The Church of Scotland Mormond West Parish Church RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 2024 Con8regatlon No: 311917 Charfty No: SCCI)7273 31st January 2025 Trustees, Annu•l Reptyt Year endlng 31st December 2024 (cont) Reference and Admlnlstratlve Inf￿natI Charlty Name.. Mofmond West Parlsh Church Charity Registration Number.. Congregation Reference Number-. SClJ)7273 311917 Bankers Virgin Monev 43 Broad Street Peterhead AB42 IJB Page I Trustees, Annual Report Year endlng 31st December 2024 (cont) Strurture, Governance and Management Governln8 Document The Church is administered in accordan¢e wrth the terms of the Deed of Constitution Iunttary Forml. Recrultment and Appolntment olTrustees Members of the Kirk Session are the charity trustees. The Kirk Session members 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 rninister, who is a member of the Kirk Session. is elerted by the congregation and inducted by Presbytery. Or8anlsatlonal Structure On 1st January 2024, Strichen & Tyrie united with the linked charge of New Pitsligo to became the charge and congregation of Mormond West Parlsh Church of Scotland. having united with our linked charge of New Pitsligo Parish Church. Eventually, it is proposed that Mormond West Parish Church will come together with New Aberdour. Crimond and Lonmay, to form one wider Church across our corner of Northeast Buchan, with 1.5 FTE Ministerial provision. The Kirk Session, whieh meets at regular intervals durln8 the year. as and when necessary, is responsible for spiritual affairs within the church. The Kirk Session tonstitutes Committee5 and specifies their remit and dutie5 and may specify any restrl¢tion or ¢ondition on the Committee which it considers appropriate. Committees meet as and when necessary, throughout the year. and submlt Reports of these meetinqs to the Kirk Sesslon. We have 10 constituted Committees (see previous pagel. Objectlv The Church of Scotland is Trinitarian In doctrine, Reformed by tradition and Presbyterian in polity. It exlsts to glorify God and to work for the advancement of Chrisfs Kingdom throughout the world. As a national Church, it acknowledges a distinctive call and duty to bring the ordinance5 of religion to the people of every parish of Scotland through a territorial ministry. tt C￿operate5 with other Chufches in variou5 ecumenical bodies in Scotland and beyond. The General Assembly of October 2020 endorsed the Hve Marks of MlssloTr, a8reein8 that for the Church to be fit for purpose in the 21st Century, these five marks must be evidenced at local, regional and national levels. They are: TELL- to proclaim the Good New5 ofthe Kingdom TEACH - to teach, baptise and nurture new believers TEND- to respond to human need by loving service TRANSFORM - to seek to transforrn unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation TREASURE - to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth Actlvltles and Performance The membership roll of Mormond West Parish Churth is currently474 Communicant members. We have 5 adherents and a further 149 members on the Supplementary Roll. We have an average of 48 persons attending each Sunday. in Strichen. Page 2 Trustees, Annual Repiyt Year endln8 31st December 2024 Icont) TELL Weekly Sunday morning worship is held at 10.IJ)am in Strithen. Additional monthly services of worship tske place in New Pitsligo and Tyrie {while we retsin responsibility for these church buildings). 3.(K)pm or 6.(K)pm on the 1st Sunday of the month (Tyriel and 2.00pm on the second Wednesday of the month (New Pitsligo). We deliver a variety of styles of worship accompanied by rnodern praise aUdi￿vis￿a15, live musicians or the church organ. Our weekly Worship Service. in Strichen. is recorded and shared via social media (Facebook) and our Church website. We also vlorship and create a presence outside of our buildings. beyond Sundays: our Minister is involved in School Assemblies at all 3 of our Parish Primary Schools, we hold Easter Morning worship at Strichen Lake Iwhich is open to alll and treate displays out front, in public view eg. the Illuminated cross on our Church building and the Holy Week crucifix and tomb. TELL ￿ TEACH We have established Bo￿$ Brigade Companies in both Strichen and New Pitsligo. The oblett of the companies is.. The advancement of Chrisys Kingdom among boys and the promotion of Obedience, Diselpllne, Self-Respect and all that tends towards è true Christian manliness,. Both companies are involved in a wide variety of activities to suit the age and stage of the boys acros$ 6 key areas.. get active- get adventurou5: get creative: get into the bible- get involved,. and get learning. 1st Strlchen Boys Brl8ade Company has been active in Strichen since 1977, operating 3 sections with 32 boys and 7 registered leaders. Meeting in the Ritchie Hall on Friday evenings, belMeen October and March. 1st New Pltsll80 Boys Brlgade Company has been artive in New Pitsligo since 1973, operating 3 sections with 40 boys, 5 registered leaders and 2 registered helpers. Meeting in the Village Hall on Thursday evenings, between September and June, utili$in8 the programme supplied by the Boys Brigade. We started MW Youth Challenge, this yeaT, running activities over 3 evenings in the October school break. The Youth were also involved in this yearfs filmed 'Nativity- We ran a successful ALPHA course, open to and attended by people from our extended Parish Grouping (which included some non