Second Moneymore Congregation of the Presbyterlan Church In
Ireland. Trustee8 Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year
ended 318t December 2023.
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland (NIC105637)
The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the
year ended 31 st December 2023 including a Statement of Assets and
Liabilities as at that date.
Reference and Administrative Details Second Moneymore Congregation of
the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Circular Road, Moneymore, Magherafelt.
BT45 7PY. Registered Charity in Northern Ireland (NIC105637) Ch￿lty
Trustees The Charity Trustees who served during the year or who were
trustees at the date of this report were Alastair Anderson, David Anderson,
James Atkinson, Derek Davison, John Mccullough Sylvia Mcmenemy Rev.
Jonathan Sloan.
Principle Office Bearers Minister - Rev. J Sloan
Clerk of Session - Kenneth Brown
Treasurer - Derek Davison
Independent Examiner: Weir & Co, 25 High Street, Moneymore, BT45 7PA
Bankers: Danske Bank, 38 James Street. Cookstown. BT80 8LX
Solicitors - None
Structure and Management
The Kirk Session
The charity trustees of the congregation 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 Session has delegated to its
Congregational Committee the temporal affairs of the congregation including
administrating all funds and propety belonging to the congregation.
Members of the Kirk Session are ex-officio members of the Congregational
Committee. The Kirk Session consists of the ordamed Minister and the
Ruling Elders of the Congregation. All members are entitled to propose,
speak and exercise equal votes as meetings, except that the Moderator: the
Minister in active duty in the congregation has no deliberative but only a
casting vote. Stated meetings of Kirk session are held: On the r￿st Tuesday
of January, March, May and November. The second Tuesday of September,
and the First Sunday morning of October and the Second Sunday morning
of May before communion Service. Ad hoc meetings, to deal with important
business that cant wait until the next stated meeting, can take place
providing all Kirk Session members are given notice. To be chosen for the
office of 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 Kirk
Session. Members elected if they obtain two-thirds of those who vote.
Presbytery
Under the Presbyterian Church in Ireland fonn 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. Second Moneymore Congregation of the Presbyterian
Church in Ireland has been assigned to the Iyrone Presbytery of the
Presbyterian Church in Ireland. The membership of the Presbytery consists
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 Session of the congregation.
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 ministers 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.
Second Moneymore Congregation of the 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 Congregation's Mission purpose is: By the grace of God, to help people
of all ages become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Our vision is, by
the grace of God, to be an inclusive, welcoming community of Christ's people
of all ages, which: _is increasingly characterised by love for God, and love
and concern for others; _is committed to the historic Christian gospel as
revealed in the Bible, -is relevant to people of this time and place.
The congregation aims to live out its Mission and Vision as a family of God's
people by being: _A covenant community: where our relationships are rooted
in the promises of God by living faithfully toward him and toward one
another. -An intergenerational community: where adults intentionally take

the lead to engage with, encourage and nurture younger members to
maturity in Christ. -An outward looking community: where we want the
blessing of God that belongs to us in the gospel to become blessings for
others beyond the bounds of our community. -As a congregation of the
Presbyterian church in Ireland, we believe that the bible is the supreme
authority over all we do, and that the Westminster Confession of Faith,
along with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms set out what we understand
the Bible teaches on key matters of Christian faith and practice.
Activities a￿d Objectives
The congregation meets for worship every Sunday and visitors are welcome
to join. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is observed on three occasions
during the year, in January. May and October for all those who have been
baptised and who have made a profession of faith in the IK)rd Jesus Christ
are admitted to the Lord's supper. The congregation holds regular bible
study meetings and has a wide range of organisation including: _sunday
School and Bible Class -Children's Church -Boys Brigade (3 sections)
Mother's and Toddlers group -Girl Guides (4 sections) -youth Fellowship
Afternoon Fellowship (Senior citizen's group) -Presbyterian Women
Badminton (2 sections) -Bowling Club
Achievements and Perforniance
Worship and Prayer. The Congregation normally meets for worship each
Sunday at I1.30am (all year) and at 7pm from October to June. During the
week the Bible Study (Wednesday nights from October to May) provides an
opportunity for members to meet together for fellowship, to study the
scriptures and for a time of prayer. At 3 1st December 2023 there were
approximately 64 communicant member and approximately 68 families
connected with the congregation. The average attendance at morning
worship is 120 people.
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 or
elders.

Mission and Outreach.
Over the past year the congregation has been involve in different outreaches.
The BB, Girl Guides, Mother and Toddler group and Bowling Club consist of
people drawn from the local community who belong to other churches and
none. We also have hosted some of the local primary schools to a tour of the
church building. 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
fmancial 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, assist
with the running costs of Union Theological College, the church's training
college for ministry students, and financially supports congregation in the
areas of worship, discipleship, global mission, outreach, leadership and
pastoral care. The congregation also contributed to the denominational
World Development Appeal, Sunday School project, Presbyterian Children's
Society, Presbyterian Woman's Mission Fund, Moderator's Syria Appeal and
other charities not directly associated with PCI.
Presbytery
The Congregation was represented at the regular meetings of Presbytery by
our Minister and one of our elders. This provides an important link between
the congregation and the wider structure 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 Building, Belfast in June.
Property

No work was carried out to 2nd Moneymore Meeting House.
Organisations
Every Sunday morning from September to June, Sunday school and Bible
Class meet in the Church hall. There are around 40 children and young
people aged 5 - 15 attending each week. Youth Fellowship meets twice a
month with around 7 young people attending.
On Monday night, the bowling Club meets with around 30 members. The
club participated in several competitive matches through the year.
On Tuesday night Badminton club meets in two sections, with around 20
people aged from 8 upwards.
Wednesday morning is the mothers and Toddlers group, with around 30
babies, toddlers and their carers. They went on trips in the local area
having a Teddy Bear's Picnic. Once a month on a Wednesday afternoon
from October to April. the Afternoon Christian Fellowship meets with around
20 attending. Wednesday night is BB night when all three sections of the
BB meet from September to April. There are around 100 boys in attendance
each night. Midweek meeting for Prayer and Bible study meets on
Wednesday night with around 16 people attending from October to May.
Thursday rnorning during September to April, the Ladies, bible study meets
in the church, with around 20 ladies attending. On Thursday night
Rainbows and Brownies meet from September to May with around 40 girls
in attendance. Then on Friday night the Men's bible study meets with
around 10 men in attendance. And On Saturday night Guides and Rangers
meet from September to June with around 30 girls in attendance.
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 benefits to its members and general public by making known the
Christian Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ through the advancement of
religion.
The public 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 stsnd￿dS
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 facilitated by central resources in
almost all cases. Public access is made known through the use of notice
boards, printed material, press advertisements, websites and social media or
in other ways.
The benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluation of the services.
and infornlal and ad-hoc feedback from members, their families and
members of the public.
The purpose does not lead to h8rn1. 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 holding office or
employment. However this is incidental and necessary in order to further
our charitable purpose. There no other private benefits. The
beneficiaries of this purpose are members, their families, other individu8Js
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 Public benefit
requirement statutory guidance.
Financial review
The congregation's mains source of income is member's contributions
through the Weekly Freewill Offering. There were approximately 65
contributors during the year in 2023 donating a total of £30,392 (£28,674 in
2022).
Total income of the congregation during the year was ffi7,996, compared to
£75,601 in the previous year.
Total expenditure decreased to £64,532 in 2023 from £78, 184 in 2022.
Statement of Trustees responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the
financial statement of the congregation in accordance with applicable law
and generally accepted accounting practice.
As the congregation's 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 position. They
are also responsible for s81eguarding 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.
behalf by Rev. J Sloan, Derek Davison & Kenneth Brown.
. and signed on