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Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland (NIC104920)

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The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
including a Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at that date.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
2nd Keady congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
21 Davis Street
Keady
Co. Armagh
BT60 3RS
Re815tered Charity in Northern Ireland INIC1049201
CHARITY TRUSTEES
The Charity Trustees who served during the year or who were trustees at the date of this report were
Mr David Coulter
Mrs Hazel Mccullagh
Mr Mark Elder
PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS
Minister:
Clerk of Session:
Treasurer:
Rev Alan Marsh
Mr David Coulter
Mr Marl( Elder
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Mr David Menary IFCPA}, Certified Public Accountant
50 Deans Walk, Richhill, Co. Armagh, BT619LD
BANKERS
Danske Bank, PO Box 183, Donegal Square East, Belfast, BTI 6JS
SOLICITORS
Gordon Wallace & Co, 17 College Street, Armagh, BT619BT

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STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT
The Kirk Session
The charity trustees of the congregation are the members of its Kirk Session. Under the congregation's
governing document, The Code, the book of the constitution and government of the Presbyterian Church in
Ireland, the Kirk Session seeks to watch over and promote the spiritual interest of the congregation and of
persons not connected with any congregation who are within its bounds. It ensures pastoral care is in place
in the congregation and seeks to further the contribution of the Church to Christian witness and service in
the local community. The Kirk Sessions has delegated to its Congregational Committee the temporal affairs
of the congregation including administering all funds and property belonging to the congregation.
Members of the Kirk Session are ex-officio members of the Congregational Committee.
The Kirk Session consists of the ordained minister and the ruling elders of the congregations. All members
are entitled to propose, speak and exercise equal votes at meetings, except that the Moderator, the
ministers in active duty in the congregation, has no deliberative but only a casting vote.
Stated meetings of the Kirk session are held at least twice in each year or as appropriate.
To be chosen for the office of the eldership in the congregation a person must be a voting member and a
regular attendant on its ordinances. The selection of those proposed to be called to the office can be
either by the congregation or by the Kirl( Session. Members are elected if they obtain two-thirds of those
who vote.
Presbytery- Armagh
Under the Presbyterian Church in Ireland form of governance the corporate oversight of a congregation is
the responsibility of a Presbytery which superintends generally the spiritual and temporal affairs of the
congregations assigned to it by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. 2nd Keady
congregation of the Presbyterian Church has been assigned to the Armagh Presbytery of the Presbyterian
Church in Ireland. The membership of the Presbytery consists mainly of the active ministers of
congregations assigned to it by the General Assembly, minsters who have retired from active duty and an
elder appointed by the Kirk Session of the congregation.

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The General Assembly
The General Assembly is the supreme court of the Church, representing in one body the whole Church and
acting as its Supreme legislative, administration and judicial authority, in dealing with all matters brought
before it. The General Assembly is normally constituted duringthe first week in June for worship and to
conduct its business. At the end of business it is dissolved. The membership of the General Assembly
consists mainly of the active ministers of each congregation, retired minsters and a representative elder
appointed by the l<irk Session of each congregation.
DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE
The charitable purpose of the congregation is the advancement of religion.
2nd Keady congregation of the Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland, as a Reformed Church within the wider body of Chrlst is grounded in
the Scriptures and exists to love and honour God through faith in His Son and by the power of His Spirit,
and to enable her members to p.lay their part in fulfilling God's mission to our world.
The congregations mission purposes are a desire to see believers grow and mature in their faith and to see
the lost won for Christ; by the grace of God, to help people of all ages become fully devoted followers of
Jesus Christ. Our vision is, by the grace of God, to be an inclusive, welcoming community of Christ's people
of all ages, which:
is increasingly characterlsed by love for God, and love and concern for others;
is committed to the historic Christian gospel as revealed in the Bible;
is relevant to people of this time and place.
The con8regation aims to live out its Mission and Vision as a family of God's people by bein8:
A Covenant Community: where our relationships are rooted in the promises of God by living faithfully
toward him and toward one another
An Intergenerational Community: where adults intentionallytake the lead to engage with, encourage
and nurture younger members to maturity in Christ.
An Outward looking Community: where we want the blessings of God that belong to us in the gospel to
become blessings for others beyond the bounds of our community.
As a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, we believe that the Bible is the supreme
authority over all we do, and that the Westminster Confession of Faith, along with the Larger and
Shorter Catechisms set out what we understand the Bible teaches on key matters of Christian faith and
practice.

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ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES
The congregation meets for worship every Sunday at 10:30am and visitors are welcomed, and encouraged
to join in Worship. The Sacrament of the Lords Supper is observed on several occasions during the year and
all those who have been baptised and who have made a profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ are
admitted to the Lord's Supper. The congregation holds regular fellowship meetings, including for Bible
Study and Prayer to encourage personal discipleship. We also those in mission and discipleship thought has
a wide range of organisations including:
Sunday School Iweeklyl
Youth Fellowship Ibi-monthlyl
Youth Club Ibi-monthly)
Sunshine Corner (weekly)
Hope Café {weeklyl
Presbyterian Women IPW) (monthly)
Men's Fellowship (monthly)
Holiday Bible Clubs (twice a yearl
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Worshlp and prayer
The congregation normally meets for worship each Sunday at 10,30am. During the week, times of
fellowship allow an opportunity for members to meet together to encourage one another, to study the
scriptures and to pray. As well as our regular services during the year we acknowledge God's gift of new life
as we celebrated the Sacrament of Baptlsm, and the Lords Supper. We also gave thanks for faithful
services and sought to comfort those who had been bereaved during the year
At 31 December 2022 there were 30 communicant members regularly receiving communion and 40
families connected with the congregation. The average wee1< attendance at morning worship is between
25 to 35 people.
Pastoral care
Members of the congregation unable to join on a Sunday due to sickness or age are visited on a regular
basis by minister, elders and by other members of the Church Family. Pastoral care is also encouraged
between members as we seek to'bear one another's burdens, (Galatians 6v2)

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Mission and outreach
God calls us to mission as witne55es to Christ through both evangelism and social witness challenging the
values of the world in which we live, with the values of God's kingdom and winning men and women for
Jesus. We do this though seeking ways that we can love our neighbours, and witness for Christ in our
family, work, and friendship circles. We are proactive in seeking new ways to share the reason for the hope
that is ours, in Christ11 Peter 3v15)
The congregation supports the United Appeal for Mission which is a central fund of the Presbyterian
Church in Ireland. This fund enables congregations to support the wider mission of the denomination and
to do mission and outreach on a denominational basis beyond what the congregation could do on its own.
The United Appeal Fund provides financial support for mission personnel at home and overseas, assists
congregations with the deployment of locally based staff, enables church planting, provides grant support
forthe upkeep of church premises, assist with the runnlng costs of Union Theological College, the Church's
training college for ministry students, and financially supports congregation in the areas of worship,
discipleship, global mission, outreach, leadership and pastoral care.
The congregation also contributes to the denominations annual World Development Appeal, Presbyterian
Children's Society and any other special appeals.
Presbytery
The congregation was represented at the regular meetings of Presbytery by our Minister, one of the elders
and a Presbyterian Women representative. This provides an important link between the congregations and
the wider structures of the church.
General Assembly
The minister and one of our elders were nominated to attend the meeting of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in Ireland held in Assembly Buildings, Belfast.
Property
The church property includes a meeting house, church hall and manse. As well as routine service and
maintenance carried out on the Church Property, in this past year the meeting house was repainted.

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Organisations
Youth Fellowship (YF)
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YF meet on the l and 3rd Sunday night of each month for the advancement of God's Kingdom among the
teenagers in the congregation, as well as those from our sister church, Drumhillery and other local
congregations. We believe that this work is crucially important in the life of the congregation.
Youth Fellowship provides opportunities for our young people to engage with the Gospel, and discover
how faith impacts their whole lives. There 15 a wide welcome to all, and an invitation to discover a personal
faith, and to 'Grow in the Grace, and Knowledge of Jesus'12 Peter 3v18). YF is a place where there is a
freedom offered, to confront anxieties, concerns and pressures common to all teens, grounded in a place
of mercy and Grace Meetin8 numbers range from 10-15 attendees.
Youth Club
During 2022, we began a Youth Club in Keady on a Friday Evenings. This has been a helpful way to engage
with teenagers, as well as providing them an avenue to express themselves safely, with friends, giving them
an opportunity to invite friends along.
Presbyterian Women (PW)
Presbyterian Women meet monthly alongside those in Drumhillery, to encourage women to grow and
mature as Disciples of Christ.
Presbyterlan Women aims to highllght the need for:
l. Love and unity
2. Obedience to God
3. Christian living and spiritual maturity
4. Service using gifts, time and money
5. Local and global mission
Men's Fellowship
In 2022, a Men's Fellowship was initiated by the Elders, for the purpose of encouraging men, following the
principal of Proverbs 27v17'1ron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another,. During the year, the Men
met monthly, for social meet ups, as well as welcoming guest speakers to share how the Gospel transforms
how we are to live as Men.
Hope Cafe
This year we also started a new venture, in the centre of Keady Town on a Thursday Morning. 'Hope Café,
is designed to be an all age community, that provides a place of 'Hope'. Duringthe year, we have
welcomed many, who may never have entered a Presbyterian Church previously. This has provided an
opportunity, to share the reason for the Hope that is ours, in Christ. {1 Peter 3v151

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Sunshine Corner
Sunshine Corner meets on Friday evenings and has 4 main leaders, accompanied by adult helpers with 20-
30 primary school age children from the congregation and the local community. The aim of Sunshine
Corner is for the advancement of God's Kingdom among the primary school age children.
Family Gatherings
During 2022, we refocused our'midweek, time, to encourage a pattern adopted by the 'Early Church, in
Acts 2v42, as we devote time to sharing together, Bible Study, and Prayer. We have adjusted time5 and
locations, to encourage'all age, participation, especially welcoming families with Children. Attendance at
these'Family Gatherings, fluctuate, dependant on the night and location, from 10-40 people.
Easter Holiday Bible Club
We led an Easter Holiday Bible Club 'Truth Detectives, during'Holy Week, in 2022, as a joint venture with
our sister church, Drumhillery Presbyterian. This was open to all primary school children. Meetings
attracted over 40 children and took the form of various game activities, singing, Bible teaching, memory
verses, quiz and snacks.
Summer Holiday Bible Club
As a Church, we also partlcipated, and served in a Summer Holiday Bible Club, 'Brave Adventurers, as a
joint venture with our slster church, Drumhillery Presbyterian, in June 2022. This was also a very successful
week and once again, welcomed in many families unconnected to the Church.
Sunday School
Sunday school meets each Sunday morning at 09:45 in the main meeting house prior to Sunday worship.
The Sunday school has 3 teachers and 11 children on the roll and meet to advance understanding of the
Bible and importance of Christ in our lives. Meetings are informal and gives the children an opportunity to
ask questions and explore the Bible.

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SERVICE
The Trustees wish to acknowledge their deep appreciation of those who give freely of their time by serving
on committees and helping with organisations and other church activities.
PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland meets the public benefit requirement by providing benefit to its
members and the general public by making known the Christian Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ through the
advancement of religion.
The direct benefits which flow from the purposes of the Church include the gaining of an understanding in
Christian beliefs as set out in the Bible and in the Church's subordinate standards {the Westminster
Confession of Faith and the Shorter and Larger Catechisms) leading to spiritual and moral development and
opportunities for response to Bible teaching. In turn, this framework leads to practlcal expressions of
Christian bellefs and standards in the local community such as through the care of those in need (including
the sick, disabled and bereaved).
Generally the above benefits are delivered locally by congregations and their members, or are facilitated
through presbyteries or are organised and delivered centrally. Local delivery is facilitated by central
resources in almost all cases. Public access is made known through the use of noticeboards, printed
materiali pre55 advertisement, websites, and social media or in other ways.
The benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluation of the services and informal and ad-hoc
feedback from members, their families, and members of the public.
The purpose does not lead to harm. The only private benefit flowing from our purpose is related to
Ministers, Missionaries, Deaconesses, Irish Mission workers and Lay Agents who receive benefits as a result
of their holding office or employment. However, this is incidental and necessary in order to further our
charitable purpose. There are no other private benefits. The beneficiaries of this purpose are members,
their families, other individuals that the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is in direct and indirect contact with,
the community in which pastoral services are provided and other communities throughout Northern
Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and worldwide which benefit from our engagement with and support for
both Christian and other secular organisations, charities and individual members of the public.
The Kirk Session has had regard to the Charity Commissions Public benefit requirement statutory guidance.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW
The congregation's main source of income is members, contributions through the Weekly Freewill Offering
IFWO). The contributors to the church during the year donated a total of £23,854.48 (£29,016.22 in 2021}
this includes FWO envelopes, loose collection and gift aid.
Gift Aid was claimed for the year 2020.
Gift Aid on FWO contributions- £2,765.87
Gift Aid was also claimed for the Children's Society - £80.79, Harvest Collection £253.74, United Appeal
£272.81, World Development Appeal- £46.96, Building Fund- £527.43, Tuesday Fellowship- £10.91 and
Youth Fellowshlp- £23.99.
Total Income of the congregation during the year was £39445.52, compared to £46,935.59 in the previous
year.
Total expenditure increased from £38,979.23 to £56,539.66 an increase of £17,560.43. During 2022 the
Meeting House was re-painted at a cost of £15,630.00 which included plastering work and this accounted
for the bulk of this increase in expenditure.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the flnancial statements of the
congregation In accordance with applicable law and generally accepted accounting practice.
As the congregations total income does not exceed £250,000, the Trustees have elected under Section
64{3) 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 adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the congregation's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time its financial
position. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the congregation and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the l<irk Session at a meeting on 12th June 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
Mrs Hazel Mccullagh
Mr David Coulter
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12th June 2023
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