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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
Moira Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
18 Meeting Street
Moira
BT67 ONR
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland INIC105174}
CHARITY TRUSTEES
The Charity Trustees who served during the year or who were trustees at the date of this
report were:
lan Watson
Benny Lyness
Thomas McGeown
Sam Brockbank
Dr Harold Rice
James Logan
Matthew Blain
Richard Brown
Roy Mccleary
Wilfred Dunlop
Jack50n Blakely
Alan Gamble
Andrew Preston
Stuart Mcllwaine
Rev D Howard Gilpin
PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS
Minister
Clerk of Session
Treasurer
Rev D Howard Gilpin
Richard Brown
Aninka Moucka /lvan Barnett
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
SM Vint and Company
8 Newry Road
Ban bridge
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BANKERS
Danske Bank
Main Street
Lurgan
SOLICITORS
Mr. John Neill
Watson Neill Solicitors
43 Main Street
Moira
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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'5 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 seek5
to further the contribution of the Church to Christian witness and service in the local
community. The Kirk Session has delegated to its Congregational Committee the temporal
affai rs of the conBre8ation 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 congregation.
In March 2023 we welcomed a further 4 elders on to 5e$5ion after an election in 2022. AII
members are entitled to propose, speak and exercise equal votes at meetings. except that
the Moderator, the min ister in active duty in the congregation, has no deliberative but only a
casting vote.
Stated meetings of the Kirk session are held five times during the year.
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 off ice can be either by the congregation or by the Kirk Se55ion. Members are
elected if they obtain two-thirds 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 tempor31 affairs of the congregations assigned to it by the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Moira Congregation of the Presbyterian Church has been
assigned to the Dromore Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. The membership
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General Assembly, minsters who have retired from active duty and an elder appointed by the
Kirk Session of the congregation.
The General Assembly
The General Assembly is the supreme courtof the Church. representing in one body the whole
Church and acting as its supreme legislative, ad ministrative 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 is d issolved.
The membership of the General Assembly consists rnainly of the active ministers of each
congregation, retired minsters and a representative elder appointed by the Kirk Session of
each congregation.
DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE
The charitable purpose of the congregation is the advancement of religion.
Moira 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 and exists to love and honour God through faith in His Son and bv
the power of His Spirit, and to enable her members to play their part in fulfilling God's mission
to our world.
The congregation's mission purpose is to seek to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ by
word and by action. We believe in the importance of preaching what is biblical, relevant and
applicable to living in the 21, century. We believe in the vital importance of individual and
corporate prayer in the life of our congregation. We believe in the importance of evangelism
as Jesus commands us to 'go and make disciples of all nations. and to 'be my witnesse5 in
Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth. (Act5 1 v 81. Together
we aim to obey Jesus. call to local and international mission. We believe in the importance
of being a warm and welcoming Christian community, promoting fellowship between people
of all ages. We bel ieve in the importance of praise that is God cÈntred and biblical and believe
that singing praise to God is a witness in itself IActs 16 v 251. It is also a means of spiritual
encouragement {Colossians 3 v 161.
As a multi-generational denomination, we believe there is a place for all generations in our
Church family. We recognise the importance of welcoming all families to our congregation
and will seek to identify and support family needs and integration into Church life. We will
achieve this by means of organised activities, events, Church services and provide
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sensitive and loving pastoral care11 Thessalonians 2 v 7-8) for all those not only within the
congregation but any who venture into our building and who express a need for such care.
We desire to be Christ centred and people orientated in our appToach and we will offer
Christian compassion and grace to all those who come under our care.
We believe it is important to recognise that our Church is a living, spiritual organi5ation that
needs to be managed through a structure of different roles, policies, procedures and systems
to achieve God's purpose for His Church in Moira. It is important that leader5 take
responsibility for the Spiritual and temporal governance of Church activities in accordance
with Christian principles a nd legal obligations.
AcfiviTIES AND OBJEcfivES
The congregation meets for worship every Sunday and visitors are welcome to join. The
Sacrament of the Lord's 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 bible study meetings and has
a wide ra nge of organisations including..
Sunday School
8oys' Brigade
Girls, Brigade
Badminton Club
Bowling Club
Friday Morning Pfayer Group
Bible Study, Prayer & Small Groups
Crochet Club
Presbyterian Women
Choir & Praise Group
Men's Fellowship
Youth Fellowship
Young at Heart Senior Citizens
Cycle Group
Tuesday Morning Fellowship

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Worship and prayer
The congregation normally meets for worship each Sunday at 11.00am and monthly at
6.30pm. During the week the Bible Study provides an opportunity for members to meet
together for fellowship, to study the scriptures and for a time of prayer. In add ition, 3 small
group meets on a Friday morning for prayer.
As well as our regular services during the year we acknowledged God's gift of new life at 2
Sacraments of Baptism, we gave thanks for faithful services and sought to comfort those who
had been bereaved during the year.
At 31 December 2023 there were 249 communicant members and 266 families connected
with the congregations. The average weekly attendance at morning worship was 210.
Pastoral care
Members of the congregation who are unable to attend church due to sickness or age Bre
visited on 3 regular basis by the minister, elders or by one of the congregation's pastoral
visitors.
Mission and outreach
At a local level the congregation wants to reach people in Moir3 for God, to tell them about
God's love for everyone and the good news of the gospel. We plan to discover what the
people in our community today need most and how we can demonstrate God's answer to
these needs in real, practic31 ways. We are using the Umoja process for church and
community mobilisation as an additional tool to help us reach the community in Moira.
Internationally, we will continue to support Presbyterian missionaries and other mission
organisations such as Tear Fund and Christian Aid.
The congregation supports the United Appeal for Mission which is a central fund of the
Presbyterian Church in ITe13nd. This fund ena bles 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 sUPPQrt for
mission personnel at home and overseas. assists congregations with the deploymentof locally
b35ed staff, enables church plantin& provides grant support for the upkeep of church
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college for ministry students, and financially supports congregations in the areas of worsh ip,
discipleship, global mission, outreach, leadership and pastoral care.
The congregation also supports the annual World Development Appeal which offers
congregationsthe opportunityto learn more about and to support the valuable and vital work
of 5UStainable development undertaken by PCI development partners, Christian Aid and
Tearfund. Focusing on a particular project gives congre8ations the opportunity to 'go deep,
in understanding some of the challenges of sustainable development in a particular location
and to see how the partner agenry, working with communities there, is seeking to address
them. It also seeks to enable congregations to 'go wide, in their understanding of susta inable
development by presenting an informed picture of practices that seek to build, within
communitie5, the capacity for a shared vision of the future that is not dictated by context,
culture, or circumstances. The 2023 World Development Appeal focused on the millions of
people around the world who have been forced to leave their homes for many reasons
including conflict, climate change and land grabbing. These people often have to leave with
little notice, settling in new places wiih few resources. Displaced from their homes, they have
to start from Scratch.
In addition to the United Appeal and World Development Appeal, the congregation have
committed to financially and prayerfully support Kids4School in their work in Tanzania.
Kids4School is a multifaceted ministry which primarily enables children to go to school.
But along with child sponsorship they operate 3 feeding program and are involved in many
different construction and training projects.
Presbytery
The congregation was represented at the regular meetings of Presbytery by our minister and
one of the elders. 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 in June.

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Organisations
On Sunday mornings during the main Church service the Sunday School meets in our
church halls comprising of approximately 40 children and young people.
On Monday evenings the Boys. Brigade meets in the church halls. This comprises of
approximately 45 boys and teenagers.
On Wednesday evening the Bowling Club meets in the church halls comprising of
approximately 20 members.
On Wednesday evening the Bible Study & Prayer Fellowship meets in the upper room
in the new church building comprising approximately 40 members.
On Thursday evening the Girls, Brigade meets in the church halls comprising
approximately 60 members.
Moira Presbyterian Women (PWI meets on the third Tuesday of each month in the
upper room. The PW is led bya group leader and a committee of eight who are elected
annually by the tnembers. There are approximately 35 ladies in attendance at each
meeting.
Volunteer5
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 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 facil itated through presbyteries or are organi5ed and delivered centrally. Local delivery is
facilitated by central resources in almost all cases. Public access is made known through the
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use of noticeboards, printed material, press advert15ements, 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, Deacone55e5, 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 benef its.
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 Commission's Public benefit requirement
statutory guidance.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The congregation's main source of income is members, contributions through the Weekly
Freewill Offering. There were 212 contributors during the year1240 in previous year, 20221
donating a total of £111,8491£108,270 in previous year, 20221
Total Income of the con8regation during the yearwas £283,348, compared to £251,556 in the
previous year.
Total expenditure increased from £227.399 to £242,598.
rATEMENT OF TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements of
the congregation in accordance with applicable law and generally accepted accounting
practice.
The trustees are required to prepare f inancial statements for each financial yea r which give a
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the congregation and the firlancial activities for that
year. In preparing the f inanci31 statements the trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent

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prepare the financial statements on the going con￿rn basis unless it is appropriate to
presume that the funds will continue in opeTation.
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
a ny time its financial position. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the
congregation and hence for taking reasonable steps forthe prevention and detection of fraud
a nd other irregularities.
GOING CONCERN
The activities of the congregation are dependent on ongoing contributions from its members.
The trustees are of the opinion that the congregation has sufficient resources at the date of
approval of these financial Statements to meet commitments which will arise in the year from
the date of signing thi5 report and subject to the continuing support from members to be able
to fund on an ongoing basis the congregation's current activities and other financial
commitments.
RESERVES POLICY
The trustees have considered the level of unrestricted net current assets that it is appropriate
to hold, taking account of current and on-going commitment5. It is the policy of the trustees
to hold at least four month's unrestricted expenditure. At the year end net current assets
(excluding loan amounts) were £135,388 which represents a higher level of reserves than the
four months amount of £70,080. The trustees consider it prudent to maintain the net Current
assets to a level equivalent to or above four month's unrestricted expenditure.
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 are in relation to the likelihood
of reputational damage and financial risks associated with the expectation of ongoing
financial support from members. These risks are mitigated by the trustees and the
congregationa I committee, regularly rnonitoring the various activities of the congregation at
stated meetings and by encouraging members in their regular giving.
Approved by the Kirk Session at a meeting on 9th May 2
4 and signed on its behalf by
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Rev D Howard Gilpin
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9 May 2024
r Richard Brown
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9 May 2024
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