an FIRST PORTGLENONE CONGREGATION OFTHE PRESBYTERIA14 ¢HUR¢H IN IRELAND TRUSTEESANNUAL REPORT TheTrustees p￿sentthelrAnn￿al Report8nO Fin8nckg1 $AateMen￿10[the year ended 31 December2025 inclu(Jinga B818nce Sheet 88 at th8td8te. REFERENCE ANDADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS First Portglenone congregation of the Preswrian Ch4hrch in Ireland Main Street Portgienone Co. Antrim 8T44 8AB Re￿stered Chèrtty in Northem Ireland INIC105407) CHARITYTRUSTEES The ChartyTrusteeswho sewved duringthe yearorwhowere tTU5teesatthe da￿0fthiS report W8re RevAibert 88Xter (retired 2 November20251 MrAlan Biistow Mrwilliam Bri5tow MrJem8s Fenton MrAlistair Gordon MrAdrian Low Mr Robert Marks RevD8wd McG8ughey (Appointed 3 NoYembef20251 MrAndrew McLeister Mr Courtneymcmillan MrJ8mes Bell Mr Robert Bristow Mr Ronald Caldwell MrKyie Gilmour MrNigel Kerr Mrwilliam Lowry Mr David McDonald MrKenneth McKinley Mr Thomas McLeister MrAndrew Montgomery PRINCIPALOFFICE BEARERS Minister Convener ofV8c8nty Clerk of Session Treasu￿r RevAibert Baxtei-reiired 2 November2025 Rev David McGaughey- appointed 3 November2025 MrAndrew Mon omery Mrjohn Waugh INDEPENDENTEXAMINER Johrn Finnegan Potter Finnegan Limr(ed 27-28 The Courtyard Bu9iness Park 190 Gaigorm Road Ballymena BT42 1HL BANKERS D8nsk8 B8nk 1-2 Broadwsy IIymEna BT43 7AA SOLICITORS Jarne$ Ballentine & Son Bonk Buildings The Pentagon Ballymena BT43 5LL an FIRST PORTGLENONE CONGREGAnON OFTHE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRiISTEESANNUAL REPORTICont'd) STRUCTUREAND MANAGEMENT The Klrk Sessl¢>n The charity twstees of the congreggtion are the members of tts Iirk Session. Under the congreg&ion's governing ocum8nt, Th8 Gode, the book of the con*iturion and govemmeni of the Presb￿e￿an Church in Ireland, the Kirk Session seeks towarch overand promote the spiritual interest of the cOng￿gatIon and of persons not connectedwith anycongregationwho 8rewithin tts bounds. rtensuresp85tor8Lcare isir place inthe congregation and 5eekstofurther th8 contrabution of the Church to Christianvjitness and semce inthe I￿al¢0mmunvty.The Kirk Sesston hasdelegated to its Congregational Committee the temporal affairs of the congr8g8tion including administ8ring 811 hjnds and properry belon￿n8 to the congregation. Mèmbèrs of the Jtirk Session 8fe èx-offi¢io members of th8 Congreg8tion81 Committee. The Kirk Session consists otlhe ordained minister8nd the rulingeldersotthe COn￿gatiOnS. All members are entitle¢J to propose. speak an(J exercise equalvotes * meetings. exceptth81 Moderator, the minister8 in active duty in the congregation. has no ¢JeliberatNe but only a cas(lngv￿e. Stated meetingsof the Kirk seS￿on are held at leasttwice in eachyear. To be chosen for the office ol the eltjership In the congregation 8 ￿r$On must be a voting membèr 8n0 8 regular 8ttend8llt on its ordinan¢es. The selec￿On of those proposed ro be called to the office can be either by th8 congregafjon or bythe Kirk Sessio¢i. Members 8￿ elected ff theyobt8intwo-third8 Of those who Vote. Pw$byi•ry Under the Presbyterian Church in Ireland form of govemance the corporate oversight of a congregation is the re5POnsibility of a PTesbyt8ry which 8uperimends generally the spirltuat and iempor81 affairs of the ¢ongregatlons asslgned 10 il by the General Assemblyotthe Presbyterian Church in Ire18nd. First Portgienone Presbyterian Church h&$ been as5igne¢J to the Presbyt8ry of Ballymena of the p￿$by￿rian Chur¢h in Ireland. Th& membership of the Presbytery oonsists mainly of Ihe active ministers ol cong¥egations assignèd to r( by the General Assembly, minsters who have r￿Ired1rOM 8CtNe dutyan(J an etderappointed bythe KirkSes8ion of e8ch congregation. Tho Gtn•raLA8sembly The GeneralAssembly Isihe supreme eourtof the Church. fepresentingin one bottythe whole Church and actingas its 8uprern8 legis18tNe. adMInt￿ratiOn and judicial aulhortty. in iJea(Iwigwith all matters tirought before it. The General A&8embly 18 nomially constrtuted (Juringthe lirst week in June for worship and to ¢onclu¢t Its business. At the end of business, r( is dissolved. The membership of the General Assembly con5i5t5 mainly Df the active rninisters of each congregation, retired mIn￿erS and a representstive elderapwnted bythe Kirksession of each congre8ation. DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE First Portgienone P￿sbytenan Church 1$ 8 ¢ongreg8tion of the Presbyierian Church in Ireland. The Presbyterfan Church in Ireland. as 8 Reforrned Church within the wioer body of Christ is grounded in the Scriptures and e￿￿ts to love and honour God Ihroughfaith in HÉS Son and bythe power of His Spirit. and to enable her members to playthèir par( in fultillingGod's mission to ourwortd. The congregaiton's mlgslon purposo is'To glorrtyGo(r.-This isthe motNewhich undergiTds everythingthatwe do.... lal B8C8u88 of who HE is- the etemaL sovereign G(Kl. As such. He is worthy ot all honoui Bnd 8doi8tbon. Not only is He wortty. but tt is His absolute right to be worshipped by 811 His creaturès. FurthemDre. it 15 His creatures, highest joyand futfiimem io brin8thisworship to Him. Ibl Because of who VVE 8re- created by Him from nothin& given i￿e by His breath and reijeemeij by His son's blood. As8uchwe are dependenton Him for everythingand indebted to Hirn for 811 thatwe have and enjoy. an FIAST PORTGiENONÈ CONGRÈGATION OFTHE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRVSTEES ANNUALREPORTl¢onVd) We seekto glorifyGod fhrougtt variouschannets-ourworship, ourwrtness, ourwork, ourwar, ourwatching, and our Warmth. These areasare noidistinctand separate-r8lhertheyoveriap and intsr-relateftjitywitheach Oiher. However. they 8¥e useful he8dings underwhich to consider our priorities. int8ntions. an(J (Jir8Ction$. In allthese areaswe seek, sup￿Mety. to be thoroughlybiblicbl-guided tythe tr8dstH)ns of men, but bythe Word of God. God's written Word is ourab501ute stsndard- both the und8rgiTding guid8nce and the final authority in 811 we do as the Church this place. ACTprfmES ANDOBJECnVES The congreg81ion rneets torworshipev8rySurKlay8niJ ￿SitorS ar8w8lcoffl8tojoin. The S8cr8mentof the Lords Supper is obs9rve(J on Several occasions during the year an¢J all Ihose who have been baptised and who have made a professlonoffaith Inthe Lor(FJesusChrI￿ are admittodtolhe Lord's Supper.Theeongrega¢ion holds regular bible study meetings and has a wde range of oTgani5ations including Sun(JtySchool Youth Fellowship Boys, Brig8(Je Girls, Brtgade Badminton Club Presbyterianwomen Men's Meeting ACHIEVEMEKfsAND PERFORMANCE Worshlp arkd pr8y8r Th8 congregation normally meets for worship each Sunday at 12.00 noon and 7.00 p.m. During th? waeL the Bibl& Study provide$ 8n opportunityfof members to meei together torfellowship, to stuty the scrfptures 8nd Yor a time of prayer. As well as our regu18r services ¢Juringthe yearwe acknowtedged God's of new life attour Sacraments of Baptlsm, we conducted three marriage seNces and gave thank5forfatthful services and sought to cornfortthosewho had been bereave¢J ¢Juringtheye8r. At 31 Decembèr 2025there were 288 communKant members. an¢J 322 families connectefl with the congregation. The &verageweekLyattendance8t momsngworship is300. R8tlremont The Rev Albert Bwer who m5n1￿ered In the COngreg￿lon for over 40 ye8r8 retired on th8 2 Novgmb8r 2025. The congregation benefited hugelyfrom hisworkoverthe yearsthroLtgh k7resentingthe wordfaithfullyeverySunday8nd his pastoral care to membersofthe conwegation. TheB8Llymena PresbyreryappointedRevDawd McGaugheyasconvener olthe v8c8n¢y8nd Mr Gaugheytook up his post on the 3 November2025. P8stor8l ¢8r• Members of the COngreg￿￿On who 8re un8b19 to attentt church ¢Jue to stckness or8ge a￿ ￿$￿tert on a regul8r be3is by the minister, el¢Jers or byone of the conEreBation's p8Stor8lwsitor8. Mlsslon and outreach At 8 local level. the con￿gatiOn rea¢he$ into Ihe communttythmugh the v8riou$ church organisations. 8pecilic outreach evenis the liveiJ-othlN98 ofthe m8mbors. The congregation 8UPPQrt8the UniredAppealfor Mission which is a central lund of ts P￿sbYtenbn Church in Ireland. Thisfund enables congregsiionsto supportlhewider mission of the denomination and to do mission 8nd outreach on denominational basis beyond what the cong￿gar10n Could do on its own. The United Appeal Fund provide5 financial supportformi88ion personnel at home and OV8Tseas. assistseon8rewionswiththe deploymgnto* loc8llybased staff, en8bl8s church planting, provides gram support for the upkeep of church premises. assist with the running costs ol Union Theological College, ihe Churcn's training college for minisiry students. ana rin8llci8lly supw)rts congregation Ini*• areas of worship, disciplgship, global mi$$ion. outreech, lea¢Jership and pastoral￿re. an FIRSTPORTGLENQNE CONGREGATION OFTHE PRESV(TERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT Icont'dl Pregbyiery The congregation was represented a1 Ihe regular meetings of Prestytery by our minister ènd one of the elder& This provides an important link between the cortrgFegationsar¥Jthe wderstsucrures of the church. Gen8walAssambly The minister and one ofovrelderswere nominated to attend the meetingofthe Gener8lAssemblyof the Presbyterfan Church in Ir81and held in A5sembty Buildings, Beilast.This meettngtakes place Èn June. Property Therewere no major rep8ir8or reYurbi3hmellt projects tjuiingthe year. Orgbnisthion$ Sund8ySchool nomallymeetson Sund8y nM)mings.ApproxJmatelyBO children 8tter*JYor Bibiet8aching 8nd worship. Youth Feiiowshlp meets on Sunday evenings. ￿prOxiMate￿ 25 teenag9r8 attenij ft)r Bible leachin& fellowship, and worshlp. Bow Brig8sJe meets onThursdayevenings. Appro¥im8tely90 children te8n8gBts attendforsports, actmiies, and Bible teaching. Girls. Brigade meets on Tue8d8y evenirw. Approxim8tety ￿ children 8nd teenagers Bttend lor cr8ft8, actmties. and Bible teaching. Children's Church meets on Sun¢Jay momings. Approxfjmately20 children atre￿ forBibie 188ching. Prest)yterian Women rn8ets monthly orh Thurs(Jay evening8. ApprO￿M8t8ty 40 women attend for Bible teachlng. fellowship. 8nd WOTship. M•n'8 Ministry meet¥fTom timeto timefor cxrtings. ¥c￿e￿ etc. Volunteers The Trustees to acknowledge their deep appreciation of those who ￿￿8 freely of their time by sèrving on commlttees and helpingwth or8anisatsons and other church actsviues. PUBLIC BENEFITsfATEMENT The Pr8sWeri8n Church in IreLgnd meets the public berefft requirement ty pro￿dir4 benefitto tt5 members and the general public by maknn8 known the Christian Gospel of the LordJe$us Christthroughthe advancement of religion. Thg dir9¢t b8n8fits vhJi¢h ftowfrom the purposes of Ihe Church include Ihe gainingof an un(Jerstsnding in ChTi*i8n beliefs a$ satout¢ntho Bible and Intr￿churCh.$ subordinate Standards Ithewestminsterconfession of F81th and the Shorter 8nd Larger Catechi5m51 leaijingto spiritual and moral development and opportunit18s for re5pons8 to Bib18 teeching. In turn. this framewotl( lea¢J$ to Plactical ewressions of Christian beliefs 8n