Charity Registration Number: 106630 Principal address: Larne Evangelical Church, Laharna Avenue, Larne, Co. Antrim. BT40 INY Contact address: Mr David Craig , 41, Walnut Avenue, Larne. BT40 2WA Larne Evan elical Church A nual Re ortb the Trustees for the ear 13:01:22- 13:01:23 Summary of the charity's main activities to further its purposes for the public benefit. Publlc benefit. The Trustees are aware of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on public benefit and ongoingly seek to ensure that any activities undertaken meet with the criteria in that guidance and thereby achieve the charitr/s purposes as laid out in Larne Evangelical Church Constitution and provide a benefit to the beneficiaries. We the Trustees can again report our total gratitude to God for His faithfulness in the following instances :. 1. Services continue as normal. The Gospel preached by the Elders of the church and other preachers Invited by the Elders has benefftted the Church Members who have attended faithfully throughout the year. Thereby those who have heard the Gospel have had opportunity to not only hear the Tnrth, but to live in obedience to the Word of God in the communty of Larne and wider afield, shedding their godly influence to others. 2. The centrality of the preaching of the Word of God is reflected in the practice of the church at each Servi on the Lord's day and both Elders have thereby sought to honour Christ as the Head of the Church, to the benefit of the hearers.
The continued broadcasting of services on the Church Facebook page has enabled us to encourage members who are physically unable to attend and others in the community who avail themselves of the facility. 3. Members continue to be faithful in attendance at the meetings of the local Church which are occasioned for the mLrtual encouragement of the members with the intent to maintain the govemment of the same under the Headship of Christ. Remembering that Christ wanted His house to be called a house of prayer, members who are able enthusiastically attend the midweek prayer meeting and benefit as they fellowship and share their burdens with one another and more importantly speak to God their Heavenly Father. Maintaining these times of prayer remain a focal point in the ministry bringing encouragement to the members in their ever-present trials compounded by world event8. 4. Continuing their visitation of elderly mernbers of the Church who are unable to attend, the Elders have sought to address their role faithfully and prayerfullyi thereby offering support and encouragement, to those in infinnty or old age. In their visitation of non-members they have intended to evangelise and build contacts with people in the community who are going through traumatic experiences or find themselves in any need of help. 5. Both of the Elders support one another in the ministry of expository teaching from the Word of God moming and evening on the Lord's day and the Deacons and another church member continued the consecutive readings of Scripture each Lord's day morning and so show faithful adherence to the Church Statement of Doctrine. 6. In obedience to God the Lord's Table has been lebrated each Lord's day morning. It is a mainstay of recognition of our need of the Lord Jesus Christ as the only atonement for sin, and a rich benefrt to the souls of Church members who faithfully attended to show the Lord's death, resurrection, ascension and promised retum. 7. The Deacons faithfully fulfil the duties by attending to the material and financial affairs of the Church, keeping the accounts and maintaining the Church propety to the glory of God and for the benefit of the surrounding community. The accounts are herewith added to verify their faithfvlness and moreover the faithfulness of God in supplying the needs of His Church here. 8. Many members have been active in visiting those in the communty and further afield who manrfest needs both spiritual, physical and material, being enabled with God's grace to offer them encouragement, support and genuine Christian love through sharing the Gospel.
To the glory of God, we believe there are those in the communty of Larne and much further afield who have benefitted and been helped spiritually and practically through the continued efforts of the Church as a whole. It has been good to have visitors from beyond the community of Larne join us and say that they benefitted from the Word of God and the simple scriptural pattern of worshipping the one true and living God they experienced. Restriction3 on who can benefiL There are no financial charges for those who can benefft. The use of the church building is for members who hold to the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith. Any general public are welcomed to the two public services and on other occasions, where the Truth of the Bible is preached and opportunities for worship, fellowship and encouragement given. Harm No harm has flowed from the charity's purposes this year. Prlvate BenefiL The private benefit of the Pastor has been for his maintenance, so that he may provide, under God, for preaching to the public benefft of the Church and the community by the hearing of the Truth and the practical ministries attached to such a calling. Confirmation of Current Constitution and Purposes of the Church. Larne Evangelical Church is constituted as such and details of the current constitution are as previously fornarded with ammendments. Reviewed and confirmed with no changes at 2023 A.G.M. The summary description of the purposes of this Church are clearly ststed at the start of the constitution. The constitution also clearly states how new trustee members will be chosen, appointed and dismissed.
Larne Evan elical Church Financial Statement Balan carried foNard from year 2021 £10,906.57 Total income for year 2022 £19,530.50 Total £30,437.07 Total Expenditure for year 2022 £18,921.31 Balance on hand carried forward to year 2023 £ 11,515.76 Signatures of Trustees Pastor Meryvn Darragh Pastor Richard Rennle Mr James McGrillis Mr David Craig