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CASTLEROCK CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYfERIAN
CHURCH IN IRELAND
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for the year ended 31 December 2024
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland (NIC105337)

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The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended
31st December 2024 including a Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at that date.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Castlerock congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
32 Circular Road, Castlerock, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT514XA
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland {NIC1053371
CHARITY TRUSTEES
The Charity Trustees who served during the year or who were trustees at the date of this
report were:.
Rev Peter Fleming
Mrs Alma Andrews
MrAlastair Doherty
Mrjames Hughes
Mr Geoff rey Warke
Miss Heather Mcsparran
Mr Lindsay Montgomery
Mr George Munce
Dr David Stewart
PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS
Minister
Clerk of Session
Congregational Secretary
Treasurer
Rev Peter Fleming
Miss Heather Mcsparran
Mr Alastair Doherty
Mr George Munce
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Olive K Wallace ACMA, CGMA
101 Coolyvenny Road, En81ishtown, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT513SF
BANKERS
Danske Bank
22 The Diamond
Coleraine
BT52 IDE
SOLICITORS
ANDERSON GILLAN BARR SOLICITORS;
14 Victoria Street, Ballymoney, BT53 6DW

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STRucfuRE AND MANAGEMENT
The Kirk Session
The charity trustees of the congregatton 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 ordalned 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 con8regation, has no deliberative but
only a casting vote.
Stated meetings of the Kirk session are held each year prior to the Communion Seasons in
May and November.
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 Kirk Session. Members are
elected if they obtain two-thirds of those who vote.
PreS￿ery
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. Castlerock congregation of the Presbyterian Church has been
assigned to the Coleraine & Limavady 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 during the
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 Kirk Session of
each congregation.
DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE
The charitable purpose of the congregation is the advancement of religion.
Castlerock congregation 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 by
the power of His Spirit, and to enable her members to play their part in fulfilling God's mission
to our world.
The congregation exist5 to glorify God by worshipping Him, growin8 in faith, caring for one
another & reaching out to others.
ACTIVITIES AND OBJEcfivES
The congregation meets for worship every Sunday and visitors are welcome to join. 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 bible study meetings, has a
Presbyterian Women'5 Group and holds activities to raise funds and support the activities of
the wider church.
ACHIEVEMENTSAND PERFORMANCE
Worship and prayer
The congregation normally meet5 for worship each Sunday at 11.00am.
At 31st December 2024 there were 176 communicant members and 149 families connected
with the congregation. The average week attendance at morning worship is 77. The Linkage
Commission and Presbytery Commission endorsed the installation of Rev Dr Peter Fleming as
our minister from February 2024.
Pastoral care
Members of the congregation who are unable to attend church due to sickness or age are
normally visited on a regular basis by the minister or district elder.

Mission and outreach
At a local level the congregation supports financially, practically and prayerfulty the work
of Castlerock C.S.S.M.
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 for
the upkeep of church premises, assists with the running costs of Union Theological College,
the Church's training college for ministry students, and financially supports congregations in
the areas of worship, discipleship, global mission, outreach, leadership and pastoral care.
The congregation also contributes to the denominations annual World Development
Appeal, Sunday School project and any other special appeals.
Presbytery
The congregation was represented at meetings of Presbytery by our minister and / or
one of the elders. This provides an important link between the congregations and the
wider structures of the church.
Property
Building5 maintenance".
Some significant refurbishment was carried out on the Manse early in 2024 in anticipation
of the installation of new minister. Additional land wa5 purchased adjacent to our present
Burial Ground. This land was purchased from The National Trust and will allow for a large
number of new grave plots.
Currently there are a number of problems in the Church building which are under
consideration by the Church Committee. These include Weather-proofing the tower and
associated work, renewing the protective glazing on the stain-glass windows, repairing the
water-damaged plaster in the church, upgrading the heating system and pews.
Organisations
A Group of 'Presbyterian Women. met monthly from October. They had a busy agenda which
included a range of activities and speakers.
Volunteers
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 Christtan 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 lincludin8 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 material, press advertisement, website5, 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 a5 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 pre5b￿erlan 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, charitie5
and individual members of the public.
The Kirk Session has had regard to the Charity Commissions Public benefit requirement
statutory guidance.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The congregation's main source of income is member5, contributions through the Weekly
Freewill Offering. There were 118 contributing families during the year (116 contributors in
2023) donating a total of £516261£50841 in previous year, 2023)
Total Income of the congregation during the year was £110133 compared to £127906 in
2023. Total expenditure amounted to £92146 in 2024 compared to £82028 in 2023. Free
Will Offering contributions increased by £784 in 2024 compared to 2023. Our Free Will
offering was augmented by Gift Aid amounting to £9654.

STATEMENT 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
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 posltion. 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 Kirk Session at a meeting on
s and signed on its behalf by
Rev P. Fleming
Minister
Mr G. Munce
Treasurer
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