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Newmllls Presbyterlan (Iveagh): CONGREGATION OF THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2023
Reglstered Charlty In Northern Ireland (NIC104921)

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Newmllls Presbyterian Ilveagh)
CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December
2023 including a Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at that date.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS
Newmills Presbyterian (Iveagh) congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
70 Moss Bank Road, Portadown, CRAIGAVON, BT63 5NP
Re8iStered Charity in Northern Ireland INIC104921)
CHARITY TRUSTEES
The Charity Trustees who sep4ed during the year or who were Trustees at the date of thls report were:
Mr Andrew Philip Beattie
Mr Stephen Joseph Beattie
Rev Gordon Edwin Best
Mr Albert Boyle
Mr Gordon Brown
Mr Stuart James Campbell
Mr Trevor James Campbell
Mr Neville Mervyn Doake
Mr Winston Frederick Gulney
Mr Hugh Gordon Forsythe
Mr Jim Freeburn
Mr Peter William Martin
Mr Ezekiel Mccleary
Mr lan Irwin Mcconaghy
Mr William Francis David Mccullough
Mr Malcolm Samuel Joseph McKeown
Mr Dale Nesbitt
Dr Stephen William Sharpe
Mr John Turkington
Mr William Henry Webb
Mr Albert George Wilson

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PRESBITERIAN fHIIRCH
PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS
Minister
Clerk of Session
Treasurer
Rev. Gordon Edwin Best
Dr Stephen William Sharpe
Mr lan Mcconaghy
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER MTS Chartered Accountants, l Lanyon Quay, Belfast BTI 3LG
BANKERS
Danske Bank, 45-48 High Street, Portadown, Crai8avon BT62 ILB
SOLICITORS
Thompson Mitchell Sollctors, 12-14 Mandeville St, Portadown, Cral8avon BT62 3NZ

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Newmllls Presbyterlan (Iveagh) CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT
The Kirk Session
The charity trustees of the congregation are the members of its Kirk Session. Under the congregatlon'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
con8re8ation 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 servlce in the local community. The Kirk Session has delegated to its
Congregational Committee the temporal affairs of the congregation Includin8 administerin8 all funds
and property belonging to the con8re8ation. Members of the Kirk Session are ex-officlo members of the
Congregational Committee.
The Kirk Session consists of the ordained minister and the rulin8 elders of the congregatlons. All
member5 are entitled to propose, speak and exercise equal votes at meetings, except that the
Moderator, the minister in active duty in the congregation, has no deliberative but only a casting vote.
Stated meetings of the Kirk Session are held at least four times in each year.
To be chosen for the office of the eldership in the congregation a person must be a voting member and
regular attendant on its ordinances. The selectlon of those proposed to be called to the office can be
either by the congregation or by the Kirk Session. Members are elected if they obtain at least one-third
of those who vote.
Presbytery
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 assi8ned to it by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
Newmills (Iveaghl con8re8ation of the Presbyterian Church has been assigned to the Iveagh 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 each congregation.
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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 during the first week in June for
worship and to conduct its business. At the end of business, it 15 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 Kirk Session of each congre8ation.
DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE
The charitable purpose of the congregation Is the advancement of religion.
Newmills Presbyterian (Ivea8hl 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 Christ Is grounded in the Scriptures,
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.
Our vision is, by the grace of God, to be an inclusive, welcomlng community of Christ's people of all
ages, which:
Is Increasingly characterised 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 congregation's ￿￿OseS are five-fold:
Enjoy worshipping God
Encourage fellowship amongst its members
Enable its members to be effective followers of Christ through Bible teaching and prayer
Enhance member's gifts and skills in ministry
Engage relevantly in mission locally and beyond.
The congregation aims to live out its vision and purposes as a family of God's people by being:
A covenant community: where our relationships are rooted in the promises of God by living
faithfully toward him and toward one another

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An IIiLèi
eiiei diiulidl LUITifTlUllity: wkiere adults Intentlona Ily take 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 our bounds.
ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES
The congregation meets for worship every Sunday during the year, and visitors are welcome to join. The
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is observed on four 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 in accordance with the teachings and standards of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
The congre8ation holds a regular Midweek Meeting for Bible study and prayer on Wednesday evenings
and has a wide range of organisations including:
Sunday School (Kids Zone)
Creche
Chlldren's Church
Youth Fellowshlp
Youth Club (NYPD)
Campaigners Nl
Friendship Hour (Senior Citizens)
Connect (Ladies Ministry)
Men's Fellowship
Bowling Club
Click n Mix (20's & 30's)
Under the supervision of Kirk Session, 3 Task Teams oversee Important aspects of congregational life.
They are:
The Prayer Action Team
The Church Family Team
The Mission Team
A number of rota teams operate throu8hout the year, including:
Car park security,
Welcome and door duty,
Musicians,
Sound and screen operators,
Creche Rota,
Flower Rota

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Worship and prayer
The congregation normally meets for worship each Sunday at 11.30am and 6.30pm. Durlng the week,
the Midweek Gatherin8 provides an opportunity for members to meet together for Bible study, prayer
and fellowship. Informal prayer groups meet on an ad hoc basis at various times throughout each
month. There is a prayer time before each Sunday service and prayer ministry is made available after
each service to anyone who requests it.
As well as our regular services during the year we, in 2023 we have celebrated 6 Infant Baptisms and 2
Adult Baptisms. We conducted I marriage service and sought to comfort those who had been bereaved
during the year.
At 31 December 2023, there were 228 communicant members, and 304 families connected with the
congregation. The avera8e week attendance at morning worship is 260.
Pastoral care
Members of the congregation who are unable to attend church due to slckness or age are vislted (or
telephoned) on a regular basis by the Minister, assistant minister, elders, and/or by one of the
congregation's pastoral visitors. The Church Family Task Team fulfils a role in ensuring that all pastoral
care needs are met.
Mission and outreach
Through the Mission Task Team, the con8regation in 2023 supported 16 Mission agencies and
personnel, with whom we have had a long-standing assoclation, both prayerfully and financially. Some
members participated In locally based outreach events. In addition, retlring or loose offerings were
taken up for 11 mission appeals outside the Church, during the course of the year at special services.
The congregation supports the United Appeal for Mission which 15 a central fund of the Presby(erian
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 for the upkeep of church premises, assist with the running 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.
Presbytery

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Ttrie Lungre¥ation wa5 represented at the regular meetlngs of Presbytery by our minlster and one of the
elders, Mr. Malcolm McKeown. This provides an important link between the congregations and the
wider structures of the church.
General Assembly
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland met in Assembly Buildings, Belfast, in June.
Property
Renovation and upgrading projects were carried out during the year to lift repairs and to painting the
Church Bungalow. Total expenditure amounted to £6935.00.
Organlsatlons
The following table provldes a brief summary of the organisations, their purpose, average attendances,
and where appropriate, some additional information.
NAME OF
ORGANISATION
MEETING5
PURPOSE
ArrENDANCE
(APPROX NOS.)
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Sunday School
(Kidzonel &
Children's Church
Once a week
(Sunday mornings)
To teach primary
aged children the
Scriptures at an
age-appropriate
level
To supervise babies
and toddlers during
the mornln8
service
To disciple youn8
people of
secondary school
a8e
To provide an
outreach to youn8
people In the
church and local
community
through
recreationallsport
activities and
epllogue
To cater for the
physical, social,
educational and
spiritual
development of
children and youn8
people in the
church and wider
community
Creche
Once a week
(Sunday mornings}
Youth Fellowship &
Young People's
Bible Study
Once a week
(Sunday evenin851
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Youth Club
Once a week
IFriday evenings)
120
Variou5 OUtln8s are held
during the year.
Campaigners
Each week
(Tuesday evenings)
35
This meets under the
auspices of
Campaigners Nl, an
independent youth
organisation for ages 4-
18. It is a uniformed
or8anisation. Newmills
Is l of 21 Campaigner
group5 meeting across
Nl There are 2

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subgroups which meet
each week:
Eagles.. 4-6 yrs
Jun05= 7-11 yrs
Each subgroup plan5
various outings during
the year
An outin8 Is planned for
May of each year
Friendship Hour
Once a month
(Tuesday
afternoons)
To provide a forum
of fellowship,
friendship and
encoura8ement for
the elderly in the
church and local
community
To facilitate
women's
fellowship, minlstry
and discipleship
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Connect
Once a month
(Wednesdav
evenings)
60
An outin8 is planned
each year and
occasionally the ladies
attend selected
women's conferences
The men usually attend
the annual Irlsh Men's
Convention
Various away matches
are played durlng the
vear and the club hosts
visitlng clubs by
arrangement
Men's Fellowshlp
Once a month
Iwednesday
evenin sl
Once a week
(Thursday
evenings)
To facilltate men's
fellowshlp. ministry
and dlsclpleshi
To provide
fellowship and
recreation for
those with an
Interest in the
game of Bowls
To provide
fellowshlp and
friendship for the
20's and 30's age
group
40
Bowling Club
28
Click 'n Mix
Once a month
(Saturday
evenings)
15
A few outings/actlvlties
are arranged for each
year
Volunteers
The Trustees wish to acknowledge their deep appreciation of those who give freely of their time by
serving on committees, task teams, rota teams and helping with or8anisations and other church
activities.

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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 teachin8. In turn, this framework leads to practical expressions
of Christian beliefs 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,
prlnted material, press advertlsement, websites, soclal media or In other ways. The benefits are
demonstrated throu8h regular evaluation of the services and informal and ad-hoc feedback from
members, their familles, 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 Presbyterlan Church in Ireland Is in direct and indirect
contact with, the community In whlch pastoral services are provided and other communlties throughout
Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and worldwide which benefit from our enga8ement with and
support for both Christian and other secular or8anisations, 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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Newmllls Presbyterlan (Iveagh) CONGREGATION OF THE PRES8YfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The congregation's main source of income is members, contributions through the Weekly Freewill
Offering. There were 216 contributors during the year (223 in 2022) donating totals as shown below to
the main funds to which church members and attendees contribute:
Offerlng
Freewill Offerings
Loose Offerings
Renovation Fund
Missions Appeal
United Appeal
Harvest Appeal
2023 Amount (£)
166,186.00
15,765.00
6,105,00
7,293.00
12,900.00
13,175.00
2021 Amount {£)
120,092.00
3,555.00
6,650.00
5,220.00
11,820.00
9,557.00
2022 Amount (£)
133,568.00
8,791.00
5,880.00
8,119.00
12,685.00
8.810.00
Overall 8iving has increased signiflcantly from the prevlous year. This has been facllitated through the
particular generosity of the congregation in establlshing regular payments by standin8 order or
delivering payments directlv.
Total expenditure in increased from £211,133 in 2022 to £274,894 in 2023. Total net income increased
to £376,252 compared with £259,924 in 2022.
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RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESPEcf OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the finonciol statements in accordance
with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The Trustees are required to prepare financial Statements for each financial yeGr which give a true and
fair view of the state of (7ffairs of the congregations and thefinancial activities for that year. In preparing
the finoncial statements the Trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the Funds will continue in operation
The Trustees are responsible for keeplng adequate Gccountlng records that are sufficient to show and
explain thefunds trGnsactions and disclose with reosonoble occurocy at any time the financlal position of
the congregations and enable them to ensure thot the financial statements comply wlth the Statement
of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charlties {1 Jonu(Jry 2015)" They ore also
responsible for safeguarding the t7ssets of the congregation and hence for tt7king reasonable stepsfor
the prevention and detection offraud and other irregularities.
GOING CONCERN
The octivities of the congregation are dependent on ongoing contributions from its members. The
Trustees are of the opinion that the congregation hos sufficient resources at the date of approval of
theseflnanclal statements to meet commitments which wlll arlse in the yearfrom the date of signing thls
report and subject to the continuing supportfrom members to fund on an ongoing basis the
congregation's current activities and otherfinancial commitments.
RESERVES POLICY
The Trustees have considered the level of unrestricted reserves that it is appropriate to hold taking
account of current and on80ing commitments. It is the policy of the Trustees to hold at least 3 month's
normal expenditure. At the year end, unrestricted reserves in the General Account were £260,517.83.
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RISK REVIEW
A review of major risks has been undertaken by the Trustees and systems and procedures implemented
to manage identified risks. The principal risks ore in relation to the likelihood of reputational damage and
financial risks associated with the expectation of ongoingfinonciul supportfrom members. These risks
are mitigated by the Trustees, and the Congregational Committee, regularly monitoring the various
octivities of the congregation at stated meetings and by encouraging members in their regular giving.
Approved by Kirk Session & Church Committee at a meeting on 20th February 2024 and signed on its
behalf by:
Dr Stephen Sharpe (Clerk of Se55ion)
Mr lan Mcconaghy (Hon Treasurer)
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QUALIFIED INDEPENDEKf EXAMINERS OR AUDrroRS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF Newmills
Presbyterian (Iveagh) CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
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