Cambuslang Parish Church of Scotland Receipts and Payments Accounts Year ended 31 December 2024 Congregation No: 160845 Charity No: SC000061 Cambuslang Parish Church of Scotland Reference and Administrative Information Charity name.. CambuslanE Parish Church of Scotland Charity Registration Number- SCOOl)061 Congregational Ref Number 160845 Contact Address- 1-2 Arnott Way Cambuslan8 G72 7JQ Trustees Prlnclpal Office Bearers M ini5tei= Vacant Session Clerk: Church Treasurer.. Independent Examiner Bankers Royal Bank of Scotland 88 Main Street Rutherglen Glasgow G73 2JA Page I Cambuslang Parish Church of Scotland Trustees. Annual Report Year ended 31 December 2024 The Trustees are pleased to present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024. Structure, Governance and Management Governing Document The congregation is a registered charity, number SCO¢MJ61 and is administered in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Constitution Iunitary Forml and is subject to the Acts and Regulations of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees Members of the Kirk Session are the charity trustees. The Kirk Session member5 are the elders of the church and are chosen from those members of the church who are considered to have the appropriate gifts and skills. The minister, who is a member of the Kirk Session, is elected by the congregation and inducted by Presbytery. Organisational Structure The Kirk Session, which normally meets 9 times a year, 15 responsible for spiritual affairs within the church. Certain financial and fabric responsibilities are delegated to the Finance Committee and the Fabric Committee as appropriate. Objectives and Activities The Church of Scotland is Trinitarian in doctrine, Reformed in tradition and Presbyterian in polity. It exists to glorify God and to work for the advancement of Chrisvs Kingdom throughout the world. As a national Church, it acknowledge5 a distinctive call and duty to bring the ordinances of religion to the people in every parish of Scotland through a territorial ministry. It Co-operates with othef Churches in various ecumenical bodies in Scotland and beyond. The Church meets every Sunday for morning worship. There is also a regular midweek service. We have a formal Parish Grouping with Flemington Hallside Parish Church and participate in shared activities, and shared worship at other times of the year. Cambuslang Parish Church provides pastoral care services for people within the parish area. The Church has Sunday Groups and a number of uniformed organisations (Boys. and Girls, Brigade etcl for young people. The Church also has a Bible Study Group and many of the congregation participate in community based events and projects. The Church also serves the needs of the community by allowing the use of its halls to many non-church orEanisations, such as Alcoholics Anonymous. Girl Guides. Scouts. Meet and Two Veg, and Cambuslang & Rutherglen Voluntary Care Club. We have an informal agreement within our'cluster, consisting of Burnside Blairbeth. Ruthergien Stonelaw, Flemington Hallside and Cambuslang Parish Churches. Working towards sharing resources and outreach within our parishes. Page 2 Cambuslang Parish Church of Scotland Trustees. Annual Report Year ended 31 December 2024 Achievements and Performance In 2024 the Ministry Team of Cambu51ang Parish Church comprised Of￿1nister (until 7, May 20241, as continued his 6ppoirntrnent a5 interim moderator and the vas appoinled locum from MBrch 2024 and continues in this position. As a congregation we continue to be supported by the Church of Scotland Ministries Council in the employment of the Deacon. We are very grateful for the continuity as brought Jesponsibilities include pastoral care and leading worship. She a150 h35 respon5ihilily for children's work.. our Sunday Club Iled bi, numbers are stable. We are being supported during vacancy and previousty durin￿absence by the Easterhouse Parish Church, who continue5 to act as our Interim Moderator. ed the Session with much wisdom, as well as being involved in the life of the congregation. During the year we held an Elders Tea which helped to idcntify areas of concem and requiring development for our congregation and plan with the support of and others to work through these outcomes to better prepare our church. congregation and eldership for the processes involved in finding a suitable minister to lead our congregation forward. minister of continues as Session Clerk. In addition. we continue to benefit from the servi￿5 of as our volunteer church secretary, who is in the office one day a week. The Church employs a Caretaker, A,hose salary is to met by income generated by our halls. We a150 employ a clcli n.. r, for both the Arnott I'¥',iy Building and the Kirkhill Halls. We employ an organist. wlio also leods our Choir ontinue5 as our Treasurer supported by the Finance Team. Our Iiidependent Ixaminer 15 Kristina BoK'ie. Through 2024 the congregation lost. by death. a number of well-loved and prominent members. Throughout that time we were aware of the strength of our Church family in offering comfort and support in bereavement. We also had some baptisms and a weddin& which allowed us to share the joy of the gospel with folks in our communitv. We have also seen our 5choo15 work develop. in parlner5hip with the ReaclM)ut trust. wh05e offices are in our building. We have also seen the continuation of joint activities once more with our parish grouping partners at Flemin8ton Hallside Church and enjoy some joint actbvities with our Presbytery planning "Clusterf,. These have included the expansion of the monthly Men's Breakfast club, and evening praise events. We were also once again able to run a Holiday Club. The year also saw the continuatiun of sp￿lar Easter and Chri5tma5 services, and the return of our Tuesday Service. Our Youth Organisations have returned to some normality, as have our adu￿ fellowships {the Guild and the Neighbourlyl- The Fundraising Group have been active including ofganisation of a very successful plant sale. We also saw the return of our community Christmas Tree Festival and carol service. As we come again to our Annual State(l Meeting we are delighted tobe in a good financial position due in part to our T￿asUrer. the good work of our Fabric Officer to control expenditure in this key area, the efforts made in Fundraising. the efforts of the Congregation to maintain their offerings. and a further increase in hall lets in large part refleciing the hard work of our Hall Convenor. Page 3 We continue our partnership with a community organi5ation called Meet and Two VeB. This collects fresh food which would have gone to waste from local supennarkets and distributes this at the church. Our partnership with Theatre South Productions ha5 successfully provided community theatre facilities. This has brought benefits both to this atnateur dramatic group and to the congregation and greatly increased the level of facilities available to let, with several dance, drama and community group5 Utilising these professional facilities. have together brought a level ol expert15e that has enabled an increase in hall use to the benefit of Eoth the Church and the local community, let income, and ha5 enabled further UPErading of f