Christ Church (Congregational) Abbots Cross Tru8toe8 Annual Report P•riod 111 January 2020 to 31•11)•c•mb•r 2020 Trustees Annual Re Charity- Christ Church (Congregaknnal) - also known as Abbots Cross Congregational Nl charity reference- NIC103423 Principal addreu- Christ Church (Congregational). Cwh Road. Newlownabbey, County Antnm. BT37 9QW. Introducllon This report Covers the penod 1•1 January 2020 to 31*1 December 2020 and is the fourth report required following registration as a chanty on 12th May 2016. Structure The congregation at Abbots Cross is an unincorporated institution made up of all those who take up membership and govemed by a constrtutson. Under the constrtution there is provision for a leadership bc#Jy made up of the Minister and Deacons {￿'a¢0nate}. The serving Minister is generally regarded as the Chairperson, a Secretary and Treasurer are apwinted frorn within the Diaconate and ratffied by the members of the Congregation. The Annual Business Meeting at which accounts are brought lo the members is held in February each year. with subsequent Church Meetings in June. September and De￿rnber. The congregation is al80 subject to the trusts placed upon it by a Trust Deed in which the property is also settled. under the requirements of the Trust Deed a number of persons have been appointed by arrfl on behalf of the congregation as 'holding trustees, to hold legal trtle to the buildings in which the Congregation meet and to the manse. Our Charitable Purposes are set oirt in the Covenant 8e(#ion of our constitution as follows: Wo engage therelorn, wfth tho ald of tho Hoty Splrf( to walk together In Chrfstlan lov•; lo strlve for tho advanc•mont of this church In kno￿•d98. holin888 and c¢)mfortr. to malrrtaln the worshlp, ordlnancos. disciplin• and doctrlnes: to contrlbuto cheerfully and regularty to the Church: th• r•li•f of th• n•ody; th• •pread of th• Gosw to all natlons. These purposes are advanced by means of our weekfy publFC services, sure under current legislation and this applies to persons working in organtsations associated wrth the church such as Boys. and Girls, Brigade. Although our organisations were unable to condud their programme5 this year, our safeguarding policy remains in place and at the 31° December 2020 there had not been any 'abuse' claims made, rK)r are VK presentty aware of any ¢ir¢wistances which rn￿ht reasonably be expec#ed to give rise to a claim for abuse. FIMn¢lal Revlow Given the very drfficum financial situation in this year. we musl record sincere appreciation to our congregation fcK contsnuing to support our freewll givinglofferings. IhThen we were unable to meet. arrangements were made to enable the congregation to contribute and this made it possible for us to meet our ongoiTrJ financaal commitments. A number of persons gNe under the Govemment's 'Gift ￿d, stheme. Accounts are prepared on a receipts and payment (income and expendrture) basis and we have complied with the requirement to disclose and submit the infonnation required in the Annual Monitoring Retum and to publish our accounts. Our gross income for the year as reported here at 3181 December 2020 in our No.1 account was £189.321 wrth expenditure of £221,786. We maintain a dose interest in 'missionary' endeavour at home and abroad and each week donate at least 10% of weekly income to students and full time Ctyistian workers approved by Church {full Church members) and on each tenth SurKlay give the entire offwiNJs to designated missionary work as disdosed in our accounts. No.1 Account {balanc8 31* December 2020).. £59,9X SvJn8d on behH¥olth• TDA885.-