Presbyter an THE OMAGH PRESBYTERY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 including a Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at that date. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS The Omagh Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland 7 Derg Road, Victoria Bridge, Strabane, Co Tyrone, BT82 9JW Registered Charity in Northern Ireland INIC1063891 PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS Moderator Clerk of Presbytery Rev Edwin Frazer Rev David Reid INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Glenda Mcllwaine 28-30 Old Mountfield Road Omagh, Co. Tyrone BT79 7BJ BANKERS Ulster Ban[<, 14 High Street, Omagh BT78 IBJ Danske Bank 5-7 Market Street Omagh BT78 IBN SOLICITORS Mcconnell and Fyffe, 21 Church Street, Omagh BT78 IDG Presbyter an THE OMAGH PRESBYTERY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT CHARITY TRUSTEES The Charity Trustees who served during the year or who were trustees at the date of this report were: Surname Initials Title Date Surname Initials Title Date appointed appointed Adams Andrich Beacom Boyd Buchanan Clements Crawford Cupples Emo Frazer Gaston Hemphill Herron Hunter Keys Knox Lockington McCracl(en McFaul Mcmullan Mullan Nelson Orr Robinson Smith Somerville Stevenson Trimble Mr Rev Rev Rev Mr Rev Mr Rev Dr Mr Rev Anderson Beacom Beattie Brown Busby Cowan Cummings Curran Ferguson Garrett Giboney Henry Hunter Kerr Keys Liggett Mcclean McElnea McKibbin Millar Murdoch Nevin Reid Robinson Smyth Sproule Thompson R B Trimble Miss Mr Mrs Mr RSG CFD Rev Mrs Rev Mr 02/05/2023 Mr Mr Mr Miss Mr Mr Rev Rev Dr Mr Rev Mr Rev Mr Mr Mr Rev Mr 07/02/2023 Mr Rev Mr Mr Mr Very Rev Dr Mrs Rev Mr 07111/2023 06/04/2023 Rev Rev Mr Mr 03/07/2023 Mr Mrs 06/04/2023 12/09/2023 12/09/2023 Presbyter an THE OMAGH PRESBYfERY OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT Resignations Surname Initials Title Date resigned 07/02/2023 07/02/2023 07/03/2023 06/04/2023 06/05/2023 18/05/2023 02/05/2023 Surname Initials Title Date resigned 12/09/2023 12/09/2023 07/11/2023 07/11/2023 07/1112023 07/02/2023 Good Mccrory Rutledge Stevenson McElrea Deering Mulligan Mrs Mr Mr Atwell Young Patterson Neill Casement Honeyford Mr Mr Mr Rev Rev Mr RSK Rev Mr Rev STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT 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. The following conEreEation5 of the Presbyterian Church have been assigned to The Omagh Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland: Ardstraw, Aughentaine, Aughnacloy, Badoney, Ballygawley, Ballymagrane, Ballynahatty & Creevan, Ballyreagh, Castlederg- First, Castlederg- Second, Cavanaleck, Clogher, Clogherney, Corrick, Douglas, Dromore, Drumlegagh, Drumquin, Edenderry, Enniskillen, Fintona, Gillygooley, Glenelly, Glenhoy, Gortin, Irvinestown, Killeter, Lisbellaw, Lisnaskea, Maguiresbridge, Mountjoy, Newtownbutler, Newtownstewart, Omagh - First, Pettigo, Seskinore, Sixmilecross, Tempo, Trinity Omagh, and Urney A Presbytery makes arrangements for the election of ministers in a congregation, ordains licentiates and installs or inducts and appoints ministers in the congregations assigned to it. They also ordain or install and appoint elders, commission and appoint deaconesses, senior lecturers, auxiliary ministers, lay agents and missionaries who have been called by an authorised body in the Church. A Presbytery ha5 a role in seeing that ministers preach the Word faithfully to their congregations, regularly visit the families under their charge, visit the sick, promote peace and temperance and see that the duties of the eldership are property discharged. Presbyteries oversee the resignation and retirements of ministers and elders. an THE OMAGH PRESBYfERY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT Presbyteries provide advice to Kirk Sessions and Congregational Committees when required and have a role in approving matters in relation to congregational property. They report annually to the General Assembly and have the right to make a nomination for the office of Moderator of the General Assembly. The membership of the Presbytery con51Sts mainly of the active ministers of congregation5 assigned to it by the General Assembly, minsters who have retired from active duty and an elder appointed bythe l