CONTEMPORARY CHRisfiANITY (NORTHERN IRELAND) LIMITED
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The trustees present their Annual Directorfs report indèpendentty examined Iinancial statemEnts for the
year ending 31st March 2023 which also complies with the requirements for a directorfs report account5
under the Companies Act 2¢XI6.
The finJncial statements compty with the Charities Act INorthem Ireland) 2(Q& the Companles Art 2C4)6 and
the company's Article5 of Association. They comply with the Acco¢Jntin9 and Reporting by Charities
Statement of Recommended Practice ISORPI applicable to charitie5 preparing their accounts in aCCord￿ce
with the Financlal Reportlng Stsndard FRS 102 applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of I￿11ftd.
R•port from th• Chalr of th• Boprd.
In wrfting tths Introduction to the Trystees report l am very cvnscious ol the deep comn*rmenr of 8¢7WO
members to helping us through, . as bese we can . a number Olcom￿e¥ wues in our from
an èxplKltly Chnsfvan petsp#rtike. We bel￿￿ that it ts iinportant to do Just this gwen th•t so much publ
discuss￿ is Trdvttd to o sound ￿te or short slogan. Life for many ￿ often vry demandry and
complKaVte4 and so c￿￿￿/ thought andgood underStW￿ln9 ol8nysubJert ￿ essentml rfhe •re ￿ f•¢e th•
¢h4llenges olmodern lifv ￿1h any confiden￿.
As • small bvluntary organisafroo exfremty Indebted to manypeople tr thar a£*ve ￿ support
Jnd enour•gemenf. Theyknow who thty are. Thonkwi so muchl
Lookmg to ihe lutur¢ •rn ¢onsf4nty Jdjusftng how we do our ￿ and reffectlng pn exxty tther•
shguldput our resources ond energies. We •re conffdent •rtive partnerships ￿th othef5 ￿ inPtwtJnl
for both then Wnd OURSe￿•4 •nd we expert to be ￿ such portnerships over the next lew rn a.
orcumstances •lkn¥.
&ven thepenlous state olso much ofpolifrcal and CMC lil¢ h￿￿ quality Chnsfrm lthnklng can help chart
w•y thro1￿￿ the cU￿￿t thstress Jnd deep Jngst about the luture. As the book olProverbs so cleaftr puts
It.. WI￿re thwv is no rhe people pensA Cleaty, we do not ha￿ •ll the answws nor an all-
enc(rnpa55ing but under God ￿l/See* to play ourpart in buHding such a for the fytufft.
The Trustees 4re pleased io submSt this lormal report as requlred under the relev•nl legislation.
ObJectl¥es and •thltl•s
The Pu￿Ose ol Contemporary Christianity (Noithern Ireland) is...70 Pron￿re the Chnstian religini and
partKular {buf not ex¢lvsively) to bring tsblical pnnciplès ro bear on the 0uhV￿*ry of lairh in ￿t￿h￿n
Ireland". In plannin9 our oc¢ivities we keep our Aims and Objealves under aThJ our ststed publSc
bènefit as appvoved in our N I Charities CommlssSon registratlon.
With its roots in the Evangelical community, Contemporary Christianity (Northem Ireland) Limited works
cross the Christian traditions to addre55 the challenges ol.... liwng Out bibucal falth in a changing world.
We seek to drw on the lessons learned through nearty 40 years ol community confIic¢ in which a correm
lor th• faithful understanding of the biblical text and an outworking of the mission of God a5 the
rECDnciliation of all things In Chri5L were crilical In enabling Christians to challenge their communal loyalties
a￿1 en9age with the work ol peace building and community relations.

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIANITY (NORTHERN IRELAND) LIMITED
TRusfEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORn (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Contemporary ChrSstianlty INorthem Irelan(l Llmlte(I Is commStted to help chuTche5 and faith-based
communities èngagè hwth challenges of a rapidly (hanging society. We work with a range ol organisattins
across thé Chrlstian traditions and sèèk to provlde a relevant programme of actvitle
The benefits which flow from this purpose include challenging people of tsith across Northem Icèland to
think about thelr laith and its implications In their communities. Contemptsrary Christianity provides a 'safe
space" for conversations which might be more difficult to oigaTh15e on a church or de￿￿mInatIOnal basis.
Some of this work is done by the 01ganisatSon and some is done by worknng in partnèrship with other
organisatlons. Through this the loul Chrlstian Community can be thallenged. dlsiurt)ed and encouraged to
reflect theokigically on real Issues and ￿eW Ihelr Ilfrstyle and PrKtl￿.
These benefits are eOdenc•d through opportunltie5 to open up and con51der contemporary real Irfo Issues
whSch affect how people Ilve out their falth In our dSvlded communitie5. These benefits are advanced
through a range of events, meetings and £onversation5 or9anised to ch3llenge Christians acr055 our
communitie
rhe benelicSaries of this purpose ore prfmartly those Involved In church and commLbnlty relatlons across N
Ireland who are wlllng to encourage engagement wlth these type5 Ot issuès to enhaKè their dtlzenshlp.
Our sfRLicfuRI GOVERNANCE and WINAGEMENT.
Otganls•tlon. The Board of Dlreclors 9dm1nl￿erS Ihg chjrfty. We were pleased to have Dr USJ Whltion Joln
the Board In December 2022. Durtng 2022123, we held four hybrld Board meetlngs and one Zoom meetlng.
Wt ère endeavourlng ¢0 Improve and refresh our website, as a ra￿ur¢* to pmmote engagement on the
ssues we are working on.
Our Mèmorandum and Articles of As50cl&tion were rèvlewtd In Novèmber 211￿. In October 2014, we
registered with the Charity Commlssion for Northern Ireland INIC1005851. We have been a member of
NICVA 51nce 2016.
We communlcate io our database of fritnds by emall, by webslte. and by soclal medl). Through these,
we have endeavoured to malntain rneonin9ful contsct We appreciated mole personal contsct ihSs year wlth
the Covid 19 restrictions now well behind us.
ENSURING OUR WORK DELIVERS OUR AIM&
Vision.. We desire to See the Christian community in IreL￿d nurture a rndlcal biblical faith in Gcd. who In
le5U5 Christ rewnciles the YnFld. resto￿5 human ielationship5 and re(leem5 all of life and creation.
Mission.. We are committed to develop the kntrwledge and personal skills needed among Christians and
churche5 to Serve their communities at uitical point5 of cultuial contention, communal conflirt and social
change, by becoming a pkice Whe￿ they can access blblical resourtes and practical support.
The trustees have paid due regard to guldonce issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what a¢tivllies
the charity should undertake.
The Board is so gratefvl to God for the Cott￿n￿ed support of a faithful small group of regular do￿￿ We
continue to be vlgilant in effectirNJ econDrniéS and malntainiThJ a reasonable cash flow.

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIANITY (NORTHERN IRELAND) LIMITED
TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIREcfoRS' REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
A¢hlevements and perfornian¢•
We work entirely as a voluTrteer organlsatioTh and we are fortunate to have o higNy committed Board We
are profoundly gfatelul to a small grwp of faithlul supporters who maintain their regular financial support
to enable us to carry forward our work and minlstry. We keep them infomied of the dirertlon of travel as we
develop an interim strategy.
Wt were pleased to ￿$tart in person events in October 2022.
We rent an ofkè in the Intèr-church Centre of the Ifish Council Df Churche5 and we b•n•fft gmatty from
bein9 kKated with the Irlsh Council of Churches and other Ofganisations.
ConversatSon
Recognlsing that our ECONI 'fOOts" were essentlally people wllh passlon vohjnteerlw to %sDrk together to
thallenge the Churc￿ soclety and also local pollticJl leader5 .th15 approach has in5pir8d occasional
"conversations" on current and r?levant toplcs. The 5erSes we commenced In year 55 known as 'ln The5P
Time5. event& Three evenlngs were held In Ulster Unlver55ty new Belfast Campus on York Street. In October
2022, Prol Duncan MoTnJw presented... A ChrSstian Perspectlve on the ¥4wld of Polltks Irom Northern
Ireland
In January 2023 three speakers
Jonry Currfe. Prof Clara Fltspatrfck, and Dan￿lIe McElhlnnty, each
Invofvod in challenging Povety &cr0$5 Nl, Spoke on...How do Chrislians respond to ihe reality of P￿Orty in
thir mldsiP
In FebNary 2023 the subjert of ... Nlcholo Mallorn fomer MLA lor North Belfast and fonner Mlnlster for
Infrastructure in Nl ExectstNO expbred Povety C¥u5e5 and Cures.
VldÈo recordlngs of these events are avallable on our webstte.
Publlcatlons ol...PS... blogs wa5 our regular actlvity for en9&Jement over the year. Most months we posted
40 ...PS...blog& We are grateful to 3 wide range ol wrlter5 make thls posslble. EKh bhjg wa5 on
topical theme and provided scope lor refledion and reaction.
Other ActIvIt￿. We host￿ virtual monthty meetlws of the Churches Inlllatlve Group IC.I.Gl, and welcomed
some r*ew members to that group.
Communications.. We rety heavily on e-communications as the only c05t effective wty of informin9 and
dissemSnation of information and notice of event5 to our support•rs aThJ wlder contacts.
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We have both Facebook and Twitter social media connections.

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIANITY (NORTHERN IRELAND) LIMITED
TRUSTEES, REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Fknanclal
The Board is 50 grateful to God lor the continued support of ) falthful small group of regular domrs. We
ntinue lo be vigilant in effecting eCor￿leS and maintaining a reasonablè cash flow, and are encouraglng
new supporters to help Lts with a small moThth￿ donatlon.
R•swvts Pollcy
It Ss the poficy of the charity that unrestrlcted funds which have not beerh designated for a specrfic ust
sholtld be maintsined at a l•vel equNaknt to b*￿een three and six month's èxpenditure. The trustee5
considèrs that resew at this level will ensure thgc in the tvent of a signifKant diop In lunding, they will be
Ab￿ to tontinue the charitls CLtrient actimties while ¢onsid•rotlon Is glven to Way5 in ¥thi¢h addllon•l lunds
may be raised. This level of reseNes hjs been malntained thrtyjghout the year.
Chng•$ to ihe 8owd Dlrectors
Dr Lisa ￿￿tten￿l￿d 14th D2cember2022
Pjth Manag•m•nt
The try5tees have a$5e5sed tha major rlsks to which the chaty Is •xpos•4 And ar• satlsfied that 5yStems ar•
In place to mitSgate exposure to the major dsks.
SINc￿r•. 9ov•rnanc• and man•9wii•nt
The charity is a company limlted by guarantee.
The trustees, who ar? a150 ihe director5 for the purpose of company law, and who seThed dursng the year
and up to the date ol slgnawrè of the finandal statements were..
Mr S Adams
M5 C Bollaert
Mr I Currfe
Mr C Nelll
Rev Dr M White-Dundas
Rev Dr N Hamilton OBE
Orl K￿e
Miss H Taylor
Mr J McGrath
Dr L Whitten
(Resigned 29 June 20221
(Apwnted 14 Decemeber 20221
trustees. report was
pr¢)ved by the Board of Trustees.
rSA
Trustee
Tiustee
Dated..