LOUGHMORNE CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 Re815twed Charlty In Northem Ireland (NICXXXXXX)
Presbyterian_ LOUGHMORNE CONGREGATION OFTHE PRES8YW CHURCH IN IREiAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REiioKr The Trustees present thdr Annual Rwt and Flnmdal statem1 the yw ended 31 Decwnber 2022 Indudln8 a Statement of Assets and Uabllhles ¥ that dat& REFERE ANDADMINisfRATIVE DEfAIIS Louthmome Presbyterfan awrth 52.54 Carneal Road iarne, BT40 3LU. Reglstered Chlty In kdand (NIC1048n) CHARfryTRUSTEES Rev Davld Kelly MrTHe PRINapALOFFICE BEARERS Mln15ter aerk of Sess1< Treasurer Rev Davld Kevy Mr T Heron Mrs Anne Barn INDEPENDENT EXAMINER mon Hopw FCA 6 Doazh Road Ballydare BT39 6 BANKERS Danske Ban Donegal Sware Wesl Belfast 6JS
Presbyterian_ LOUGHMORNE CONGREGATION OFTHE PREW[E CHURCH IN IRELAND TRusfEES ANNUAL REPORT (convd) srRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT The Klrk Sess The tharlty Irustees of the con8re8atlon we the membtrs of Its KI 5esslon. Under th• conzregatlon's zo¥ernlng documenL The Code, the book of the constltuthm and 8overnment of the pfesbytffl Chwthln Ireland, the Klrk Sesslffi seekstowatch overand promotethe splrftual Interest of the con8reyUon and of persons not connected wlth any cMgre8atlon vkno are withln Its bounds. It ensures pastoral (3re Is In plao In the con8regatlon and seeks to further the ontrlljuilon of the Chur(h to Christlan wllness and servlce In the local communlty. The Klrk Sesslon has delegated to its Cowe8atlonal Committee the temporal affalrs of the congregatlon Includlng admlnlsterlng all funds and propwty belonglng to the congregatlon. Members of the Klrk slon are ex-ofhdo rnbers ofthe Congre&ad1 Commltte& The Klrk Sesslon 01 the ordalned rnkn1 and the rullng eltss of the con8regadon. All members are lilled to propose. Speak and exeidse equ¥ votes at meetln85, except that the Moderator, thernknlster In actfve duty In thecon8regadon, has nodellberatl4. but ontya castlng vote. Stated meetln85 of the Klrk sesslon xe hekl at least twlce a year or as apprtyrlat& To be thow for the offlce of eldershlp In the con8retylon a person must be a votlng member d a regulw attendant on Its ordinance& The selecti¢ of those proposed. to be called to the offio, can be either by the conye8adon lx by the Klrk Sesslon. Members are derted if th obtaln two-thlrds of the votes. Under the Presbyterfan thurth In Ireland fomi of 80Vernan the corporate over$l8ht of a congregatlrn Is the responslblllty of a Presbytery vAblth superlntends generally the splrltual and temporal affalrs of the congre8atI¢S assly*d to It by the General mblY of the Presbyterfan Church In Ireland. Lwthmorne conRre8allon of the Presbyterfan (hwth has been asslgned to the Carrlckfergus Presbytery of the Presbyterlan Churth In Ireland. The membershlp of the Presbytery conslsts malnly of the artlve mlntsters of congregatlons asslgned to It by the General Assembly, mlnsters who have retlred from artlve duty and elder appolnted by the Klrk Sesslon of the
Presbyterian iOUGHMORNE CONGREGATION OFTHE PRESBYtERIAN aiuRCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REpoirr (ctyrfd) The General Assembly The General Asswnbly ts the supreme court of the thwth• represMtln8 kn body the whole Church and acilng aslts supreme leglslatlve.admlnlstratlon and Judldal authorlty, In deallng wlth all matters brought before IL The General Assembly Is normally constltuted durfng the flTSt week In June for worshlp and to condurt Its buslnes& At the end of buslness It Is dlssolved. The membershlp of the General Assembly conststs malnly of the actlvè mlnisters of each congregatlon. retlred mlnlstus and a representa11ve ehler appolnted bythe Klrft Sesslon of ea¢h DESCRivfioN AND PURPOSE The tharltable purpose ofthe Is the adVaent ofremzkn. Lou8hmome Is a con8regaOon of the Presbyterlan thurth In Ireland. The Presbvterlan Church In Ireland. as a Reformed Churth wlthln the wlder body of Chrlst. Is grounded In the Scrlptures and exlsts to love and honour God through falth In HIS Son and by the power of HIS SplrlL and to enable her members to play thelr part In fuHlllln8 God's mlsslon to our world. Lou8hmorne Church has a core membershlp of commltted (hrfstlans who under the dlrectlon of the establlshed Churth leadershlp share In an ongolng program of outreach. The MIMlon Plan has allowed us to examine the effectlveness of our extsttng programmes againstthe partlcular needs of the Church and communlty. We trust under the dlrecllon of the Holy Splrlt and, whefe necessary• we wlll ad to sure our Inyxt for HIM Is as èffectlve as posslbl& In feswise to our Lord's command Ko- we Undffd the need to be proacil¥e, uslng the belIen% people In the (grega0Th In a structured and planned way to athleve goals vknlch are part of a God Insplred vlslon, showln8 HIS Iltht In thls corner of HIS vInerd. The C£1n8regatJ a1rn5 to Nve out Its Mlsslon and Vlslon as a famlty of God's people by belng: A Covenant Communlty. where our relatlonshlps are footed In the pr(wnlses of God bv Imng tdlthfvlly toward hlm and toward one anoth An Inter8eneratlonal Communlty. where adults Intenllonalty take the lead to engage wlth, encourage and nurture younger members to maturlty In Chrlst. An Outward looklng Communlty: where we want the blessln8s of God that belong to us In the gospel to become ble$51n8s for others beyond the bounds of our communlty. As a congregatlon of the PreserIan Churth In Ireland. we belleve that the Blble Is the supreme authorlty over all we do, and that the Westmlnster Confesslon of Falth, alon8 wlth the Larger and Shorter Catechlsms set outwhatwe undwstsnd the Blble teaches on key matters of Chrlstlan falth and pracilce.
Presbyterian_ LOUGHMORNE CONGREGATION OFTHE PRESBYfERIAN CHUROI IN IREIAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REi¥xf{coned) The ¢onye8atlon meets for vnr5hlp sndaY and VISIt are vrtlcorne to Jokn. The Sacrament of the Lords Supper Is obsfftd on several occaslons durfn8 the year and am those who have been baptlsed and who have made a profuslon of falth In the Lord Jesus Chrfst are admltted to the Lord's 5pP. The conzre8akn hold5 re8ular rneetkn85 as follM. Blble Study Prayer MeetlnglMkl.Week Presbyterlan Women ACHIEVEMENfs AND PERFORM Worshlp and prayer The con8re8atlon nomially rneets for wor ea(h Sunday at 10.30•m, wlth an evenlng ser¥1 on the first Sunday of each m(th at 7.(mM. fxlrfng the week. the Mld-week and Blble Study PrOde an oppwiunltyfcf members to meettwff for fellowshlp. to studythe scrlpturesand for a Ilme of prayer. At 31 December 2022, there were 34communlcantmankn 59 famllles (nerted wlth the c0n8rezatl. The average wkty attendance at momln8 WOTShlp Is Pastoral care Members of the congregat1¢ who areunableto attend thurch. dueto slL*ness or age, arevlslted a regular basls by the mlnlster, elders or by one of the congre£ailon's pastoral v1slto. Mlsslon and (xrtrth At a local level, our congregatlon supports the Chlkl Evan8ellsm Fellowshlp team, who work through sthools, h(Alday blble dubs etG to brlng Gods wlxd to thlldra) and youn8 people In the local area, many of have no connectlon wlth any (hurch. The con8re8atlon also supp(Kts Arnara Ald. as they provlde medlcal, educaJonal and a8rlcultural asststance, throu8h vark)u$ projects, to poor c(Mnmunltles mosdykn Tan&MIa. Loughmome c(rye8aUM contrllmrted to the P•AxleratorfsAppeaL Prubytulan aldIerf Sodety and World Development- Tear Fund. The Presbyterlan Women sUPPOrt many good causes through colleL11ons and donatlons to pa, Samarltans Purse. Klds for Schoo15 and & Julle Chltty In Spaln. Thts Is not an exhaustlve Ilst of all aclmlles and donallon5 made.
Presbyterian_ LOUGHMORNE CONGREGATION OFTHE PRESBYfEIIIAN CHUR(11 IN IRELA) TRusfEESANNUAL REpoKf (convd) The c(wegadon $upptrts the Unlted Appeal for Mlssl¢M vknlch 1$ a central fund of the Presbyterlan Churth In I[eld. Thls fvnd able$ cM8regakns to support the wlder mlsslon of the denomlnallon and to do mlsslon and wtreath on a denomlnatlonal bas15 beY(d what the congregatlon could do on Its own. The Unlted Appeal Fund provldes flnandal SupplfOr mlsslon personnel at home and overseas. asslsts congregatlons wlth the deployment of locally based staff, enables churth planiln& pro¥ldes grant support for the upkeep of churth premlse5, asslst wlth the runnlng costs of Unlon Trol081(al College. the Churth's tralnln8 college for mlnlstry students, and flnandally supports ¢(rye8atlon kn the rns of TAtyshlp• dlsdpleshlp, glo The ConmOn also contrltsrtestothe den¢xTrln•lls •nnual W(Nld DevelopThntAppeal and any other speda appeal Thecwe8atlon was represented atthe rewlarmeetlnRs of Prtsbyterybyourmlnlsterand one of the elder& ThSs provldes an Important Ilnk between the congre8atlons and the wlder struclures of the thur pJal Assembly The mlfilster and one of our eldexs were noNn•ted to attend the meetlng of the Genw¥ Assembly of the Presbyterlan (hurth In Ireld held In Assembty Bulldln8Sp Bellast, In June. Mln(Y walrs and nornial rnant• was carrled (xrtatthe (hurth and manse durfngthe year. Volunteers TheTrustees wlsh to acknowledgethelf deep appredatkn ofthose whotse freetyofthelr Ilme by servlng on commlttees and helplTrg wlth other thurch acllvltle
Presbyterian LOUGHVKIRNE CONGREGATION OFTHE PRES8YfERLAN CHUR(11 IN IRELAK) TrUSTEESANNUAL REPORT (carfd) PUBUC BENEFITSTATEMENr The Presbyterfan Chur(h In treland meets the pll( benefft requlrement by prodIng bffiefft to Its members and thegenpJal publlc by making knownthe thrlstlan Go4)el ofthe Lord Jesuschrlst thrwh the advnt ofrelltsn. The dlrect benefits whlth flow from the purposes of the Churth Indude the galnlng of an understandln8 In Chrlstlan bellets as set out In the Blble and In the Church's subordlnate standards (the Westmtnstw Confesslon of Falth and the Shortff and Lar8er Catechlsms) leadln8 to splrltual and moral developMtand opportunlilesfor response to Blble teathln¥T In turn. thls framework leads to practlcal eie$S1On$ of Christian bellets and standwds In the local communlty, such as throu#t thecareof those In need Ondudlng the SICK dlsabled and bereaved). Generally the above beneffts are delvered loulty by conye8aUons thelr members, or are tacilltsted throu8h presbyterfes or are orzanlsed and dellvered centrally. Local dellvery Is faolitsted by central resources In almost all cases. Publlc access Is made knoTJ¥n through the use of not1bOards prfnted material. press adVeSemen( webslte5, and sodal medla or In other The benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluatloft of the S0$ Informal and ad- hocfeedback from members. th•r famlw and Members ofthe publk The pwpose does not lead to harni. The only prlvate bwbefft flowlng from w puipose Is related to Mlnlster5, M1551onarle4 ()&ffonesses. Irtsh MISSI wwkers and lay A8ents who re(elve benefits as a result of thelr holdln8 offlce or employmenL However, thls Is Incidental and necessary In ordw to furthw our (harltsble purp(w. There are no othei prlvate benefft5. The beneficiarles of thls purpose are members, thelrfamllles. othtt Indlvlduals that the Presbyterfan Churth In Ireland Is In dlrert and IndlreLt contatt wlth. the communlty kn whlch pastoral servl are provided and other communhles th&hOUt Northwn Ireland, the Republlc of Iretand, and worfdwlde whlth beneflt from our engagement wlth and support for both Chrlstlan and other seculw organlsakns. dwrltles and Indlvldual members of the publlG The Klrk Se551M hashad reprd to the (Jwlty C(•mmlsskms Publlc benefitrequlr•nent statutory 8uld•ce.
Presbyterian LOUGHMORNE CONGREGATION OFTHE PRESBY CHURCH IN IREIAND TRUSTEESANNUAL REPORT (contd) The cawezauon's maln source of IncTh Is menkn. 11$ thrw8h the Weekly Freewlll Offerln& There were 49 contrlbutors durkng the (4& 2021] donatlnz a total of £24643 (£23J12 In wr4lousyear, 2021) Total Inc(Kne of the c(rye8aUon the was £49.949, compared to £40.158 In the prevlousyw. Total ewendltyre Inryeased from £35.704(2021) to Ul18612022 srATEMENT OFTRL15fEE RESPONS181LmES The Trustees are resp(mslble for preparfng the annual rwt and the flnandal statements of the con8re8atlon In acmrdance appllcable law and zeneralty accepted a(ntIng Asthe con8re8akns totsl Income does not exceed £250,CW.theTntstees elected under Section 6413) of the Charilies Act (Northern Irel•KI) 21x18 to prepwe a recelpts and paymffit acc(nt and a statsment of assets and Ilabllltles. The Trustees we reSPls7b1e for keepln8 adequats xc(Mmtkn8 records that are suffident to show and explaln the con8re8atlon's tran&Ktions dlsdose wlth reasonable acwTacy at any tlme Its finandal posltlon. They are also responslble for safe8uardln8 the assets of the congregatlon and hence for taklngreasonabk steps fof the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other kregularltle )pr(r•ed bythe Ik Sesskn at • meethw 22 October 2023 and S*d on Its behalf by Rev D Xelly Mr T Her(m 22 ort 2023 22 Ixt 2023