Christ Church Lisbum Trustees. Annual Report and Fin?nclal Statements for the year ended 31 De￿mber 2025 Registered wtth the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland NIC101245 Chrlst Church Lbburn TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT The Trustees p￿sent the annual report and statement of Receipts and Payments and Asset5 and Liabilities forchrist Church L(sbum for the year ended 31st Decernb&r 2025. The Truste@s have adopted the provision5 of Accounting and ReportlnÉ by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparlne their accounts in accordance with the Flnancial Reporring Stsndard appllcable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffettive Istjanuary 20151. Reference and admlnistrative details Address: Parlsh Office Church Lane Ltsburn Co. Antrfm BT28 UL Reglstered Charity Number NIC10124S CharityTrustees Mr Stephen Long IHon. Secretary) r Mervyn Dou8herty Mrs Valerle Christy Archdeacon Paul Dundas ICh4irrnanl Mr Ivan Anderson Mrs Beth HarrSs Mr Paul Arrnstrong Mr Thomas Ringland Mrjohnston BoOe Miss EmilyThornpson Rev Gareth Campbell Mr Éric Thornpson Mrjack Craig (Reslgned 20251 Mrs Janice Thompson MrTom Doran (Resigned 20251 The late Mr Kevin Thompson (Resigned 20251 Mr r￿v0rAnnett IAppointed 20251 Mrs Audrey Knowles (Appointed 20251 Page 2 Chrlst chU￿h Lisburn TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT l¢ontinuedl Independent Examlner John Mccleary FCA Mccleary & Company Ltd Charte￿d Accountants arwey Studlos 14 Longstone Street Lisburn Co. Antrim BT28 ITP Banker5 Danske Bonk 62-66 Bow Street Lisburn Co. Antrim BT28 IYS Page 3 Christ Chur¢h Lisburn TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT Icontlnuedl Ob ectlves and ActlvStles: Objertive5 and Aim5'. The charitable purpose of the Chur£h of Ireland is the advancement of religion. The principal functlon of Christ Church Lisburn is to support the advancernent of the Chfi5tK3n rellglon by promotln& throu8h the work of Chrlst Church, the whole mission of the Church. pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Being open to and engaging wlth society as a whole and offerine sUPPOrt forthose needing help. 15 fundamental to the prartical delwery of the benefits of Chrlstlanity. As a result of activity in the pursuit of the advancement of the Christian rellglo*, Christ Church Li5bum has custody of propertv and of ￿cOrdS. mèterials and 8rtifacis of significance to the cultural and religious heritage. the m8intenance ol which i% undertaken by the S&lett Vestry of Chrlst Church Lisburn. Communlty: Gathering as a community of Christian f31th on a Sunday Is central to the wltness of the parL%h. We have a morning Service each s￿ndaY with at least one evenlng seNice each month. We have an early Holy Communion Setvice on the 1st Sunday of the month 8t 8.30 am as well and Messy Church that $3me day at 4 pm in the Hall. When we gather, we have 8roups also for our children and young people during mornine worship. The Diocesan strapline is 'Growing Healthy Churche5' and the following report hlghlights aspects of what that means forourf31th tornmunity. A journey took place in 2025 to explore through meetlngs, conversations and sermons on our mission staternent. We also invited four guest speakers to'conVer55t￿ns of Hope, on a Tuesday night to share about theirfaith, context and where hope Is evident to help in this proce55. The previou5 mission statement has exlsted Since 2th8 $0 a fresh persp¢tive 8lves renewed purpose through three words'.'Christ, Community and Love.. Technology enabled us to keep connected with people in thelr home5, hospltal, care homes or on a staycation. The parish acknowledges the inputfrom all on the AV team, our organist, choir. praise group and men's choir in shapin8 the services 45 well as i(ems forour worship services. We pay tribute to a number of organlsts and pianists who deputized on the organ and piano for5everal months when our OT8anist Ross Morrow was serlously ill. We were delighted that he has returned to the organ. Our parish organisatlons are led by a g￿at tearn of leaders and volunteers and allow peop￿ to gather In our halls but make connectlons Into wider community life. There is the Parish Choir, Praise Group, Men'5 Choir, Hospitality Group. Bowling Club. Tuesday Coffee, 8lble Study, Badmlnton Club, The Ladybird5 la women's group), Prayer Fellowship, Tots Together, Craft Group, GFS. CL8. Acorn Club, Messy Church, CCK. CCY, W3lking Group, and Pastoral VisitoTS. In partlcular, the Tuesday Coffee morning Is a 'warm room, with up to 70 people attendin8 each week from the parish and community. There is a great team of volunteer5 to SUPPOrtthis rninistry. Two of our Ic(al schools came and sane at the Tuesday Coffee at Harvest and Christmas and we made 8 focu5 one morning to support Marle Curie. We are a comrnunlty that encompasses people from blrth to over 100 years old. with people living throughout the Breater Lisburn are3. Our oldest parishioner, Kathleen Chapm8n celebrated her 106th birthday In June. The clergytearn of the Rettor, Archdeacon Paul Dundas, ourcurate the Rev Gareth Campbell and our senior mini5terthe Rev John Pickering brought leadership to a falth community amidst a post Covld wodd and rising cost5 of living locally. Archdeacon Paul Dund35 celebrated 20 years as Rector of the parish on the l*h January and a special weekend of fellowship reflected this slgnificant mikstone as well a5 looklng at our mission as church with thÈ Rev Peterjones our Speaker on Saturday and Sunday. The Revjohn Pickering celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordinstvjn èt a service on the 22nd June when he p￿ached at the rnorning setwice. The clerg¥ sought to 5UPPOrt familie5 who lost a loved one as well pastor those in hospital and nursing care. There are 3150 the mornents of joy surh a5 a baptism, wedding. confirrnation or special birthday or anniversary. Much of the pastoral care is through regular connection5 at worship and parish organisations by the clergy as well 8s people caring for one another as a community of faith. One aspect that reflects the need to support bereaved pari5hroners Is the annual bereavementservice In late November. Ourcurate. the Rev Gareth Campbell announced in mid-December that he w35 moving on to a new role in the Blackstaff Mission A￿8 of Belfast in March 2026. The p3rrnership with the local Lisburn Foodb3nk continued as donations were gathered at dlfferent tirnes throuBhoutthe year, especially at Harvest time. The Foodbank plays a vitsl role in supporting so many people in ourcfty. We zre grateful that some of our church family are volunteers èt the Foodbank. We h05ted the PSNI Carol Setvice in December in our church with choirs from Carryduff PS and Bèllymacash P5. and heard agaln of the great need in the community through the mlnistry of the Foodbank. Page 4 Chris1 Church Li5burn TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT Icontlnuedl The Rertor 15 Part of the City Centre tVTinisters' Fellowship, and theyor8anized the Good Friday Walk of witness on a wet5pring day. We worked with Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council for a service in Seymourstreet Methodist Church to ￿flert VE Day 80 on Sunday Ilth May. Our own parish held a very succe5sful'May Melodies, concert In our hall with guest artists and parfsh groups and individuals takin8 part to re*lett the VE Day 80 commernorations. A number of churches orEani5ed 4 nights ol outreach during December as people gathered in UsburTr's Light Festlval. A5 part of Connor Diocese. the clergy attend quorterlv rneetings across the Diocese as well as the Lisburn Rural Deanery. Durlng Holy Week we had our worship services that ￿flected the storyof Chrisvs death and ￿5￿rrectIon through the mlnlstry of Mark Wells who works forthÈ Bible Society Nl. We hosted on the Tuesday night an event fwusing on the work of the 8Sble Society with Wilson 8e4re sharing about irs work. We journeyed on Maundy Thursday to the church gate and served hot dogs and refre5hrnents to all who p4ssed by on a dry spring day. The parish office Is a pll7ce of connectlons for par￿hloners and the community. It is our adrninistration hub and 5ervesthe parlsh and cornmunity In ministering to many people. Llsburn Community DeTnentia Care group meets rnonthly with a varied programme wlth each person supported bya family member in attendance. The Wendy Gib50n Ballet Acaderny uses our p￿rnIses three times a week forgirfs throughoutthe community and Elegant Exercise began on a Tuesday at 12 noon. Complian¢e with publlc benefli.. The P8rlsh has given careful consideratlon to the Charfty Commission for Northern Ireland guldance on public benefit, to ensure the parish's objectives and activitles. as well as providing publlc benefit. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charit•ble Activities.. Gathering as the people of God on Sunday is the Trntral activityof the charity. During the year we rnoved to 10.30 am in Juty as norrn31. but continued with this pèttern in September. The opportunityforfellowship 3fterthe morning seNi¢e 15 central to building comrnunity. The church festivals continued to be tirnes to g8ther for extra 5eNices as well as thinking of orhers a5 well. The seasons of Lent, Easter, H8Nest and Chri5trnas gave us a clear focus amidst all the challenges In our corntnunty 3nd agaln with technology allowing the messages of Chri5V5 death and resurrection, creation, God's love and coming to us as Saviourto be so powerful in a world of 8￿8t uncertainty. The Healing Services have supported our pastoral care of parishioners and friends. Having a couple of 12-hour days of prayer in the year In the church allowed parishioners the opportunityfor peace and quiet but united in prayer for the parish and community. The development of Messy Church morthly on the Sunday afternoon continues in reachin8 Out to famllies. Oursurnmer Kids, Club was held in August over3 nights. Our parish orEani5ations contlnue to be led by parishloners and the clergy. We have a large group of volunteers which supporrs the parlsh group$ and activities of the charity. All ol these groups play a signiflcant part in gathering people together of all ages and for various purposes in the mission of the Gospel. This complements our uniformed parish organisations working with chlldren, Tots Together for pre-school children, whlch again draws in people froir the communlty, to our CCY group foryoung people who attended the Diocesan weekend at Ca5tlewell8n Castle and lived und&rcanva5 at Summer M8dness. A big highlight of ourchurch year was the 8 young people and 2 adult5 who were confirtned in November and took that step of f31th to follow Jesus. GroLJPS have worked rogetherto invite others to bo part of a vislt to the UlsterAviation Society and seeing the Belfast Giants ice hockey team. Page 5 Christ Church Lisburn TRUSTEE5' ANNUAL REPORTl¢ontinuedl The Select Vestry rneets monthty in carrying out the reskx)nsibilities asTrustees in terrns of the mission of the charlty and SUPPOrting our worship and the ministry of the parish or8all158tions. Our annual Easter General Vestry met in person in the hall 3$ we ￿flected on the previous year and looked forward to shaping parish life. A new Select Vestry was eletted to serve lor Year. The Trustee5 h3V& Put in place strong pollcles to tnitig3te any potential harm to anyone partaking in Church activitie5 8nd have a child prote¢tion policy in place under the control of our Safeguardlng Trust panel. They produced an'emergency procedures policl in February for use In the church during worshlp orevent5. OurTrustees ensure that the buildin85 are well maintalned and meetthe required ￿fetY5tand8rd$. The Trustees appointed George and Sheena Gr4ttan 35 Honorary Joint Treasurers and Trevoi Annett as 61ft Ald Secretary. Thelrwork in managing ourfinances to allow for mission and ministry Is kev to the woiking of the Select Vestry with a huge drive to increase Gift Aid from parishloners. The signs have been encouraging that the parish ha5 increased its income through more p4ri5hioners gift aiding their donations from 50% to 70%+ In 2025. The Select Vestry is supported by various people and an FWO team in managing the fflonies that come In to supwrtthe charity. The use tsf Standing Orders h35 been further encouraged for parishloners in their support of the charity and this has rneantthat giving has been rnore sustsined overthe summer months in particulèr. Our treasU￿rsheena Grattan delivered a seminar called 'Plannlns Ahead-your Last Glff. which focused on getting one's worldly affair5 in order. A very import8nt topic as ev(denced by the attendance of over70 people, and the topics were covered in a wide-ran8inE 5erninar together with discusslon and questions. The issue of Safeguarding 15 pararrK)unt to the work of the paTish. The p8rlsh panel of 8everley Ringl8nd, Robin Smythe and the Rectorcontinues to keep 5afeBuarding to the fore in parish Ilfe forvolunteers and Child￿￿. The panel w8s added to with the addition of Stephen McKlmm. The panel wsits the orginisations each yeara5 well as shaping an event in late Augustforall involved In ministering to children and young people. The c￿rgyteaM continued school assemblies in Central and Old Warren PS. Ourcurate the Rev Gareth Carnpbell started taking lesson5 In Lisnagarvey High School. Parishioners and clergy serve on the Board of Governors of both schools. and the Rector. Archdeacon Paul Dundas, was appointed a5 the chairperson of the Board of Governors In Central PS. We continued a se￿￿ in Old Manor Home every couple of months with a card seNice in December at which the men's choir san£. A few of our parishioners sing in local ca￿ how￿5 3nd the cler8y link up with them to provide a shoTt talk as well. The challenges for pastoral care contlnue In the parish. but the cler8Yte&rn and ￿$tOral vi51tor5 endeavoured to keep in contacr with parishioners 8nd supportthem in 8 variety of ways through all the seasons of people's lives. The impact of the large number of deaths in recent years has been deeply felt in fatnilies, parish organisètions and Sunday worship. We hosted 3 grief course with Links Counselling called'Finding Hope in Grief and this proved verySUpport￿e tti those attendlng. We followed this up with Ali Clarke speakin8 at our annual be￿8vernent service. All wrote the bereavement course which we used in the spring of 2025. We pay tribute tts èll our parish staff and leaders for theircommitment, faith and willlnEnes5 to adapt to changing ¢lfCUrn5tances and their support in shaping worship and ministry. The Contact m8g8zlne was a means of communication and contact to the widerchurch family along with several WhatsApp' group5 th3t keep people informed and connected. Parishioners were generou5 to the worf< of the charlty as well as other mission agencles through direct giving. We also host our Tuesday coffee mornlngs forthe community to support parish life and held a very 5ucce5sful Afternoon Te3 Wlth The Cla Chorale providing the entertalnment. There was the Harvest Appeal for training clergy in U8and3. Lisburn Foodb4nk and 8eneral missk)n supptsrt and then at Chrlstmas we 5UPPOrted the Salvation Army. Lisburn Foodbank 3nd SAMS Ireland through practical gift5 and donatSons. Throughout the year, we have visiting speakÈrs both on Sundays and some weekdays hlghlightlng the a￿lIng work by mi55ion agencies and charities in our 50tiety and world and which we support prattical￿. financially and prayerfully. The Mother5, Union and Craft group rn8de hats, blankets, bedding, and syrlnge driver bags for Baby Basics, Mi55ion to Seafarers, the Hosplce, p￿rnature Baby Unit, Women's Aid and Almosr Home. Page 6 Christ Church Lisbum TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT Icontlnuedl Global connertion5'. The Tru5tee5 nominatecj SAMS Ireland mission partner Melissa Newell in EcuJdoras the mission 88ency to 5UPPOrt in 2025 through the Lent Appeal b.am jar51 and Christmas Bauble scheme. It wa5 a joy to have Melissa with us on Sunday 6th April at rTh)rnin8 worship and for parishioners to meet her The Trustees sent a flnèl sutn of just over £8,IXO.00 to Fields of Life for an agri-project at St Apollo 5rhool a5 It continues the Journey to 5UStainability. We welcomed Bishop Wi150n Kisekka and Canon Paul K3kooza from Luwero Diocese, Uganda to the parish In early July and they enjoyed the opportunityof meeting parishloners and share stories of hope. Our Harvest Appe41 supported the local Lisburn foodbank. clergy trainlng in Uganda as well as supporJng charities and agencies locally and globally. The parlsh seeks to be a place where people followJesu5 and grow a healthy thur¢h. It faces many challenges, butthrough faith. hope and love, It has become a community rèdiatin8 the love of Christ for 311. Wlth our new mission Statement based on themes of 'Christ, Community and Love,, we seek to continue that wltness to the GospEI. FINANCIAL REVIEW Finan