The Church's Ministry Among the Jews
Trustees. Report
The trustees present the annual report together with the financial ststements of the charity for the year
ended 31 December 2023. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of
Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities. (FRS 102) in preparing the
annual report and financial statements of the charity.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the
notes to the accounts and comply with the charitys governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and
Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities
preparing their accounts in accordan￿ with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland published in October 2019
Trustees and officers
The trustees serving during the year and since the year end were as follows..
Trustees-
Canon Gill Withers
Gwen Thompson
Marylyn Mccormack (resigned 18 October 2023)
Rev Billy Holmes (appointed 25 November 2023)
Jane Stewart
Samuel John Beggs
Patricia Davidson
Neil Glass
Objectives and activities
The objects of the society are three-fold. Evangelism. Education and Encouragement. This permeates
through everything we do.
1. Evangelism - Creating opportunities to consider the claims of Jesus as Messiah. Seeking to share
the Gospel in culturally sensitive ways with Jewish people and others and supporting others involved
in this work.
2. Education Teaching. particularly in the church, the Jewish roots of our Christian faith. We also
love to demonstrate in practical ways the revelation of Yeshua contained within the Biblical Feasts
and Festivals.
3. Encouragement - Encouraging and supporting the spiritual growth of Messianic believers and
Congregations. We offer support of the work CMJ Israel are doing among Messianic believers in
Jerusalern, Tel Aviv and the Galilee.
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Public benefit
The trustees believe that our purposes satisfy the public benefit requirements. The Society is
established to advance the Christian faith by proclaiming the gospel to all people, to support
engagement between people of the Jewish faith and people of the Christian faith and to continue to
provide a ministry through which Jewish people may come to recognise Jesus as their Messiah.
The public benefit which flows from this purpose includes the promotion of religious harmony be￿een
the Christian and Jewish faiths and communities by encouraging among them a greater
understanding and appreciation of each other's faith, beliefs and practi￿S and their common ground
and lo this end promote friendship and mutual trust. The benefit received is encouragement, help and
support for the spiritual growth of Messianic Believers and Congregations. The second purpose seeks
to remind the Christian Church about its Jewish roots.
The direcl benefit which flows from this purpose is a greater knowledge and understanding of the
Jewish roots of the Christian faith and the revelation of Jesus contained within the Biblical Feasts and
Festivals. The benefit received relating to our purposes can be demonstrated through the feedback
we receive from Churches. groups who invite us to speak about our work and from individuals who
attend organised events. It can also be demonstrated through an increase in the number of people
requesting to be added to our contact list and to receive the CMJ Ireland Newsletter. There is no harm
or private benefit as a result of our purposes being carried out.
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Achievements and performance
2023 has seen the slow but steady recovery of our activities after the 'stagnation' of Covid 19
restrictions.
We began the year with the ongoing series held online of 'Behold The Man, hosted by Gwen
Thompson, and this was well received by our supporters and others who logged on to the teaching
sessions. We also continued the teaching sessions with a series entitled 'Exploring the Richness of
Hebrew Biblical Roots, by Judy Czapski which continues to develop our aim of teaching on the Biblical
Roots of the Christian Faith.
Our Spring Conference in April featured Gwen Thompson again as she related her experiences and
learning from the time she spent in Israel working with CMJ in Jerusalem.
This year CMJ celebrated 200 years of the work in Israel and we hosted a tour by the historian and
writer Kelvin Crombie which included speaking at various events in Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland and researching historical links with Field Marshall Montgomery who was raised in Donegal.
We continue to hold monthly prayer meetings online. undertake speaking engagements and carry out
Passover demonstrations. We also exhibited again at the Bangor Worldwide Mission convention as in
previous years.
The horrific events of October 7th in Israel prompted a response from CMJ Ireland as we sought to
provide much needed financial and practical support through CMJ'S 'Mercy Fund, to those impacted
by this event and that is ongoing.
Our Autumn Conference was held in November where we were able to receive video updates from
the staff of CMJ Israel about the ongoing work Ihere. This was followed by our AGM where the new
Chair, Rev Billy Holmes, was elected and the Committee agreeing to serve for a further term.
Financial and prayer commitment from our faithful supporters continues to be strong and for this we
are extremely grateful as it enables the ministry to continue to support the work both in Northern
Ireland and Israel as the need arises.
Financial review
Total income for the year was £97.775 (2022: £16,449) and total expenditure was £36,573 (2022..
£11,131). Donations of £31,060 (2022.. £5.000) were made in the year. Total reserves at 31
December 2023 amounted to £240,941.
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Structure, governance and management
CMJ Ireland was founded in 1810 and is govemed by its constitution. There are sections of the
Society, a Northern section and a Southem section. Each section of the Society elects, from its
membership a Committee to manage its affairs, CMJ Ireland (Northern Committee) and CMJ Ireland
(Southern Committee} and each Committee appoints ￿rtain of its members to a General Committee
of the Society. The Southern Committee is currently in abeyan￿.
1. The Northern Committee achieved registered charitable status in 2016. It is currently managed and
run by the trustees as stated above - all volunteers.
An annual AGM provides accountability to supporters and allows for changes in committee. We have
a membership voting scheme, monthly committee and prayer meetings and send a quarterly
newsletter to supporters.
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The Church's Ministry Among the Jews
Statement of Trustees. Responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees. report and the financial statements in
accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial
year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources
and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the
trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently,
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.,
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent"
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements" and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are resF)onsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial
statements comply with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, Charities (Accounts and Reports)
Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial
information included on the charitable companys website. Legislation governing the preparation and
dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
31 Oct 2024
Approved by the trustees of the charity on
and signed on ils behalf by:
Patricia Davidson
Secretary and trustee
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