Keady Baptist Church
Trustees, report for the year ended 31 December 2023
The Elders of Keady Baptist Church, as Charity Trustees, present the following report on the worf( of the church for
the year ended 31 December 2023.
The financial ststements have been prepared in accordance Yith the accounting policies arKI comply with the trust
deed and the Accountin9 and Reporting by Charibes: Statement of R￿0MMended P[&t1￿ applicable to charities
preparing their financiaj statements with Financial Repo￿.ng Standard for sMal￿r Entities (effective January 2015).
Structure, governance and management
The chanty has Trustees as detailed out in the chaiity consljtution. The Ghurch is recognised as a charity under the
Chaiity Commission for Northem Ireland as at the date of registration being the 17 February 2022.
Where appropriate, Trustees are appointed following a selection process undertaken by the members of the church.
The Trustees will hold their positions on a 5-year cycle until such times as they resign, retire or are removed.
Trustee's records are updated on the charity commission v￿bsIte to represent tlEse Ghanges,
Organisatlon
The Trustees who have seTved during the year are detailed on page 3. The Trustees are expected to play several
key roles in the Nnning of the chanty.
The principal function of the Church is to SUPFQrt the advancement of the Christian religion by promob.ng through the
work of the Church the mission of the Gospel, pastoral, social and eVangel￿tc. All the functions of the Church relate
to the advancement of religion through holding regular worship and communicating and caring for worshippers of all
ages especially the sick, elderly and Othe￿ in our local communty.
Public Benefit
The charity trustees have complied v￿th their duties in line imth the Commission's Public Benefft ststutory guidance.
Regular V￿[ShIp and reaching out into the communty as well as other activities both social and fundraising have
been carried out throughout the year to fulfil our ststement of public benefft. The premises are regularfy used by
various organisats'ons within the Ghurch.
statement of Public Benefft
The direct benefits which flow from our purFose Ir￿lude attendan￿ at m*tings convened for the teaching of
Scripture, for fellowship, for the breaking of bread, as well as involvement in prayer meetings and evangelism. This is
evidenced in personal growth in faith of those who attend the Ghurch, comfort to the bereaved and to the sick and
elderly members of the Ghurch who receive encouragement through visit&'on and prayer. The provision of religious
education for children and young people. Financial support for the departments of the Association of Bapts'st
Churches in Ireland and for missionarbes sent out from our church locally and to other parts of the worfd through lik
minded organisations.
These benefits are deTrffistrated through feedback from regular attendees at the various church semces, intsrest in
missions shown by prayer and financial support given, and the ongoing regular attendance of members at worship
services.
The Trustees are satisfied that carrying out the Purpose of our charity will not cause ham to any individual attending
the church, or to any other members of the wider community. The charitls beneficiaries are Ghurch members and
adherents, and anyone who chooses to attend the church services which are open to the general public. Any trustee
who is a pastor, is an employee of Keady Baptist Church. Their salary and any incurred expenses are incidental and
necessary to enable Keady Baptist Church to provide the pastoral support required to fulfil our stated purpose.

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Aims and Objectives
Keady Baptist Church conducts regular services for public w)rship, prayer, Bible s￿y. preaching and teaching for
all age groups, and provides pastoral care to the sick and eldedy of the church through visitation and prayer. Other
activities of the church include Sunday School, Parent & Toddler Groups, Children's Meetings, Youth Meetings,
together with regular outreach events to the wider community, in schools and care homes.
31 December 2023 Report
Keady Baptist church was constituted on 5th September 2021 and the purpose of our church as detsiled in our
Constitution is.. -
'The Church acknowledges the headship of Jesus Christ overhis Church and exists to gloiify tha triune God by
maintaining and promots'ng His worship both individually and CO￿OratelY. Its membets devote themselves to the
tsachings of Sciipture, to fellowship, breaking of bread, prayer and evangelism. The prinwal chaiitable object of the
church is the adVan￿rnent of the Christian faith according to the teachings of Scnpture, the Doctn'nal Statement and
Baptsstpnn￿ples.,
Regular v￿rshIp and reaching out into the comrnunty as well as other &tivities both social and fundraising have
been carried out throughout the year to fulfil our ststement of public benefft.
Outputs and outcomes
During the past year we have made significant progress in &hieving our purpose.
We seek to advance the Christian faith, as ouuined in the scripbjres, so that those in the local communty will hear
the Good News of Salvation. We continue to meet together as a Church every Sunday moming for public worship at
10.30am. This seEvice is preceded by a time of prayer Starti￿ at10am. We also meet each Wednesday night at 8pm
for prayer and bible study and the last Sunday of the month at 6pm. At these servi￿5 we s&k to worship God, leam
from God's word and encourage each other in our faith.
Chlldren and Youth Activtties
The church continues to encourage our children by through faithful teaching of God's word. Sunday school meets
most Sundays during the main church service. There is also a crèche available for younger chiklren. Ils great to see
so many children in our services each week.
The young people of our Ghurch contt'nue to meet together each month in various homes. We seek to encourage
them in their faith and help them to build friendships together.
Outreach
We continue to reach out into the surrounding community sharing Gcrfj's love and looking for opportunty to point
people to Jesus. In July the Church ran a Holiday Bible Club again inviting children from the surrounding area to
come along. God encouraged the church greatly by exceeding our expeGtats)n and we hope to build on these
relationships made in our community.
Hope kids continues on Friday n￿3hts providing another optK)rtunity for children to come into the TMAC centre and
leam ab)ut God's love for them.
Little Steps, our baby and toddler group, rxjntinued throughout ￿h0o1 tem tim8 on Friday momings. Gcd has
blessed this outreaGh bringing numerous people in from the community, providing the opportunty to make
connections and build relationships. Our prayer is that these connections will enable Gospel conversations.
In October we were blessed wth a team of 5 from the Baptist College. They helped to distribute flyers and publicise
our latest fom of OLrtreach °Ask An￿Ing.. This gave our local communty the opportunty to ask questions on what
the bible says on matters Glose to their hearts. on￿ we received all the quests'ons, we have recorded a series of

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online videos fO￿￿htlY answering their questions bringiw them to the Gospel. We tmst God that through this many
seeds will be sown and souls saved for his gbry.
Payment to Trustees
No Trustee received payment for undertaking trustee dulies. Payments to the Pastor relate to expenses and salary
incurred in the performan￿ of the duties of Pastor. Where Trustees purchase items on behalf of the Chaiity these
costs may be reimbursed.
2023 has been a busy year and we prdise God for everyone helps out in e&h departhent of our Church.
Without this help we couldn't maintsin the range of activities. Ifs encouraging to see how faithfvlly our members and
adherents are in Servi￿ to God through the work of the church.
Financial Review and Reserves
The principle sources of income are mainly from gifts and donations. The annual accounts show a surplus for the
year of £3,729. The trustees have reviewed the financial position of the Church and are satisfied that the￿ are
adequate funds in place to ensure that the Church can continue ts actÈvities and the financial statements for the year
ended 31 December 2023 can be signed off as a going COn￿M.
By order of the Board
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Mr Paul McAdam
Trustee
Date
Charity Commission Number: NIC108515