Lisburn Christian FellOshIp Report ol the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2019 Thc trustcLs present their report ivith the financial statcmcnts of the charity for the year ended 31 Miirch !019. The trustees have adopied ihe proN'isions of Accounting and Reporiing by Cl)arilies.' Stateinent of Recommended Praciice applicable to charities preparing their accounls in aecoidancc ivitli Ilie Fin£lncial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 (cffcclive l January 2015). OBJECTIVES,IND AC"fiviTIES Objectives and ?'ms To adi'anLe and str¢ngTthen Christianily in the area of Lisburn and elscwhcre by carying out the Greai coinmis.qion of our Lord Jesus Christ (MatihLiV 28- 18-20) by:_ (al Conducting PLiblic meetings for Bible Siudy, prayer. praise and worship of God: (b) t411ildingy up. supporting and assisLing established Chrisiian Churches in tlie area of Lisburn and elsewhere by whatever mL'ans possible; {L) R£liSing up a Body of Ople iyho will live out their lives in a way that will bring glory io God; (dl SLnding persons out to esiablish or assist other works in other places. both in this country and abroad. as the OCC£lSl011 arises,. and (el Serving the people in ihe area of Lisburn and elsewhere in order lo meet their spiritual and tcinporal needs 10 the glory of God. SuiiiilirV of niAill activities uRderlAk'¢n for the public benefit As IhL principlLs ol. Cliristiaiiiiy ari tsiukilii, InLmbcrs arL Inorc likely io become betl¢r citizens, volunlcerin und engFagFing7 Wlth others and ihe widLr community. providing friendship and support. Childrcn, youn PLopIL iliid adults benefit througih aclivilies offered io ihe communily. We do not think Iherc is any hanii froill this purpos¢. The benelil is for members of our church and members of the public who access our aclivitiLS. Also, Ive give support in ovcrscas localions by means of visits. financial support and involvcmcnl in projects. Apdrl from spLciliL Mimbcrs M¥clinbs, our activilies arc open lo ihe public. Conducting public mectin&i% for bibl¢ leaLhing', prayer, praise and the worship of God. The public benefit includes opporlunily for spirilLial expiri¢nce and growth in the Chrisiian faith helping folk over¢om¢ fears and anxiclies. receive and givL support in lil¥'s challen&Tres, helping Ihe ill and giving general SLlPPOrt. In addiiion, nieetingys give a scn5e or bclongingv and forni friendships. demonstrdted by members, and visitors active participation in Sunday SLrvices, prayer and other efv'enls. Feedback shows ihe oulworking of fai(h Ihrough voluntary work, support I'or thc ill and a scnse of b¢longing. We do not think thai hami comes to the public from these activities. 'I'l)L bencfils are for church m¢mb¢rs and to visitors who aitend our events. A privat¢ benefit could bc that individuals are 5UPPOrted and helped. Building up, supporting and assistingy esiablishcd Chrislian churches in the area of Lisburn and elsewhcre by whatever means possiblc. The public benefit of Christian unity, reducing barriers to mutual support and th¢ uiilisalion of shared skills. We do not consider there is any harni from Ihese activities. This purpose benefits Ihc widLr churLh and thc genernl publi¢. In relation io privaie bencfil, participants have opportunity to 'ork and serve in teams. Raising up a body of people who ivill live out ihcir lives in a way that will bring glory lo God. People benclit by becoining better citizens more aware of thc nccds of others, demonstrdte by members involvetncnl in charitable ivork, including overseas.
Lisburn Christian Fellom'5hip Report of tlie Trustees for the l'ear Ended 31 larch 2019 OBJECTII'ES AIN'D ACTIV'ITIES Suininary of niaill actii'ilies undert8k-en for the public benefit Cont. We en¢oiiragL service in the local commuiiily and bcyond. We cannot see how this purpose would be hamifiil. ThL benefit is for members of the local church. (he wider church and ihose served by lis. A private benefit could be the development of members, lifelinterpersonal sktlls. Sending persons out lo establish or assist other works in other places. knth in this country and elsewhere as the occasion ari es. There is benefii in the fulfilment of callings for indivirlLials who cngFagTC in thi5 work, dLinonslraied by positive feedb4l¢k from missionari¢s and our partners. In addition local mcinbLf5 have foun(I an ouilct for serviLe and support. This primarily benefits those who have gone out from our church ai)d ihosb they work ivith. The developmeni of life skills could be a private benefit. Serving the peopl¢ of Lisburn and elsewhere in order lo meet iheir spiritual and temporal needs to the glory of CJod. Thc local and wider eommunily benefii from ihe advice. help, praclical support and care ottered through our ¢hiir¢h. This provides a social and spiriiual outlei for church members to express th¢ir faith and Christian valiics. Continlting high allendancc numbers ai activities. and gyood feedbaLk, is evidenLe that the stated bencfil is being realised. We do not think there is any hami from this purpose and li is of benefit lo mLinb¢rs of the public 'hO wish takc advantage of our a¢tiviti¢s. Privale benefit could be Ihe fonnaiion of fricndships wilh non- church members and Ihe use and developmcnt of p¢rsonal skills. The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charily Commission on publi¢ bcnefil. Wliat l.CTr" dnes W¢ hold rLgiul£ir Siinday morning meeiings for worship, Bible study and prayer, including Kids chur¢h and Youth cliLirLlI. We haN'L rLgular prayer events, small groups for fellowship and prayer, regular praise ¢VLlIts nd a mission prayer meeting. We hold a weekly ¢hildrcn's 'Popcorn' eveni. For youth, there is a youth cell and for adults, a ladics 'l-hrive' aclivily. We also enc041rage attendance at our adult small groups. Locally, in Lisburn w¢ are active members of the Lisburn Ciiy Cenire Churches, who meet for fellowship and prayer and io organise inter-¢hurch actii'iti¢s. We gil'e financial and praciical support lo the inler-churel) CAP ccnlre in I,isbum ivhich provides help lo ihose in debt. Furthermorc, we partiicr wilh oihcr cl)LifLhcs in their PLiblic Oulreach and in intcr-church prayL'r projecis. We hai'e a link with the Hill Str¢et Residents (rroup and wilh them have organiscd a numbcr of eN'cnis for Ihe folk who live in Hill Stre¢l estate. We have a coinmitmenl to mission and support through prayer, communication, giving and visiting. We support a Christi1£ n cenlre in Co. Mayo- a church in Scrbia and outreach in Gran Canaria. We are curnt[Y actively developing links with workers in East Africa. We also have coniaci with Chrisiians in Nigeria. Page 2
Li5burn Christian FelloH'ship Report of the Trustees for the l'ear Ended 31 Mareh 2019 OB.IECTII'E.S AlD ACTIVITIES Trust¢es Rcport 2018119 'e Loniinued 10 meei rLgularly for Worship, Bible Study and Prayer and Fellowship. We eoniinued 10 support Ihe inier-church Lisburn Foodbank and Chrisiians against Poverty. We held regular events for men and women, giving oppominiiy for mutual support and the developinent of frieiid5hips. We sUPPOrted those who had lost loved ones ihis year. We continued lo siipport tho&e on missiin including, pr&ying for ihem, giving financially, keeping -.MberS inlornied and N'isiting them. We carried on our "Popcorn" kids club and also youih activities on Sundays and during the week. We ¢ng£lg¢d in regular prayer for our church. city and nation. We coiitiiiued lo provide support for members (hrough regular home group meelings and pastoral support. .Suinin4ry We supported the monthly group praying for our City as well as meeting together regularly with oihLr City Cenire chLirches Ive launchL'd a year long proj¢¢t mobilizing Inembers 10 pray for an unreached people group in East Africa Wc visited Mayo and (ir£in Ciinaria to visii Ihose we support there. We workL.d wilh the Hill Sir¢cl Residents Group and participated in the opening of their new playpark. Wc h¢ld turthcr 'days of Rcfr¢shing" io encoLirnge the spiritual ¢n¢ourageinent of parricipanls. We ¢ommillcd ourselves to participate in the inter-church mission du¢ lo iakc place in 2020 We panicipaled in the inler-chiirch Walk of Witness on Good Friday WL held 2 major eVLnls for the communiiy. ai (he end of th¢ summer and just before Chrislmas. Wc also finishcd paying off our bank loan ihrough thL regular giving of membcrs and ihe holding of Liift Days. FINANCIAI. Rb:VlTr'W Lcf's policy on reserves Thc Trustees have revicwcd the reserves of th¢ chariiy. Considering¥ ihe variable irtcoine and lixed commitincnls, IhL rLViCW concluded that to alloiy the charity lo be mana&?cd cffectively and lo provide a bLII'fLr for allowing uninlerrupied services. a g¢nerdl reserve equaling lo approxiinalely tliree monilis of nregtricied fund expenditiire should be maintained. Church loan 'rh¥ loan of £40k taken out by the church over 5 years from November 2015 was paid in full. Other financial details: Thc chiirch's prinLipal source of funds is by donation from the church membership through Sunday offerings. Standing order5. and special apprdls for building and repair funds. missions etc. Expenditure supports the key objIlve$ of Ihe charity by employing a ¢hur¢h leader to provide spiritual leadership and pastoral support, by maintaining a building for the purposes of public meeiings, providing rinancial Slipporl for the dLlivery of services providcd for men)bers and for people in Ligburn and elsewhcrc and providing rebtular financial support for persons sent out to establish or assist other works in oihcr place8. both in this country and further afield.
Lisburn Christian FelloTh"ship Report of tlie Trustees for the l'ear Ended 31 l¥larch 2019 FINANCI.,IL REITIEW, STRUCTURE, C.ON'ERN'klNCE Ah'D NlIlNAGEMETr¥T Goi'erniiig document The charity is controlled by lis goveming documenl. a deed of trust. and constitutes an unincorporated charity. Trustee selection methods TrustLer must agree '1th the Stalemenl of Faith set out in Pan 11 of the Schedule. A ne, Trustee or Trustecs shall bc apFrf)inted at any time by a nvo-thirds majority of the surviving Trustees and Slich appointment or appoinlinents shall be set in motion at the first meeling of (he Trustees followiiig, upon th¢ number of Trustees falling beloiy four. It shall be laivful for any Tn]sle¢ voliintarily io retire on giving one calendar monih's previous noiice in writing lo the other Trustees or the Secreiary of the Trnsi. REFERENCE AYD ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity numl)er 101964 Principal addre$$ 2 Qiicins Roild Lisbiirn Co. Anlrim BT27 4TZ Trustees Mr l)Lter Galloway Mr Mark Gill¢spie Mr RobLrl Flunna Mairs Mrs JanLIIL MLKnibyhi Mr Neil Mcl.Lcse Mrs Ilcanor Murdock Mr Frederick Arthur Edward Orr Mrs Angela Toal appointed 19.3.19 resigned 31.12.18 resigned 31.12.18 appointed 13.6.19 - resigned 8.8.19 - resigned 28.2.19 Page 4
Lisburn Christian FelloThship Report of the Trustee5 for the I'e#r Ended 31 March 2019 REFERENCE AYD ADI%1[41sTRTIN'E DETAILS IndependLnt eiaminer John Mccleary Mccleary & Company L Chartered Accountants Raiheane House 32 Hillsborough Road Lisbiirn Co. Atttrim BT28 1 AQ Bankers Ulst¢r Bank Limiied 18 Bow Strect Lisbiirn Co. Anlrim BT?8 IBN Solieltors ' A l.-(Iward Orr 9A ChLirch Sqiiare Bl£ nbridge t3T32 4AS Approved by order of the board of Iruslees on 7 October 2019 and signed on ils behalf by.. Mr Frederick Arthur Edward Orr- Trustee