A824 JrA KrrrYBREWSTER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH EAablid Jurt 2(M)7 2•23 to 31" Mar¢h 2•24 2(IZ6 * 115 Ow AGM is a regURW aThl &$ AGENDA Senior P&¥tor l Minister - R¢v. Andy CO (kft &q Minisw Se0. 20231 Ministttry Rev. Chtrlotte Slewtri {Seo 2023) AGENDA Welc I Praytt Report Financial Rep(Kt Child I Vuh)erabk PeTWnS Policy Close Medin8 APPOINTMENTS CHURCH SECRETARY TREASURER SECRETARY MISSION CONVENOR BOYS, BIUGADE Charlotte Stewart Gave up LI Gib>J Rev. AThty Cowic I Rev. Charlo(¢¢ Stewart Rev. Aty Cowie Margaret Q•wie Home W(k Club Sunday Club
KIrnREWSTER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 31 MARCH 2024 Cojcth MY Admin S¢rYi 175 c(4llfttS Ro AB15 7RA
ADMINISTRATIVE DETAII Charlty r¢gkntloa awmber Th¢ trusttts WIK) ed thc charity dwing the ye•r were as folloThs: Reverend Andrew Cowic Pastor Charlott¢ Sl¢w8rt Lisa Gibson B¢¢ Cowi¢ Since Jwie 2th)7 Since Seo 2023 Since Sept 2023 Stnce S¢pt 2012 Minister Indep¢nd¢nt &umiTKr Coleen Murphy Admin Services 175 Clmmtesswells Road AB15 7RA BARker8 Lloyds TSB Union Terrace ABERDEEN Constitution OrpDl•*llo• governall of the CfflgregatMThI the a¥K¢h * the end of Nlarch 2023, {SCF). g4 &nall Group. with 14 Jtrctdiing from B8lmth in the N(xth to the Scottish Borde CLgreIall$M is A f(rm of Clmwch govenunrnt whar each Church is independ¢nt in thc mryement of its own aff8irs. Charh•ble W4TPrn The principle ¢Iritab puryw ts the of ffli8ion.
of the year. membetsbip 0d ai 15. with an average of 2 childm who attend Sunday Worship. We are ill inbrlved in wFwting th Muslim o)mmvnity in our arw with youth wtrk ond adviLX to TEnts. Clur Church in Scoernber 2ff23 w&8 deli8hte41 to ¢all and Ordain our Assislwt Pa#or, Charlotte Sl¢wart to be ¢)ur Minister. CHURCH We conliDued to meet f(r Churcb in h4orri'S SW)uMa Attendance infornial family smic¢& with no singing TrThshw, Imrt we gd4)t to ow unusual situation. The urCh rwins small and stru88led with all the chws. Attendance numbers low, but thos¢ atteNI very c4xwnitted and loyal. We now nepAI to plan for The Church witinws to h•ve a Visi( for Mission at home and Rev Andy Cowie cikninues to take S¢rvi¢es •1 three (Aher c(t Sundays. Cove. Balmedi< wd occ4sionally Potterto YourH The Chwrh thff¢ ¢Jubs the The 'Homewrt aub. Boys, Brigad¢, Craft Club., They all in McDoD8ld'4 and outdoors, footfall of 8lmost 50 in the 3 and SuThJAy. Our Boys, Bri8k with Girls. (BB), ¢i*itimxJ to meel in McDonal( Bdford Rorf again held a very short Act of Remembr%Ke rn the wastc ground the BB have taken OVeT and with community help Iky converted it iftto a and At Christmas. they deed Ordinary trees with ChTiAmas Liglrts In May 2023 tm) of our Abenleu BB Girfs bne two of the first three girls in the North E•st of S¢otland to gain the tr hi8h¢s¢ Award in the BB . Presidcnts Award. (One of our girJ& sinct gained the hi8h¢s¢ Award her l)Kth'$ Awtt Congratulations kn Hafsa Ahmed). 'JoIKr YOUTH CAMP, We rn our 3 summer reslthmts at Petsh Congregationol ChuKh for tlwje aged P6 2Th1 over. The children nded the residential and twk part in the seryw rnuch to the eojoyTnutt of the Congregation at Perth. In conjunction with our sists Chwchcs we ran a 'kniors' week of xtivities followcd by a play scheme thr(¥h0 thc SUMM holithys ¢ndin8 on a high wlth a trip to go tybing at Alforo Ski Sl
During the year. the Church r&%iwAI l%lp thihlren's l youth wrAk fr¢m Abenleen City Cowil attl a kul R•JM) Tr&Rth S14 Cath for KI vknich staff h¢lped to cr for ovcx 300 p¢4)ple. MI0V4 Tear FuThJ- In to dis Localty. help is gAv¢n kn Ftopk in to chaTiti¢5 iAdy Hai8 Pw Aweal PASTORAL IIELP AND PKIYERS PRAYERS FOR PEACE Akw wilh our siskT SCF a1$ haNt Sllyx the start of the Ukninian War gathercd by tel¢phon¢ ¢v¢ry fortsiight to Pray for Peace (sadly we have had to inclu& wayers Pexe bet44t¢m Ham8s and Isrn¢l}. s11 S¢rvl¢ts Chri#enin8s-, Weddin85- O. and Fil19-1 FUTURE MINISTRY ISCF Four ye&9 ago we reFKrtI •n iswe th•1 (XKwePional Fellowsbip is aware of. th¢ l¥k of futwe MIW and the tKA•bility of a N(TrStiprndiary HELP AND PRAYER With close conncctions to the Community. our Minister has been there whffi local pcople have rcquircd help and advirx and ThTW8h our W(vk w¢ have maintaiocd elose connerm to the Muslim ¢(]mUnity in the A year on, amt our Senior Pathr, Andy Cowie'4 Myek)ma- a bone nwrow ¢•ncer- retnairn- A SymWMTratic-iTraclive. We giv¢ thanks to Go(L It W&8 good to 28axn hold our- 'Mid Wintu Meal. at Buckic Farni Restsurant and to Cove. Fellowship.
The Church is nonnally governed by regular m¢tlings of its memb% Ixrt ofttn, we Fina121]Y the Chuffh did well for its size as raising fiubjs in the areo is diffKulL lrt due to the pandcmi4 the Joint Thurth ventswcs of the Ixul Aulty Chority Shop &Jd Carol Singin& did not take pl¥e. Gmts allowed nm our chihlren's l youth Our ch serves Cbrist aThl as move f(rnrd ID Hii Nome, we mu# keep Faith in Him - it is Central to all wc S). We give thanks kn CKMI for that which He h&s given ènd in Faith we con11 with our 17th ytaf. The Church appointr4 as Indepetht Examiner Colton Murphy, AdmiD Servi¢e4 175 Countesswells Roa4 Atth, AB15 7KA. The Chur¢h holds £15.(((I for the IlIdin8 1 fithtte The aim 18 to r4Jd at least 5% annually to that trtal. tknin8 the pd the th&TAy mk * sury)Iw of £236028, which has rfsuves ruultifi8 in totsl reserves at 31 Mar¢h 2024 of £23276.54. These re8cr¥es are being ¢arried fmw•rd to supp(*l the fi work of the Church. Thig figw¢ 8rant money w cunplete fiThled projects and the building I project funds (e.8 Buildin& Ministy rfc ) of £15.rJ)O previously mention. The Reserve Policy Aim is to IK)Jd l ycats expendilu in re9erYe, in addition to the above lew (to InCre * AGM to £16.1KKI). W¢ have * long way to Appwd by the trus¢ea arml Jiwl on behlf Trustee
8mend•dl Ththwitytnotees corth the It iiil Idl OltheXA(ctyts R4datAins not It ts rny eX[kne the Kr(x$ as r&ed SeLn 4411) Icl of e¥F4aTr•tks fromthetnjstets tOrtnI mysh rn•ttern The esdert¥ken ¢kn not Node aH the nt•th•t 1 be reoJireJJ In an and rt>t ewess•n audkqnloTr on the ¥lew the accfyjnts. to k¥) (ttordskn ¥0 fAith 5th 4411) tsl XXYJAct A•¢1)rt 4 os Independent Exam Admlrn SeThes 175 ctrJnttsss RLd AB15 71
srATeMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYkEKrs FOR ThE YEAA ElItIED 31 IAARCH 2024 fvnd 2024 2023 14381.W 21383. Paymeftts lll.021.521 118.932.911 Surplus/lDefidtl loryear 2450.89 Vnrestricted Funds General Funds 2024 Z023 Opnlng cash at b•nk SurplusllDeftiil for year Closin8 c45h •t bank and In h•nd 20916.26 2360.28 23276.54 18465,37 2450.89 20916.26 Trewurees A¢w)t Cash 2327634 20916.26 23276.54 20916.26
YEAR EIIDED 31 AIARCH 2024 2024 2023 DonatlMs Qfferlngs Glft Akl olr Oon•tlMs 9n.43 744.05 S0.ThJ Bauer Radio Aberdeen CAY Cwncl Trnde W05 Corrn Foundatkni 6x12.20 1112.75 2553.60 12259.40 JOJX) 3413.r(I Carol 51n8ing Ch•rlty shop Walk & Talk 1456.74 i(1)8.99 Recovery of Admlnlstrti Costs Recov•ry of YO Work 1734.08 2958.36 I438• 21383.1
1024 2023 Admlnlstratorfs W•8es lincknJh¥ PAYE ond Youth W0r$ W*8•5 Hall Fees 6W29 7285A6 6568.10 Pl•ysthenM Expenses Cowreytlonal & Genernl thsufance AffllSation Fees 424A5 )AMJ 150. 25. 4n9.84 3491.22 18.56 Youth Work Sundry Expeftses T•èrfund Syrfa I(. Charfty Shop NCC Ch•rttyShop KCC Ch•rlty Shop CCC Charity Shop DCC Charity Shop PCC crffy Shop 8CC 124.12 124.12 124.12 124.12 124.12 124.12 Accountsncy Fees 225AX) ). 1202L52 18932.91