FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT MEfHODIST CHURCHES
MAGHERAFELT INDEPENDENT MEfHODIST CHURCH
53 TOBERMORE ROAD, MAGHERAFELT, CO. LONDONDERRY BT45 5EH
Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statement
For the year ended 31st December. 2023
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland
Charity No. NIC107155
MAGHERAFELT INDEPENDEKf MEfHODisf CHURCH- TRusfEES ANNUAL REPORT
The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statement for the year ended
31st December 2023.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS
Ma8herafelt Independent Methodist Church is part of the Fellowship of Independent
Methodist Churches.
CHURCH ADDRESS
53 Tobermore Road
Magherafelt
BT45 5EH
CHARITY TRUSTEES
The Charity Trustees who served during the year are:
Rev Noble Maxwell
Thomas Brown
Paul Deans
Bruce Eakin
William Eakin
Ruth Nelson
AccouNTA￿rI1NDEPENoENT EXAMINER
McKinney Dawson
28 Union Street
Cookstown.

PUBLIC BENEFITS
The adoption and maintenance of a spiritual, moral and social framework that encourages
people to be good citizens in their local community and for the advancement of religion.
Pastoral care is provided for these people and others outside the congregation as the
trustees see fit. including those who are ill. in hospital. unable to attend Church, and have
been bereaved.
The Church seeks by the grace of God to help people of all ages in our community and
further afield. Delivery is facilitated by public access to all our Services and attivities through
use of notice boards, printed materials, press advertisements, website, social media and by
personal invitations. Our services and programmes are open to all section of the
community.
SUMMARY OF THE CHARITIES MAIN AcfiviTIES
The congregation meets for worship every Sunday morning and evening and visitors are
very welcome. We are a child friendly Church providing creche and children's Church for
younger children. We hold a range of activities during the week which are open to all
sections of the community including: Sunday School. Junior Bible Class, Lifeliners. Youth
Club, Mid-week Bible Study and Prayer Meeting and a Ladies Fellowship.
MISSION AND OUTREACH
The congregation held various events to make further contact with the local community
during the year. In June we held a "Holiday Bible Club" This was a week-long event for
boys and girls of Primary School age, which was well supported by the local community. We
also held a Church BBQand family fun night which was open to all the community. We held
a Gospel Tent mission which was well attended by the community and from those further
afield. We also held a ladies bring a friend night and a special afternoon meal forthose of
the 60+ age group. Our Youth Club concluded with a weekend residential in Murlough
House, Dundrum, Co Down for young people of secondary school age from across the
community. We engaged the services of 'Magherafelt Out & About community transport, to
facilitate transport over the weekend. The weekend consists of various indoor & outdoor
activities. the development of social interattive skn"Ils, through team building events.
We hold missionary meeting and support a number of missionaries and missionary
organisation both locally and across the world.
Our car park was made available to two local families who had been bereaved. to enable
car5 to be safely parked during the wakes and funerals.
We distribute periodically invitations to homes throughout the community. We seek to
reach people wtth the Gospel, as well as nurturing those who profess falth in Jesus Christ,
through preaching and teaching of the Word of God as contained in the Bible and through
pastoral support and home visits.

FINANCIAL POSITONSATTHE END OF 31 DECEMBER. 2023
The Financial statement for Magherafelt Independent Methodist Church shows that income
for the charity was made up mainly from voluntary gifts and donations as well as making use
of "Gift Aid" and bank interest. These funds are used to maintain our building, fund activities
and support Christian workers at home and abroad.
TRUSTEES REGARD TO PUBLIC BENEFITS
All the Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's public
benefit requirements and are confident that Magherafelt Independent Methodist Church
fully satisfied this requirement throughout 2023 through its activities.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILrriES
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statement of
the congregation in accordance with applicable law and generally accepted accountin8
practice.
Approved by the Trustees of Magherafelt Independent Church and signed on its behalf by
Trustee:
Date:
Trustee
Date:
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