Newcastle Bapttst Church Trustees. Report for the year ended 31 December. 2022. N•me of the Ch•rfty. Newcastle Baptist Church Ch•rlty Nunkn. NIC1093 Constrtth." the Charlty has Charlty Trustees. Pastor, Elder, Deacons and mefflbers. It Is governed by a written constitution I'The Constitution of Newcath Baptlst Churth'j. The churth is rec¢wised as a Chartty under the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland . Date of registration." 2010912L Namu ol Chaflty Tntee$. Ivor James Ander%>n, Robert Allan Coffey, Sarnuel Drew14olme5. Gefard kn'llen. Cliffffll mO(w . Mark Andrew patter5¢ Iresi8ned 09/OV2022). The Church acknowledges the headship and ultimate autlKbrity of Je5U5 Christ over His Church and exists to glorify the trlune God by m41nta1n1r and Pfomolln8 His worshlp both Indlvldualty and corporately. Its memkn dte themselves to the tchi of Scripture. to fell¢)wshlp, breaking of bred, pryer and evangelism. They commit, wth the help of God. tt) wltness to the Savi and sustaini power of the Lord Jesus Christ and to work for the extension of Hi5 Kingdom. The principal charitable object of the thurch is the advancement of the Christian faith accordin8 to the teachirys of Scrlptrjre, the D(Ktrinal Statement and 8apt•st wirKipl Maln actlvltl•s to furth•r its purpose for the publk benefft m•ln activities were sharln8 the 804)el In the publk domaln. whether through actlvlties in the thurth bulldlng or outslde: Bible te3th1 resulting In people fving Christianly and the demonstrntion of care, often prartkal, In the community desned to imwt people and XKiety. Help was offered those who find thernsefv In need, be that practical, Qrnotional or splritual. Services of worshlp for all a8es; artivities for children of primary sthool a8e.' 8atherin85 for mothers with pre4chool children. meetlngs for senlor cftlzens and events for teenagers and young adults all renected the varled thurth pwramme dwned to further the tharitles. Purpose for the publlc b&)efit. Maln achlevenwts dUrf the year Opportunities provided for people to en8a8e in public worslmp and listen to the presentatlon of the Christian gospel whith brifvds salvation ¥Yere tvffj of the Charities, main achievements. Public worship bmu8ht mutual encouragement. edification. spiritual development, moral understanding and 8rowth as people gathered to f(Kus on God and listened to the Scriptures being explai1d, thefeby galnine an
understandln8 of Chrfstian bellef. T£• ¢)ther beneffts were lov1 God first ot all and, flowlng from thal love for other& Other athievements In evldeno wefe personal 8rov•th in hofiness. help for those stru88lin8 wlth life IS5. comfort to the bereaved. encoura8ement for the111 and elderly. and prartical, financial and prayerful 5UPPOrt for the Departments ol the Assooatkn of Baptist Churthes in Ireland as well as for end of year balance was £45,495. There were no funds held by the 0rIty that were materially In debt at the end of the year. Comploance All the trustee5 have crynplled with their duty urJer tharlty law to have re8ard to CommIsn,5 publk benefit 8uidance when exercisirq any powvs (Y dutles to whlch the 8uldance Is relevanL Date report approved: 18 Apfll. 2023 SiNure (datedl of cme of the Trustees: i¥J"123 Robert A Coffey