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OF THE REFORMED PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH OF IRELAND
Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland NIC106400

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December
2022 including a Balance Sheet as at that date.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS
Dervock congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
210-212 Castlecat Road, Ballymoney, County Antrim BT53 8AT
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland INIC1064001
CHARITY TRUSTEES
The Charity Trustee5 who served during the year or who were trustees at the date of this report were
Samuel Bleakly
Archie McKeeman
David McKeeman
David Millar
PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS
Minister
Clerk of Session
Treasurers
Rev Raymond Blair
Mr Samuel Bleakly
Mr David McKeeman & Mrs Rosemary Lyons
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
J A S Campbell &Co, 49 Managher Road, Aghadowey, Coleraine, BT514DE

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BANKERS
Danske Bank, 6 High Street, Ballymoney, BT53 6AD
SOLICITORS
Greer Hamilton & Galley, 27 High Street, Ballymoney, BT53 6AJ

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STRucfuRE AND MANAGEMENT
The Session
The charity trustees of the congregation are the members of its Session. Under the congregation's
governing document, The Code, the book of the constitution and government of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church of Ireland, the 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 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 Session are ex-officio members of the Congregational
Committee.
The session consists of the ordained minister and the ruling elders of the congregation. All members are
entitled to propose, speak and exercise equal votes at meetings, except that the Moderator, the
minister in active duty in the congregation, has no deliberative but only a casting vote.
Stated meeting5 of the Session are held as required.
To be chosen for the office of the 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 the Session. Members are elected if they obtain two-thirds of those
who vote.
Presbytery
Under the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland form of governance the corporate oversight of
congregation is the responsibility of a Presbytery which superintends generally the spiritual and
temporal affairs of the congregations assigned to it by the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church
of Ireland. Dervock Reformed Presbyterian Church has been a55igned to the Northern Presbytery of the
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland. The membership of the Presbytery consists mainly of the
active ministers of congregations assigned to it by the Synod, minsters who have retired from active
duty and an elder appointed by the Session of each congregation.

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The Synod
The Synod 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 Synod is normally constituted during the second week in June for worship and to conduct its
business. At the end of business it is dissolved. The membership of the Synod consists mainly of the
active ministers of each congregation, retired minsters and a representative elder appointed by the
Session of each congregation.
DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE
Dervock Reformed Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of
Ireland. The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland, as a Reformed Church within the wider body of
Christ is grounded in the Scriptures, and believes in the triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and
that its members can enter into a relationship with that God through acceptance of Jesus Christ as
Saviour and Lord. That relationship is expressed through a range of activities.

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AcfiviTIES AND oBJE￿IVEs
The congregation meets for worship every Sunday and visitors are always welcome to join. The
Sacrament of the Lords Supper is observed four times during the year and all those who have been
baptised and who have made a profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ are admitted to the Lord's
Supper. The congregation holds regular bible study meetings and has a wide range of ministries for all
ages, including:
Sabbath School
Covenanter Youth
Parents & Toddlers
Saturday Night Youth Club
Women's Fellowship
Men's Fellowship
Friendship Group
Bowling Club
Holiday Bible Club
Walking group
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Worship and prayer
The congregation normally meets for worship each Sunday at 11.30am. Each Tuesday evening there is
also an opportunity for members to meet together for fellowship, to study the Scriptures and for a time
of prayer.
As well as our weekly regular services during the year, the services are also on line, we celebrated the
sacrament of the Lord's Supper twice, as well as the sacrament of baptism once.
At 31 December 2022 there were 53 communicant members and 29 families connected with the
congregation.
The average week attendance at morning worship is 52.
Pastoral care
Members of the congregation who are unable to attend church due to sickne55 or age are visited on a
regular basis by the elders or by other members of the congregation.

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Mission and outreach
At a local level the congregation served its members and the wider community in numerous ways
through its various organizations and ministries (see below).
The congregation supports the Mission Committee which is a central fund of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church of 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 Mission Committee provides financial support for mission personnel at home and overseas,
enables church planting, and keeps local congregations up to date with developments on the mission
field.
Presbytery
The congregation was represented at the regular meetings of Presbytery by our minister and / or one of
the elders. This provides an important link between the congregations and the wider structures of the
church.
Synod
The minister and one of our elders were nominated to attend the meeting of the Synod of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church of Ireland held on zoom in June.

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Organisations
Sabbath School: The children were taught weekly from the Bible from February to June and from
September to November.
The Women's Fellowshi
usually meet on the second Monday of the month, January, February,
March and April and October, November and December. This year the WF participated in an 8 week
bible study from January to March. The WF gave generously to mission at home and overseas.
WF
The Friendshi
Grou
meet monthly on Wednesday. Speakers come and present a variety of topics.
The Men's Fellowshi
met once during the year.
Holida
Bible Club. Met for 4 evenings in June with games and activities for local children.
Covenanter Youth have not met this year.
Youth Club Meet on a Friday night from 6.30pm - 8.00pm. with games and activities for local children,
Parents and Toddlers ran on Friday mornings from September.
Walkin
Grou
Walk and fresh air for all
Several members of the congregation have taken part in voluntary outreach teams.
Volunteers
The Trustees wish to acknowledge their deep appreciation of those who give freely of their time bv
serving on committees and helping with organizations and other church activities.

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PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT
The purpose of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland is to support and advance the Christian
Faith according to the Word of God and in accordance with the 'Book of Government and Order of the
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland,.
l. What are the direct benefitsflowingfrom the orgonisotion s purposes?
The provision of churches as places of worship
Public access to worship of a devotional nature
Provision of a moral/ethical framework based on Biblical principles
Opportunities for social interaction among members and with the public in general
Encouragement to live and participate in and contribute to community life based on Christian
principles
2. How can the benefits identified be demonstrotedP
The benefits are easily demonstrated in that each Congregation provides a place for meeting and
worship. These are open to all. Other benefits will be seen in the lives of people conforming
more and more to the highest ethical and moral standards in accordance with Christian faith.
There will be further benefit to the public as members interact with the communities in which
they live and demonstrate the benefits of living according to Christian principles in consistent
Christian Faith.
Benefits can be demonstrated through our missionary and outreach work and through our
training of students for the Christian Ministry at the Reformed Theological College.
3. Is there any harm orising from ony of the purposes?
There will be no harm as a result of the work of the Church
4. Who ore the chority's beneficiarie5 ?
The weekly worship services and Bible study and prayer groups are open to members and
adherents and other members of the public who may wish to attend. Only those who meet the
membership requirements of the denomination may participate in the observance of the Lord's
Supper (Holy Communion).
Outreach work is conducted in the neighbourhoods of the places of worship and in those area5
where the denomination is seeking to establish a presence.
Many congregations maintain a website which will include access to audio recordings of services
including sermons.
5. Is there any private benefitflowing from ony purposes ?
The only private benefit within the context of the work of the Church will be the deeper
understanding and experience gained by those who are involved in promoting the aims of the
Church.
The Session has had regard to the Charity Commissions public benefit requirement statutory guidance.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW
The congregation's main source of income is members, contributions through the Weekly Freewill
Offering. There were 30 contributors during the year133 in 20211 donating a total of £ 50,5141£ 60,946
in 2021).
Total Income of the congregation during the year was £ 91,582 compared to £ 89,692 in the previous
year.
Total expenditure increased from £ 53,357 in the previous year to £ 77,874 in the current year.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements of the
congregation in accordance with applicable law and generally accepted accounting practice.
As the congregations total income does not exceed £250.000. the Trustees have elected under Section
64131 of the Charities Act {Northern Ireland) 2008 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 f inancial
position. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the congregation and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detettion of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Session at a meeting
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Samuel Bleakly
David McKeeman
24th October 2023
24th October 2023