Killinchy Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Trustees, Annual Report- Year ended 31 December 2022 Report and Financial Statements of the Charily for the year ended 31 December 2022 Reference and Admlnistratlve Details Registered Charity name - Killinchy Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Charity Registration Number NIC105212 Principal Office, 12 Craigarusky Road. Balloo, Killinchy BT23 6QS Trustees Rev A Johnston Mr A Beggs Mr B Cairns Mrs A Connolly Mr A Donaldson Mrs F Donaldson Mrs A Galbraith Mr D Hall Mr R Humphries Mr B McBride Mr B McGibbon Mrs M McGibbon Mr A Neagle Mrs D Neagle Mrs J Redington Mrs A Tate Mr J Tate Mr S Tate Auditors: PMB Chartered Accountants, 7 The Square, Comber, Newtownards BT23 5DX Bankers: Danske Bank Limited, 35 High Street, Newtownards BT23 7HS Killinchy Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Trustees, Annual Report - Year ended 31 December 2022 Structure, Governance and Management The Klrk Session The Charity Trustees of the congregation are the members of its Kirk Session. Under the congregation's governing document, The Code, Ihe book of the constitution and government of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Kirk Session seeks to watch over and promote Ihe 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 Session 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 Minisler and the ruling elders of the congregation. All members 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 4 times in each 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 office can either be by the congregation or by the Kirk Session. Presbytery Under the Presbyterian Church in Ireland's form of governance, the corporate oversight of a congregation is the responsibility of a Presbytery which superintends the spiritual and temporal affairs of the congregations assigned to it by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Killinchy Presbyterian Church has been assigned to the Down 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, ministers who have retired from active duty and elders appointed by the Kirk Session of each congregation. The General Assembly 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 broughl before it. The General Assembly is normally constituted 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 ministers and representative elders appointed by the Kirk Session of each congregation. Killinchy Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Trustees, Annual Report - Year ended 31 December 2022 Objectives and Actlvities Killinchy Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. We seek to be transformed by the Gospel and share the love of Jesus. We desire to be a community of people who love, support and worship for the glory of God. Our Values are to be Christ centred, spiritually vibrant, Bible based, seeking God's will, sharing God's grace through faith and valuing everyone equally. We desire to see people become committed followers of the Lord Jesus Christ and grow in Christian Stature. We aim to be a caring community with an emphasis on prayer at the centre of all we seek to do. Achievements and Performance Session met four times throughout the year and a Congregational rneeting was held in May to brief the Congregation on the upcoming building works. We continue to focus on building our Fellowship together; developing what is spiritually fruitful and as always keeping Christ al the centre of everything. Worship The congregation meets for worship each Sunday at 11.00 am (10.30am during the summer months). Sunday school and youth Bible study meet during the Service. During the year we conducted 2 marriage services, one baptism and sought to give comfort to the 9 families who had been bereaved during the year. In November we also welcomed 8 people lo the Lord's Table on profession of faith and 1 by transfer from another Congregation. sl At 31 December 2022 there were 171 communicant members and 203 families connected with the congregation. The average weekly attendance at morning worship was 100. Pastoral Care As God's family in Killinchy, we are called to care for one another. this happens as we gather together in worship, in our small groups, in our organisations and in open and welcoming friendships. We have a pastoral care coordinator and team of visitors who, along with our Minister and Elders, provide care, support and a listening ear to those who need it. The team visits in homes, hospitals, and residential care facilities. caring for those no longer able to attend Church, supporting families under pressure, and oftering regular prayer support through the Prayer Minislry Team. Killinchy Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Trustees, Annual Report- Year ended 31 December 2022 Mission and Outreach The congregation has a long history of reaching out in mission we support the United Appeal for Mission which is a central fund of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and enables congregations to support the wider mission of the denomination and to do mission and outreach on a denominational basis beyond whal the congregation could do on its own. The United Appeal Fund provides financial support for mission personnel at home and overseas, including our own Global Missionaries, Annes and Olga Nel, in St Petersburg. It assists congregations with the deployment of locally based staff, enables church planting, provides grant support for Ihe upkeep of church premises, assists with the running costs of Union Theological Co15ege, the Church's training college for ministry students, and financially supports congregalions in the areas of worship, discipleship, global mission, outreach, leadership and pastoral care. We continued to support Mission and Outreach financially by sharing our Harvest Offering between SPES (Children's Charity) in Namibia, the Presbyterian Children's Society and the Foodbank in Newtownards. Collections for the foodbank continued throughoul the year. A car wash and breakfast event was held in March to support the Moderators Appeal for Afghanistan and SAT-7 Organisations Prayer and Blble Study We have 2 weekly prayer meetings, one on Tuesday morning and one on Wednesday evening which follows our midweek Bible study Children's and Young People's Organisations KPC Kids is a Tuesday night club for boys and girls aged 3 to 16. This is an evening of fun and games with a hot-dog tea, but mosl importantly it is an opportunity to share the gospel with young people from our community. Numbers have continued to rise with 137 children and young people registered and an average attendance of 60 each week. This Ministry continues to be richly blessed. Men's Ministry Our Men's Fellowship maintains a support nelwork electronically with regular communication, meetings and breakfasts. Members of the group also attended the Regular Joes conference in November. Women's Ministry Presbyterian Women, an organisation within PCI enables, encourages and equips women to come together and grow in their faith. Meetings are held monthly with speakers invited from a wide range of ministries. Examples this year included a presentation from our own missionaries serving in Russia and from 'Spud Bear Killinchy Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Trustees, Annual Report- Year ended 31 December 2022 Family Ministry We run Marriage Preparation and Baptism Courses along with Church membership courses. We also hold the Marriage Preparation Course, facilitated by Christian Guidelines, on behalf of Down Presbytery. Interest Groups Wider World Group - a group which supports both Mission and Humanitarian Aid at home and abroad. This group continued to organise a weekly collection of foodstulfs for the Newtownards Foodbank and also collected Christmas gifts for the children of affected families. The annual 'Change in a Jarf collection over Lent and Cash for Clobber colleclion ran over the summer Knit and Natter- A group of ladies meet fortnightly to enjoy crafting and fellowship and to provide much needed warm clothing for overseas charities and premature baby units KPC Ladies Book Club- this group meet monthly to study and discuss a wide range of books together from Christian novels to more academic works Building Works and Planned Renovation In 2019, Kennedy Fitzgerald Architects were engaged to carry out a detailed inspection on all aspects of Ihe structure, fabric and services of our Church building in order for us to plan future Maintenance effectively. Having received a comprehensive report, Committee agreed Ihat the initial aim should be to secure the building and make it watertight. A small group was formed to explore potential funding streams and a grant application was submitted to the National Churches Trust. In March 2021 we were awarded grants totalling £27,750 by the National Churches Trust and Wolfson Foundation towards repair of the roof, gallery doors, rainwater goods and windows. Having received costings and a specification this phase of the project was put out for tender in March 2022 and Hugh O'Boyle's were selected; work began in August 2022 and is still ongoing Presbytery The congregation was represented at the regular meetings ot Presbytery by our minister and representative elder. This provides an important link between the congregations and the wider structures of the church. General Assembly The 2022 General Assembly was held from 21 23 June with most sessions also being live streamed. KPC was represented by our Minister, Clerk and Young person's representative. Killinchy Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Trustees. Annual Report- Year ended 31 December 2022 Publlc Benefit Statement The Presbyterian Church in Ireland meels 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, Ihis framework leads to practical expressions of Christian beliefs and standards in the local community such as through Ihe 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 facilitaled 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 material, press 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. Financlal review The congregation's main source of income is congregational giving through Weekly Freewill Offering at £77,409 compared to £75,130 in 2021 . During the year the total income was £163,134 which included investment and trust income, gift aid, loose offerings and other fundraising aclivities. Total expenditure increased during the year to £172,321 compared to £124,538 in 2021. Killinchy Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Trustees, Annual Report - Year ended 31 December 2022 There was a deficit of £9,187 before financing costs compared to a surplus of £8,005 in 2021. There was a deficit of £9187 after financing costs compared to a surplus of £8,005 in 2021. While a deficit is always of concem it should be noted that a payment of some £17.000 in respect of the building works completed in this year was not received until early 2023 and therefore could not be included in this yea¢s accounts. Full details are available in the 2022 Accounts Trustees, responsi bilities ststement The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently., observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP; make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. Th8 Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and ot r ir egularities. Rev Alan Johnston, Minister: Mrs Morna McGibbon, Clerk of Session: Date: