Fintona CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Re8lstered Charlty In Northern Ireland NIC 105632

FINTONA CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
TRusfEES ANNUAL REPORT
The Trustees present their Annual Report and Flnancial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
including a Statement of Assets and Liabilitie5 as at that date.
REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE DEfAILS
Fintona Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
6-8 Craigavon Road
Fintona
BT782BN
Registered Charlty in Northern Ireland (NIC 105632)
CHARITY TRUSTEES
The Charity Trustees who served durin8 the year or who were trustees at the date of this report were
Rev C. deering
K. 8oland
G. Ewing
T. Hutchinson
W. Liggett
J. Thompson
D Vance
PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS
Minister
Clerk of Session
Treasurer
Rev Clarke Deering
Keith Boland
Hilary Jobb
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Mrs Cathy Clyde
22 Botera Road
Oma8h
BT785DG
BANKERS
Danske bank
PO Box 183
Donegal Square West
BT16JS
SOLICITORS
AF Colhoun
41 Dublin Road
Omagh
BT781HE

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srRucfuRE AND MANAGEMENT
The Kirk Sesslon
The charity trustees of the congregation are the members of it5 Kirk Session. Under the congregation's
governing document, The Code, the book of the constitution and government of the Presbyterian Church in
Ireland, the Kirk Session seeks to watch over and promote the spiritual interest of the congregation and of
persons not connected with any congregation who are within its bounds. It ensures pastoral care 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 Sessions has delegated to its Congregational Committee the temporal affairs
of the congregation Including administering all funds and property belonging to the congregatlon. Members
of the Kirk Session are ex-officio members of the Con8re8ational Committee.
The Klrk Sesslon conslsts of the ordained minister and the rullng elders of the congregations. All members
are entitled to propose, speak and exercise equal votes at meetings, except that the Moderator, the
ministers in active duty in the congregation, has no deliberative but only a castlng vote.
Stated meetings of the Kirk sesslon are held at least twice in each year or as appropriate.
To be chosen for the office of the eldershlp In the congregation a person must be a votlng member and a
regular attendant on its ordinances. The selection of those proposed to be
called to the office can be either by the congregation or by the Klrk Session. Members are eletted if they
obtaln two-thirds of those who vote.
Presbytery
Under the Presbyterian Church In Ireland form of governance the corporate oversight of a congregation Is
the responsibility of a Presbytery which superintends generally the spiritual and temporal affairs of the
congregations assigned to it by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Fintona
congregatlon of the Presbyterian Church has been assigned to the Omagh Presbytery of the Presbyterian
Church In Ireland. The membership of the Presbytery consists mainlyof the artlve mlnisters of congregations
assigned to it by the General As5emblyi mlnsters who have retfred from actlve duty and an elder appointed
by the Kirk Sesslon of the congregatlon.

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The General Assemblv
The General Assembly is the supreme court of the Church, representing in one body the whole Church and
acting a5 Its supreme legislative, administration and judicial authority, in dealing with all matters brought
before it. The General Assembly is normally constituted during the first week in June for worshlp and to
conduct its business. At the end of business it is dissolved. The membership of the General Assembly consists
mainly of the active ministers of each congregation, retired minsters and a representative elder appointed
by the Kirk Session of each congregation.
DESCRiwfioN AND PURPOSE
Flntona Presbyterlan Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. The Presbyterlan Church
in Ireland, as a Reformed Church within the wider body of Christ is grounded in the Scriptures, and exists to
love and honour God through faith in HIS Son and by the power of His Spirit, and to enable her members to
play their part in fulfilling God's mission to our world.
AcfFVITIES AND OBJECTIVES
The congregation exists to worship God and to draw people Into a saving falth In the Lord Jesus Christ.
The congregation meets for Worship every Sunday and for other actlvltles during the week. These Include
Sunday School, PW, Choir and Bible study group.
The Sacraments of the Lords Supper was celebrated two tlmes in 2022.
Pastoral care Is provided to everyone In the congregation and In the local community. The Minister, Pastoral
and the elders all contribute to providing pastoral care within the con8re8ation.
At a local level the congregation has a wlde-rangin8 mission and mlnlstry to the local community.
We contrlbute to the followlng Christian charities. Christian Aid, TearFund, Bible Societles, Scrlpture Union,
World Development, Presbyterian Chlldren's Society, Kenyan Appeal and other good causes as the need
arises.
None of this outreach, ministry and service to the communlty would be possible without the large number
of people who volunteer to be involved in the work and witness of Fintona Presbyterian Church. The
Trustees recognise their commitment. dedlcation and their willingness to share their time and abilities.
The church committee are responsible for the church property and this includes the church building, church
hall, Manse and the graveyard. The committee also oversee the day to day finances of the church. The Kirk
Session as trustees are responslble for all the financial matters.

PUBUC BENEFIT STATEMENT
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland meets the public benefit requirement by providing benefit to its members
and the general publlc by making known the Christian Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ through the
advancement of religion.
The direct 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's 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 stsndards in the local
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community such as through the care of those In need (including the sick, disabled and bereaved).
Generally, the above benefits are delivered locally by congregations and their members, or are facilltated
through presbyterles or are organised and delivered centrally. Local dellvery Is facllltated by central
resources in almost all cases. Public access is made known through the use of noticeboards, printed material,
pre55 advertisement, websltes, and social media or in other ways.
The benefits are demonstrated through re8ular evaluation of the services and informal and ad-hoc feedback
from members, their families, and members of the publlc.
The purpose does not lead to harm. The only private benefltflowing from our purpose 15 related to Ministers,
Missionaries, Deaconesses, Irlsh Mlssion workers and Lay Agents who receive beneflts as a result of thelr
holding office or employment. However, this Is Incidental and necessary in order to further our charitable
purpose. There are no other private benefits. The beneficiaries of this purpose are members, their familles,
other individuals thatthe Presbyterian Church in Ireland is in direct and indirect contact wlth, the community
in whlch pastoral seniices are provided and other communities throu8hout Northern Ireland, the Republic
of Ireland, and worldwide which benefitfrom our engagement with and support for both Christian and other
secular organisations, charltles and indivldual members of the public.
The Kirk Session has had regard to the Charity Commissions public benefit requirement ststutory guldance.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The congregation's main source of income is members, contributions through the Weekly Freewill Offering.
Totsl donations received from the congregation during the year as General Congregational Funds, General
Congregational Activities, Income on Bequests, General Donations, FWO and loose change and Gift Aid was
£40,386. Amount collected as weekly free will offering was £21,354 (from 81 contributors) compared to
£21,179 (from 81 contributors). Other arnounts, received for donations, specific charitable collections, from
investment income and to off-set specific expense4 totaled £20,905. Total expenditure of £74.049 was spent
during the year in achieving the church's charitabl¢ objectives.

srATEMENT OF TRusfEE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements of the
congregation in accordance with applicable law and generally accepted accounting practice.
As the congregation's total income does not exceed £250,000, the Trustees have elected under Section 64(3)
of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 208 to prepare a re￿ipts and payment account and a statement of
assets and liabilities.
TheTrustees 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 itsfinancial position. They
are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the congregation and hen￿ for taking reasonable steps
for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Kirk Session at a meeting on 9 May 2023 and signed on Its behalf by
Rev Jonathan Cowan
Mr. Kelth Boland