DERRY BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP Registered Charity Number 101124 Trustees Annual Report For Financial Year Ended 31st December 2023 Page 2 The members of the Board of Trustees of Detry Bapts'st Fellowship psent their report together with ReIpts and Payments Accounts and Slatement of Assets and Liabilities for the year ended 31st December 2023. Structure. Governance Derry Baplist Fellowship is a registered Charity in Northen Ireland. Trustees are appointed as indrKtUaIs, but where feasible, with representats.on from Truslees are appointed at an AGM, Dery Baptist Fellowship has a TnAStee Induction Pack lo support the induction and training of trustees. Induclion and training are led by the Chair of the Board of TnteeS with the support of the olher trustees. Objectives & Activities and Public Beneflt The trust befts the public by the advancing the Christian Faith through providing worship servi that are open to thee public and through various fomis of outreach. The prevention or relief of povety, the avanmen1 of education and the advancement of religicffi. It meets tts objective via. Training in leaders, preachers, teachers, ministers and volunteers. Works on prOJeS promoted by the church in areas of benefit. Promotes Christianity. Provides counselling and support. Education and training. Overseas aid and famine ielief. Religious activrties. Youth Development.
DERRY BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP Registered Charity Number 101124 Trustees Annual Report For Financial Year Ended 31st December 2023 Page 3 TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 The Trustees present their reFK)rt and the draft accounts for the year ended 31st Dember 2023 on 11th February 2024 REVIEW OF THE YEAR AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS During the year the church organId Mid-week & Sunday services at which good teaching enabled members and visitors to evaluate and make changes to their lives to the benefft of them, their families and the general public. We believe that a number of individuals in our Church have grown in their knowledge of Scripture and in their walk with the Lord. 2023 was the most blessed time of the Lord thus far. The Holy Spirit drew 195 first time visitors to our church, many from the city, through special Holiday Bible Clubs and Sunday events. We had one person complete our discipleship programme, we started new ministries with men's & ladies bible studies, we gave out 45k leaflets, we also had more people serving especially in our Holiday bible clubs 20+ volunteers. 2022 was without doubt a wonderftjl year of growth but the Lord really opened the door of blessings in 2023 to an exceptional year for our church, all glory and honour goes to the Lord. Praise the Lord we had one baptiSTn, and two new members join the church. We were also very blessed to have an outreach teams from Ohio & North Carolina, we also hosted a Joint meeting with Carrick Baptist Church and shared our city's spiritual need with Ihem as they helped wrth outreach. During this time from January 2023. we broadcasted from the church building semions offering hope in Christ. We did studies from the old & new testaments. The Church was able to reach different age groups and interests that provided support and comfort too many people. Attendances in 2023 were the highest in the history of the church smashing all our previous records, along with the Lord working to give us continued growth in sacrificial giving of *'thes and offerings from our memberslregular attendees. We have once again been very blessed as servants of Christ in our city through His church.
DERRY BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP Registerad Charity Number 101124 Trustees Annual Report For Flnancial Year Ended 31st Decembgr 2023 Page 4 FINANCIAL REVIEW. The Trustee's would like to explain the reason for the higher expenditure in 2023 this was due to moving into hired hall because our own building was unable to host the growth in attendan this gave us rental costs that were not in 2023 budget. We also gave more gifts of benevolence coupled with more church events which were designed as evangelistic outreach. The Trustees have considered carefully the fvture expenditure of the Church for the next twelve months. They believe that the regular giving of friends and members of the Church will continue to at least their current levels & 2024 we may see a rise as the Lord leads His people to be chee1 givers. RISK REVIEW The leadership team has conducted its own review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and systems have been established to mitigate those risks. THE TRUSTEES give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Church as at the Statement of Assets and Liabilities date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure for not only the financial year but every quarter. Approved by ntstees on 6th February 2024 and signed on their behalf Treasurer and Trustee: James Wilson