srJoHN'S PARISH CHURCH MIDDLEfowN
Trustees, Annual Report and Statement of Receipts and Payments and Assets
and Liabilities for St John's Parish Church Middletown for the year ended 31"
December 2021
References and Administrative details
Charity Name:
Middletown/St Johns/Armagh/Church Of Ireland
Charlty Re8lstratlon No:
103969
Contact Address:
The Rectory
16 Derryhaw Road
Tynan
Co. Arma8h
8T60 4SS
Prlnclpal Offlce - Bearers:
aergv..
Rev Matthew Hagan
Church Treasurer: Mrs Diane Irwln
Asslstant Church Treasurer.. Mr James Irwln
Church Secielaiy." Mr Trevor Ma8111
Church Warden - Clergy.. Mr Robert Leyburn
Church Warden- People.. Mr Gary Whitcroft
Independent Examlner:
Stephen McDonald
MCDONALD O'NEILL & CO
Chartered Accountsnts
5 Union 8uildings. Unlon Place
Dungennon
BT701DL
Bankers:
Danske Bank
74-76 Scotch Street
Armagh
BT6170J
Trustees:
Rev Matthew Hagan
Mrs Vena Bothwell
Mr5 Ann Bradshaw
Mr aive Bradshaw
Mrs Diane Ip•4in
Mr James Irwin
Mr Keith Irwin
Mr Aaron Leyburn
Mrs Amanda Leyburn
Mr Robert Leyburn
Mrs Tracey Magill
Mr Trevor Maglll
Mrs Maureen Reddick
Mr Gary Whitcroft

Trustee5' Annual Report for the year ended 31° December 2021
The trustees present the annual report and annual statements of Reports and Payments and
Assets and Liabilitie5 for St John's Parish Church. Middletown for the year ended 31st
December 2021.
Objertives and Artivities:
The charitable purpose of the Church of Ireland is the advancement of religion.
The prlndpal functlon of Mlddletown Parish Church is to support the advancement of the
Chrlstian rellglon by promotln& through the work of Middletown Parlsh Church, the whole
mission of the Church, pastoral. evan8elistic, social and ecumenical. Beins open to and
engaging with society as a whole and offering suppurt for those needln8 hèlp Isfundamontal
to the practlcal delivery of the benefits of Christianity.
As a result of actlvlty In pursult of the Christian religion, Middletown Parish Church has
custody of propertv and of reeords, materials and artefaets of significance to the cultural and
rell8lous herlta8e and malntenance of whlchls undertaken bythe select vestry of Middletown
Parish Church,
Achlevements, Performance and Publlc Benefft:
Central to the work and witness of Mlddletown Parish Church Is the provlsion of regular
public servlces of Christian worship. These services take place each Sunday at 9.30am. Holy
Communion is celebrated on the second Sunday of each month, wlth a Famlly Servlce on the
fourth Sunday of th¢ month. Our Har¥est Servi¢e and Chrijtmas Carol SeThice are each held
cn a Sunday afternoon at 3,30pm. Children and voung people are encouraged to play an
attlve port in our church servlces.
"A fime for Prayerf rneets on the first Monday of each month for the parochial £rouplng,
and Is open to everyone.
Our Lenten Blble Study provldÈs an opportunlty for folk to share fellowship with those
assoclatÈd wlth the other two parlshes In our parochial groupin8. Two sessions are held In
each parlsh over the Six week period.
Middletown Parish prloriti5es the safety of the thildren and young people
In our care, and we strlrtly adhere to the child protection requirement5 of the Church of
Ireland "Safeguarding Tru5l" to enSUfe that all those worklng wlih young people and
vulnerable adults are fully checked through Acce55 Nl, trained and super¥i5ed.

Pastoral sUPPOrt takes the form of visiting the sick, the elderly and the bereaved. This includes
visits to hornes in the community. hospitals. hospice. residential and nursing homes. provision
being made for the administratlon of Holy Communion.
The Middletown Parish Community Hall continues to provide 3 welcomin8 environment for
church actlvitie5 Including Sunday school, Bible Study. vestry meetings, harvest and funeral
tea5. It a150 provide5 a well-equipped facility to meet the needs ol our dlsadvania8eLI burder
communitywith a variety of events takin8 place during the day and in the evenin8.
Middletown Parish Church. alon8 With the othèr two p3ri5he5 in our parochial 8rouping,
continues to work In partnership with the 8ukavu Dlocese in DR Con80 and CMSI to support
the Church's efforts to reach out to provide 5pirltual hope• practlcal emergency care, and
on8oln8 protertlon and support for vulnerable people. The Parish also SUPPOrts a variety of
local charitios including the Armagh Foodbank and the Salvation Army Christma3 Pre3cnt
Appeal.
We have ? monthly news sheet. "Pew News," whlch provides Member5 of the congregatlon
with infcrmation about upcoming thurch seNices, church organisatlons and other events.
Publlc Benefft
In setting our objettives and plannlng our activities for the year, the trustees gav8 careful
conslderatlon to the Charlty Commlsslon foi Northern Ireland's 8uldance on publlc beneflt to
ensure that the activitles entered into helped to achieve the charltys purposes and PFovlde a
benefit to the beneficlarles. The church ser¥lces and activities mentioned above benefited all
age groups In ourcomfnunityand farther afield. They were cariied out where w>ssible, takin8
due co6ni5ance of the Coronaviru5 Covid-19 pandemlc and In complIan￿ wlth both the
Church of Ireland and Nl Executive guidellnes, to fulfil our statement of Public Benefit.
Durlng our tlme of enforced c105ure during 2021, due to the Coronaviru5 Covid-19 pandemlc.
we were able to keep in contact with parlshloners through our on-line servlces, parish
WhatsApp group. text messages and phone calls. Funerals were conducted observlng all the
protoco15 and recommendations outlined by both the Church of Ireland and the Northern
Ireland Executlve.
Financial Review
The prlncipal source of income of Middletown Parish Church contlnues to be from Donations
and Plate Collections.
The principal expense of Middletown Parish Church 15 in respect of payments regardin8
Dlocesan Charges.

Middletown Parish Church had total Income of £20,910 and total expenditure of 16,448 for a
total net income of £4,462 for the year ended 31st December 2021. The B¥4nk and Cash
8alance was £42,417
It is the trustees, policy to hold sufficient reserves to cover ernergienciÈs, for maintonance of
church property and to further the objertives and attivities of the Church of Ireland.
Golng Concern
The trustees have reviewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satisfied that there are
adequate funds In place to ensure that the Parlsh can contlnue Its actlvltles, and the financlal
statements for the year ended 3151 December 2021 can be signed off as 3 going concern.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governlnq IX¥cument ond Constltirtlon of the Charfty
Chapter 111 of the Constitution of the Church of Ireland governs Par15hes and Parochial
Organ15atlon. The Select Vestry members ale the Charity Trustees.
Recrultment andAppolntment of the Selert Vesty (Trusteesl
All members of the Church of Ireland who are over the a8e of 18 year5 and are elther re51dent
wlthln the parlsh or Ilve elsewhere but have been accustomed members of the con8regation
for at least three months, may register as members of the general vestry of the parish,
allowln8 them to attend at meetin8s of the general vestry and to stand for election to the
select vestry. Meetings of the 8eneral vestry are held at least once a year. The Select Vestry
Is elected as part of this General Vestry meetin8. Th9 5elett Vestry will hold their positions for
a perlod of one year. Select Vestry members may be re-elected annually and there is no Ilmlt
on the number of terms that may be served.
Pay and Remuneratlon
The incumbent IEceivE5 a stipend and offlce locoiDuiory 41llowan￿ In accordance wlth fl8ures
approved by the General Synod of the Church of Ireland.
Organlsatlonalstrurture
Theselect vestry is responslble forthe day to day mana8ementof the parSsh. The select vestry
conslsts of the member of the der￿ seprfing In the parish, the church wardens, the glebe
warden5 and 8enerally not more Lhan ￿￿e1ve other members of the general vestry elerted at
the General Vestry.
The select vestry Is chalred by the incumbent in the parish. Selert vestry member5 are
responsible for makingdecisions on matters of general concern and importance to the parish
includin8 decidins how parish funds are to be applied.

The select vestry meets at times agreed by the members. Special meetings may be convened
at any time by the chairperson or the churchwardens.
Statement ol Trustee< Responslbllltles
The trustees are responsible for preparin8 the Trustees. Report and the statements of
receipts and payments and statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable
law and rpgulations.
The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland with Income of less than £250,000 requires
the tru5tee5 to prepare a statement of recelpt5 and payment5 and a siaiemeni of assets and
liabilities for each financial year.
The trustees are responsible for keeplng accountln8 records that are suffldent to show and
explaln the Par15h's transattlon5 and d15close wlth reasonable accuracy at any tlme the assets
and liabi15ties of the Parlsh. They are also responsible for 5afe8uardln8 ihe assels of ilie Pdrl>h
and hence for takin8 reasonable steps for the preventlon and detection of fraud and other
rregularltles.
Slgned on behalf of the Trustees:
Rev Matthew Hagan
Diane Irwin (Treasurer)
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