Armagh Baptist Church Trustees, report for the year ended 31 December 2022 The Elders of ArmaJh Baptigt Church, as Charity Trustw present the frAl¢YAtng reF4)rt the of the church for the year ended 31 2022. The finarKia statements have been prepared in axordarKe w7th the lUntIng F(Jlicies and comFAy wth the trust deed and the ALxounting aThl Repyjrting by Charities.. Statement of R0mmend& Practice 41plicate to charities preparing their financia statements with Financial Rep)rtirg Standard for Smaler Entities (effective January 2015). Slructurq gopmance and management The tharity has Trustees as detail out in IFE charity (X)nsfitutTr. The Chu is rnISed as a charity urKferthe Charity 0)mmissn for Northem IrdarKI as at the dae of registratKJn beiro the 8 July 2020. Where aFprcpriate, Trust are q)p)inted followiro a se110n prcfSS underta(en by the members of the GhurGh. The Trustees VI1 hdd ttEir F%110r on a ear wde untl swh times as tw resign. retire or removed. Tnjstee's r)rdS are uPat& on the d)arity coMmissn website to repr&sent these chaNJes. organion The Trustees he se1 durrng tIE year are detail on paJe 3. The Trustees are exFectal to play several key rdes in the tunniTrJ of the Gharity. The princ#pd furKth)n of the Church is to SUPFM)rt the thanment of the Christian rdtgion by promoting through the )rk of the Church Ihe missKJn of the G)SFEI, pastoral, SCCFal and evangeJIst. All the functions of the Church relate to the advanment of rdigKJn through FK)Iding regular w0h1p and (x)mMUnsrvJ and caring for WKJrshippers of all Jes esFecially the Sk, elderly and others in our Ial ct)mmunity. Public Bonrt The tharity tTUStees have u)mplBd vth ttEirduties in line with the Commi8sK)n's Putrjic BerEfit statutory guidan. Regular worship and rehIng out into the crjmmunity a8 VEII & other actwities IK)th socia and fundraising have been carrted out thugul the year to fulfil our slalemenl of public benefit. The premises are rJUla{lY used by various organisattons Within the church. &at&nentof Benefit The dir&a tHEfits whith flcwfrom (Mjr purtKJse indude atteTrJan at m1rvJS 0)nVen for the of ripture, for felk)wship. for the breakiro of bread. Ell as invdvement in prayer meetirKJS arKI evangelism. This is eviden(èJ in personal gro in faith of those who attend the Ghurch, wmfort lo the tereav8I and to the si(% and elderty memLErs of church who receNe enrx)uraJement through visitatK)n prayer. Tr provisK)n of rdigK)US Jucation for children arKJ yourvJ Feople. Financaa SUFfrf)rtfor the departEnts (A t Asscciation of Baptist Churthes in Irdand and for missh)naries sent out from ourchurch kElY and to other parts of the wortd thr{gh like- min(d CyglSl)8. These lenefits are demonstrated through feedbth from ular atteThJees at the vamus church seN1, interest in missions shown by prayer financia supp)rt gNen, and the ongoing wular attendan of memLEts at thrShip seÈvK£s. The number of DVDS issued on a weekty basis to those unthle to attend a Se¥ and stat[st1 rep)rts of the numtEr of of se via the Intemel.
Armagh Baptist Church The Tnjstees are sath that carrying out the purpose of our charity will not cause harm to any individual attendirKJ the GhurGh, or to any otr memtErs of the WIdermMunIty. The chariws beneficiarEs ate Ghurch memters and Jherents, and anyone who chooses to attend the church setviceg which are open to the genera publi Ary twstee who i8 a paslor, is an employee of AnnaJh Bq)tist Church. Their salary and any I[Und expenses are incidental and nSary to enab Anh Wtist chUh to pnNide the tOral supw)rt TrqUir to fulA ourstaed purtx)se. Aims and Objectives ArmaJh Baptist Church wnduGts r8Jular servinq for put4rc VrShip, prer, Bible study, pre&hiThJ and tehirJ for al wJe groups, and provides p&toraJ care to the and dderly of the churth through visitation and prayer. Other tmties of the thUh incIe SurKlay &INx)I, Pant & Toddler Grps, Chrfdren's Meetingg, Youlh Mtiros, W0n,S mtrIjs. Men's Events & Friendship Fk)ur, togdherwth ular oUtrh events to the V•ider MmunIty, in schocAs armj resident& e homes. 31 December 2022 Report The Elders of ATmaJh Baptst Church, as Charity Trustee& present the fdlowing r8tM)rt on the work of the churGh for year 20L. We aJdeAJ 4 new members in the SprirvJ of this year, t1 with one family moving house to PortoWn that teft us with 128 members in Armajh at the end of 20Z2. We didn't have any baptisms this year, and didn't have ary funerals in the church either, but iwo young FeOe who grvw up in the church got marri8J in the sumrfEf, h¥J quite a number of ba)i&s )M to familtes in our fdlowship tw. lan Grant is now in his 14th year as Pastor. He was joui&J by Mark Rwney as Assistant Pastor in June, Andrew MooTcroft joined us on a student plment from the Itish Baptist Cdlege in OGtc&er. To3dher they have been faithful in visiting memLws adFErents of church throughout the year. lan and Mark Lxjntinue to spEak at assemL4ies in three l(Ka schods on a monthly basis. We aL80 hosted an evarKJeli8m team of stlents from the Irish Baptist College for a week in Octcthr, helping us to visit the houses around church building and to briThJ Th8 Amazing Joumey into 4 loca primary SGhTr)Is, ably presented by James RObIrOn, afonrEr memEEr of our church, now workirKJ for Baptist Youth. We hal visits from Feprwitatives of a numtrr of missionary OrlSati)nS duriFKJ the year, givifo us OPFK)rtunty to tive InfOat1n aknut th[ in N.1. and further afiejd. Again, we supported some of them financiaty, raising ound £25,C()O for work of various mi&8KJn8 al IK)me and a)ro. We also gave £13,( to help churches in Ukraine and Pdand reth out to refee5 WIK) had been displ&&J followi outbreak of war ktween Russia and Ukraine in February. FollowirrfJ some initial training YE are nrm rwnised a% a 'Sae Pl&e' enatAing us to resFM)nd prty to hdp those wh) find themsehes ViGtims of domestic amjse. We he aso join8d the 'Wekc¥ne Church, nel¥w)th aThJ h( trj in a WkSiti)n to vA(xJme wlum se&kers wlErEver they are pl&8J in Armagh in the future. Our chuich thite, together ¥ith our F&ek page arKJ Youtube channd continue to IKJSt vid8 of our church servbz& en)11J a WKkr audien to get a ta8ie of ai tha goes on within our church. FOll(y1rj 2 years of disrupknn due lo the COVltk19 parthM it is to a)le to rewrt that everything is Th)w ba(* to r)al in Ami3Jh BaFlk%t Church. Even th0h planted Ke&ty Bapti%t Church in SeptemtEr 2021, our Sunday Mom1 rA)ngregaK)n still amcEt fdls our churGh building. IVS gcth to krK)w tha amost 1CK) peOe are meeting on SuThJay momings over in Kay and a8 a churth they conlinue to go from strength to strength. They re acwt8J into membership of the Asscciation of Baptist Chutches in Irejand in May 20Z2 and were welmed at the Churches CourKil in November. Pastor lan Grant (On behaf ABC Trustees)
Armagh Baptist Church FinarKial Review and Reserves The princAple sources of ino)me are manly from grfts and donaions. The annua &u)unts show a sUu8 for the year of f21,532. The tnjstees he revievHf the finaK4a PK)sitton of the Church and are satisfi1 that trEre are alequale funds in place to ensure that the Church can continue its tivIS and the finar1 statements for the year ended 31 Dmber 20Z2 tE sned off as a 9)iThJ (X)M. By 08T of the Board Mr Stephen Trustee Charlty cMiSsion Nwnber: NIC107549
Arniagh Baptist Church Statement Trustees, Responsibilities The TSt resFK)nSIb for preparing the Trustees, Annuaj Report the AuntS in a(rdan with the applmxte I aml unit KInM A¢xounting Standard& The law apFlicatle to charitEs in Northem lEId requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under tha law the trustees have prepared fina1 statements in rdan wilh Generdly AccEPt8J Alzounting in the Unit&J KirNJdom (aCUntIng standards isswj by the Financial RepJrting cour11 in the UK, iTrludir¥J ch1t1 SORP (FRS 102). A(u)untirKJ and RepOrt1j by charttEs". Statements of recOmmendj 4¥)1e to charities prepariThJ their UnIS in axordance with the FInGi Retx)rtiTrJ Standard apFAa)re in United Kingdom and RepubliG of Irdand (FRS 102) and promubjated by the Institute of Charteral Accountants in the UnItj KirvJdom and Unitgj KIOM ). Under tha law the trustees must rK)t 4)prove the finaKia statements unless they satisfigj that they give a true fair vi6w of the state of knirs of the chanty of the finanual &tivtties of the tharity for that Feri¢xl, In preparing these &tounts, the tr1 we requir&J to fcdlow best prathe and: Se1 suitajle a(Lt)unting Fo1leS aThJ then y ItrEm wnsi8tently; cbserve the methods and prirrAples in the CharitEs SORP. make judgements aml esb'mates that are reawna)le and prlent,. state whetFw the 4jpliGalK)n d aCuntIrj standards have teen fc4low&A, Sublt to any material departures di and ewan &xount&' prepare the aco)unts on going c0M basis unless it is inaFprcpriae to presume that the Ghanty will o)ntinue in business. The trustees are resp)nsble for keeping prr4)er ¥xountirYJ remrds which di#lose with reasonable accur a any time the finaroia p(k8itK)n of the challty and to ena)le them to ensure that the awjunls Comp with the Charities Act (Northem Ireland) 2(XJ8 and Chatty {A(£ounts and ReFx)rts) Regulations (Northem IrdarKI) 3J(kg. They are also resrx)nsible for safeguardiro the a&qets of the charity arKI here for taif¥J rea8onatrAe steps for the prevention and detei)n of fraud arMJ other irregularities. Trustees are reSFonSib for the Maintenan and inb3rity of the (otwrate financial information IndUd on the charitEs website. LEatiOn in th8 UnÉte£l Kin goveming the preparaion dissemination of finClaI statemerts may differ from b3islation in otherjuri&lidKJn& By order of the Board 81 ?0?3 hen Stu Trustse