CHURCH OF GOD (ARMAGH) TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT The Trustees present their annual Report and Financial Statements forthe year ended 31" March 2024 including a Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at that date REFERENCEAND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Church of God (Armagh} Newry Road Ai'magh CoArmagh B-r60 1 EH Charitable Trust registered in Northern Ireland (No. 1036571 CHARITY TRUSTEES The CharityTrustees (OverseerslElders) who stsrved duringthe year orwho were trustees at the date of this report were: Mr Lewis William Milligan Mr David William Thompson Mrwilliam Orrjohnsoii BANKERS FirstTrust Bank Scotch Street Dungannon CoTyrone BT70 1AZ
CHURCH OF GOD (ARMAGH) TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (convdl DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE The purposes of the Church of God Armagh are: a) The worship of God the Father in association with the Breaking of the Bread communion Service. b) To 'continue steadfastly in the apostles, teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and prayers, (Acts 2..42). c) To preach the gospel of God concerning his Son, Jesus Christ (Matthew 28.19); to make disciples and to teach them His commands. d) To hold, as a body of divinely revealed truth, 'the whole counsel of God, (Act 20.27), otherwise known as 'the faith, (Jude 3), and to declare it to other5. e) To meet regularly for prayer (Acts 2.42). fl To meet regularly to share the truths of Scripture so as to edify one another to spiritual growth (Acts 2.42). gl To promote awareness of the importance of the Word of God and of its relevance to human experience. h) In individual and corporate life to promote love to God and to our neighbour, including a variety of charitable purposes, cons1Stent with the teaching5 of Jesus Christ (Matthew 5-71. STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT The Church of God {Armaghl is governed by a Constitution and is led and managed by four charity trustees, who are also known as Overseers or Elders. The charity is a member the worldwide Churches of God organisation known as 'The Churche5 of God in the Fellowship of the Son of God, the Lord Je5U5 Christ,, which is currently represented on 5 continents and in 10 countries. Overseers/Elders from each 'district' meet every 18 months for an oversight conference. ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES The charity's aim is to preach and teach sound biblical doctrine to our members and adherents. We also preach the Gospel of Je5U5 Christ to those ivho have not yet made a decision to become born again Christians. We hold 3 weekly service which includes breaking of bread. We also organi5e a number of ministries with the aim of evangelism and fellowship and give a rounded approach to our work. We visit elderly people's homes monthly and carry out activities such as preaching, singing, and prayer. We also hold weekly prayer meetings and ad hoc bible teaching meeting5 from time to time.
PUBLIC BENEFIT sfATEMENT The direct benefit which flows froFn our purposes is the advancement of religion by providing teachings and gospel readings; reaching out to people frorn outside the Christian faith; providing teachings of the bible and nurturing those who confess it. promoting Christian values and service to the community for the benefit of society. These benefits can be demonstrated by the feedback and appreciative comments from many of those who attend and gain help and encouragement; the number of people who regularly attend services and participate in church life. The beneficiaries are the general public from the community in which we live and choose to participate in our actr'vities and services. No harm can come from the purposes of the charity. There is no priwdte benefitfrom our purposes. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES The Trustees are responsible for preparing the financial Statements of the Church of God (Armagh) in accordance with applicable law and generally aCepted accounting practice. As the Church of God (Armagh) total income does not exceed £250,000, the Trustee5 have elected under Section 64(31 of the Charities Act {Northern Ireland) 208 to prepare a receipts and payment account and a statement of assets and liabilities. The Trustees are responsible for keeping adeouate accounting record5 that are sufficient to show and explain the Church of God {Armaghl tnsaCtIOnS and disclose with responsible accuracy at any time its financial position. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Church of God (Armaghl and hence for tsking reasonable step5 for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf is William Mill. rustee