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The Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £2.1M

  • Spending

    £2.2M

Charity no. 108457 Date registered. 17/04/2022

Public benefits

Training of clergy for ministry. Maintenance of church buildings. Good governance of the church & its bodies. The promotion of the Christian faith. Guidance issued on renovation & repair of church buildings. The number of people going forward from the Diocese for training in ministry. Attendance at training events. Attendance at the outreach

programmes organised and arranged by the youth and children's departments. No The Parishes in the Church of Ireland and the general public as a whole. If any private benefit occurs it is entirely incidental. All trustees and volunteers are encourage to clearly identify any conflicts of potential interest.

What your organisation does

The Diocese supports the parishes in ensuring good governance and providing training in safeguarding and other areas. it also provides training and support in children's youth and parish ministry. A major aspect of the Diocese is to assist clergy in identifying personnel that have a calling to ministry and then to support them through their

training. The Diocese also assists the parishes to ensure the maintenance and provision of church buildings and graveyards.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of religion

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Education/training
  • Religious activities

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

Income

£2.1M

Spending

£2.2M

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The principal function is to support the advancement of the Christian religion by promoting through the work of the Parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Being open to and engaging with society as a whole and offering support for those needing help is fundamental to the practical delivery of the tenets of Christianity. As a result of activity in pursuit of the advancement of the Christian religion, the Parish has custody of a large body of records, materials and artefacts of significance to the cultural heritage, the maintenance of which is undertaken by the Parish as a secondary charitable purpose.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

Connor Diocese
  • 45 Trustees
  • 9 Employees
  • 45 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Richard, The Rectory, 1 Lowertown Road, Ballymagorry, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, BT82 0LE

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Arthur William Macartney
Mr Thomas Lyttle
The Very Rev William Samuel Wright
Mr Hugh Robert James Totten
Mr Neil Raymond Bolt
Rev Dr Thomas Alan George Mccann
Mr Norman Webster Lyons
Mr John Richardson
Rev Peter Brian Jones
Rev Canon James Irvine Carson
Mr Gordon Gregg Edgar
Mrs Jacqueline Weir
The Venerable Dr Stephen Richard Mcbride
Mrs Cynthia Louise Hart Cherry
Mr John Weir Wallace
The Venerable Edward Paul Dundas
Rev William James Boyd
Rev Nicholas John Dark
The Venerable Barry George Forde
The Right Rev George Thomas William Davison
Rev Canon Robert Mark Mcconnell
Dr Allison Campbell
Rev Dennis Clive Christie
Rev David Lockhart
Mr Stephen Robert Addis
Rev Jonathan David Campbell-Smyth
Rev Trevor Johnston
Rev Brian Lacey
Mr George Ernest Cinnamon
Miss Johanne Martin
Mrs Kathryn Mcgall
Mrs Gillian Elizabeth Mcgaughey
Mr Robert James Patterson
Ms Sarah Rachel Simpson
Mr John Williams
Rev Peter Blair
Mr James Neill
Mrs Julie Thompson
Dr Scott Brown
Rev Amanda Adams
Rev Aaron Mcalister
Rev Stephen Forde
Rev Andrew Irwin
Janice Hamilton
Adrian Halligan

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