BAPYAGHER PARISH CHI"RCH
REPORT OV THE TRI"STEES
The Trusiees i)t BaThher Parish Church present thor report and statennts ol~ ReLeipts and Paiments and Assets and Liabilities for the vear ended J l De£ember e0?3.
OBJLCTITr"ES A.SD ACTII", rtiEs
The chantthle purpose ot lh¢ (.Thiwch of freland is the advancement oi religion.
"I'lie prAncipal tim.ction i?t BanaEher PariQi (ThiCh i R to siipport the adiiancement ot- the ihn" stian rc.li4j()n b!: piomk?ttn4, throuEF-I the NVOTk-. of Banagher Parish Lliurcli. tne
11-.hLIl.e mission ot the thurch. pas'toral: Cl2 anoeli%tic, %o¢ial and ¢CunilIaI. Beini) open to ar.d en%aging MTrth >i)Lieti-. ab <1. and ot-t-ering. sUPPOrt t-or thLTrse nee,diiits heLr,
are fundameiilal to the practical. deh&."er¥' of the L)enetit.4 0.t- Cltri.Jttarllts:.
-4$ a reqillt. of actiiit.%T In the pursilit ot the advancement of the Christian rebqion. Banaghff l)arish Church has custody of propert! and of records. materials and artefacts of
signiticance to th¢ cultural and T"03 hentage, the nllintenance o! w'lllch is undertaken bv the Select l.'eskn' of Banwer Pati5h ChurclL
.ICHIEI."EMEThTS. PERFOILI.fLN"C'E & PIBLIC BEIr[
Banagher PariJh ThELrch holds Ii"eekl}." serices on Sunda. mornin4%. and also holds specia. ser%ices. Th1£ offers an ffliritonment of worship and prai.:eT for the local (x)n]rniinii!."
Pastoral care lit proi'ided for parisknoner) and Iliome in tlie Iiryder Li7rtfftiiItl.-
The Sunda}". sc.hool run5 diiring the school term rimt and iq ereM=1}, well att.ended bv the children of the cli1Ch.
Tlie Ladies, Guild nÈ)rnidJ . rneet for seiyen monthq ut tr]ie. I:ear. Tliits group dttraGLTh laknes ITOM otlier cliurche% in the IllIn1]n1tv. 'fhe .Ladie, CJuild proi.-ides cat.eri seTh'ic.e.£i in
tjie L.Iii.Lfbti Fl&
riic T 8dies' tsuild conhniied 10 spon%or ni-11 cbAI(trcn in an orphana4c ill Romania. The ladieK hope i.o contsnii¢ t.hi4 bpon8orslup l.or the, fiire%'eeable fviure.
Clur actiiu. ties demonstrate hov•" BanaRher Pari8h Church LX)nlinues to implement its charitable purpose I"i.e. the advancfflient of reli8]oll) and n]e¢ts its public bellefit. Benetits
to members of the piibhc Include contiibutin4 to spiritual Th'¢ll-bemg ot participants and the reint-otc¢ment ot- c1Stian values.
Tht TruJrtee4 haTr"e soiwht to rnitigate anL." Potential harni fr(mi suoh activitke5 by taLI"ng out appropriaie insurance policies.
FIiATriCIAL RETr-IEII"
Tlie Pansh held net cash fundts ai KEar end (Trt i l J6,54-:
? ('?on
ili% 194.6:. j.
,4 t.iTht. (yf£1-. .841 IJ6 .7S expended dilling tlie stear on maint¢nknce ar.d otlier Thorks - coMPad t.o a t.otal of £14:L108.3-
,X,logt ot" thi% was l()r repaintinq tlie interior of the Church and tor neil: .qeat cu%knt)llb for the peM."s in the r.hurclL
I diirin.g the pre,ViD i".ear.
GOING CONCEILI,
Tlie Trnit.ees hah:e refvicwed budgets tor the year ahead and are satisfied that thffe are adequate tuftds in place to ensure that the Pari
tinancial stat¢llKn+ t.or the vear ded 31st December"0-. 3 ¢an be signed oft a5 a going conccrn.
h can continu¢ its actii l.Iti&s and the
Governi Docunnt Consdtutloh Df the Charlty
clllpt.er I I l of th= Lonstittition the <.".Iiiwch 4t" Ireland gi)I'ern4 p(1hes and Pari)diial iTrg. anisatiunè.
The Church, 14 a re4t¢red charill" _ Chariti, Regi8knrion niunber N, IC. I ()5034. The elec l-estiN'. ni¢mbers are th¢ Chatit)- Truste&s.
,Ippointnkeirt of Stle¢t l-: estrTr" (I rwtees)
£111 men1ber• of the Chiwcb. treland 11,tho are itil'"er Ilie Liyc ol-" 18 and tire either rcsideni. Thithin thc I:>ariqh or lii."e el8eu,"here biit. hai'e. bei,ll 2ccu9t.orned men:
bers ot- t,hc
conoJegati()n for at least three months. maN: re4istcr as members of the General l.-e8tThi of the Paristy allowing them to attend and vote & mee.tings ot the General N-. es+ry
and to stand for election to the Select I:estrv. ¥l¢¢ting5 01-th¢ Genffal N'e5tTh" are held at least once a %"ear. The Select N.'esty is clect¢d as part ot this General I:estry"" meebng.
The Select 14'estTr- IFILI hold thar positions for a p10d oi one Tr'ear. Select I:'estryfflernbers Ma be re-dected annuallj and there is no Itniil i)n the numbri ol-tellLY wkiich nMI'
b¢ 4eTr".ed.
Oroalllsatlonal structure
Th.e S¢l¢ct I,'eskn.." is r¢>D!nsiL)le t-or the d1 t.o day" managenient. ofthe Parish. The 8elect, I,"'estrir consigts ot the M]ber of the cler45y %en4ng. in Llie Pari811. the Churcl.i.IA;l< rde,rtS,
tlie tsl=bewkrdens d otlier ¥nenibers ot i.lie tienal I'-estrL." eleLI.ed ar the C7eneTrl I..:
stiTr" nieetsng.
Th= Select. l.'e.qtTh' 1> chaired bTr' the meniber of I,Iie clerg.I; c)tTriciaiing in tlie P4[81], 8eleci. l-e%irK' niemberi are respil.n4ibl¢ lor TtL"dlang decisi onq Lin matter?$ of gener8] conceni
and importance t,0 the p,lsh incliidirig decidino hoiiy l)arish tun£Lg are to be appliea,
CO%IPUATh:C.E OF THE PI'BLIC BENEFIT
Th= Paribb. bas give.n Ca tul consideration to the Charitr¥i Commission tor Nforthern Ireland'8 guidance on public benefit to ensure tbat athiirytie8 entered into diwing the i.'ear
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