Rathfriland Reformed Presb erian Church Trustees Annual Re ort for 2022 FOR CHRISTÈ CROWN AND ENANT Rathfriland Reformed Presbyterian Church TrustethAnnual Report Contents 1. Introduction ........ 2. Purpose............ 3. Structure ........ 4. Activities.... S. Public Benefft......... 6. Financial Situation.. 7. Useful Informatlon ....... 8. Ststement of Trustees Responsibilities .. g. Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees............. 10. Statement of Financial Activity.............. 11. ststement ofAssets and Llabilities..........- 12. Notes to the accounts.... .10 .11 .12-16 1 . Introduction Thls document Is the annual report ts Rathfv￿nd Ref(ffiTr￿ Pre$bY￿n Church. Northem Ireland Charlty Number NIC106596. Th18 lBkK￿ r8* to the cal8ndar yeor 2022 2. Purpose The charltable puw of the congr8gJllon18 ts athancemert of rellGbn. Church of Ireland. The Refomied Pr•lwknn Ctllwch of Ireland exlsts to honour and wornhlp God and10 share the good news of JO￿ Chrlst Son. 3. Structure Session Th8 tharlty tru8tee8 of (wregakn are the M￿nbarn of the S888fDn, whlch con818t8 fA the mln18ter and ono nthng elder of tho congregalfon. In ￿8e of vaGancy (vthere congregatlon has no mln18ter), an actlng mlrth from wllhln tho Presbytery (Interlm Moderator) Is a member ol ts SesGk)n. though *41h0￿ bthg a charlty trustee. Elders a￿1 mlnlstern are chosen ty a vots of all communlcant mefflbers of Ih ngregthn. Ele(*)n of eldern. ¢3ifing of mlnl8ter8 and tran8actbn of Se88lon bu8ln088 are carrled out In ac￿rdanCe wlth Ihe 'Code'. the Book of Govomrrnnt and Order of tha Refornied Pre8bytwkn Chwch of IrelaThJ. Wlder Govemance In Iha Presbyterlan fomi of (*xw¢h governm￿1 rM3Gll8ed by the Reformed Prnsbyierfan Church of IrelarKI, each kKal congrogaiion belong6 to a Preswry. Rathfrlland (x>ngregallon bek)ng￿ to the so￿heM Presbytary of the Reformed Presbyterfan Church of Ireland. The rnembershlp ol each Presbytery consl8ts of the acllve and r￿Ted mlnlstsr6 ofthe Preswery. along wlth a representsttve elder from each membar congregatlon. Th8 Pr88bylery Is re$￿S￿￿ for the Splrknl oversw of the c￿regaI0nS ￿1n Its care and m8et8 a mlnimwn of f￿1kneS por year. The hlghast court of Ihe Refornied Presbfvlan Church Is tts Synod. whlch conslsts of the membershlp of all th8 prestytsrlos of the church. The Synod me* at least annualty to transact Ihe busln888 b1o￿Jht lo It ty Its conslltuent prasbyteth and Synodlcal commlttee& Committee Members The committee members are re8ponslbla for the tempor81 affalrs of the congregatlon. Includlng matters relaled to Ihe finances and propety of the church. Commlttee members are elected by a vote of all communlcant members of the congregaiion and ar6 accountable to Se881on for tr￿1r activAleb. Volunteers The congregatlon relles on the generosty of volunteer8 In glvlng thelr tlme to assl8t wlth a range of athHles In the church, Includlng WOTk wlth chlldren end young people, provlslon of hospltallty. ralslng the Slnglng and management of the audlo mlnlsty. Activlties Publlc Worship Wlthln the porlod covered by th18 report RathfrflAnd Refomied Pre8byterfan Church ha8 provlded publFc wrnhlp 8ervlce8 for Instructfon and devotkn, held rngularfy at 12.00 Noon. whlch 8rn opan to all. Durfng 2022 our evenlng 8ervlce8 and mld week'8 have been rnstrkted du8 the vacancy whlch exlsted In the congregatEon after Ihe retlrement of Ihe Rev. Barry Galbralth. t mlnlster for 30 year8. How8ver, Ihls thanged at Iha end of the year wlth th8 In8tallallon of a n8w mlnl8ter. tho Rev. Paul Flynn and our nonnal routlng of 88rvlca8 wa8 r88umed. The Rev Flynn w88 In8lalled on Frklay the 9thDecember 2022 and w88 attended by membern of the Soulh8m Pr88bytery. memb8r8 of Ratlrfrlland cwJregaUon, frlend8 and repre88ntatlve8 from other IoGal churche8. Th• Lord'8 Suppor ha8 not been ob8erved In the p881 year due to the vacancy. Partlclpatlon Is open to all who have been bapt18ed and who mako a credlble profe88lon of savlng falth In the Lord J88us thrlsl. Pastoral Work For the majorfty of 2022 home vlsltadon was Ilmlted but regular contact was made by telephone. Denominational Activity ReweSen￿veS of the ¢hurch Ses8bn attended Presbytery me8ttng8 regularly, and the annual denoMi￿lI0nal Synod. Contrlbutlon8 were madeto central Synodical funds forgeneral experw {S￿h as tralnfng of mlni8ler6 and youth work). Outreach and Mission AS noted above, natlonwlde and overseas MISSI￿ was supported fIna￿lattY Ihrough contrfbutlons to d8nomlnatlonal funds (Reformed Presbyterfan Mlsslons). Financial Support Youth Work Instruction of chlldren and young people Sn meetlngs of Sunday Sch¢Jol. BIIAe Class arKI church servlces as w811 as opportunltles for Informal fellowshlp. All laaders aFKI volunt88r8 In the youth work have gone through AGcess Nl vettlng. Church Propety The church property Is In good condltion after the completlon of renovatlon work arKI work carried out to meet health and safety and dlsabled access requiremen1& Regular deanlng of the meetlng PK•use and hall took place. along wllh upkaep of the church grounds and malntenance as requlred. Recordlngs The servlcAS of worshlp are recorded and are accesslble vla CD'S. These recordlngs provide access lo the pulpft mlnlslry to those who are unable to attend publlc worshlp due to111 health or 01t￿ dr￿m$tanCeS. 5. Public Benefit Rathfrfland Refornied Presbytsrl8n Church meets the publlc benefit requiremeni by pr¢vldlng a place for wolshlp (through weekty Se￿Ice$ of worshlp and 0th8r meetlngs), by Increa8lng avRreness and understandlng of rellglous bel￿S (through publlc preachlng from the Holy Scrlptures, Ilterdture dlstrlbullon, pastoral counselling and youlh vK)rk), and by engaglng In and supporting mlsstonary and outreach work In the Ralhfrfland area and overseas. )rk of ts church In f￿lment of ll8 purp(w doe5 not to trArni. Tt￿ only prlvale The C• T￿￿ee$ rewd to Publlc BOT￿￿10 Iho CtrATIty Commb8lon's Publlc Bel￿fft *8tulory guldan(*. 6. Financial Situation Frev•AII OfforfNJ. Tol81 recelpts In the year we £31369 (2021 £35290). Total Income of the year was £65,313 cthnpared to £52.128 In Ihe prevlous year. Toial expendltlxe decleased to £33.684 from (2(Y21 £44.163). 7. Useful Information Contsct Details RalhfrdaTKI Rafomied Presbyterlan Churth % Mr. Ray Mofflson (c￿ of Sesskm) 10 Castle Flelds Rathfrlland BT34 SBN 028 40630237 Charity Trustees Rav. Paul Ftynn Mr. Ray Morr180n Bankers Utster Bank 22 Brldge Street Banbrfdge BT32 3JT Solicitors Asher & 1 Newry Streei RathfrikrKf BT34 SPY Independent Examiners S.M. Vlnt & Co. 8 Newry Street Banbrldge BT32 3HN 8. Statement of Trustees Responsibilities The Trustees are resp￿￿￿￿ for pr8parirvJ ts annual rq)ort arKI the financial slatements of Ihe Ilme Its firk7nclal poth. They are also respo1￿ for safeguardlng the assets of Itkg congregatlon and hence for taklng r8asorth steps forts prevakn delectknn offraud and othw Irreg￿arRIaG. Sethjn 64(3) of the Charilies Ad (Northem IrdarKI) 2008 to prqxre 8 r￿￿Ipts arKI payments account and a statemeltt of assets arKI1oblbfje& Tn*te• Rev Paul F Ray Aloftlson INDEPENDENT EXANINERS REPORT TO THE TRLISTEES OF RAThFRILAND CONGREGATION OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTEAIAP4 CHURCH OF IRELAND I report on the accounts ofthe tharity for the year ended 3tst December 2022 whlth are set out on pages 10 to 16. Respectlve re5pon4bllltles of Tnistees Examlner As the charws trustee5 you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accouftts In accordance wlth the Charttles Act (Northern Ireland) 21 It Is my responslblllty to: • examlne the accounts under sectlon 65 of the Charltles Act; . follow the Pro￿dureS lald down In the general Dlrections given by the Charlty Commls5ion for Northem Ireland under section 65(9){b) of the Charities Act; and • state whether particular matters have come to my attentton. Basls of Ind￿￿dffit Examlnees I have examined your tharlty ac