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CLOUGHMILLS CONGREGATION
OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF IRELAND
Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Registered with the Charlty Commission for Northern Ireland NIC106416

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CLOUGHMILLS CONGREGATION OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF IRELAND
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 DETAILS
Cloughmills congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
2 Drumbare Road, Cloughmills, County Antrim
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland INIC1064161
CHARITY TRUSTEES
The Charity Trustees who served during the year or who were trustees at the date of this report were
Joel Loughridge
David Loughridge
Andrew Aicken
Dr Jonathan McKelvey
PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS
Minister
Clerk of Session
Treasurer
Rev. Joel Loughridge
Mr David Loughridge
MrThomas Forgrave
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
J A S Campbell & Co, 49 Managher Road, Aghadowey, Coleraine, BT514DE

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BANKERS
Santander, 14 The Diamond, Coleraine, County Londonderry, BT52 IBP
SOLICITORS
Thomas Taggart and Sons, 27 Church Street, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, BT53 6HS

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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 Board of Deacons
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 Board of Deacons.
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 meetings 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. Member5 are elected if they obtain two-third5 of those
who vote.
Presbytery
Under the Reformed Presbyterian Church of 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 Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church
of Ireland. Cloughmills Reformed Presbyterian Church has been assigned 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 arting as
its supreme legislative, ad ministration 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
artive ministers of each congregation, retired minsters and a representative elder appointed by the
Session of each congregation.
DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE
Cloughmills 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 member5 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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ACTIVITIES AND OBJEcfivES
The congregation meets for worship every Sunday and visitors are always welcome to join. The
Sacrament of the Lords Supper is observed six times during the year and those who have been baptised
and who have made a profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ before the Session 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
Youth Club
Family Outreach
Parents & Toddlers
Women's Fellowship
Friendship Group
Covenanter Youth
Men's Group
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Worship and prayer
The congregation normally meets for worship each Sunday at 11.30am. On 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 regular services during the year we celebrated the sacrament of the Lord's Supper six
times. The sacrament of baptism was administered once this year and there was no marriage ceremony
performed during the year.
At 31 December 2022 there were 37 communicant members and 19 families connetted with the
congregation.
The average week attendance at morning worship was 50.
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 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 va rious 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 in June.

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Organisations
Sabbath School: The children were taught weekly from the Bible during school term time.
The Women's Fellowshi
fellowship.
WF
met on the second Tuesday of the month for Bible study, prayer and
The Men's Fellowshi
met on the fourth Tuesday of the month for Bible study, prayer and fellowship.
The Famil Outreach held one activity in October for local families.
Youth Club for local children in the community ran on Friday nights in February, March, May, June,
October and November.
Parents and Toddlers ran on Wednesday mornings during school term time.
The Covenanter Youth meet once a month, generally on the fourth Friday, providing opportunities for
friendship, fellowship and Bible Study for the young people within the congregation.
The Friendshi
fellowship.
Grou
meet on the third Thursday of each month for tea and coffee, games and
The Go Clou
hmills week of activities in August provided a week events for children, teens and
pensioners.
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 by
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 orgonisation's purposes?
The provision of churches as places of worship
Public access to worship of a devotional nature
Provision of a morallethical framework based on Biblic31 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 demonstrated?
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 arisingfrom ony of the purposes?
There will be no harm as a result of the work of the Church
4. Who are the charity's beneficiaries?
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
requirement5 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 areas where the
denomination is seeking to establish a presence. Many congregations maintain a website which will
include access to audio recording5 of services including sermons.

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5. Is there any private benefitflowingfrom any 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 19 contributors during the year118 in 20211 donating a total of £ 62,1961£ 52,453
in 2021).
Total Income of the congregation durin8 the year was £ 96,529 compared to £ 72,789 in the previous
year.
Total expenditure increased from £ 70,503 in the previous year to £ 86,293 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 congregation's total income does not exceed £250,000, the Trustees have elected under Section
64(31 of the Charitles Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 to prepare a receipts and payment account and
statement of assets and liabilities.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the congregation'5 transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time its financial
position. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the congregation and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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Approved by the Session at a meeting on 24 October 2023 and signed on its behalf by
David Loughridge
Joel Loughridge
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