Trustees Report 2025
Faith Family Church Fife
Trustees’ Annual Report
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025
Reference & Administrative Information
Charity Name
Faith Family Church Fife (formerly Destiny Church Fife until 16/10/2017)
Charity No
SC043492
Address
11D Dickson Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7SL( till 18/9/2022) 94 Chalmers Street, Dunfermline KY12 8DG (18/9/2022 onwards)
Current Trustees
David Voon Chairman Corinne Kerr Secretary/Treasurer John Gallacher Elizabeth McBride
Structure Governance & Management
Constitution
The charity was set up as an individual charity when it moved out from under the wing of Destiny Church Glasgow and was recognised as a Scottish charity with effect from 16/10/2012. The charity name was changed to Faith Family Church Fife since 16/10/2017. The Trust is administered in accordance with the terms of the Trust Deed.
Appointment of Trustees
The trustees are appointed and removed in accordance with the Trust Deed which requires that appointment is approved by unanimous agreement of the existing trustees and removal of any trustee by the unanimous agreement of the others.
Management
The church leaders which meet on a monthly basis are separate from the charity’s trustees who being in close communication with the church leaders meet as required but no less than a three monthly basis. Expenditure approved by the church leaders is limited to amounts pre agreed by the trustees.
The trustees are responsible for the approval of any extraordinary expenditures of the charity out with the limits set out by the trustees. There are Trustee members who are also members of the church leaders as well as trustees who are independent of the church leadership team.
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Objectives & Activities
Charitable Purposes
There are two main purposes for the charity the first being the alleviation of poverty and the second the furtherance of the Christian faith. Faith Family Church Fife is a Christian church whose purpose is the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrines set out Holy Bible and the worship of God and the preaching and proclamation of the Christian Gospel and the teaching of Christian doctrine and principles and the pastoral care of Christian and other needy people.
Activities
The church was open for regular service. Increased in home group meetings to twice a week. It was a slow start but encouraging feedback on social gatherings. There was hunger for interaction but people needed to commit time and resources.
We maintain in reaching out by conducting Christian teaching through Sunday services, week days teaching on serving God and the community, reaching out to the needy through Faith in Action by providing 23 food hampers over Christmas season and, building up relationship through fellowship with one another and those needing friendship and encouragement, and promoting healthy lifestyle through group teaching. Christian counselling, pastoral care supports and marriage counselling are also available to help those going through their challenging time of addiction and struggles.
Other outreach programme includes craft group weekly and tea/cakes fellowship after every Sunday service.
Prayer meetings/bible studies are organised twice a week to give opportunity for fellowship and bringing comfort to those in need in the community and abroad.
Since we moved the church premises to 94 Chalmers Street on the 18/9/2022, we carried out minor renovation works internally, replaced all the windows and landscaping the garden, in partnership with Fellowship of Christ church.
Achievements & Performance
The church membership went down to an average of 15 people over the year. Over the year, individuals continue to change to a better and fulfilling life through the teaching and counselling sessions and living out what they believe in confidence. We also initiated an inter-church fellowship weekly to encourage people to spend time together through craft and tea and coffee sessions.
Faith Family Church Fife is now being accepted as one of the local churches in Dunfermline providing support to the community for people going through difficulties and loneliness.
The Church plays an active part in the gatherings of the local pastors in Dunfermline to promote fellowship and support to advance the Christian faith in loving our community.
Faith Family Church Fife was also part of the overseas mission work in Malaysia working together to advance the Christian faith (e.g. online bible studies).
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Faith Family Church also supported financially (£300) student in Bible College and financial support of £300 (hardship fund) locally in Dunfermline.
Financial Review
Our main source of funding is the donations to the church by member’s tithes and offerings.
Receipts were £12471.33+ , carried over from 2024 £28935.39=£41406.72 Payments were £12550.55
At the end of the year £28,856.17 remained in the bank.
Reserves Policy
The trustee’s policy is to maintain reserves at around 2 months share of utilities bills (£500) and 10% share of repairs/renovation cost (up to £1000 per year).
Plans for the Future
The trustees have informed the management committee of the need to increase funding. It is hoped that this will be done by active fundraising and an increase in membership. To facilitate this we will encourage the whole church congregation to actively engage in membership drive initiative.
It is intended to maintain our core values as far as possible the level of giving through Faith in Action in support up to 5 needy families.
It is our intention to share with Fellowship of Christ the use of their church building in the longer term so as to manage the rental expenditure and provide accommodation facilities to support local community.
The plan will be reviewed annually.
Approved by trustees
David Voon … …………………. (Chairman)
Corinne Kerr …… …….. (Treasurer)
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