DERRY BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP
Registered Charity Number 101124
Trustees Annual Report
For Financial Year Ended 31st December 2023
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The members of the Board of Trustees of Detry Bapts'st Fellowship p￿sent their report together
with Re￿Ipts 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 indr￿KtUaIs, 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 Tn￿teeS 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 avan￿men1 of education and the advancement of religicffi. It meets tts objective
via.
Training in leaders, preachers, teachers, ministers and volunteers.
Works on prOJe￿S 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
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TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
The Trustees present their reFK)rt and the draft accounts for the year ended 31st
De￿mber 2023 on 11th February 2024
REVIEW OF THE YEAR AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS During the year the church
organI￿d 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
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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 chee￿1 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