The Midlands Churches of Christ

MINUTES OF THE TRUSTEES
TUESDAY 8TH MAY 2007

ATTENDEES: Scott Bryden, Marilyn Dean (chair), Jimmy Ogunshakin and Andrew Torbet
APOLOGIES: none

The meeting began at 6.50pm and opened with a prayer.

  Topic Action
1. Approval of Previous Minutes  
  The Minutes from the previous meeting held on 5th April 2007 were agreed and duly signed by Marilyn Dean who acted as chair for that particular meeting.  
2. Matters Arising  
  SB reported that Lesrine Edwards now has a mobile phone for her use in church business  
  SB still awaits a response from Access Storage with regard to the Fire Risk Assessment.  
3. Shepherds Items  
  The next Shepherds and Trustees Meeting is to be 9.00 – 5.00 on the 23rd June 2007. Roger Spence is asked to book a venue.  
  A small quantity of Covenant forms has been handed to Duncan Lawrence. He has yet to enter them on the spreadsheet.  
  The final payment for the Ambleside Holiday is required by the 22nd June. A query was raised about the charge for children under 2 years. MD
4. Finances  
  Monthly spreadsheet – MD reported that no bank statements had been received therefore the spreadsheet could not be updated.  
  MD reported that GAD income of £6620.35 had been received from HMRC covering the period July-December 2006. She noted that the forms had changed and that in future we must collect the income from accounting periods in line with the Tax year.  
  AT is preparing the accounts for the end of the MCoC business year of 2006. These must be sent to Stewardship for examination before inclusion in the Annual Report. AT
5. Employment of Minister  
  All the appropriate documents have been completed and sent to the relevant authorities. We commit the outcome to God’s hands.  
6. Legal Matters  
  A compliance sheet is to be drawn up. JO
7. Any Other Business  
  The MCoC AGM will take place on Sunday 29th July 2007. Andy Fleming has informed us he will not be in Birmingham on that day. AT
  The visit to Birmingham of the Manchester church will take place of the 23rd September 2007. Andy Fleming has confirmed he will be available on that Sunday  
8. Date of Next Meeting  
  The date of the next meeting was set for 6.30 pm Tuesday 19th June 2007.  

Marilyn Dean
For Church Secretary