2022-12-31-annual-report

Ballylane Refornd Prterian Church Trustee Report 2022 Charitles Number NIC106231 2022 has been an encouraging yearfor our Church. Wrth Covld regulations being removed. we moved into the new norm gradually, only retsiningthe use of masks for those who Ch(￿ to th) 50. This enabled us to carry out MO￿ ofthe work we as a Church want to. Through¢xrt our WO￿ we always endeavourto promote the Purpose of the Rpa in our local church area. In Galway, Spaln and Nante In Fran￿. Thls Purpose is to Sup￿￿ and ad¥ance the Christian Faith according to the Word of God in accordance wtth the '8ook of Govern￿￿nt and Orderof the Reformed Presbyterfan Church In Ireland. Sn 2022 contlnvedto wor5hlp 5olnty with our RP sister church. BalEerw)n. Our pastor. the Reverend Robert Robb continues falthfvlly In hls delivery of the gospel message. Membershlp to the church has increased by one but Sad￿ two deaths occurred thls year. Servltts within the church bulldlng have contlnued througlK)Ut the year wlth thsin&y high numbers at both moming and evenlng servi¢e5. The average momln8attendano was forty-0￿ whlle the even1￿ Yds twaity.f(WT. The Southern Presbytery holds monthty Psalm slrwlng evenings rotatlng an￿nd the churche5. These are well attended. Sunday School ran throughout the year apartfrom the summer hollday& Nurnbers are however low due to the age profile of the church members. The Lorrfs supperwas observedtwke thls yearas Is our t%stom. It In￿1Ved a pre communlon 5ervlce, the communlon 5er¥lce and thanksglvlng seNke all of whlth were well attended. In May we held a week of mlsslon servkes lor our churth and local communlty. This was achthd through outreach work wlth dlrtributlon of In¥Ststlons to local households In local area. In contlnulng our alm of spreathn8 Go&s Word l our loral communlty and further aftdd we us•: rtim2. Thls takes pla￿ weekly for frfteen minutes at the beginning of our mornlng and evenlng services. . Women from ourtwo churthes meet faithfulty each month. Actlvlths h￿￿ Included a pudding evenlre followed by a qulz, a tslk from a spokesperson from Sports kademy George Nl and Dorcas Curam, a OVD nlght, a walk and chat evening In Glenanne Glen and a meal out together. We 5UPPOrt other churches women's groups In our Southern Presbytery and other local churches by attending thelr speaker nl8hts. I￿rWo￿￿S Felk)wshlp G￿p provlded a flnanclal contrllmrtlon to Sports Academy Geor8e Nl and Oorcas Curam this year. . Thls group meets monthty. Itls very well attended by men frorn both congregatlons. Actlvltles have Int￿ded our Pastor leadln8 dlscusslon on portlons from the 8lble, a meal out together, and a vlslt to a prlntln8 factory to name a few. Blb . Thts resumed In September. Woffn from our churches meet one mornln8 per morrth. OUT Pastofs wffe leads dt5cusslon on dIffe￿nt themes throughout the 8ible. Frlends are encournged to con alonR. fwor We contlnue to gNe flnancial help to the RP Rellef Fund and OUT PastOrtra￿led to Nantes Frnnce to help wlth of the construction work on thelr new church premtses. . We have had two social famlty e¥￿Ing$, tTh)k Fort in a Presbytery deep sea ft5hlng trlp. an outln8 to CuEtra Folk Parl contrlbuted to Btythe5WCM)d shoebox appeal. finantially contrilxrted to both Ukralne and Paklstan appeals. nual . To achleve our aim of trar6parency we held our annual business meetlng In February. Rep)rts were preSer￿d, passed. and adopted by the conEregatKin as true and accurate accounts. We fadlltate through the use of 0urctA￿th hall and Idtthen, the opixtsltyforfelkwtshlp and conmnlty Involvement. nann Women. . Th15 group meet rnonthly In our hall. outh. This group use our hall lor acttvitles and meats. uthem P ￿￿LatiOn. As can be seen from ourpaounts altPMW we are ynall In number. ouy cotye8alx)n are ab￿t0 fvlly meet all our expenses. our pastorfs salary and bulldlng runnin8 COSt& We fully meettheTar8ets of Honour set by our sY￿d for Churth Mlssion work whlth they distrlbirte where tl*y find the need and torthe adrdncement of the Chrtstian falth. and Synodical payments whlch help out les5 well-off congregations 5UPPOrt t￿1r pastor5. Our main income is from Freewill offering by church members and adherents. 2112/23 The Twstees: Reverend Robert Robb. Mr lan [￿UBlaS and Mr Billy Wilson.