PORTRUSH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set Dut in note 1 to the
financial statements and comply with the book of the constitution and government of the Presbyterian Church in
Ireland, the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of
Recommended Practice applicable lo charities preparing their acGounls in accordance with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021" (as amended for accounting periods
commencing from 1 January 2016).
Objectives and activitles
Portrush 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 by the power of His Spirit, and to enable her members to play their
part in fulfilling God's mission to our world.
The Charity's mission is..
dls¢iples of Jesus Christ.
For the Glory of God to present the gospel so that others will become true
To make this mission 8 reality, the Charity is committed to the only God-given means of achieving it - the Word of
God taught and preached simply, compassionately, and faithfully
This mission guides the Charity's Vision, which is to see as many people of all ages come to a personal
relationship wlth Jesus Christ and grow to become Useful Active Servlng members of His church.
The congregation normally meets for worship every Sunday and visitors are welcome to join. 11 provides a
centre for worship for the many visitors who come to Portrush throughout the year. The Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper is observed on eight occasions during the year. All those who have been baplised and who have made a
profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ are admitted to the Lord's Supper. The congregation hdds regular
Bible study meetings and prayer meetings, and has a wide range of organisations including..
Sunday School
Youth Fellowship
Boys, Brigade
Girls, Brigade
Tea and Tots
Presbyterian Women
Choir
Craft Group
Bowling Club
New Beginnings.. a charity shop as a community service
Achievements and perfomiance
Worship and prayer
The congregation normally meets for worship each Sunday at 11am and 6.30pm. During the week a range of
Bible study groups provides an opportunity for members to meet together for fellowship, to study the Scriptures,
and for a time of prayer.
As well as our regular setvices during the year we acknowledged God's gift of new life at four Sacraments of
Baptism, gave thanks for faithful service, and sought to comfort those who had been bereaved during the year.
At 31 December 2022 there were 243 communicant members and 189 families connected with the congregation.
The average attendance at morning worship averaged 250 throughout the year. Online attendance, an imprecise
measure, varied between 200 & 250.

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Pastoral care
Members of the congregation who are unable to attend church due to sickness or age are visited on a regular
basis by the minister, elders or by one of the congregation's pastoral visitors subject lo Covid regulations. Video
and audio recordings of the morning service are distributed weekly to those unable to attend, and communion
services held, as appropriate, in people's homes. Since the beginning of the pandemic, all in-person morning
services have been live-streamed. Counselling is available for all members of the church farrily, as required, and
is provided by members of the Ministry team, and there is a strong emphasis on the distribution of practical
support for those in need.
Mission and outreach
Al a local level our mission is expressed by our worship. which is a key element of expressing our love for God.
Our worship is therefore inclusive of age and style, and allows those whom God has so gifted to creatively
express their love by these gifts.
We promote fellowship within the church and encourage each member to see hislher responsibility to be a
catalyst for fellowship, caring, sharing, praying, encouraging, and visiting. This also challenges us as to our
responsibility to develop fellowship with Christians outside our church. This is the basis for our outreach to the
whole local community in caring service and evangelism, not only as individuals and families, but through the
activities of the organisations listed above and below.
The congregation supports the United Appeal for Mission, which is a central fund of the Presbyterian Church in
Ireland. This fund enables congregations lo support the wider mission of the denomination and lo 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.
Presbytery
The congregation was represented at the regular meetings of Presbytery by our minister andlor 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 lo attend the meeting of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in Ireland held in Assembly Buildings, Belfast, in June.
Property
Commencing in 2017 the congregation completed the renovation and refurbishment of No 14 Mark Street, the
former home of our caretaker, in order to provide accommodation for charitable purposes, community support
and the wider ministry of the church. The project was completed in 2018.

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Organisations
In addition to our Sunday School, our Youth Fellowship and our Home Bible Study Groups, there are a number of
thriving organisations. In-person activities for these organisations resumed in early autumn as pandemic
restrictions eased. Our Home Bible Study Groups and Youth Fellowship met online in the earlier part of the year.
The local branch of Presbyterian Women mel monthly during autumn and winter in support of missionary and
discipleship work in the church. Our Girls. Brigade Cornpany meets each Monday with, on average, Ihirty girls of
ages from four to eighteen attending. Our Boys, Brigade Company meets each Friday during the autumn and
winter terms, with over twenty five boys of the same age range regularty attending Each organisation provides a
range of activities of games, crafts, Bible teaching, and so on. Our Tea and Tols group meets every Friday
morning in our halls. Fifteen children and their carers are regular attenders. These organisations have
participants from throughout the communily, as does our Bowling Club, which meet once a week in our halls with
beiween fifteen and bNenty regular attenders. We also have a craft group with a dozen members, who make
craft items lo distribute to those in need both at home and abroad.
Reality 3.'16, our Worldview programme, met regulady throughout the year, in person in Fieality 3..16 House, with
participants from all over the province engaging in significant study of the Christian faith in relation to our modern
world,
Volunteers
The Trustees wish to acknowledge their deep appreciation of the more than one hundred church members and
others who give freely of their time by serving on committees and helping with these organisation5 and other
church activities.
Public Benefit statement
The Presbyterian Church in Ire18nd 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 leaching. 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 facilitated through
presbyteries or are organised and delivered centrally. Local delivery is fa¢ilitated 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 seNices 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 beneficiartes of this purpose are members, their families,
other individuals with whom the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is in direct and indirect contact, 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.

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The Kirk Session has had regard to the Charity Commission's public benefit requirement slatulory guidance.
The congregation of Portrush provides facilities for other Churches and Christian groups from far and wide for
trips and events, and for conference facilities.
The church also maintains, through the efforts of our Propety committee, the extensive Grade 2 buildings on our
Main Street Portrush sile, which represent some of the most important heritage buildings of the town and area.
Flnanclal revlew
The congregation's main source of income is members, contributions through the Weekly Freewill Offering.
There were 126 contributing families during the year {2021'. 123) donating a total of £112,31712021'. £112,797).
Total income of the congregalian during the year was £257,666, compared to £246,747 in the previous year.
Total expenditure increased from £225,201 to £237,430.
Golng 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 this report and subject to the continuing
support from members 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 reserves that it is appropriate to hold taknng account of
current and ongoing commitments. It is the policy of the Trustees to hold al least one month's normal
expenditure. At the year-end unrestricted reserves were £39,044, which represents a higher level of resetves
than required by this policy The Trustees however, consider it prudent to hold reserves at this level as the
.funding of its present activities is dependent of the ongoing financial support of members.
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 rnembers. These risks are mftigated by
the Trustees and the Congregational Committee regularly monitoring the various activities of the congregation at
stated meetings and by encouraging members in their regular giving.
structure, governance and management
The Charity is an unincorporated organisation.
The Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were..
Mr B G H Simpson
Mr R S Medcalf
Mr J A Warke
Mr SA Mccartney
Mr W A Duncan
MrWRDunn
Professor J H Gillespie
Mr W C Harpur
Rev J A Kirkpatrick
Mr S Medcalf
Mr D Mcmillan
Mr W S Peake
Mr S P Vandevyver
Mr R Scott
Rev P Boyd
(Deceased 16 November 20221
(Appointed 29 April 2022)

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
The Kirk Session
The charity trustees of the congregation are the members of its Kirk Session. Under the congregation's
governing document, The Code, the book ofthe constitution and government of the Presbyterian Church in
Ireland, the Kirk Session seeks lo 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 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 minister and the ruling elders of the congregations. All members are
entitled to propose, speak and exercise equal voles at meetings, except that the Moderator, the minister in active
duty in the congregation, has no deliberative bLIt only a casting vote.
Stated meetings of the Kirk Session are held at least five times a 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 rts ordinances. The selection of Ihose proposed to be called to the office can be either by the
congregation or by the Kirk Session. Members are elected if the 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 temporal affairs of the congregations
assigned to it by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Portrush Presbyterian Church has
been assigned lo 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,
ministers who have retired from active duty, and an elder appointed by the Kirk of Session of each congregation.
The General Assembly
The General Assembly is the supreme court ofthe 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 in June for worship and to conduct its business. At the end of
business it is dlssolved. The membership of the General Assembly consists mainly of the active ministers of
each congregation, retired ministers and a representative elder appointed by the Kirk Session of each
congregation.
The Trustees, report was approved by the Kirk of Session and signed on its behalf by
Professor J H Glllespie
Trustee
Dated.. 28 February 2023
Rev P Boyd
Trustee
Dated:28 February 2023
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