an SOUTH BELFAST PRESBYfERY OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND Trustees Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements forthe year ended 31 December 2022 Charltable Trust Reglrtered In Northem Ireland (NICIOf•486) an SOUTH BELFAST PRESBYfERY OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNVAL REPORT The Trustees present thelr Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31st December 2022 indudlng a Statement of Assets and Liabilltles as at that date. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTrATIVE DEfAILS The South Belfast Presbytery of the Presbyterlan Church In Ireland 6 Moyne Road Con118 8T23 7PG Regl3tered Charlty In Northem Ireland {NIC1064861 CHARITY TRUSTEES The Charlty Trustees who served durln8 the year or who were trustees at the date of thls report were.. Miss Mary E An8US Rev Alistalr Bill Rev Robert Nevllle Brown Rev James Robert Burnett Ireslsned June 20221 Rev Professor Wllllam Gordon Campbell Muriel Cromle Mrs Margaret Rosallnd Dempsey Rev Wllllam Paul Henry Ersklne (rn$18Md December 20221 Rev Graeme Fowles {rèsl8nèd March 20221 Rev Andrew Galbralth Rev Wllllam Ha￿ne$S Mr Wllllam Harkness Rev Norman Harrlson Rev Dr lan Hart Mr Brian Henderson Rev Brlan Robert Hughes Rev Dr Davld Crawford I￿lD Rev Jack Lamb Mr5 Llnda Llttle IreslAned May 20221 Rev Robert Love Mr Norman Mannls Mr Phlllp Mateer Mr Joseph Brfan Mllllgan Mr John Davld Mcaeery Rev lan Straln McDowell Ires18ned December 20221 Rev Dr Derek John McKelvey Mr Norman McKlnley {appolnted D￿mber 20221 Rev Vlttorslnclalr Mlss June Pat Gamble Ire$l8￿d December 2022} Mr Gerry Gault lappolnted Moy 20221 Rev Morrls Stephen Gault Rev John Gllklnson Mr Cecll Wllllam LaveryGraham Rev Davld Gray R J. Greer Denis Guiler Rev Barry John Mccroskery an Rev Dr John Cedl Mccullough Mrjlm Mcllwalne Rev Ivan Steen Rev Robert Stevenson Stockman Rev Anne Ellzabeth Tolland Rev Kathryn Vlner Rev Ben Walker Mr Alan Davld Wllson {reslgned September 20221 Mr Cyrll Ca)Rn Mrjohn Kenny Mlss Allson Mullen Rev Kenneth Nomian Ernest Newell Dr Joan C￿nmIng$ McQuold Rev Wllfred John Orr Rev Margaret Ruth Patterson Mlss Ruth Prltchard Rev James Henry Wllson Rev Corrlna Heron PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS Moderator Rev Norman Harrlson aerk of Presbytery Rev Morrls Gault FInan￿ Convener Mr Denls Guller INDEPENDEpif EXAMINER MIGhael Fltch UHY Hacker Young Fltch Chartered A¢countants Gordon street Mews Belfast 8T1 2LG BANKERS Danske Bank Branch 8uslness P.0. Box 183 Donegal square West Belfast 8T1 6JS SOLICITORS King & Gowdy 298 Upper Newtownards Road Belfast 8T4 3EJ an 501JTrI BELFASt PRE5BYfERY OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cil￿dI StRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT Presbfvry Under the Presbytertan Church In Ireland form of 8ovemance the corporate oversight of a ¢on8regation is the responslb511ty of a Presbytery whith superintend5 generalty the splrktual and temporal affalrs of the con8re8atlons assigned to It by the General Assembty of the PresbY(erian Churth In Ireland. The followlng congregatlons of the Presbyterlan Church have been a551gned to The South Belfast Presbytery of the Presbyterlan Churth In Ireland: Baltycalrn Belvolr Cooke Centenary Dunmurry Flna8hy- Lowe Memorlal Flsherwlck Fltzroy Avenue Great Vlctorla Street Kllmakee. Seymour Hlll Malone Klnghan Churth Mccracken Memorlal Newtownbreda Rlchvlew Salntheld Road Taughmonagh Townsend Street Wlndsor A Presbytery makes affangements for the electlon of mlnisters In con8re8atlons, ordalns Ileentlates and Installs or Inducts and appolnts mlnlsters In the ¢on8re8atlons assi8ned to It. They also ordaln or Install and appolnt elders, commlsslon and appolnt deaconesses, senlor lecturers, auxlllary mln15ters. lay a8ents and mlsslonarles who have been called by an authorbed body In the Church. A Presbytery has a role In seelng that mlnlsters preach the Word falthfully to thelr (ongre8atlon5, regularly v151t the famllle5 under thelr d￿rge, vlslt the SICK promote peace ind temperance and see that dutle5 of the elder5hlp are property dlsthar8ed. Presbyterles oversee the reslgnatlon and retlrements of mlnlsters and elders. Presbyterles provlde advlce to Klrk Sesslons and Congre8atlonal Commlttees when requlred and have a role In approvlng matter5 In relatk)n to congregatlonal property. They report annually to the General Assembly and have the rlght to make a nomlnatlon for the office of Moderator of the General Assembly. The membershlp of the Presbytery conslsts malnty of the actlve mlnlsters Df con8regatlons a55igned to It by the General Assembly, mlnlsters who have retired from actlve duty and an elder appointed by the Klrk Se551on of the congregatlon. This provides an importart Ilnk between the congregatlons and the wider structures of the church. an soimi BELFAST PRESBYfERY OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRVSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (convdl ststed meetlngs of Presbytery are held on the flrst Tuesday of February, March, May* October. November and De￿rnber, and the second Tuesday In September. All members are entftled to propose, speak and exerdse equal votes at meetln8s, except that the M¢derator, who 15 a minister in active duty. has no dellberatlve but only a castlng vots. Th• Genaral Assembly The General Assembly Is the supreme court of the Church. representlng In one body the whole Church and actlng as Its supreme leglslatlve, admln15tratlon and Judlclal authorfty. In deallng wlth all matter5 brought before It. The General Assembly Is nornially constltuted durln8 the first week In June for worshSp and to conduct Its buslness. At the end of busSness ft Is dissofved. The membership of the General Assembly conslsts malnly of the artlve mlnlsters of each con8re8atlon, retlred mlnsters and a representstlve elder appolnted by the Klrk Sesslon of each con8regatlon. DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE The tharltable purpose of the Presbytery Is the advancement of rell810n. The South 8elfast Presbytery Is a PTeSb￿ery of the Presbyterfan Church In Ireland. The Presbyterlan Church In Ireland, as a Refofmed Church wlthln the wlder body of Chrfst Is grounded In the Scrlptures, and exlsts to love and honour God through falth In H15 Son and by the power of HIS Splrlt. and to enable her members to play thelr part In fulflllln8 God's m1551on to our wortd. an THE soimi BELFAST PRESBYTERY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT Iconfd} AcnvmESAND OBJEcllvES The Presbytery meets on the flrst Tuesday of February, March, May, Ortober, November and December and the second Tuesday In September and on other occaslons as required. All meetlngs commence with a time of worshlp and are opened and closed wlth prayer. The PresbV(ery carries out the followin8 actlvities Supports those candldatln8 for the Mlnlstry Installs Ordained mlnlsters Provtdes pastoral 5UPPOrt for mlnlsters and thelr famllles Holds a number of events such as a social evenln8 for Presbytery, Elders Tralnlng Nl8ht PW Llnk Is an Inltlatlve of Presbyterlan Women Intended to Improve communlcatlons and bulld relationships between Presbyterlan Women. PW Ilnks Include a representatlve from each congregatlon and run events to support the mlsslon and outreach of Presbytery. Admlnlsters In conjunctlon wlth the Councll tor Mlsslon In Ireland a mlgrants, project ¢alled the Internati¢x)al Meetln8 Polnt ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE During 2022 the Presbytery: Installed I mlnlster to ¢on8re8atlonal mlnlstry Inducted I mln15ter to Chap5alncy at QUB, Stranm11115 Unlverslty College, and UTC. Or8anlsed 2 Grlefshare Courses Organlsed a Grlef5hare "Sufvlvlng the Holldarf course Held 7 General Commlttee meetln8S Vlstted 7 con8regatlons to condutt Presb￿ery meetln85 and to hear of the work of the congregations. Provlded financlal support to the Internatlonal Meetlng Polnt and supplled representatlves to seThe on the IMP Management Commlttee In partnershlp wlth Crown Jesus Mlnlstrles contlnued to support the Hope@Chapel Lane project Provlded flnanclal support to the Hope premises Provlded flnanclal support to Carnmoney Central to contlnue worshlppln8 in the May Street buildln8 Appolnted members ol Presbytery to serve on Counc115 and Commlttees of the General Assembty. Appolnted commlsslons to the overslght and pastoral care of congregatlons at a tlme of va¢an¢y Presbytery IK)Sted a Coundl for Mlsslon In Ireland rally. Chapel Lane Project based In the Berry Street an THE SOLITh BELFAsf PRESBYfERY OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (¢onVdl preS￿ry engaged Rev Alan Mcwllliam leader of the Cairn Movement In Scotland to asslst congregatlons In envlslonlng new ways to reach out to the people In thelr parlshes who are unconnected wlth Church. Or8anlsed a PrtrAssembly Event for Representatlve Elders In preparatlon for the General Assembly At the 31 December 2022 the followlng numbers of personnel were under the care of Presbytery: 2022 li 2021 13 Ministers In actlve 5ervi¢e in con ation5 Mlnlsters In actlve ser¥lce In other mlnlstrles Retired Mini5ter5 Llcentlates Students for the Mlnlstry Transferrlns Mlnister re 20 19 Credentlals were preserted to another Presbytery In respect of l Mlnlster who was appolnted to a con8Tegatlon asslgned to that Presbytery. The Pre$b￿ery encoura8es the congre8atknns asslgned to It to support the Unlted Appeal for Mlsslon whlch Is a central fund of the Presbyterlan Church lfi Ireland. Thls fvnd enables con8re8atlons to support the wlder mlsslon of the denomlnatlon and to do mlsslon and outreach on a denomlnatlonal bas15 beyond what the congregat5on could do on Its own. The UnSted Appeal Fund pro¥lde5 flnanclal support for mlsslon personnel at home and overseas, asslsts congre8atlons wlth the deployment of locally based staff, enables church plantln& pr¢yiides grant SUPPOrt for the upkeep of church premlses, asslst wfth the runnln8 Costs of Unlon Theolo8lcal College, the Churth's tralning colle8e for mln15try students, and flnanclally supports con8regatlons In the areas of worshlpi dlsclpleshlp, global mlsslon, outreath, leadershlp and partoral care. The Presbytery a150 encourages congregatlons to contrlbute to the denomlnatlons Moderatorfs Appeal, sunday School project and any other 5pe¢lal appeal5, G•n•ral Assembty Pre5bytede5 are represented on the varlous Counclls of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and report on an annual basis to the General Assembly. an THE SOiTfH BELFAST PRES8YtERY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRiIStEES ANNUAL REPORT {conYd) Volufrteers The Trustee$ wlsh to acknowledge thelr deep appreclatlon of those who give freety of their tlme by seNln8 on Presbsrtery. Its commtssions and panels. PUBUC BENEFIT STATEMENT The preSb￿erlan Church in Ireland meets the publ1¢ benefft requlrement by provldlng benefft to Its members and the 8eneral publlc by makln8 known the Chrlstian Gospel of the Lord Jesus Chrlst throu8h the advancement of rell8lon. The dlrect beneffts whlth flow from the purposes of the Church Indude the 8alnlng of an understandln8 In Chrfstlan bellefs as set out In the Blble and In the Church'5 subordlnate standards (the Westmlnster Confesslon of Falth and the Shorter and Larger Catechlsms} leadlng to splrltual and mordl development and opportunltle5 for response to 31ble teachlng. In turn, thls framework leads to practlcal expresslons ol Chrlstian bellefs and standards In the local communlty such as through the care of those In need {Includln8 the sl¢k, dlsabled and bereaved). Generalty, the above benefits are dellvered lotalty by con8regatlonal churches and members, or are facllltated throu8h presbyterles or are organlsed and dellvered centrally. Local delfvery Is facllltated by central resources In almost all cases. Publlc access Is made known through the use of notlceboards. prlnted materlal, press advertlsement. web51tes. and soclal medla or In other ways. The benefft5 are demonstrated through regular evaluatlon of the servlces and Infomal and ad-hoc feedback from members, thelr famllles, and member5 of the publk. The purpose does not lead to hami. The charltles beneficlarle5 are Its members, thelr famllles, other Indlvlduals that the Presbyterlan Churth In Ireland Is In dlrect and Indlrect contact wlth, the communlty In whlch pastoral servlces are provlded and other communltles throu8hout Northern Ireland, the Republlc of Ireland, and worldwlde whlch benefft from our engagement wlth and support for both Chrlstlan and other secular or8anlsatlons. charltles and Indlvldual members of the publlc. The only prfvate benefft flowln8 from our purposels related to Mlnlster5. Mlsslonarles, Deaconesses, Irlsh MIs51on workers and Lay &qents who rec¢lv¢ benefrts a5 a result of thelr holdlng offlce or employment. However. thts Is Incldental and necessary to further our charitable purpose. There are no other prlvate benefrts. The Presbytery has had regard to the Charlty Commlsslons Publlc beneflt requlrement statutory guldance. an sourH BELFAST PRESBYfERY OF THE PRESBYTEIUAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (convdl FINANCIAL REVIEW South Belfast Presbytery of the Presb¥terfan Churth In Ireland's maln source of Inc¢)me 55 Presbytery fees Into The Incidental Fund and donatlons and other Income for the Mlsslons Fund. During the year, £15,030 was recelved far the Incidental Fund Indudln8 Presbytery fees of £15.OC¥) and £410 of Income was recelved for the Mlsslons Fund. Total expendlture for the year from the Incklental Fund was £16,765. Totsl expendlture for the year from the M15slons Fund wa5 £67,971. A5 at 31rt December 2022, the desl8nated funds balance relatlng to the Mlsslons Fund was £66.964 and the restrlcted funds balante relatlng to the Incidental Fund was £7,737. srATEMENT OF TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILMES The Trustees are responslble for preparlng the annual report and the financlal statements of South Belfast Presbytery of the Presbyterlan thurch In Ireland In accordance wlth appllcable law and generally accepted accountlng practke. As South Belfast Presbytery of the Pre$b￿rIan Church In Ireland's total Income does not exceed £250,000, the Trustees have elerted under Sectlon 64131 of the Charltles Art (Northern Irelandl 2(108 to prepare a recelpts and payment account and a statement of assets and Ilabllltles. The Trustee5 are responslble for keeplng adequate accountlns recorfs that are sufflclert to show and explaln South Belfast Presbytery of the Presbyterian Chur¢h In Ireland's transactlons and dis¢lose with reasonable accurary at any tlme Its finanelal posltlon. They afe also responslble for safe8uardln8 the assets of South Belfast Presbytery of the Preswrlan Churth In Ireland and hence for takln8 reasonable steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other IrTe8ularltle Approved by the Tru5tee5 at a meetlng on A 0 13 and s18ned on Its behalf by Rev Norman Harrtson Trustee