Christian educalion in Northem Iland arml in SLth other parts of the United Kiwlom and the world as the Trustees may from time to time think frt. (c) To relieve persons who are in conditK)n of need or hardship (K who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in Northem IrelarKI arKI in suth oltrr parts of the United Kingdom and the w(xld as ts T may from to time think fit." Summa of maln actMtSes to further our Clrttable ob ects for ubllc benefft. To fulfil our main activities as a charity in respect to the Charity Commissions" Public Benefft Slatutory guKlan, we have as a church maintsined. Two regular SurKlay WcKship Sefvices and conducted various Christian ministry amongst the general public. visitats.on of the sick and needy and school assemtAies were camed on a regular b'S as also a weekty Bd)le study and Prayer Meeting was conducted throughout the course of the year. G0ManCe and a ntment of New TrUstS. Tr Church as a Charty has a dear and apwowj "Charitable cOnsttIOn. to help with the snKM)th guKlance and govemance of charstable work. Secth>n 17 of our Conslltutlon states: Tr spirrtual and leadership of the Church Fellowship Ihe purFx)ses of *thich tr Church has bn established shall remain wilh the reCOgned spiritual leadetship of the Church Fdlowship and to the extent to which members of the Committee are not synonyrrKxJs with the church leadership thet'r FX)wers shall be c(yffined to the FKoper managemerrt arKI administration of the Church Fund in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and in furtherance of the said objeds arKI in so d.rrfj they shall have full and woper regard to suth spiritual leadership KKOVKled always they shall not act outside their powers as Lx)nferred by this Constitution or by the general la Details of the Cornrnittee poww5 and [KorureS are set (xrt bel(M as also the regulations arKI authorisab'on in appoints'ng new trustees. These are as follows: _ Members Meetlngs "The Committee shall from tlme to tSme appolnt a treasurer and a secretsry and such persons may or may not be members of the Committee. 5.5 AH offws arKI Tnee5. with ts eXpti of the Minister. w1 be appointed from the Church
12.1 There shall be an annual general rneeling of the member5 of the Church which shaN be held whenever praclicable wrthin three months of the finanoal year end of the Church as detennined by the Comrnittee and the ISinesS of the annual general meeting shLxJld rKYmally indude the presentation of rekNJts by the Pas otfrw chaim*n of the Commiltee, the tr&%urer and the secretary and when relevant shall indude the appointment of Committee members in accordance with the provisions of Clause 5 of this Constiiuti(m. 12.2 The Cofflmittee shall have ply to make regulakns governing the calling and (x>ndud of the annual general meeting and SLth other members, rntings (knchvn as Speaal Church Methngs) as may be deemed necessary by the Committee. 12.3 Special Church Meetings are called for the fdlcming purposes: i) CalliThJ a minister wknen requira ii) Election of Elders when required iii) Election of DeacA)ns when required iv) Appointment of Trustees when required (and further to the provisions of Clause 5) v) Matters of Church (Yder and disopline, upon the re(xxnmer•dakn of the Elders vi) Considering a Special Resc4ution which shall require the apwoval of tthIrd$ of those mem present and entitied to vote. The vots'ng shall be by ballot." End of ear flna rnvlew. The church yearty acccwnts for 2023 were preserrted, reviewed and adopled at Church AGM and a as slated. AJI acUnts are in credit and loans serviced. Nam ofT Mr Giles Patterson Mr Malcolm Fulton Mr Derek McFartand Pastor William Leonard {Chairman). We the Trustees of Beragh Evangelical Christian Church submit this rep(xt ur attenlKM. Date. Z? vJQcF-cUz fr2