er ItJ Lisnagleer Baptist ChuTch Trustees Report Year ended 31 December 2023
Lisnagleer Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the Year Ended 31 December 2023 The tn]stees present their report and Receipts and Payment account for the year ended 31 December 2023. Lisnagleer Baptist Church ("the Church") acknowledges the headship of Jesus Christ over his Church and exists to glorify the triune God by maintaining and promoting his warship both individually and corpordtely. The principal charitable object of the Church is the advancement of the Chrftstian faith according to the teaching of scripture, understood in its historical and evangelical sense, the Doctrinal Statement and Baptist principles. Its members devote themselves to the teaching of SCriPNre. to fellowship, breaking of bread, prayer and evangelism. The activities carried out by the Church include: holding regular services for public worship. prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching for all age groups; providing pastoral care to the members of the church through visitation and prayer; organising meetings and events that promote our charitable purpose; participating in the life of the local community, supporting other Christian organisations and charities through volunteerin& financial gifts and prayer. The trustees have paid due regard to guidance i&8ued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the church should undertake. The Church meets the public benefit requirement by providing benefit to its members and the general public by making known the Christian gospel of the Lord jesus Christ through the advancement of the Christian faith. In addition to the regular church services, Lisnagleer Baptist Church put on the following activities during 2023: l. A weekly Good News Club for children. from the area. for 6 months of the year; 2. An annual Holiday Bible Club for four evenings during the summer: 3. A weekly infornial Bible Study called Firni Foundations in which various Bible subjects or books were studied; 4. A branftual ladies coffee morntngw7th a spectal speaker taktng part," 5. A prdise night led by a guest song leader, 6. A church barbeque in the summer as a time of fun and lellowship for the churrh family and friends; Quarterly open-air services Èn the cerltre of Coalisland as an outreach in this local town Regular door to door visitation and trart distribution in the local area, as well as calendar distribution toward the end of the year. along with an invite to the annual carol service held in the church buildin& 9. A special week of Bible teaching with a guest speaker sharing on a relevant subject 10. Regular assemblies in Donaghmore Primary School.
Lisnagleer Baptist Church Notes to the accounts FOT the Year Ended 31 December 2023 The church Tecorded a net surplus for the year of £17.894 (2022: £3,519). Closing unrestricted reserves at 31 Dember 2023 were £47.448 (2022: £30.071). Closing restricted reserves at 31 December were 2023 were £3,379 [2022: £2.862). This represents funds held under the Development Fund. There are no funds held by the Church that are materially in deficit. 114 Lisnagleer Baptist Church is an unincorporated entityoperating under a constitution last updatsd in May 2021. Registered Charity Number. 108112 Principal Address: 10 Thornhill Road. Lisnagleer, Pomeroy, Dungannon, wf703LI The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signatUTE of the financial statements were: Pastor David Burke Mr Malcolm Spence Mr Ted Givan (until his death May 2024) Mr Desmond Dobson Mr Patrick Crozier The Trustees. Report was apprnved by the Board of Trustees Trustee: Mr P Crozier Dated: 28.10.24