| ATTENDEES: | Marilyn Dean (chair), Jimmy Ogunshakin and Andrew Torbet |
| IN ATTENDENCE: | Helen Torbet (secretary) |
| APOLOGIES: | Scott Bryden |
The meeting began at 8.10pm and opened with a prayer.
| Topic | Action | |
| 1. | Approval of Previous Minutes | |
| The Minutes from the previous meeting held on 15th January 2005 were agreed as a true and accurate record and duly signed by Marilyn Dean who acted as chair of that particular meeting. | ||
| 2. | Matters Arising from Previous Minutes | |
| Venues - no further news | ||
| CCPAS - application for membership sent off. Draft policy in process of being retyped. | AT | |
| First Aiders - SB reported (by telephone message) that the First Aider course was on 19th March. All participants would be /have been informed. | SB | |
| 3. | Shepherds Items | |
| It was noted that Warner & Kay Baker had announced that they would step back from the Shepherds Group due to family commitments. The Trustees were extremely grateful to the Bakers for their efforts to date. Therefore, a gap had now arisen in this group. It was suggested that in the interim a gathering of house group hosts would probably cover the shortfall. | ||
| AT attended that last Shepherds meeting. The main issues raised in that meeting were regarding Kingdom Kids and lack of volunteers. The Trustees would like to encourage volunteers to come forward for this important service in the church. They would also want to see more child-friendly items in the Sunday service. | ||
| 4. | Any Other Business | |
| Cupboard at Ladywood - AT would follow this up. | AT | |
| Website - AT reported that there was an opportunity for trustees and others doing voluntary work for the church to have an MCOC email address. | ||
| Stationery - to be added to agenda for next meeting | MD | |
| Employing staff - this would be added to agenda for next meeting | MD | |
| 5. | Finances | |
| MD handed out a revised budget summary sheet. An amendment was made to allow for an IT budget. It was thought that this summary sheet would form the basis of a presentation to the church. | ||
| MD also handed out the budget sheet for the year ending December 2004 and a sheet for the current year which now included all the figures to the end of January 2005. | ||
| MD handed out a summary sheet in respect of deposit accounts information. This item will be added to the agenda for the next meeting. | MD | |
| 6. | Trust Documentation | |
| JO asked all Trustees to consider the draft answers to the 'objects' question that had been circulated (for applicability of activities to each object, additions and grammar). | JO | |
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Ade Desalu (Treasurer) had produced a draft of the accounts for consideration by the Trustees and these were tabled. There were a couple of queries which would be raised with AD. (Post meeting note: A final version of the accounts were agreed by email with the last email of agreement dated 1st March 2005) |
There being no other business, the meeting closed with a prayer.
The date for the next meeting was set for Thursday 17th March at 7.00pm
Helen Torbet
Church Secretary