KILLYLEAGH CONGREGATION OF
THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
Known as, Killyleagh Presbyterian Church
Annual Report and Financial Ststements of the Trustees of Killyleagh
Presbyterian Church for the year ended
31 December 2023
Registered Charity In h1orthem Ireland {NIC108062)

KILLYLEAGH PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH
TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT
TheTrustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December
2023, induding a Statement of A55ets and Liabilities as at that date.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS
Registered Name: Killyleagh Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, with church
buildings in Catherlne Street and Plantatlon Street, Killyleagh, Downpatrick, Co. Down.
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland {NICC 108062)
CHARITY TRusfEES (lark Sesslon Membersl
The Charity Trustees who seprfed during the year or who were trustees at the date of this report
were:_
Rev Jonathan Boyd
Mr Ronnie Beggs
Mrs Trudy Cole
Mrs Lyn Dunlop
Mr Graham Furey
Mr Joe Garrett
Mrs All￿ Gilmore
Mr Chris Hagan
Mrjim Lindsay
Mr James Mcllveen
Mr Robert Mcmurray
Mr Hamrny Marshall
Mrs Helga Nixon
Mrjim Scott
CHURCH PROPERTY TRUSTEES
The Down Presbytery Education Board (until 6 Deomber 2023)
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland Holding Trustee Company (after 6 December 2023)
PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS
Mlnlster and Chair of Trustees Rev. Jonathan Boyd
Clerk of Session
Committee Secretary
Treasurer
Mr. Graham Furey
Mrs. Tnjdy Cole
Mr. James Mcljveen
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Mr. Jason Gibson ACA, Bachelors Close, Portadown,
Co. Armagh, BT63 5FL
BANKERS
Ulster Bank Lfimited, 218 Market Street. Downpatrick. Co Down, BT30 6BU.
SOLICITORS
Murlands, 15 English Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down. BT30 6AP.

STrUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT
The Kirk Session
The charity trustees of the Congregation are the members of its Kirk Session. Following the guldance
of the Code which sets out the constitution and government of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland,
the Kirk Session seeks to watch over and promote the spirltual interest of the congregation and of
persons not connetted with any congregation who are within its bounds. It ensures pastoral Ca￿ is
in place in the congregation and seeks to further the contribution of the Church to Christian witness
and service in the local community. The Kirk Session has delegated to its Congregational Committee
the temporal affairs of the congregation including administering all funds and property belonging to
the congregation. Members of the Kirk Session are ex-offiao members of the Congregational
Committee.
The Kirk Session consists of the ordained minister and the ruling elders of the congregation. All
members are entitled to propose. speak and exercise equ31 vote5 at meetings, except that the
Moderator, the minister in active duty in the congregation. has no deliberative but only a casting
vote.
Stated meeting5 of the Kirk Session are norrnally held on the second Tuesday of January, March, May
and November each year, and at other times as required.
To be chosen for the office of the eldership In the congregation a person must be a voting member
and a regular attendant at its ordinances. The selection of those proposed to be called to the office
can be either by the congregation and or by the ￿rk Session. Member5 are eletted if they obtain
two-thirds of those who vote, and approved by the existing Kirk Session.
Pre$bytery
Under the Presbyterian Church in Ireland form of govemance. the corporate oversight of a
congregation is the responsibllity of a Presbytery. A Presbytery generally 5uperlntends the spiritual
and temporal affairs of the congregations assigned to it by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in Ireland. The Killyleagh Presbyterian Church congregation has been assigned to the Down
Presbytery of the Presbyterian r.hiirrh in Irpland. Thg mfimbership of the fircJbytory consists niaiiily
of the active ministers of congregations assigned to it by the General Assembly, ministers who have
retired from active duty and an elder appointed by the Kirk Session of the congregation.
The General Assembty
The General Assembly is the supreme court of the Church, representing in one body the whole
Church and arting a5 Its supreme legislative, administrative and judicial authority, in dealing with all
matters bTought before it. The General A55embJy 15 normally constituted during the first week in
June for worship and to conduct its business and atthe end of busines5 It is di5501ved. The
membership of the General Assembly consists mainly of the attive ministers of each congregation.
retired ministers and a representative elder appointed by the Kirk Session of each congregation.
DESCRiwlloN AND PURPOSE
The charitable purpose of the congregation is the advancement of religion.
Killyleagh Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland which is
Refomied Church within the wider body of Christ. The Presbyterian Church is grounded in God's
Word the Scriptures. It exists to love and honour God through faith in His Son and by the power of
His Spirit, and to enable its membersto playtheir part In fulfilling God's mission to the world.
The congregation's rni5sion purpose is:
In the power of the Holy Spirit we go into the world to fulfil our calling as the people of God and the
body of Christ and, by the grace of God, to help people of all ages become fully devoted followers of
Jesus Christ.

Our Vislon Is..
By the grace of God, to be an indusive, welcoming community of Chrisvs people of all ages, which is:
increasingly characterised by love for God, and love and concem for others;
committed to the historic Christian gospel as revealed in the Bible,. and
relevant to people of this time and place.
The congregatlon aims to Ilve out its Mlssion arml Vision as a family of God's people by beIn￿.
A Covenant Community: where our relationships are rooted in the promises of God by living
faithfully toward Him and toward one another
An Intergenerational Community: where adults intentionally take the lead to engage with,
encourage and nurture younger members to maturity in Christ.
An Outward looking Community: where we want the blessings of God that belong to us in
the gospel to become blessings for others beyond the bounds of our community.
As a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, we believe that the Bible 15 the supreme
authority over 311 we do, and that the Westminster Confession of Faith, along with the Larger and
Shorter Catechisms set out what we understand the Bible teaches on key matters of Christian faith
and practio.
ACTlVtllES AND OBJECTIVES
The congregation meets for worship every Sunday and visitors are welcome. The Sacrament of the
Lord's Supper is observed on several occasion5 duringthe year and all those who have been baptised
and who have made a profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ a￿ admitted to the Lor(fs Supper.
The congregation holds Tegular midweek meetlngs for study and prayer and has a range of
organisations including:_
Sunday School
Bible Class
Youth Fellowship
Good News Club
Girls, Brigade
Presbyterian Women {PW)
Killyleagh Tots- previously Little Hans. prior to Sept.'22
Making Mondays Matter
Crafty Ladie5
Community Lunch
ACHIEVEMENfs AND PERFORMANCE
Worship and prayer
The congregation normalty meets for worship each Sunday morning at 11.00 am. Sunday evening
Servi￿$, when announced. are at 7.00pm there are no evening serVi￿S during the months of July
and August. A Reading Plan is prepared and issued monthly by the Minister to give members a way
to worship at home. The regular mi&week Bible Study provides further opportunity for member5 to
meet together for fellowship. to study the scriptures and for a time of prayer.
As well as our regular services during the year we acknowledged Gods gift of new life through
administering the Sacrament of Baptism twice {twice in 20221. we conducted no marriage services
(once in 2022) and sought to comfort those who had been bereaved during the year.
At 31 December 2023 there were 140 communicant members (175 communicant members in 2022)
and 247 families connected with the Congregation (220 families in 2022). The average weekly
attendance at moming worship was 85 (average attendance in 2022 was 90). Services continue to
altemate monthly between the two Church buildlngs. at Plantation Street and Catherine Street.

Pastoral Care
Members of the congregation who are unable to attend church due to sickness or age are visited on
a regular basis by the minister. elders or by one of the congregation's pastoral visltors.
Mission and outreach
The Gospel is proclaimed each Sunday at our services. Occasionally services are arranged that are
specifically evangelistic in nature, particularly at significant points In the year such as Easter, Harvest.
and Christmas. During the week the￿ are times when the community is welcomed into the church
buildings through various organisations which provide opportunities to Show the love of God to
people by serving them, make connettions with the community. and verbally share the good news
of the Gospel. During the midweekthere is prayer for mission and outreach. Occasional events have
been held for children and families such as familyfun days* picnic lunch, youth fellowship and both
quiz and board game evenings.
The Craft Group and Community Lunch donate any monetsry gifts to various mission agencies.
The congregation 5UPPOrts the United Appeal for Mission which is a ￿ntral fund of the Presbyterian
Church in Ireland. This fund enables congregations to support the wlder misslon of the
denomination and to do mls5ion and outreach on a denominatlonal basis beyond what the
congregation could do on its own. The United Appeal Fund provides financial support for mission
personnel at home and overseas and assists congregations with the deployment of locally based
staff. In addition, it enables church plantin& provides grant support for the upkeep of church
premlses and assists with the running costs of Union Theological College, the Church's training
college for ministry students. It also financially supports smaller congregations In the areas of
worship. discipleship, global mission, outreach, leadership and pastoral care.
The congregation also contributes to the denomination's annual World Development Appeal and
any other speaal appeals.
Guest speakers are occasionally invited to address the congregation in order to highlight and
encourage members to support area5 of need locally, nationally and internationally. The
Presbyterian Women'5 group within the congregation strongly support mission work at home and
abroad. Individual members are rising to the challenge of supporting those in need withln the wider
community by contributing to the Fountain Food Bank based in the neighbouring Presbyterian
congregatlon of Downpatrick.
Presbytery
The congregation was represented at the regular meetings of Presbytery by our minlster and one of
the elders. This provides an important link between the congregations and the wlder structures of
the church.
General Assembly
In June, the minister and a nominated elder attend the annual meeting of the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church in Ireland held in the Church House, Assembly Buildlng5, Belfast.
Property
There were no major renovations or repairs to the Church properties during 2023- with onlv
essentlal tepairs were carrled out.
ORGANISATIONS
PW meets once a month. usually on a Thursday, excludingthe summer months With an average
attendance of 12 ladies125 during 2022).
Glrlg Brlgade meets weekly from September to March on Monday evening5, With different age
groups meeting at different times. The average attendance was 35 girls.130 durlng 2022

Sunday School with small numbers initially met once a month but wlth increased numbers now
meets twi￿ a month, during the morning service, for Bible teaching and arts and crafts. It 15 aimed
at children at Primary School and YOUr￿r- with 15 children enrolled during 2023.110 durlng 20221.
Bible Class was restarted in 2023. meeting before church on the same Sundays a5 Sunday School,
with Bible teaching for young people in P6 and older.
Youth Fellowship met once a rnonth except during the summer, doing Bible study and games with
young people from P6 upwards, with 3 couple of young er children attending as their parents we
both present as leaders. Excluding the younger thildren there were seven children in attendance at
various points with a typical attendance of 5.
Kilfyleagh Tots- previously Little Hands prior to September 2022- 15 3 parent and toddler group that
the church hosts on Monday mornings, with approximately 19 households in regular attendance
during 2023.120 during 2022)
Making Mondays Matter meets on Monday mornings opening with refreshments. This is followed
by the screening of talks and sermons from a variety of speakers after which the topics aired are
open for discu55ion followed by prayer. Typical attendan￿ is around 10-12 people110-12 during
2022) with a meeting lasting for about an hour and a half.
Crafty Ladles meets on a Wednesday morning for craft artivities with 10 ladies in attendan￿, {10
during 2022). Craft items and monetary donations are made to charitable causes.
hd
The Communlty Lunch provides lunch on the 2 and 4 Tuesday of each month and is open to
anyone within the community. It provides an opportunlty to share a meal, to make new friends and
for company. Attendance in 2023 varied from 18-26 people.16-20 during 2022)
Good News Club started in September, meeting two Wednesday evenings a month except durfng
the summer, for Bible based activities, crafts and games. It Is aimed at children aged 2-12. There
were 11 chlldren in attendance at different points, with a typi￿1 attendance of 7.
Volunteers
The Trustees wish to acknowledge their deep appreciation of those who give freely of their time by
serving on committees and helping with organisations and other church activities.
PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland meets the public benefrt requirernent by providing benefit to its
members and the general public by making known the Christian 605pel of the Lord Jesus Christ
through the advancement of religion. The dirett benefits which flow from the purposes of the
Church include the gaining of an understanding in Christian beliefs as set out in the Bible and in the
Church Subordinate Standards, the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Shorter and Larger
Catechisms, leading to spiritual and moral development and opportunities for response to Bible
teaching. In turn, this framework leads to practical expressions of Christian beliefs and standards in
the local cornmunity such as through the care of those in need includingthe sick, disabled and
bereaved.
Generally, the above beneffts are delivered locally by congregations and thelr member5. a
facilitated through Presbyteries, or are org3nised and delivered centrally. Local delivery is facilitated
by central resources in almost all cases. Public acoss is made known through the use of notice
boards. printed material, press advertisement, websites, and Social media or in other ways.
The benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluation of the services and informal and ad-hoc
feedbackfrom members, their families, and members of the public.

The purpose does not lead to harm. The only prlvate benefrt flowing from our purpose is felated to
Ministers, Misslonaries, Deaconesses, Irish Mission Workers and Lay Agents who receive benefrts as
a result of their holding office or employment. However, this Is incidental and necessary In order to
further our charitable purpose. There are no other prlvate benefits. The beneficiaries of this purpose
are member5, their families, other indlviduals that the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is in direct and
indirect contact with, the communty in which pastoral services are provided and other communities
throughout Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and worldwide which benefit frorn our
engagement with and support for both Christlan and other secular organisations, charities and
individual members of the public.
The Kirk Session has had regard to the Charity Cornmis5ion's Public benefrt requirement statutory
guidance.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The congregation's main source of incorne is members, contributions through the Weekly Freewill
Offering. For 2023 there were 146 contributing families* during the year lin 2022 there were 163)
donating a total of £73,971, including any loose collection. (in 2022 this figure was £71,557).
('Note- previously it Wa5 the numberof contributots that was reported= 211 Aor2022).
Total Income of the congregation during the year was £177,470 {In 2022 thls figure was £172.544).
During 2023 total expenditure increased significantly to £299,250 (in 2022 this figure was £164,215}.
This wa5 primarily due to the purchase of the premises used bythe Killyleagh Community Shop along
with the Flat above - costing £ 107,337," although having a full-time minlster for the whole year also
contrlbuted to this higher level of expend5ture for 2023 - together wlth an increase in Charltable
Donations.
The Killyleagh Community Shop Llmited {NICC 10262) is now under the control of Killyleagh
Presbyterian Church wlth the Directors appointed bythe Kirk Session. The Annual Report and
Financial Statements of the Community Shop are audited and filed separately with NICC and
Companrf Register.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEE RESPONSIBIUTIES
The Trustee5 are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial Statements of the
congregation in accordance with applicable law and generally ac￿pted accounting practice.
As the congregation's total income does not ex￿ed £250,000, the Trustees have elerted under
Section 64(3) of the Charities Art (Northern Ireland) 2008 to prepare a receipts and payment
account and a statement of assets and liabilitie5.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show
and explain the congregation's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time its
financial position. They are also responsible for safeguarding the 355ets of the congregation and
hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detettion of fraud and other irregularities.
The 2023 Annual Report was approved by the Kirk Session members of Killyleagh Presbyterian
Church on 14 May 2024 and signed on their behalf by:"
Signed . Afri&
Mr. James Mcllveen- Church Treasurer
Dated: 14-05-24
Mr. Graham Furey- Clerk of Session
Dated: 144)5-24