Registered Charity llumber: NIC 103806 HMRC number: XR67448 The South American Mission Soeiety (Ireland) Trustees, report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023
South American Mi55ion Society (Ireland) Contents Page Leual and adininistrativc information Trustees report Ii)depeiident examiners, reporc Statenient offinancial activities Balance 81iect Cash flow Siateinent Notes lo the financial statements 9-15
South American Missiom Society (Ireland) TJegal and administrative information Charity number 103806 (HMRC Ref.. XR67448) Business address I Irwin Crescent Lurgan County Arnugh BT66 7EZ Trustees MrNoel Boyd Ven. Elizabeth Cairns Rev. Dorothy Dullwoody Mrs Judith Finch Ri. Rev. .4ndrew Forster- Chaitpers011 lo Septernber 23 Mrs Helen Groves (from September 2023) Rev. Graham Hare (from September 2023) Mrs Alison HutchillSOD Rev. Peter Jones- Chairperson From Septcmber 2023 Rev. Mark Lennox Rev.Stephen MeElhittriey- Mission Director Mrs Gillian Lyiiii- Adinii)islralor Miss Claire Holmes- Mission Dev¢lopment Officer Miss Julie Allen- Administrator (lo September 2023) Accountants Daly Park & Company Ltd 4 Carnegie Street Lurgan Counry Am]agh BT66 6AS Bankers Ulster Bank 14-16 Market Stt¢el Lurgan Co Armagh BT66 6AP
South American Mission Society (Ireland) Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2023 TIIL. tnistLCS present Iheir-InisiLes' Annu'll Rcpoll. conibining the DireLtors' RLPOrt Lind thc TrLESties' Rcport under Èl)c CharitiLs SORP in aLL4)rdanLe 1th ALLounting and RLponing by Chariiics '. St¢1tcmeni of RLLomm¥nded Pi"aLIiLL appliLablc io ihaririis i)rcparinLT tliiir aLioiints in aLLOI-dance ivith the Fini)llLi¢il Repoi'ting Sicindird ippliuablL in tlic LK dind R¢publiL of l¥cliind (FRS I O?) {cffeLiiv¢ l Janiiary ?01 i) - IL liaritlC> SORP IF RS I O?}I. tlic P'iii<inci¥l1 Reporting Si<indillLI 41ppIiL<iblc in th¢ Llk éind RcpubliL of Ircland IFRSIO?). and thc chai.itic {,l¥¢oiints and Reponsl R.. latitsns INoTihern IrelJnd) 5. Tlic trustces *ho servLd diiring th¥ year lind LIP to the datc of Ehis ILPOrt arL scr oiil on paoe onc. Structure, governance and management SA.MS (Irelandl is an uninLoTPUl<cd charity aovern¢d by its Lonsiitution. I'he cliarity work5 Ivlth tl)e Lhurch In Souih Am¢riLa £iiid lil felloii'sliip u'ttl) tlic 'ChfS iiiteniaiional ii¢iivork' {fonnerly tl)e SAMI S Iiitci"iiJlioiial nernvoi"k) of Angliean fvli55ioii Agencies. The chariiy was registcred wÈth the Charity Lommission for Northern Ircland on ?%' Ocrober 2015. Siiiicliii-e Tl)e Geiieral Couiicil aru el¢Llcd irieiinially at the .4GM of Ihc Socict!. 902? was not a Irieiiiiial ycar wlieii electi011s Krere held. All membeis must retire after their ihree- year appoinlineiit but are eligible foi. re-election at Iliis time. The Coiincil is eleeled by ihc fflcmbcrs of the chdrity. M¥mbirship is OPLll (O l&11 thusL ivhu ai"L tntmbL-rs of tlie ChurLh of Irelaiid 01) the coiidiiion ilial th¥y liave niadL a Loiilribution io IIIL ¢l)gitty diiring Ilie prcviou calendar yeaT. The cliarity is under the coiitrol of the General Couiicil. Tlic Gciieial CoL¢ncil nicct at Icasi liiiice pcr yLar. Purpose, objectives, activities and value5 Oiii. Piirpos¢ and Yisioii.. Tl)e great comTnission fulfilled in Soutli Ainerica Oiii. Mi.Y.%ioii.' Tjie charity'5 main activities focus on the proclaniation of rhe Gospel and (he buildino up of Clirlstl2ll ChLircliLS Ihroliglioul tlie woilij bLII primarily iii Soutli Aincri¢¢i. Objec'li)'e.s rtiicl u¢'lii'iligJ" The South American Nlissioii Society Ili'elaiid} is a Lommiiiiity of PLopIL in mi.%.sitsii obcyiiig thc C¢111 of Go(l. to proclic iln lh¢ call of O(d, tv procl?c iin the gospel in all plaies <11)d to di'iiv peoplLS iiilo lelloNvsl)ip ii'iili tl)L Lor([ Jesu5 C17rist. Tl7e charity is also soineliii)cs Lnoivi) J.% SAMS IlrLlaiid) oi. SAINfS. Oiii. kaliiL.' In relaEionship lo God, Ills word and the Iiuman lamily, the charity alivays aspires lo liold to th¢ values of: Biblical MASSIOII A fJinily lcd by thc Spirit Engaging Empoiverin KIndoin principles Ex¢ellLiice iii all lhili Piiblic- Beiielil SAMS Irelaiid believcs thai tlic Christiaii faith is of bei)cfit to society and iiidiifiduals bringin i visioii of li•nsformalioii for peacL and SOCi421 hamioiiy whi¢li gioivs froni ivhai Ct]ristians bclicN'L is God's iilliiTlcilu Plirposc to bl'ing all thin{55 into llnil}' nd PLrfeciion in JLSilS Chi'ist. tklosi people 1re likel J lo beLome d15Liple5 of Jesus Christ if Chi'i.5tiai "live a Christ-like life aniongsi Iheni, share the good iiews of JeSL15, dcmoR5tI-alc God's love aiid prayerfully expeci ilie spirit's poii'er 10 rransfonn individuals: comiiiunities ai)d I.110]e Naiions" SIKMS IrL.14Jia Styeks lo dLnioi).¥ir&ile Il)is bLnLfit il)ough Ils mission aclivilie% li) 8ouih Anierictt, Il>eria. all t)r IrLlai)d and Great Britain.
South American Mission Society (Ireland) Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2023 llltroductlon The following report piovidcs an overvÉ¢w of the achievements and perforn)ance of the South Amcrican Mission Society Ireland during the year 2023. Tknoughout the y¢ar, SAMS keland continued its nEISSion to work in partheiship with tiic local church in Ireland and various Countries in South America, paiti¢ulaily in Argentina, Chile. Bolivia. Paraguay? Uruguay, alld Peru. The socicty remai1 Committed to fostering meaning1 relationships, fa¢ilitatiTEg mutual support, and advancing the gospel of Jesus Chiist through practical ndcavours. Achievements and performance Annual ¢onf¢r¢n¢¢ Friday Night Live Relocation.. The relocation of the Friday Night Live event lo Annaghmore Parish provided an opporthnity for enhttDced collaboration and fellowship. The event, themed "Enlarge alld Expanil" was well-received and strengthened lies to mission tn South America as well as welcoming several Chilean clergy. 2. Mission Director Visit5= Tlie MI ission Director's visits to Pen]. Bolivia, and Chile in February and March marked the reeslablishmcnt of vital link5 following disruptions caused by the pandeinie. Faee- to-face interactions emphasised the importance of personal Telatt"onships in gospel mission. 3. FUSION Volunteer Program.. SAMS bid farewell to a valued volunteer from Paraguay who i¥&s based in Sligo while welcoming 8 new volunteer from Chile who has been volunteering in Lisburn (Connor Diocese). These connections serve as a bridge between Church of Ireland parislies and overseas churches, fostering mutual undL'rbianding &nd support. 4. Trtbute to Retired Treasvr¢r: In March. the funernl of retld Southern Treasurer Felix Bleiinerl)asseli setycd ¢iS a poignaTtt retninder of the dedication. faithfuliie55 and sacrifice5 made by volun*ers in furthering the society's mission. Indigenous Church Network.. The Mission Development orricer's (MDO) coiitiibution to the fornialion of an Indigenous Church Network in Soiith Americ& via Zoom undeiscorcd SAMS'S commiuneiit to empowering local cotnmunTlies. 6. Sunday School Resouice Developinent.. SAMS MDO collaborated with PeE)ny de Marces in Peru to develop Spanish Sunday 5¢hool resources, enriching cduLational opportunities foi church ¢ommuniiies. 7. Church Meetings in Ireland.. SAMS i¢pi¢sentativ¢s traveled to various church meetings in Ireland, offeiing encouragement end support to Ioc81 congregations engag¢d in mission activitie5. 8. Membership in Association of Mission Societies: SAMS demonstrated its eornmitmenl to the wftder hurch by maiiitaining evolvemeTht in the Association of Mission Societies (AMS). participating in eveiits such as Ibe Chiii'ch of Ireland Gener81 Syttod in Wexford. Diocesan Links-. SAMS Helped lo facilitat¢ the development of new diocesan liiiks between Santiggo Diocese, Chile, and Down and Dromore Diocese, here in Irelan& fostertng muttTal learning and collaboration. We are deeply grate7 for those who serve on Genal Council {lStee5}, in a voluiilary capa¢ity giving theiT time. wisdom and Cpcrgy iii the cause of mission. Bishop Andrew Forsl¢r. wlio continues as a trustce. r¢tired as chair of thc SANIS Council and was su¢ce¥ded by Rev Peter Jones iii mid 2023. Mission Director, Rcv Stephen McElhinTrey continues tn his role. As SAMS AdTninistrative and Comniunicaliolls Cooidinalor, Mrs Gillian Lytsn retrurned from matcrnity Icave in August 2023. W¢ were gt&teful for th¢ s¢rvic¢s of Juli¢ Allen who h&s assisted during the maternity peillod. Both staff and Council are thankful for Mr Phil Tadmatt who provides valuable and diligent oversight of the finanees of SAMS Ireland. Billy Blair arjd his wife Laura continue to open their hearts and home to SAMS volunteers from South Amcriea. SAMS Ir¢l&lld has an iTtlergcnernlional feel to it with a strong support bÉise in inany local churches and generous praying individual 5UPPOrters. Finally, to all who Iiave served and who are serving in tlie SAMS Ireland family we say a very Sincere thank you.
Soutli AmericaD Mission So¢iet}' (Ireland)
Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 Dcccmber 2023
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