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 aC￿epted 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 t￿nsaCtIOnS 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