2016 State Conference Report CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
CONTENTS
Introduction 3 Program 3 Minutes of Australian Christian Churches (Queensland) Conference No: 45 (39th Biennial Conference) held at Buderim, Qld 2014 4 Agenda & Procedure 5-6 Nomination Profiles 7-10 State President’s Report 11-12 State Treasurer’s Report 13 State Property Committee Report 14
Regional Reports 15-28 Brisbane North 15 Brisbane South 16 Brisbane West 17 Capricornia 18 Central 19 Far Northern 20 Gold Coast 21 Northern 22 Northern Territory 23 South West 24 Sunshine Coast 25 Torres Strait 26 Whitsunday 27 Wide Bay 28
Department Reports 29-32 ACCKids 29 Chaplaincy 30 Christian Women 31 Youth Alive 32
Movement Initiative Reports Community Engagement 33
Financial Reports 34-113 Australian Christian Churches Queensland Financial Report 35-50 Australian Christian Churches QLD Ltd Financial Report 51-65 Regional Financial Reports 66-88 Department Financial Reports 89-113
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INTRODUCTION
Included in the following pages, are the written and financial reports for the Conference period January 2014 through to December 2015. Each Regional and Departmental Leader has submitted their report to keep you informed of the growth and health within their area of influence.
Please take the time to read through these reports as they do reflect God’s favour and blessing on us.
We look forward to hosting you at what will be a fantastic time together.
PROGRAM
Monday 5:00pm Senior Pastors Dinner/Expo Opens (10 October) 7:00pm Session: Opening Rally/Voting Opens*
Tuesday 12:30pm Expo Opens (11 October) 2:00pm Session 3:30pm Afternoon Break/Voting Closes 4:00pm Business Session 5:30pm Dinner (Provided) 7:00pm Night Rally
Wednesday 12:30pm Emerging Leaders Lunch**/Expo Opens (12 October) 2:00pm Session 3:30pm Afternoon Break 4:00pm Session 5:30pm Dinner (Provided) 7:00pm Night Rally - Ordination Service 9:00pm Supper for Newly Ordained Ministers
Thursday 8:30am Expo Opens (13 October) 9:30am Session 10:30am Morning Tea (Provided) 11:00am Session 11:45am Session 12:30pm Conference Ends
Thursday 8:30am Safer Churches Awareness Workshop (13 October) 10:30am Morning Tea (Provided) 11:00am Safer Churches Awareness Workshop
12:45pm Workshop Concludes
*Official Voting Delegates – holders of an OMC, PMC, Missionaries holding an Ordained Minister’s Credential (QLD/NT Residential Address), the nominated Church Representative/s (one for every 250 adults in regular attendance or part thereof). Please note, all Pastor’s and
Church Dues must be up to date for eligibility to vote.
** Emerging Leaders Lunch is for 18-30 yrs and those involved in Youth Ministry/Leadership.
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MINUTES Australian Christian Churches Queensland (ABN: 64051621849) 39th Biennial Conference Minutes CONFERENCE NO. 45 7th October, 2014 Calvary Christian Church – Sunshine Coast Buderim QLD ______
1. OPEN The meeting was opened at 12:40pm by John Hunt. Apologies were received from the following people;
Paul Allen Alison Goode Henry Leafa David Smethurst Jim Chappell Ashley Goode Bill Rosas Miles Stanley Ted Evans Joy Graetz Andrew Schaper Tom Woodhouse Frank Fauid Jeremiah Hudson Lyn Shum Jason Young Sean Godfrey Pete Lane Linda Sivyer
2. WELCOME John Hunt welcomed the 427 voting delegates who had registered for the Conference.
3. STATE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS John Hunt presented the progress to date, and the new goals and initiatives for the next season were presented by the current State Executive members.
4. APPOINTMENT OF SCRUTINEERS It was moved by John Hunt seconded by Chris Mulhare that Adam Kevu and Annalise Griffiths be appointed as scrutineers. CARRIED
5. CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES It was moved by James Macpherson seconded by Chris Mulhare that the Minutes for the 38th Biennial Conference Number 44 be accepted as read. CARRIED
6. ELECTION OF NEW STATE EXECUTIVE The following members were duly elected to the following positions;
State President: John Hunt Vice President: Steve Kennedy Secretary: Chris Mulhare Treasurer: Ron Anning Members: Murray Averill James Macpherson Craig Tomkinson
John Hunt thanked Ross Davies for putting forward his State Executive Member nomination.
7. GENERAL REPORTS i. President’s Report, Regional Reports and Departmental Reports It was moved by John Hunt seconded by James Hewitt that the President’s Report, Regional Reports and Departmental Reports presented in the 2014 Conference Report be accepted. CARRIED
ii. Financial Reports It was moved by Ron Anning seconded by James Hensley that the audited financial reports for the period 1st July 2010 to 31st December 2013 be accepted. CARRIED
iii. Matters Arising from Reports There were no matters arising from the reports presented.
8. NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Wayne Alcorn welcomed the Conference and apologised for missing his first State Conference in 30 years as he was appearing at the Royal Commission.
9. STATE CONFERENCE 2015 John Hunt notified the Conference that the 2015 State Conference ‘Influence’ will be held from October 5 to 8 2015 at Calvary Church Sunshine Coast and announced the Conference speaker will be Brian Houston.
10. CLOSE The meeting was closed in prayer by Joel Chelliah at 1:50pm. 4 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
AGENDA & PROCEDURE
Provisional Agenda: (subject to change)
Australian Christian Churches Queensland Conference No. 46 (40th Biennial Conference)
Agenda
Calvary Christian Church – Sunshine Coast Cnr of Crosby Hill Rd & Tanawha Tourist Drive, Buderim, QLD October 10-13, 2016.
1. Open 2. Welcome/Greetings 3. Procedure 4. Roll Call and General Notice 5. Apologies 6. Appointment of Scrutineers 7. Confirmation of Previous Minutes 8. Matters Arising from Previous Minutes 9. Election and Confirmation of New Executive (Nominees)
State President: John Hunt
State Vice President: Steve Kennedy
State Secretary: Chris Mulhare
State Treasurer: Murray Averill
Members (3 required): Cameron Bennett Lee Dallmann Kirsty Emery Ben Teefy Craig Tomkinson James Macpherson Deborah van Bennekom
10. Official Reports i. State President ii. State Treasurer iii. State Property Committee iv. Regions v. Departments/Initiatives
11. Matters Arising out of Reports 12. General Business 13. State Conference 2017 14. Close
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PROCEDURE:
The business of the Conference shall be conducted on the following parliamentary procedure:
1. In case of dispute, doubt or difficulty arising out of matters of procedure or order, the decision of the Chairperson shall be final and conclusive.
2. In debate upon any subject, no person shall, except by leave of the Chairperson, be permitted to speak more than once on the same question, except that the mover of the motion (unless a vote to close the debate has been carried) shall be allowed to speak in reply, after which the debate shall be closed.
3. No motion to close the debate shall be put to the Conference unless the Chairperson is of the opinion that sufficient discussion of the question before the Conference has taken place.
4. The mover of a motion shall not speak for more than five (5) minutes, and no other speaker shall speak for more than three (3) minutes, except by permission of the Chairperson.
5. A person who has spoken may, by permission of the Chairperson, be heard again in explanation, but that person shall not, except by permission of the Chairperson, introduce new matter nor interrupt a person who is speaking.
6. Whenever an amendment or an original motion has been moved and seconded, no second or subsequent amendment shall be moved until the first amendment has been disposed of. If an amendment is carried, the motion as amended shall take the place of the original motion and shall become the question on which any further amendment may be moved.
7. At the request of the Chairperson, any motion or amendment offered in the meeting shall be reduced to writing and read to the meeting before being debated.
8. No business shall be transacted at the conference other than business which: i. Is included in the Agenda. ii. Arises out of Reports. iii. Is, in the opinion of the Chairperson, of great importance and which the Conference has agreed to transact by a resolution duly passed by a majority of those delegates present and voting.
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STATE EXECUTIVE NOMINATION PROFILES
Positions open for nomination are: • State President • State Vice President • State Secretary • State Treasurer • State Executive Members (three required)
The following persons have been nominated for various positions on the State Executive.
JOHN HUNT State President (Current)
John and Francine are the Senior Pastors of Centro Church, Ipswich, where they have served for over 25 years. They have 3 children, Aleesha (married to Tom Price), Laryssa (married to James Schleusener), and Melanie, and now 3 granddaughters and 1 grandson. John has previously served as the ACC QLD Brisbane West Regional Leader for 15 years and has served on the State Executive for 14 years, now serving as the State President. He believes strongly in equipping the saints for the work of the ministry, and has an
extraordinary handle on the Word and character of God.
STEVE KENNEDY State Vice President (Current)
Steve believes his primary role as Vice-President is to support the State President in his function and represent the State President to the QLD/NT Conference, (i.e. all of its members), and represent the Conference to the State President. Steve has served in this role alongside the current State President for the past 6 years. Steve was born in Queensland in 1961 and has been pastoring here for more than 33 years. Steve is married to Susie (1979) and they have 4 adult children and 3 fantastic grandkids and hoping for more, more, and more.....WOW!! Steve and Susie are Senior Pastors of Champions Church on Brisbane's beautiful bayside.
CHRIS MULHARE Secretary (Current)
Chris Mulhare pastors New Hope Church Toowoomba, a multi-site church with a strong focus on multiplying leaders through simple discipleship. Missions is also a major focus, from bush chaplaincy in Far West Queensland to church planting in the Philippines and Japan. Chris served as the South-West Regional Leader until recently for period of nine years. He is married to Susan and they have three children, Levi (22), Bethany (20) and Reuben (16).
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STATE EXECUTIVE NOMINATION PROFILES…….Continued
MURRAY AVERILL Treasurer (Current) Murray has been Senior Pastor of Nexus Church for the past
ten years. His passion lies in the empowering of others, and
his desire is to see God’s people lead missional and
purposeful lives in the power of the Holy Spirit. His
qualifications include an MBA. He is married to Jane and
has two adult daughters, Emily and Alice (married to
Jordan).
CAMERON BENNETT State Member Cameron has over 18 years of full-time ministry experience. He served as the Youth/Young Adults and executive Pastor at Influencers Church SA (formerly Paradise Community Church), one of Australia’s most prominent churches. He has
been at the forefront of Youth Alive leadership for the last 13 years, serving over that time in roles such as Director of Youth Alive Australia, Queensland/NT and South Australia. Cameron is a leading authority on how to effectively engage and raise up the next generation at a local church level and has become a trusted voice for the youth in our nation. He has strengthened and unified local churches around the State through the outworking of the vision of Youth Alive to raise leaders, resource local churches and reach young people for Jesus. Cameron is the visionary behind Youth Alive’s ‘United We Stand’, Australia’s largest youth outreach event, uniting over 30,000 teenagers on one night. Cameron has been happily married to Renee for eighteen years and together they make a great team. They have three children. Georgia (15), Liam (13) and Ashton (10).
LEE DALLMANN State Member Lee has been pastoring in the great little country town of
Chinchilla for 10 years. He and his wife Carly have been in ministry for over 20 years, with more of that time spent in small towns of 5000 people or less. They have 3 teenagers; Jake, Anna and Matthew. Lee is passionate about being a vital part of his local community and doing ministry as an
ordinary bloke. He wants to see country churches become healthy, vibrant places of light and hope in every community where the ACC is represented, large or small. He has served on the South West Regional Team for 10 years. Unfortunately, he is mad about the Bulldogs.
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STATE EXECUTIVE NOMINATION PROFILES…….Continued
KIRSTY EMERY State Member
Kirsty is a pastor at Hope Centre, under the leadership of Wayne and Lyn Alcorn. Over the past ten years, she has worked alongside both National and State Executives, overseeing conferences, and more recently communications. Through her roles, Kirsty appreciates the significant influence our movement carries in the greater community, particularly with government and other community stakeholders. As pastors of Hope Centre’s West campus, Kirsty and her husband Nick, enjoy the rewards of pioneering a growing church. They have two sons, Levi and Jackson.
JAMES MACPHERSON State Member (Current)
James Macpherson pastors Calvary Christian Church with campuses in Cairns, Townsville Emerald, Yeppoon,
Rockhampton and on the Sunshine Coast. James has served on the State Executive for the past 8 years. He is
married to Samantha. They have twin sons, Joseph and Benjamin.
BEN TEEFY State Member Ben Teefy and his wife, Danielle live in the literal heart of Australia. In January of 2016 they took on the role as Lead Pastors of Desert Life Church, Alice Springs. They had previously served in Hope Centre as the Brisbane Campus Pastors and for years before that, Ben served as Missions Pastor, International Pastor, Youth and Young Adults Director and Hope Academy Bible College Principal. Ben is working closely with Ps Wayne Alcorn in forging a kingdom partnership between DLC and Hope Centre in the Northern Territory, unfolding a new model of multisite Church. Ben serves on the ACC International Missions Board and is passionate about Missions as well as combat sports. Ben and Danielle LIVE to see the church as the epicenter of flourishing people who lead lives of influence which transform local communities. They have the great joy of working this out with people from all over the world in the desert community of Central Australia, where they see amazing things happening. They have three daughters India, Molly and Lilly (who also enjoy combat sports). 9 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
STATE EXECUTIVE NOMINATION PROFILES…….Continued
CRAIG TOMKINSON State Member (Current)
Craig and Tuppy Tomkinson are the founding & Senior Pastors of New Life Church, which has congregations in Mackay and Sarina. With a big heart for missions and church planting, Craig is championing the cause of Christ both in and beyond the local church, and has a passionate
desire to see His power and presence change people’s lives. Craig serves as the Regional Leader of the ACC QLD Whitsunday Region and is the Church Planting Director QLD/NT. Together with his wife, Tuppy, he is blessed with three awesome children, Joel 22, Jaden 20 and Clara 17.
DEBORAH VAN BENNEKOM State Member
John and Deb, with their 5 children, were one of the pioneer
families that founded Springfield Christian Family 20 years
ago. Eight years later, Deb joined the pastoral team of that
church. Deb was QCW Regional Leader for Bris West for 11
years and a regional team member of the Bris West Region for 8 years before taking over the leadership of the Region from Pastor Mark Edwards. She has been engaged in missionary work for the past 12 years, leading many short- term mission treks to Ukraine, Japan and Thailand. She is currently involved in leadership training in the churches of central Asia. Deb brings to the State her 22 years of teaching experience and her capacity for visionary and strategic planning, along with her passion for growing and mobilizing leaders at a local church and regional level.
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STATE PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Hi Conference,
It has been an absolute privilege to lead our Movement here in the Northern Territory and Queensland over the last two years. During this time, our Movement continues to move from strength to strength. We have strength in our Regions, strength in our Departments and strength in both our Administrative and Executive roles.
Our Conferences continue to be the apex of our activity, with record numbers in attendance during this last Conference period. 2015 State Conference was the largest-attended State Conference with over 1100 delegates, 120 volunteers and 151 churches represented. We benefited greatly from the outstanding input of our Aussie champions, Pastors Brian Houston, Phil Pringle and Wayne Alcorn.
NEW INITIATIVES PASTORS’ MASTERCLASS Wayne and Lyn Alcorn, James and Sam Macpherson and Francine and I have opened up our hearts and our churches to discuss what we do and why we do it. Many of our Pastors have come and been part of the experience. The class takes on the format of a day and a half where we discuss topics such as ‘The Pastor as a Communicator’, ‘The Pastor as an Organisational and Team Leader’ and ‘The Pastor as a Disciple’, amongst other relevant and helpful issues.
WEBINARS With a vision to inform and protect our churches in this current environment of ever- increasing unwanted risk, we have developed a number of compliance webinars with the help of Graham Corney, and Corney & Lind, to meet government requirements and mitigate exposure as much as possible. They have included: “Lessons Learned from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse”; “Practical Keys for Building Strong Church Boards”; “Practical Checklist for Providing Strong Church Governance” and “Leading Strong Churches in an Ever-Changing Legislative Environment”.
4 MINS FOR GROWTH A four minute video of practical and helpful ideas with a vision to strengthen our stakes in length and our cords of your ministry. A link to our Vimeo account is sent to every Pastor’s phone so the content is easily accessed at their convenience.
SAFER CHURCHES We love our children and want to have the best practices available in each of our churches for their protection. Our movement secured the services of SMR (Safer Ministry Resources) to help with policies and procedures, to assist us in providing the safest environments for our children in particular, as is humanly possible. In a very short space of time, we have trained 1700 people with this resource and I need to thank Andy Kirk and Gary Swenson for the great work in this area.
11 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016 NEW LEADERSHIP We wish to deeply thank each of these regional leaders whose tenure has concluded during this conference period. We are equally as encouraged by the level of leadership that we have coming through the ranks of our Movement and who have now taken on the role as regional leader. The changes include:
Northern Region: James Macpherson – Cami De Almeida Brisbane West Region: Mark Edwards - Deb Van Bennekom Gold Coast Region: Byron Graham - Joel Cave Southwest Region: Chris Mulhare - Shane Wallis Northern Territory: Keith Ainge - Troy Davis
The raising of new leaders is and must continue to be a priority for our Movement and each of its Churches. Our catalyst in this area, Emerging Leaders, has also seen record numbers in attendance during this Conference period. I am thrilled to see our churches taking the challenge of raising the next generation.
DROUGHT APPEAL During the 2015 Conference, we raised $74,500 to help with drought relief of western Queensland. For this, we are very thankful to our Conference. This money was distributed in cash to families and businesses struggling to make ends meet as a result of this savage and prolonged drought situation.
I want to take this time to thank each member of the Executive. God has molded us together as a team and their commitment to the cause is very much appreciated.
I have had the privilege of ministering in all but 1 of our 14 regions during this Conference period. I'm constantly reminded of God's grace and our Pastors’ abilities as I move through this great State.
Finally thank you for taking time to read this report and be part of our Movement. I hope to be able to catch up with you at a regional meeting near you very soon.
John Hunt ACC QLD/NT State President
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STATE TREASURER’S REPORT
‘Honour the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops’ Proverbs 3:9
It is a joy to present this report to the Conference, knowing the strong position we now have as a Movement for future initiatives to honour our Lord.
Firstly, I’d like to express a sincere thanks to all those involved in the area of finances for their contribution on a number of levels, including great input into the development of our financial policies and the activation of changes we have made, to set us up to be in this strong position.
State Operation Centre (SOC) continues to operate with a sense of clarity and purpose with all of our State initiatives contained within that office. Ps John has led us well with visionary leadership and forward-thinking initiatives for our future. It is a pleasure to be able to serve him in this.
Our funding for “Starting Strong” continues and it is encouraging to see new Church Plants supported through this structure. A number of Churches who championed the cause of Church Planting have begun supporting this initiative by regularly giving a percentage of their allocated mission’s budget, which is generally a percentage of tithes and offerings allocated to missions in their budgets. Any other Churches wanting to join in this support would be most welcome and are encouraged to speak with Ps Craig Tomkinson or the State Operations Centre for further information.
The Drought Relief Offering, launched at the 2015 State Conference and distributed through our Central Region was greatly appreciated by those impacted by the drought in Central Queensland. Our Central Region Leader, Scott Maddrell, interacted with community Businesses suffering hardship from the drought, distributing over $70,000 through your generosity.
As an Executive Team, we thank you for the financial integrity and generosity with which you support the Movement, making it possible to continue in strength for the future and be able to support initiatives for growth.
Chris Mulhare ACC QLD/NT State Secretary
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STATE PROPERTY COMMITTEE REPORT
The function of the State Corporation Property Committee is to provide an advisory property service to our churches as well as to assist those smaller churches who are not able to hold property and therefore wishing to use the State Trustee. The State Trustee will hold the real estate assets on behalf of the local church until they are able to hold and control their own property.
Advice is also provided to the local church in relation to the purchase or sale of real estate, financing of building projects and the provision of advice on general property, finance and building related matters.
MEMBERS The committee is currently made up of Ps Murray Averill (ACC QLD Ltd Board represented), Ps Brett Mullen (Chairperson), Ps Juanita Foote (Secretary) Ps Rob Booth-Jones, Ps Rodney Peters, Chris Richards and Graham Corney.
The Committee provides its time on an honorary basis and members have experience spanning over 50 years in their various areas of expertise.
ACTIVITY The Committee meets at least four times per year with ongoing communication and action in-between meetings.
There are currently about 47 churches, with over 60 properties in all, located throughout Queensland, utilising the State Trustee service.
Committee business over the recent period has included servicing property purchases, sales, dealings with existing property, execution of loan documentation and other related activities, transferring of property held in the state property trust back into the local churches control and providing advice in relation to proposed building projects.
Some of the projects of the committee for 2014/15 period have been:
• The legal migration of the titles from AOG QLD Conference to ACC QLD LTD. • Developing systems and records to meet legislation requirements . • Helping unincorporated churches across the state transition into incorporated entities to allow them to hold their own property. • Lost title searches for property held in the trustee relationship . • Collection of information from local churches (census) to meet our compliance obligations in retaining the local churches property in the trustee relationship.
THE FUTURE Due to the increase of legislation compliance over the years, we are now seeing more areas that are requiring higher levels of information to be obtained from churches in the State trustee relationship to meet our legal requirements.
As we see some of the churches in the trustee relationship moving into their own futures in regards to the holding and development of their own property holdings (great news that our churches are growing in their capacities!), we will be able to re-align our resources to our smaller churches and their requirements.
As we continue to grow as a movement, one of the positive challenges churches will continue to face in their future will be that of securing suitable land for a new or expanding church. This is where the property committee can be involved in an advisory capacity to give some direction on what steps or organisations the local church will need to be engaging and communicating with. The strengthening of the local church in their communities via property is a statement of a long term commitment to that community.
As more unincorporated churches are incorporating, we expect that many properties now held in trust will be transferred to the local churches incorporated body.
The State Corporation Property Committee will continue to develop its ability to offer advisory services to churches across QLD and NT to help them to successfully meet their legislation requirements.
As a committee we would like to express our thanks for the privilege that we have in serving the local church and our movement, and personally I would like to thank the committee for their generous contributions of time.
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BRISBANE NORTH
The Brisbane North Region is doing very well. Nina and I began leading the region in early 2014 after it had been exceptionally well-led by Ps Murray and Jane Averill.
We have endeavoured to make the region a resource for all its Pastors. Whether it be the breakfast meetings where fellowship between Pastors is strong and encouraging, night meetings where Pastors are inspired and ministered to, or weekend seminars where Pastors are impacted and informed, there is something for every Pastor and Leader to feed on. One initiative that has proved beneficial has been our Senior Pastor Roundtables where each Senior Pastor brings a question and the room answers with great solutions and new ideas.
We have also endeavoured to make the region pastoral in nature, where no matter what stage each leader is at, there is someone taking an interest and ready to help.
The National and State Executive continually provide opportunities for us as Pastors to develop and improve and the region is one of the best ways to let people know of the myriad of Courses, Seminars, Webinars, Training, Intensives and Conferences. It's great being part of the larger organisation so we can access all that is available.
As with most things in Church life, it's an opt-in system and that's where we as the BNR Committee come in. It's our role to engage the Pastors, Churches and Leaders of the region in all that there is. No one needs to go to everything but we must all engage in something; that brings strength to us all.
We would like to thank the BNR Committee. Ps Mike Kelly, Ps Russell and Nicky Harper and Ps James Hewitt. They are great people who want the best for the region and are easy to work with. I would like to thank the Staff of Albany Hills Christian Church who always give their best to make BNR events the best. I would like to thank Jacinta Funnell, our BNR Secretary who works incredibly hard, and in reality the region just wouldn't work without her. Most of all, I would like to thank Our Lord Jesus to Whom belongs all the glory and Who is the reason we do what we do.
We look forward to guiding the region into its exciting future.
Mark Elmendorp Brisbane North Regional Leader
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BRISBANE SOUTH REGION
Brisbane South is the largest region in QLD/NT in terms of ACC Churches and represents an area covering nearly one million people. We have a diverse array of Churches including Samoan, Korean, Chinese, Brazilian, African, Fijian and hearing-impaired. It also boasts large multi-campus Churches as well as new Church Plants, ACC schools and other community ministries.
Again in this conference period, we have had the pleasure of interviewing many outstanding candidates, both men and women, for Pastoral Credentials and also have seen Churches planted in Brisbane City, Logan City and Redland City. More strong Leaders and more strong Church Plants position us well for future growth and strength. We have connected many new Islander Churches into the ACC which will allow for strength and growth for these Churches as well.
Our monthly meetings are well-attended and the region is blessed to have access to the ministry of our National President Ps Wayne Alcorn and State President Ps John Hunt at various times, as well as significant Leaders from within our Movement. Each ministry session leaves us with challenges to embrace and inspiration to keep believing for more. There are many highlights from our time together including great worship, times of anointing, great preaching, workshops, team sharing and great connections over morning tea.
Again, I would like to thank the team at Hope Centre International - Logan for making their venue and people available to the region and for all the hard work that goes into hosting the regional meetings. I would also like to thank the Regional Committee for their support and commitment to the region, Ps Andrew Carter, Ps Tony Sawrey, Ps Michelle Roos, Ps Geoff Blight, Ps Chris Aiton and new administrative officer, Julie Gilbert, who all do a magnificent job in ensuring Ministers and their Churches have the very best regional support. I would also like to say thank you to my wife Paula for the incredible support she gives me to be able to concentrate on this role as well as my Church for releasing me to help develop the region.
I am passionate about the future - and our region is full of passionate Pastors and Leaders.
Together, I know we can win the region for Jesus!
Mike Warman Brisbane South Regional Leader
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BRISBANE WEST REGION
Thank you for the honour and privilege of leading the Brisbane West Region.
I, together with the Regional Team around me, have attempted to build a spirit of relationships and encouragement throughout the region with all Churches supportive of each other at every level.
There are numerous demands for each Leader's time, so I have been aware of this and as a result have determined that any events are innovative and stretch their mind, soul and heart.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE REGION The Brisbane West Region extends from the western side of Brisbane to Gatton in the east, Boonah in the south and Toogoolawah in the north.
REGIONAL ACTIVITIES The main activities of the region are the monthly breakfasts, which have continued to be in a similar format to previous years. The majority of the breakfasts are forum-based where a particular theme is adopted; speakers who have some expertise in the theme are chosen to speak, then questions from the floor are encouraged. Great discussion takes place and everyone seems to be benefiting from this forum. Guests who speak at these forums do not necessarily hold a Christian faith but have proven leadership skills which the leaders of the region can benefit from.
A BRILLIANT COMMITTEE I serve with a great team - Adam Price, Deb Van Bennekom, Alan Morris, Rob Mann and Dennis Lumley - all of whom are great friends and a joy to serve with.
A Christmas dinner was held last year for the region and it was delightfully located at Lotus Cafe in Springfield. It was very informal and a wonderful way to complete 2015.
This will be my last report as I have handed the region over to a new leader in Deb Van Bennekom, who is the first female to lead a region in this State. Alan Morris and Dennis Lumley have also stepped down and this has allowed the new Leader to choose her own team.
A huge thank you to my staff at Cityhope Church who continue to help me carry the load of the region.
I have enjoyed leading the region and serving the Pastors and Leaders within its boundaries. It never ceases to amaze me how sacrificially these honourable and gifted men and women serve God selflessly and willingly. May God continue to bless and favour them!
Mark Edwards Brisbane West Region
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CAPRICORNIA REGION
Our region has experienced the ups and downs of industrial growth, with thousands of people moving into our region for construction of major industries and who are now moving on to other parts of Australia and the world in pursuit of employment. The silver lining is that those who are leaving and have come to Christ in this time will take the message of the gospel with them. Even though there has been considerable “people movement”, most churches within our region from Moura in the West to Emu Park on the Eastern seaboard and Boyne Island in the South to Rockhampton in the North, have still experienced steady growth.
Twelve churches now make up the region with two new churches added since the last conference period. Lifestyle Church in Gladstone, with Pastors Aaron & Tizena Bachmann, have brought their Church into the ACC family. Also Calvary Christian Church Rockhampton is a new Church Plant from Pastors James & Sam Macpherson, who have James & Paula Hensley as their very capable campus Pastors, having launched on Sunday 6th March 2016. Both these Churches are doing an outstanding job of touching their communities for Jesus Christ.
Pastors Ernie and Cheryl Peters have retired from Yeppoon where they served as Senior Pastors of Yeppoon Assembly Of God. We thank and honour these two champions of the faith who have given several decades of service to both Church and Community. They have given the Church over to Pastors James and Sam Macpherson, and their campus Pastors Dan and Jo James, who have replanted the church as Calvary Christian Church Yeppoon, which has seen considerable growth in this last year.
Our region has 25 credentialed Pastors (16 OMC, 9 PMC) which is an increase of 6 from the last Conference period. We have had brilliant input at our regional meetings with Ben Naitoko, Faylene Sparkes, John Lewis, Shane Willard, Andrew Ironside, Ron Anning and James Macpherson ministering in this last two years.
Our regional meetings have increased substantially with up to 80 people in attendance, as we encourage Pastors to bring their leadership teams, generating great synergy among our Churches in the Region.
Thank you to our Regional Committee of Brian Henaway, Howard James, John Rewald and Fiona Forrest as our treasurer/clerk. What a fruitful two years our Capricornia Region Churches have had with many receiving Christ and being baptised in water and the Holy Spirit. This has elevated our expectation for the next season as we press on in faith to a future that will continue to champion the cause of Christ and His Church!!!
James Hewitt Capricornia Regional Leader
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CENTRAL REGION
God has a plan for the outback. Consider this, Jesus was born and spent most of his life in an outback town of under 500 people. People wondered could anything good come from there? You'd assume growing up in a small town might result in small thinking. However, the opposite is true with God. He develops our capacity in the desert place…Jesus was anything but small-minded; in fact he had the biggest mind, heart & vision of anyone who ever lived.
In Australia’s history, so much of our innovation, resilience and strength was birthed and developed in the outback. Our National airline, songs and poetry, our flying doctors, early telecommunications, our National heroes, our political parties, so many great sportspeople, entrepreneurs, inventors and soldiers all came from the outback.
Jesus’ heart was for the city & the outback. He travelled each year to the city since childhood and in His ministry years He travelled to minister to people everywhere, even through and to Samaria. Jesus connected the city and the outback. Here’s my point - imagine what could happen if there was more collaboration between city and outback Churches and Leaders. The outback needs the city and the city needs the outback, more than we realise. People are people wherever we go and God’s strategy is always the local Church. Did you know there are still places in Australia that don't yet have a local Church?
The Central Region occupies a land mass around the same size as NSW but with an obviously smaller population. We have 14 Churches meeting in 19 Locations with a desire to reach many more. We currently have 25 credential-holders. At present, all ACC Churches in the Central Region have a Senior Pastor but we do have a number of locations still without an ACC Church.
Our pastors travel large distances to meet 8 times in the East, twice a year with everyone together and 3-4 times a year in the West. There have been some changes of Leadership in the region over this Conference period. Trevor Arandale has stepped down as Treasurer/Secretary in order to focus more on the growing Church in Moranbah. I really want to thank Trevor for everything he has done for us as a region. David Quilty has joined the regional team which helps to stay connected to the northwest. Normanton has farewelled John & Betty Andy and welcomed Doug and Cynthia Thomas who are doing an excellent job in the Gulf; Ron and Mary Anning resigned from Harvest Life in Emerald and asked Calvary to take Emerald on as a western campus. James and Sam Macpherson agreed to this with Chris and Bec Yelland staying on there as Campus Pastors. We have welcomed Ken and Lorraine Cross to Blackall, Glenys and Warrick Ryan to Springsure. Over this Conference period there have been facility improvements to the Churches in Mount Isa, Normanton, Cloncurry, Longreach, Blackall, Emerald, Springsure, Clermont, Capella and Dysart.
I thank God for the Pastors in the Central Region. Each of them have a strong sense of call, work hard (many are bi or tri-vocational) and are being used powerfully by God in their communities.
Scott Maddrell Central Regional Leader 19 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
FAR NORTHERN REGION
The FNQ Region consists of 9 Registered, 14 Provisional, and 7 Satellite Churches which are located from Cardwell on the East Coast, through to Weipa on the West Coast.
VISION: Our vision "To build champion Churches through Team" which is being fulfilled and glorifying God, as Leaders express their love, encouragement and support to each other to fulfil the State President’s Vision. Throughout 2014 we averaged 120 leaders at our meetings and this grew in number throughout 2015 culminating at our Regional Christmas Dinner with 173 leaders attending.
MINISTRY: We have been blessed to have had the following men & women come into our Region to equip, edify & mature our leaders. In 2014 & 2015 the Regional Executive ministered at the first Regional Meeting followed throughout the year by Ps John Hunt, Ps John Lewis, Dr Van Shaw, Ps Garry McDonald, Ps Dominic Yeo, Ps Danny Guglimucci, Prophet Faylene Sparkes, and Ps James Macpherson.
NEW CHURCHES: On September 20th 2015, Desert Springs was launched by Ps Bob Minniecon at Tolga on the Atherton Tableland. Due to the isolation of Aurukun and Mapoon, these Churches are now closed until further notice. Ps Semi and the team from Western Cape (Weipa) continue to outreach into these communities.
NEW LEADERSHIP: Ps Scott Fittler, with his wife Sharon, has taken the Senior Pastor role at Destiny Church in Atherton. Ps Rob & Fabian Marshall had pastored the church for 30 plus years and with joy handed the responsibility to one of their sons in the faith. Also Judel Jeanes with his wife Stacey, took over the Leadership responsibility at the Rock Church Innisfail.
NEW MINISTRY: Ps Rod and Christine Westbrook returned from the Mission field and are based at Tully. They have been ministering all over Australia & have a passion to encourage the indigenous churches especially those in country Queensland.
OTHER AREAS: Ps Neville & Jenny Wedrat continue to serve our Region as Pastors to Pastors. Ps Pauline Wedrat leads the Ladies and Isaiah Simmons leads Youth Alive in FNQ. Thanks to each of you for your tireless commitment to serve others & build the Kingdom of God.
CONCLUSION: I would like to thank my wife - Patricia, Abundant Life Centre, my Secretary - Anita Young, and our Regional Team (Adem Xhafer, Rob Magarey, Ben Sanders, & Semi Ratucoka) and their wives for their support, dedication, and service through this past Conference period.
To our fellow Pastors, their Spouses, and their Leadership, who have faithfully served Jesus, their Church, their community and each other in this Region - A Big Thank You!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Darryl Roos Far Northern Regional Leader 20 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
GOLD COAST REGION
GENERAL From January 2014 to December 2015, the Gold Coast region was led by Pastor Byron Graham, Senior Pastor of Highway Church. The Gold Coast QCW Regional Leader was Pastor Deborah Candler [also Highway Church]. Together, they provided a pastoral, relational and equipping ministry to our Gold Coast Pastors and Leaders.
Particular interest was given to our relatively new Church Plants and those struggling. Discussion at a committee level has resourced some transitions where necessary, through mentoring to achieve optimal outcomes.
CREDENTIALING Our Committee has been in more deliberate discussions to achieve unity and optimal outcomes in the decisions made regarding credentialing. More regard has been given to issuing SMC’s considering that many of our candidates are not tracking towards OMC or in the interview process it is evident that they do not possess the five-fold gifts fit for senior leadership. This has been well-accepted among our candidates and senior leaders when it is explained fully.
REGIONAL MEETINGS Regional gatherings were generally well-attended by Gold Coast Leaders and Pastors. These events were definite highlights with Ps Byron organizing excellent guest speakers – Ps Jeff Vines [USA], Ps. Shane Willard and Ps John Hunt who all inspired, challenged and further equipped us personally and corporately.
A successful initiative introduced was a ‘round table’ forum with guest speaker and facilitator Ps Paul DeJong from NZ. MC and chairperson Ps Deborah Candler created an open forum for discussion, questions and dialogue, drawing from Ps Paul’s ministry wisdom and experience after a sit-down dinner. Interaction with great personal questions and problem-solving [in a mentor type environment] made this a productive and valuable evening producing good feedback.
NEW LEADERSHIP TRANSITION Relationship building between Gold Coast leaders is a definite emerging strength that is being translated organically into care, mentoring, resourcing and friendships. New Gold Coast leader Ps Joel Cave is orchestrating events to further capitalize on this momentum and the interactive model.
We honored Ps Byron for his leadership example and input over the last three years and prayed in Ps Joel and Ellen at our end-of-year celebration. We are confident and expectant in this next season as Ps Joel invests into relationship-building and further equipping of our Pastors and Leaders on the Gold Coast.
Byron Graham Gold Coast Regional Leader 21 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
NORTHERN REGION
Our churches in the Northern Region continue to grow and expand.
The most exciting part of this growth is seeing many young Leaders serving in key roles in their Churches, enrolled in Leadership College and receiving their credentials with ACC.
Churches have launched or are in the planning stages of extension to their facilities. Renovations are underway at Townsville City Church in Townsville. Christian Family Church in Charters Towers is planning for a new building in which to run their children and youth ministries, with a 400 seat auditorium. Life Church continues with the building on the new property.
Townsville City Church is launching a new campus at Pimlico in March. Sun City is planning to launch a new campus shortly.
The Shine Women’s Conference led by Pastor Lyn Ireland continues to attract women from many parts of Queensland and beyond. Youth Alive led by Tim Peters has moved up to the next level seeing a record number attend the event this year.
We had four Regional Meetings that were well-attended with great ministry from our State President, John Hunt, Ron Anning, Shane Willard and James Macpherson.
A highlight of our Regional Meeting is the number of young Leaders that attend and the great stories they share.
I have the privilege of serving our great Region with a great team, Peter Holmes, Dustan Bell and Greg Taylor.
I appreciate and value their commitment to serve our amazing Pastors and Churches.
Cami De Almeida Northern Regional Leader
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NORTHERN TERRITORY REGION
It is a blessing for the Northern Territory to be a part of the Queensland Conference of the Australian Christian Churches. Despite its huge land mass, the NT has very few significant population centres and they are separated by great distances. Alice Springs and Darwin (the Territories two largest population centres) are 1500 kilometres apart and there are only three other population centres of over 3000 people.
In the main population centres in the NT, we have the following breakdown of Churches/Campuses. Darwin/Palmerston (150,000 people) – 6 Churches/Campuses Alice Springs (25,000 people) – 3 Churches/Campuses Katherine(10,000 people) – 1 Church Nhulunbuy (5,000 people) – 1 Church Tennant Creek (3,500 people) - 1 Church
There are a further 6 Churches in the Territory, all in remote indigenous communities with an average population size of 300 people. These groups are generally unstructured and in some cases have meetings only on an intermittent basis.
In the last Conference period, our NT Pastors have made a point of getting together at State and National Conferences and we have also held a regional gathering in Alice Springs and Darwin. More regular meetings have not been practical due to the vast distances of the Territory.
More than 30% of the population of the Northern Territory is indigenous and, at our regional gatherings this has been highlighted as an area of challenge to minister to our indigenous population and support aboriginal Pastors effectively. We are proud of all our Pastors who carry out their work in difficult and remote locations and commend them for their diligence to serve despite obstacles and challenges that they face.
Some of our Churches have experienced growth in the past 2 years, and there have been changes in leadership in some Churches. We welcome Pastor Max Wiltshire to the Territory as he has taken up the call to pastor the church in Nhunlunbuy.
Since the last State Conference Pastor Troy Davis has been appointed the new NT regional leader, as Pastor Keith Ainge has returned to Sydney after 5 years in Alice Springs. Pastor Jamie Tasker has been appointed during this time the Youth Alive coordinator in the NT. There have been some ‘United We Stand’ events held in Darwin and Alice Springs, and support for local Youth Conferences from Youth Alive QLD/NT by their interns and guest ministry speakers.
We thank God for his blessings on the Churches of the NT and pray that the next two years will see His Kingdom extended further.
Keith Ainge Northern Territory Regional Leader
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SOUTH WEST REGION
The South West Region is a great healthy region with a high percentage of its Pastors and Leaders enjoying a great degree of connection and camaraderie. Health has also been reflected by Church Plants and a number of smooth, necessary leadership transitions.
Some of these changes include • Pastor Kevin Wedrat retiring from the Wandoan AOG Church. • Geoff & Vicki Sullivan also moved on after doing an outstanding job of leading the Jandowae Assembly of God Church for over a decade. They paved the way for a great young couple, Leon and Vanessa Druce, to pastor the Jandowae Church under the leadership and direction of Pastor Lee and Carly Dallmann at Chinchilla. • Jim Wells and his wife Rosemary are now leading the Church in St George. • We said farewell to Tony & Jo Mould after Tony’s recovery from the horrific motorbike accident to take on a Church in Kingaroy. Empower Church is now being ably led by Colin and Ingrid Ryan who are experiencing a great season in the life of the Church. • It’s also great to see Jeremy Greening recovered from his accident and enjoying a fruitful season at Stanthorpe. • Our bush chaplains Denis and Rose Wooldridge also undertook a number of Far West Mission trips to families and communities in isolated places in our region. They were able to bless these rural communities with their time and presence, special gifts around Christmas time, hay delivery and even bringing teams of volunteers to be a practical helping hand on properties.
We celebrate the planting of a Church at Rosewood overseen by Ps John Haigh of New Hope Lockyer and very recently a Church at Glen Aplin near Stanthorpe under Markus & Michelle Repo.
Our Pastors and Leaders continue to meet together five times a year at regional meetings and share a meal together while at State Conference. Some of our regional guys travel up to four hours to attend regional meetings and we honour their commitment and determination to connect. We meet for a half-day of inspiration, teaching, training and good food!
As well as drawing on experience from within the region itself, we have hosted some exceptional speakers including Pastor Shane Willard and Pastor James Macpherson – both of whom imparted something powerful and memorable into our Pastors’ spirits. Pastor Shane has been a regional favourite for a number of years now. Most would agree his unique Hebrew perspective on Scripture brings a level of insight and understanding as well as fresh challenging perspectives that leave you wrestling with the Word of God in a new way.
Our regional girls have also been blessed on a personal level by the likes of Hillsong Sydney campus Pastor, Danielle Jeyaratnam & also Trish Gagliardi at their Sisterhood events led by Pastor Sue Mulhare. Danielle is a great preacher and leader and Trish Gagliardi is both prophetic & hilarious!
Overall, the South West Region has enjoyed a strong season this last two years. It has been a great blessing for me personally to serve the Pastors & leaders of the Region for 10 years or so, and having recently handed over leadership to Ps Shane Wallis of Roma, I'm really looking forward to sitting under a great young leader using fresh eyes for our region.
Chris Mulhare South Western Regional Leader 24 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
SUNSHINE COAST REGION
The ACC on the Sunshine Coast ministers to a broad area extending from Gympie in the North down to Bribie Island in the South. We currently have 17 established Churches in our region with 85 credentialed Pastors. We continue to receive good reports from the various Churches within the region. For most, they are experiencing increase in influence and attendance. Some have challenges, but there remains a consistent sound of faith for the future.
CHURCH PLANTING: A new campus started well at Mooloolah Valley in 2014 under Church on the Rise. It is a small niche community and it is now the only church for the area. Momentum! Another church plant started at the Sunshine Coast University, led by Shane Briggs and Cameron Bettenay, continues to show encouraging progress. There are plans for other church plants in Maroochydore and Caloundra in the future. Sadly the Cooroy church was taken out of the ACC in disappointing circumstances.
FACILITIES: Metro Church is now meeting in a new location at the Mountain Creek Primary School and Nambour Christian Church has also moved to a new location at Woombye School Hall. A building extension is in the planning stage for Life Church at Kawana. A new property & buildings have been purchased by Church on the Rise at Beerwah, which should see them relocated by mid- 2016. Coast Church at Woombye is also hoping to purchase the Church property they have been renting in 2016.
CREDENTIALS: Eight applications have been processed and affirmed over the last two years, many of these being the wives of Pastors currently leading Churches. We have seen quite a few ordinations, as PMCs become OMCs. Some have moved away to callings in other regions, offset by a continual flow of credentialed newcomers to the area.
BIBLE COLLEGE: Harvest Bible College (at Life Church) and Alphacrucis (at Calvary Christian Church) continue to provide an excellent choice of vehicles for those wishing to study to enter the ministry or attain a Certificate or Diploma in Christian studies.
REGIONAL MEETINGS: We have been inspired at our Regional evening rallies – three times a year – with a wealth of anointed ministries including our State Leader Ps John Hunt, Ps Steve Penny, Ps Steve Dixon, Ps Paul Geerling and our own Regional Leader Ps Rodney Jobe. These meetings focus on inspiration and leadership development, along with delicious suppers that help people get connected and network. In addition our twice-yearly workshops have attracted Pastors and Leaders on a Wednesday morning with topics including Community Connections (Ps Tim Lovell), Preaching and Leadership (Ps James Macpherson), Attracting, Assimilating and Reducing Attrition (Ps John Lewis) and Building a Generational Church (Ps Joel Cave). These workshops have proved invaluable, providing us with great resources as well as being particularly up-building.
REGIONAL WOMEN: Jacque Connell connects with Senior/Campus Pastors’ wives on a regular basis and assists in hosting the “One Voice” Women’s Conference held at Calvary Christian Church each year.
TEAM: We have a brilliant team who help me run the region. Their input at Executive and Regional meetings is so appreciated. Thanks to Ps Lucas and Jacque Connell, Bevan Russell, Joshua Bradford and Barry Wedrat.
Rod Jobe Sunshine Coast Regional Leader 25 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
TORRES STRAIT REGION
Torres Region experienced some unexpected changes within leadership over the past eight months. It was encouraging to see our ACC leaders continually seek to develop themselves, stepping up to new challenges, not only within our region, but also throughout Queensland. Our priority continues to be the development of stronger Leaders that will definitely lead to much stronger Churches throughout the region.
This Conference period has seen more members across the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area enrol and complete training in Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Christian Studies through Alphacrucis and Harvest Bible College.
We continue to encourage future Leaders to attend Youth and ACC State Conferences (including the National Indigenous Conference – Momentum 2015 – Cairns) to facilitate a sharing of vision and passion for the harvest of souls to come. Church culture is changing, not only in mainstream, but urban and rural areas also.
We have conducted extensive training in Foundational Beliefs as some of our members displayed a limited knowledge of our doctrinal beliefs of Australian Christian Churches. Departmental Leaders within churches are encouraged to teach Foundational Beliefs ensuring they are backed up by Scripture so congregations will not be easily misled and will grow into strong mature Christians.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT . 2 students completed Diploma in Leadership . 3 ministers upgraded - PMC TO OMC . 3 Bible college students enrolled TRAINING: Ps Michelle Tamwoy (Safer Churches facilitator training completed December 2015) REGIONAL BUILDING PROGRAM . Renovation ACC Thursday Island Building Project . Murray Island - Building Project . Kubin Community - Building Project VISITING MINISTRIES . Pastor Keith and Dawn Hannah (former leader of TI AOG) . Robyn Beezley (Indigenous Christian Musician) . Dan and Carolyn Vogler (Country Gospel Musician) . Pastor Kanito Roko Vidali (Fijian Conference ACC Australia –Chairman) . Pastor Willie Dumas (National Indigenous Initiative – Chairman) . Mackay Christian College Mission Team (Ministering for over 10 years) RADIO BROADCASTING PROGRAM 4MW Radio Station commenced a Gospel Program in April 2016 with a large number of ACC ministers preaching every Sunday between 8 am – 12 pm. The coverage extends to throughout the Torres Strait stretching as far as Western Province in PNG and south to Weipa on the mainland. The radio station was flooded with calls regarding the program and seeking further information regarding the speakers.
I would like to thank all the visiting ministries and Christians in our region and thank our Australian Christian Churches family for their prayers and support throughout the year.
Titom Tamwoy Torres Strait Regional Leader 26 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
WHITSUNDAY REGION
The Whitsunday Region continues to enjoy great fellowship and being strengthened through the gathering of the Churches and the prevailing encouraging atmosphere at the meetings.
Churches & ministries continue to grow and expand, and this is evident through facility expansion and development. It is always encouraging to see new ground being taken for the Kingdom of God.
The Pastors and Leaders of the region continue to grow and be encouraged by impacting ministries. In 2014, the region was empowered by speakers such as Shane Willard, David Hall, our State President John Hunt, and James Macpherson, and in 2015, Shane Willard, John Hunt, Dominic Yeo from Singapore, and Mike Kelly. The Ladies were also greatly blessed by the “Our Hope” Women’s Regional event, which was well-attended.
The region meets every 2 months on average and has focused meetings for pastors & spouses, and also larger meetings targeting teams and Leaders. This has worked well and continues to be a blessed and empowering time.
Since last Conference period, 5 people have received credentials. We have seen the departure of Ps Chris & Katie Campbell (Mackay), Ps Duane & Cheryl Van Vuuren (Bowen), Ps Chris Magnussen (Bowen), and Ps Cobb Tickle (Mackay), all of whom served the church with faithfulness and distinction. We thank them for outstanding leadership and wish them all the best for the future.
I would like to thank the incredible individuals whom I have the privilege of serving alongside on the Whitsunday Regional Executive – Ps Duane Van Vuuren, Ps David Westbrook, and Ps Tim Spark. It’s great to do life with people you love hanging with and change the world at the same time.
We look to the future with great expectation, and thank God for His faithfulness and grace.
Craig Tomkinson Whitsunday Regional Leader
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WIDE BAY REGION
All of the 12 Churches in our region are healthy with most of them seeing increase in the last 2 years. There have been a few changes of leadership during this time. Rod & Jan Best are now the Pastors at Gayndah and Tony & Jo Mould are pastoring the church at Kingaroy.
The church at Gin Gin is growing well under the team from Heritage Church in Bundaberg. New Life Church at Hervey Bay has bought and renovated a building that now functions well for their church and their We Care 2 Charity. Well done Rob & Mary-Ann Geluk for your diligent and faithful ministry.
We have had some great times of fellowship and ministry at our regional meetings which happen 6 times a year. Some excellent and anointed guest ministry has equipped and inspired our Pastors and Leaders. John Hunt, Deon Hockey, Brian & Moira Andrew, Lucas Connell, Ben Naitoko and John Lewis all were a great blessing.
We have also experienced some impacting regional men’s and women’s events under the leadership of Errol Buckle and Mary-Lyn Davie. Peter Ford and Michelle Buckle continue to lead regional Youth Alive with many youth being reached in the schools and at special events. Some of the Churches have significant community-based ministries including Bayside Transformations at Hervey Bay and chaplains in many of the schools and hospitals.
I want to express my thanks to our regional leadership team which includes Kerry Shipp, Errol Buckle and Rob Geluk. Rob has recently resigned as Treasurer and Robert Bowie from Bundaberg has been appointed. Some of our towns and cities are growing and we are looking to plant some new Churches, including Childers where we are planning to re-establish a Church that closed years ago.
There is a really good atmosphere of encouragement and unity among the churches and leaders in our region. An expectation of significant harvest and breakthrough is in our hearts for this next season.
Ross Davie Wide Bay Regional Leader
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ACCKIDS
ACCkids has had its most impacting and effective 2 years so far in 2014/15. The most notable change was the change in name from Kids R Us to ACCkids to further align with the branding and name of ACC. We have continued to focus on training and developing Leaders to serve in their local context to reach children for Christ and make disciples.
CONSULTANCY/MENTORING: Over the last 2 years we have continued with the Consultancy and Mentoring programs and extended this to a National level. Numerous Churches have been served through this initiative and have seen growth within their Kids Ministry area.
STATE TRAINING TOUR: ACCkids, along with Youth Alive, went throughout the State again for a Training Tour where we visited Central Qld (Emerald), Townsville, Mackay, Gladstone and Hervey Bay. We saw over 800 Children’s and Youth Leaders trained over the week.
KIDSHAPER NATIONAL TOUR: In 2015 ACCkids nationally launched the Kidshaper National Tour and the Qld stop of the Tour saw 220 Kids Pastors and Leaders trained by Ps Steve Adams from Saddleback Church. This training event reached all the Sth Qld regions for a one-night training event hosted at Hope Centre Logan.
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: In 2014 we held our first State Summit where Ps James Macpherson spoke to a group of Kids’ Pastors from some of our leading Churches in our State. This day was dual- purpose as not only was the Leadership Training from Ps James incredible but it was here we launched both the online training to more of the regions that hadn’t already been involved.
ONLINE TRAINING: With the focus of ACCkids firmly on Training and Development we have extended our online resources with free video training sessions that can be accessed on our website which include our “Leadership Panel Sessions” as well as Keynote and Elective sessions from Kidshaper Conference.
CONFERENCES: In 2015 we held both the ACC National Conference as well as Kidshaper relocating to the Gold Coast. The ACC National conference saw 7 Churches work together to host the children’s program over the week. This is such a great time to have all the children’s ministries working together to facilitate this. ACCkids Kidshaper conference moving to the Gold Coast saw an increase in QLD attenders with registrations for QLD based Churches going up 15%.
ONLINE CONNECTION: Continuing with our focus on Training and Development we have launched Regional Meetings online. We can connect many of our regional Kids’ Pastors with National and International Leaders to speak into leadership and other aspects of Kids’ Ministry. This has been an incredible addition to how we are serving the State.
SAFER CHURCHES TRAINING: As we have moved into the start of 2016 we have launched into the Safer Churches Awareness Seminars with over 1150 people attending prior to Easter 2016.
I look forward over the next 2 years to continue to serve the ACC Qld & NT by providing training, resources and valuable connection between Children’s Pastors and Leaders.
For more information or to access the training resources please visit acckids.org.au
Andy Kirk QLD/NT ACCKids 29 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
CHAPLAINCY Chaplaincy Australia is the ACC’s network of Chaplains delivering support and care across every aspect of Australian society. We deliver professional, equipped and motivated Chaplains into all industries and response agencies. We desire to see Chaplains released and attached to every interest group in Australia. Wherever people are, a Chaplain can make a difference! (Chaplaincy Australia website, 2016)
MISSION: Partner with Pastors to equip their people to GO into their world.
WHY: Chaplaincy Australia Queensland & Northern Territory (CAQ/NT) is keen to partner with our Pastors to meet the needs of community in times of crisis. This partnership involves training and equipping your people to offer support to those in need. This in turn provides you with people who are better able to build a bridge from the local Church to the community. The big picture is communities need people who are equipped to respond in times of natural disaster of large scale once government organisations leave. The local picture is your Church will have more people equipped to minister to the everyday needs of those in Church and local community.
THE PAST TWO YEARS: We praise God there have been no State environmental disasters. This has allowed CAQ/NT to focus on offering training to local Churches, community groups and our Chaplains via our annual conference. I encourage you, if you haven’t already done so, to consider endorsing a Chaplain in your Church. You’ll no doubt say you have people in your faith community who already represent the Church in the community. They will quite often be people who tend to be in the background, who find themselves being an ear or offering a shoulder to one in need. You’ll recognise them as people who roll up their sleeves and pitch in without making a fuss. Our ACC Chaplains are men and women who are dedicated to tangibly demonstrate God’s love, grace and comfort or quite literally, being Jesus in the flesh, to one who is in need. I am incredibly proud to have had the privilege of serving alongside of the men and women who call themselves Chaplain. In May 2011 I took on the role of overseeing our Chaplains as State Director for Chaplaincy Australia in Queensland and in 2015 the Northern Territory Directors, Phil & Eleanor Sampson, answered the call to go into mission’s work overseas. My position now holds oversight of both NT and QLD. This is only possible with the support of our State Executive, Chaplains, friends and prayers of the many people who intercede on behalf of our ACC Chaplains. I especially want to honour Lisa, Christina, Laurel & Billie – our Chaplains and their families. Thank you. ACC has ensured each State and Territory is well-supported by a National board charged with the oversight of Chaplaincy. Ps Ralph Estherby is our National Director and he is a terrific support to each Director. I believe Chaplaincy Australia is in good hands.
PERSONALLY: I have had the privilege of serving the Chaplaincy department for 5 years and believe that this ‘assignment’ has come to an end. I have spoken with our State Executive who support me in this, and are currently in discussion with Ps Ralph in choosing the next Director who will take CAQ/NT. I genuinely believe that CAQ/NT will be taken to the next level and am excited to still be a part of this as a registered Chaplain. Thank you to all who have served alongside me, especially Ps Gary Swenson, the State Executive team, our Leadership Team comprising of Melanie Wotherspoon; Lisa Neilson (treasurer), Rod Schafferius, Scott Allen, Michael & Gloria Hebért, along with the wise counsel and support of John Scott, Kevin Brake & Lorraine Croker.
May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:2-3 NLT Susan Daniel ACC QLD/NT Chaplaincy 30 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
CHRISTIAN WOMEN
There is a great sense of community amongst the women of Queensland. Over the past two years Queensland Christian Women (QCW) has reached out to many women by way of regional breakfasts, conferences, leadership training and gatherings, afternoon teas, and pastoral care. All of these connections have been headed up by our QCW regional leaders. I appreciate the work they do to build into the women of Queensland and the Northern Territory to empower women to change their world in the name of Jesus.
Our one big gathering in 2014 was One Voice Conference on the Sunshine Coast. Our keynote speaker was Janine Kubala from C3 in Sydney. She connected so well with our women and we saw women come to Jesus for the first time, others recommitting their lives to Him, along with plenty of ministry at the altar. Lindy Chamberlain also came and spoke on forgiveness, and as a result the altar was full of women for ministry and prayer. Our aim is to equip the whole person, body, soul and spirit. I truly believe we accomplished that at One Voice Conference 2014. Cyndi O’Meara also spoke on the last day on Healthy eating which was extremely interesting. We had around 800 women at conference that year. One Voice Conference is held on the Sunshine Coast every second year and it is for our ACC women throughout QLD and NT (the gathering of the whole clan).
In 2015 we took our boutique Conferences to the regions, a mammoth task for which I want to thank the QCW regional leaders for picking up the baton and running with me. It was exactly the same conference held in 11 different regions with 11 different guests speakers flown in throughout our State and Territory, and divided the Conferences up over two weekends. The theme was Our Hope, it was a Friday night all-in meeting and half-day Saturday leadership training (Gold Coast did it in reverse). We saw over 1700 women attend these Conferences across the State and Territory. The women were given opportunity to ask questions to these key leaders. This was very beneficial to equip our leaders for their ministry back in their home Church.
I am grateful to all who support QCW and for the amazing QCW Regional Leaders who work so hard to build the ACC community.
When women come together with a collective intention, miracles happen!
Empowering Women to Change Their World.
Francine Hunt QLD/NT Christian Women
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YOUTH ALIVE
The mandate of Youth Alive continues to be REACHING young people, RAISING leaders, RESOURCING youth ministries and the local Church, and REVIVING a generation. In keeping with that mandate, we have seen an incredible 24 months from January 2014 to December 2015.
YOUTH ALIVE CONFERENCE: Brisbane and Townsville Conferences continued to grow and launch youth ministries and young people into their new year. The Conference has provided an environment of faith, empowerment, and expectation for the development of leadership, and for the continuation of the discipleship process for youth and young adults alike. The Conference has seen over 25% growth from 2013 Conference to 2015 Conference, with more than 3,000 in attendance at our 2015 Conference.
UNITED WE STAND: United We Stand is a National gathering, activating young Australians to unite on one night, in many locations, represented by every Christian denomination, to make a stand for Jesus Christ. United We Stand is the breathing, living expression of everything we have come to believe and value about youth ministry over the last 30 years. Together as we amass in the 10,000s we make a bold declaration collectively that Jesus is having an undeniable positive influence within our Generation! The United We Stand (UWS) initiative was launched in QLD in 2014. On one night across more than 20 locations in QLD & NT, young people gathered to lift up the name of Jesus. With over 7650 young people in attendance and over 700 responses to Christ. In 2015 UWS went National and grew to reach over 80 locations and nearly 25,000 young people gathering with over 2,650 responses to Christ.
MOMENTUM: MOMENTUM Leadership Event continues as the key leadership event that draws leaders together from across the State. Tommy Barnett, James Macpherson and Levi Mary have all invested their time and leadership into the leaders of our State over this time period. The event has attracted over 1,000 Pastors, Leaders, and Chaplains.
YOUTH ALIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: Youth Alive pioneered a leadership academy (YALA) in 2014. YALA started with 5 interns completing studies towards ministry and leadership. Youth Alive continues to identify avenues to raise young leaders.
YOUTH ALIVE YOUNG ADULTS: In 2015 Ben & Emily Higgins launched a new young adult expression of Youth Alive called Catalyst. This was a high-energy one-day gathering focused on compelling young adults to awaken their God-purpose and become a catalyst for the extraordinary in their world. Ps Dave Gilpin and Ps Nathan Bean shared some incredible teachings and hundreds of young adults encountered God in a powerful way.
I look forward with great anticipation to see how God will continue to use Youth Alive in reaching young people. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Ps John & Francine Hunt and the rest of the State Executive, the Youth Alive Board, the team of Regional Directors and all of the volunteers who have worked tirelessly and have sown into the ministry of Youth Alive Queensland.
Cameron Bennett QLD/NT Youth Alive 32 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016 MOVEMENT Initiative
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
NEW DAY NEW NAME: Many reading the heading of this report will be asking the questions, “What is community engagement? What happened to Community Care? Why has the name changed?” The best way to answer these questions is to state that Ps Donna Crouch still champions community on the National Executive. In addition, Ps Paul Bartlett from Lighthouse Church has over the last 2 years been championing the change of name to Community Engagement. Do Community Care Organisations still exist? Yes they do, and they continue to grow. However, in addition, the CE initiative is encouraging greater participation by our Church congregations to get involved with their community. They can do this from within the places where they work, live, study and play, by looking for new and creative ways to listen, participating and engaging with their community by coming alongside and supporting them in their places as well as in our Churches.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE At this Conference, Paul brought together the State Leaders to highlight what each State had achieved and bring forward the new concept of Community Engagement. A lot of discussion and planning has been undertaken in order to further develop Community Engagement and to encourage Senior Pastors and their Churches to develop opportunities where we can work with the broader community. The State Leaders of CE meet annually in order to progress the use of social media and the ACC Website to get the message out to our Churches, that CE is encouraging participation with our community and demonstrate the Church is listening and cares about them. Paul’s Book “Thank God it’s Monday” was launched and it serves as a great reference guide as to how CE has both challenged and assisted his Church to expand.
STATE CONFERENCES As always, our State Conference has breakout sessions where new Leaders have an opportunity to ask a range of questions about issues impacting on their Church and their greater community. It is at these Conferences that copies of “How to Create a Community Organisation” have been distributed. This ‘how to’ manual is a great starting point for our Churches to get involved in providing a structured community ministry. It has been updated in 2016 via a funded project whereby the latest information has been included. Along with Paul’s book there has never been so much practical reference material and resource for our Churches to consider CE as part of their Church. These are exciting days.
ANNUAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE Over the last few years the Lighthouse Conference in Woollongong has become the National Conference for Community Engagement for our Movement. The Conference continues to bring forth outstanding public and Christian speakers. The Leaders who attend the Conference leave being stirred to continue to explore avenues to engage with their communities.
AROUND THE STATE I continue to hear so many examples of Churches that are growing in their influence by impacting their communities. During the year I was able to coach and assist a number of regional Churches to establish their local Community Expression, and via funding we were able to provide several thousand dollars worth of stock, goods and materials in a number of start-up projects in our Churches. In addition, there was opportunity to provide strong governance advice to assist in the formal creation of their care expression. Given that our Movement reports that over 62% of our Churches have some form of Community expression, it is fair to say that growth and progress has been good over the last 2 years. It is also fair to say that as Community Engagement becomes more understood and spoken about that more opportunities for our Churches to engage with their community in new ways will continue to emerge. Churches in Greater Brisbane, South East Queensland and Northern Queensland continue to liaise with me with questions about government funding, possible grants and how they might access such funding. The maturity and growth of these ministries is always encouraging. It is always an honour to serve our great Movement.
Tim Bean ACC QLD/NT Community Engagement 33 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Australian Christian Churches Queensland Financial Report Australian Christian Churches QLD Ltd Financial Report Regional Financial Reports Department Financial Reports
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AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND ABN 64 051 621 848
35 AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND ABN 64 051 621 849
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
Phone: 1300 222 834 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cbaudit.com.au
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FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
CONTENTS Page
Officers' report 1
Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 3
Statement of changes in equity 4
Statement of financial position 5
Statement of cash flows 6
Notes to the financial statements 7
Responsible persons' declaration 11
Independent auditor's report 12
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OFFICERS' REPORT
The officers present their report, together with the financial statements, on the entity for the year ended 31 December 2015.
Directors The following persons were officers during the whole of the financial year and up to the date of this report, unless otherwise stated:
Stephen Kennedy Murray Averill Christopher Mulhare Jonathan Macpherson John Hunt Ronald Anning Craig Tomkinson
Objectives Australian Christian Churches is a national association of Pentecostal churches in voluntary co‐operation (Co‐operative
Fellowship), on terms of equality, uniting for evangelism, fellowship, order, discipline and other purposes.
Strategy for achieving the objectives The strategies for achieving the above objectives are as outlined in the company constitution, i.e. The objects are: 1 To present the Gospel in a way that is consistent with the doctrines of the ACC; 2 To encourage integrity and righteous living in its leaders, credentialed ministers and congregation members; 3 To plant and sustain churches that provide a safe and nurturing environment in which Christians can grow and others can find faith in Christ; 4 To engage in Christian action in the relief of human suffering and need by all available means and development programs appropriate to developing countries and disadvantaged groups; 5 To train, ordain and send out ministers of the Gospel, missionaries and other ministries, for the work of God in Australia and overseas; 6 To allow and encourage individuals and churches to fulfil their God‐given purpose without undue interference or restriction on their activities and ministries; 7 To represent the ACC as agent and to take whatever lawful steps are necessary to implement the objectives of the ACC where incorporation is necessary; 8 To hold in trust any or all of the funds and assets of the ACC on trusts approved by the Board and to enter into such arrangements as trustee as may be necessary or desirable on behalf of the ACC.
Principal Activity The principal activity of the company is holding property in trust for the members of Australian Christian Churches.
Performance measures Growth in number of churches, pastors and constituents, as well as that of the various missions and community programs ACC engages in.
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STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
Note 2015 2014 $$ INCOME Conference/Seminar Receipts 363,851 245,688 Church Life QLD 9,813 6,600 Dues received 7 754,200 740,843 Investment income 57,665 56,225 Mission / appeal receipts 4,695 26,683 Other income 47,699 59,418
TOTAL INCOME 1,237,923 1,135,457
EXPENSES Accountancy and Audit fees 3,500 3,500 Bad and doubtful debts (179) (373) Church Life QLD costs 130,534 132,411 Church Planting costs 38,267 36,995 Conference / seminar expenses 316,122 240,224 Depreciation 1,889 2,008 Donations paid 14,461 18,849 Employment costs 324,966 324,542 Insurance 3,273 4,634 Professional fees 112,981 103,763 Property expenses 31,925 41,769 State executive costs 48,483 32,728 State office expenses 21,759 35,820 Telephone and internet 11,901 10,852 Other expenses 6,366 5,217
1,066,248 992,939
171,675 142,518
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Total
Beginning Balance, 1 January, 2014 1,447,538 1,447,538
Rounding ‐‐
Net income 142,518 142,518
Ending Balance, 31 December, 2014 1,590,056 1,590,056
Rounding 22
Net income 171,675 171,675
Ending Balance, 31 December, 2015 1,761,733 1,761,733
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015
Note 2015 2014 $$ CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank and on hand 2 2,508,049 1,483,820 Trade and other receivables 3 48,272 79,958 GST Recoverable 15,247 8,991 Prepayments 26,464 28,421 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 2,598,032 1,601,190
NON‐CURRENT ASSETS Loan Receivable ‐ Fernvale Property 4 90,000 90,000 Loan Receivable ‐ QLD Rangers 46,790 44,706 Property, plant and equipment 5 9,222 4,611 TOTAL NON‐CURRENT ASSETS 146,012 139,317
TOTAL ASSETS 2,744,044 1,740,507
CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables 6 67,950 59,742 Provision for employee entitlements 20,308 26,755 Income received in advance 86,840 45,565 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 175,098 132,062
NON‐CURRENT LIABILITIES Regional bank accounts held in trust 792,622 ‐ Provision for employee entitlements 14,591 18,389 TOTAL NON‐CURRENT LIABILITIES 807,213 18,389
TOTAL LIABILITIES 982,311 150,451
NET ASSETS 1,761,733 1,590,056
EQUITY Accumulated Profits / (Losses) 1,761,733 1,590,056 TOTAL EQUITY 1,761,733 1,590,056
TOTAL EQUITY 1,761,733 1,590,056
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
2015 2014 Cash flows from operating activities $$ Receipts 1,310,884 1,113,927 Less: Payments to creditors & ministries 1,070,693 982,218 TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 240,191 131,709
Cash flows from investments Loans (made)/repaid ‐ (23,078) Payments for property, plant and equipment (6,500) (1,679) TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTMENTS (6,500) (24,757)
Cash flows from finance activities Monies held in Trust increase/(decrease) 792,622 ‐ Loans raised/(repaid) (2,084) (3,119) TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCE ACTIVITIES 790,538 (3,119)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash 1,024,229 103,833
Cash at beginning of year 1,483,820 1,379,987 Net increase/(decrease) in cash 1,024,229 103,833 Cash at bank at end of year 2,508,049 1,483,820
Notes to Statement of Cash Flows 1. Reconciliation of net operating cash flow to net operating profit: Net operating profit/(loss) 171,675 142,518 Add: depreciation 1,889 2,008 Add: Rounding 2 (1) Increase/(decrease) in prov. for employee entitlements (10,245) (825) (Increase)/decrease in receivables 31,686 (26,215) (Increase)/decrease in GST Recoverable (6,256) (5,257) (Increase)/decrease in prepayments 1,957 (27,901) Increase/(decrease) in income received in advance 41,275 4,685 Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable 8,208 42,697
Cash flows from operating activities 240,191 131,709 2. Reconciliation of cash For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes cash on hand and at bank and short term deposits at call, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
(a) Basis of preparation In the responsible persons' opinion, the company is not a reporting entity because there are no users dependent on general purpose financial statements.
These are special purpose financial statements that have been prepared for the purposes of complying with the Australian Charities and Not‐for‐profits Commission Act 2012 requirements to prepare and distribute financial statements to the members of Australian Christian Churches Queensland. The responsible persons have determined that the accounting policies adopted are appropriate to meet the needs of the members of Australian Christian Churches Queensland.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement requirements specified by the Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board('AASB') and the disclosure requirements of AASB 101 'Presentation of Financial Statements', AASB 107 'Statement of Cash Flows', AASB 108 'Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors', AASB 1031 'Materiality', AASB 1048 'Interpretation of Standards' and AASB 1054 'Australian Additional Disclosures', as appropriate for not‐for‐profit oriented entities that qualify for and apply differential reporting concessions.
(b) Taxation As the company is a charitable institution in terms of subsection 50‐5 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, as amended, it is exempt from paying income tax.
(c) Accounts receivable and other debtors Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from members as well as amounts receivable from customers for goods sold in the ordinary course of business. Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified as current assets. All other receivables are classified as non‐current assets.
Accounts receivable are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less any provision for impairment. Refer to Note 1(e) for further discussion on the determination of impairment losses.
(d) Goods and Services Tax (GST) Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included with other receivables or payables in the statement of financial position.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 (e) Accounts payable and other payables Accounts payable and other payables represent the liabilities for goods and services received by the company during the reporting period that remain unpaid at the end of the reporting period. The balance is recognised as a current liability with the amounts normally paid within 30 days of recognition of the liability.
(f) Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments The members evaluate estimates and judgments incorporated into the financial statements based on historical knowledge and best available current information. Estimates assume a reasonable expectation of future events and are based on current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within the company.
(e) Accounts receivable and other debtors Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from members as well as amounts receivable
from donors. Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period
are classified as current assets. All other receivables are classified as non‐current assets.
(g) Revenue and Other Income Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable after taking into account any trade discounts and volume rebates allowed. For this purpose, deferred consideration is not discounted to present values when recognising revenue.
Grant and donation income is recognised when the entity obtains control over the funds, which is generally at the time of receipt.
All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 2015 2014 $$ Note 2 Cash at Bank and On Hand Cheque Account 8,790 24,361 Online Saver Account 6,449 23,026 WP General 7,926 3,820 Term Deposits 1,684,362 1,417,131 Pastor Fringe Benefits Accounts 7,900 15,482 Regional Bank Accounts 792,622 ‐
Total Cash at bank and On Hand 2,508,049 1,483,820
Note 3 Trade and other receivables Undeposited Funds 496 11,853 Trade debtors 47,776 68,543 Less: Provision for doubtful debts ‐ (438) Total Trade and other receivables 48,272 79,958
Note 4 Loans receivable This represents an advance paid out in relation to this property which will need to be reimbursed to State Conference prior to the property being granted to a church.
Note 5 Property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment at cost 2,965 2,965 Less: Accumulated depreciation 902 605 2,063 2,360
Computers at cost 13,279 6,779 Less: Accumulated depreciation 6,120 4,528 7,159 2,251
Total Property, plant and equipment 9,222 4,611
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 2015 2014 $$ Note 6 Trade and Other Payables Accounts Payable 26,722 338 Other Payables 2,040 26,500 Fringe Benefit 27,394 27,987 Superannuation & Other Payroll Liabilities 11,794 4,917 Total Trade and Other Payables 67,950 59,742
Note 7 Dues Received Dues received 754,200 740,843 Less: Direct costs ‐ ‐ Total Dues Received 754,200 740,843
Note 10 Related Parties The names of all executive members who have held office at any time during the year are: Stephen Kennedy John Hunt Murray Averill Ronald Anning Christopher Mulhare Craig Tomkinson Jonathan Macpherson No member has received any remuneration from the entity, and there were no transactions with members or member related entities.
Note 12 Contingent Liabilities The entity had no other contingent liabilities as at 31 December 2015 apart from any arising from note 13.
Note 13 Events after the Reporting Period An estimated 46 properties have been discovered to be held in trust, for member churches, that have not be recognised as assets of the entity. A project is taking place to correctly recognise these properties and calculate a fair value of each property in order to recognise them as assets. Any associated liabilities will also be recognised.
10 47 48 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND
Scope We have audited the attached special purpose financial statements as set out on pages 1 to 10 for the year ended 31 December 2015.
Responsible Entities’ Responsibility for the Financial Report The responsible entities of the registered entity are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and have determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 to the financial report is appropriate to meet the requirements of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (ACNC Act) and the needs of the members. The responsible entities’ responsibility also includes such internal control as the responsible entities determine is necessary to enable the preparation of a financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We have conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the responsible entities’ preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the registered entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the responsible entities, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion In our opinion the financial report of Australian Christian Churches Queensland has been prepared in accordance with Division 60 of the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission Act 2012, including: a) giving a true and fair view of the registered entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2015 and of its financial performance and cash flows for the year ended on that date; and b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards to the extent described in Note 1, and Division 60 the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulation 2013.
12 49 Basis of Accounting Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared for the purpose of fulfilling the responsible entities’ financial reporting responsibilities under the ACNC Act. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose.
Qualification- Limitation of Scope It is not practicable for the office to maintain control over cash receipts prior to their being received and receipted by officers. Accordingly it is not practicable for my audit procedures, with regard to cash receipts, to extend beyond cash receipts recorded as receipted by way of official office receipt.
Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Australian professional accounting bodies.
Matthew Williams Director CB Audit
7 June 2016
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AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND LTD ABN 32 165 624 297
51 AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND LTD
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
Phone: 1300 222 834 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cbaudit.com.au
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FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
CONTENTS Page
Directors' report 1
Auditor's independence declaration 3
Statement of comprehensive income and other income 4
Statement of changes in equity 5
Statement of financial position 6
Statement of cash flows 7
Notes to the financial statements 8
Responsible persons' declaration 10
Independent auditor's report 11
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DIRECTORS' REPORT The directors present their report, together with the financial statements, on the company for the year ended 31 December 2015. Directors The following persons were directors of the company during the whole of the financial year and up to the date of this report, unless otherwise stated:
John Hunt Stephen Kennedy Christopher Mulhare Ronald Anning Jonathan Macpherson Craig Tomkinson Murray Averill Objectives Australian Christian Churches is a national association of Pentecostal churches in voluntary cooperation (Cooperative Fellowship), on terms of equality, uniting for evangelism, fellowship, order, discipline and other purposes. Strategy for achieving the objectives The strategies for achieving the above objectives are as outlined in the company constitution, i.e. The objects are: 1 To present the Gospel in a way that is consistent with the doctrines of the ACC; 2 To encourage integrity and righteous living in its leaders, credentialed ministers and congregation members; 3 To plant and sustain churches that provide a safe and nurturing environment in which Christians can grow and others can find faith in Christ; 4 To engage in Christian action in the relief of human suffering and need by all available means and development programs appropriate to developing countries and disadvantaged groups; 5 To train, ordain and send out ministers of the Gospel, missionaries and other ministries, for the work of God in Australia and overseas; 6 To allow and encourage individuals and churches to fulfil their God-given purpose without undue interference or restriction on their activities and ministries; 7 To represent the ACC as agent and to take whatever lawful steps are necessary to implement the objectives of the ACC where incorporation is necessary; 8 To hold in trust any or all of the funds and assets of the ACC on trusts approved by the Board and to enter into such arrangements as trustee as may be necessary or desirable on behalf of the ACC. Principal Activity The principal activity of the company is holding property in trust for the members of Australian Christian Churches Queensland Ltd.
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The Directors Australian Christian Churches Queensland Ltd PO Box 2195 NORTH IPSWICH QLD 4305
AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
This declaration is made in connection with our audit of the financial report of the company for the year ended 31 December 2015 and in accordance with the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001.
I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:
No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to this audit; No contraventions of the Code of Professional Conduct of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in relation to this audit.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Williams Registered Company Auditor No.470848
This declaration forms part of and should be read in conjunction with the Directors Report on pages 1 & 2
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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND OTHER INCOME YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
2015 2014 $ $ INCOME Revenue from ordinary activities - - TOTAL INCOME - -
EXPENSES Expenses of ordinary activities - - TOTAL EXPENSES - -
PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD - -
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
2015 2014 $ $ Asset Revaluation Reserve
Balance at beginning of year - -
Land revaluation during the year - -
Balance at end of year - -
Accumulated Surplus
Operating surplus after income tax - - Rounding - - Accumulated surplus at beginning of year - -
Accumulated surplus at end of year - -
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015
Note 2015 2014 $$ CURRENT ASSETS Cash at Bank and On Hand ‐ ‐ Trustee's Right of Indemnity ‐ ‐ TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS ‐ ‐
NON‐CURRENT ASSETS Trustee's Right of Indemnity 570,000 570,000 TOTAL NON‐CURRENT ASSETS 570,000 570,000
TOTAL ASSETS 570,000 570,000
CURRENT LIABILITIES Liabilities Incurred as Trustee ‐ ‐ TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES ‐ ‐
NON‐CURRENT LIABILITIES Liabilities Incurred as Trustee 570,000 570,000 TOTAL NON‐CURRENT LIABILITIES 570,000 570,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES 570,000 570,000
NET ASSETS ‐ ‐
EQUITY Asset Revaluation Reserve ‐ ‐ Accumulated Profits / (Losses) ‐ ‐ TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ‐ ‐
TOTAL EQUITY ‐ ‐
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
2015 2014 $ $ Cash flows from operating activities Receipts - - Interest received - - Less: Payments to creditors & ministries - -
Total Cash flows from operating activities - -
Cash flows from investments Payments for improvements etc - - Payments for motor vehicles
Cash flows from finance activities Loans raised/(repaid) - -
Net increase/(decrease) in cash - -
Cash at beginning of year - -
Cash at end of year Cash at bank - -
Notes to Statement of Cash Flows
1. Reconciliation of net operating cash flow to net operating profit:
Net operating profit/(loss) - - Depreciation - - Loss on disposal of asset
Cash flows from operating activities - -
2. Reconciliation of cash
For the purposes of the Cash Flow statement, cash includes cash on hand and at bank.
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
7 60 AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
(a) Basis of preparation In the directors' opinion, the company is not a reporting entity because there are no users dependent on general purpose financial statements.
These are special purpose financial statements that have been prepared for the purposes of complying with the Australian Charities and Not‐for‐profits Commission Act 2012 and Corporations Act 2001 requirements to prepare and distribute financial statements to the members of Australian Christian Churches Queensland Ltd. The directors have determined that the accounting policies adopted are appropriate to meet the needs of the members of Australian Christian Churches Queensland Ltd.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement requirements specified by the Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board('AASB') and the disclosure requirements of AASB 101 'Presentation of Financial Statements', AASB 107 'Statement of Cash Flows', AASB 108 'Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors', AASB 1031 'Materiality', AASB 1048 'Interpretation of Standards' and AASB 1054 'Australian Additional Disclosures', as appropriate for not-for-profit oriented entities that qualify for and apply differential reporting concessions.
(b) Taxation As the company is a charitable institution in terms of subsection 50-5 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, as amended, it is exempt from paying income tax.
(c) Accounts receivable and other debtors Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from members as well as amounts receivable from customers for goods sold in the ordinary course of business. Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified as current assets. All other receivables are classified as non-current assets.
Accounts receivable are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less any provision for impairment. Refer to Note 1(e) for further discussion on the determination of impairment losses.
(d) Goods and Services Tax (GST) Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included with other receivables or payables in the statement of financial position.
8 61 AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
(e) Accounts payable and other payables Accounts payable and other payables represent the liabilities for goods and services received by the company during the reporting period that remain unpaid at the end of the reporting period. The balance is recognised as a current liability with the amounts normally paid within 30 days of recognition of the liability.
(f) Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments The members evaluate estimates and judgments incorporated into the financial statements based on historical knowledge and best available current information. Estimates assume a reasonable expectation of future events and are based on current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within the company.
(g) Revenue and Other Income Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable after taking into account any trade discounts and volume rebates allowed. For this purpose, deferred consideration is not discounted to present values when recognising revenue.
Grant and donation income is recognised when the entity obtains control over the funds, which is generally at the time of receipt. All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).
Note 2 Mortgages and charges There are no mortgages, charges or other securities affecting the assets of the company.
Note 3 Contingent Liabilities The company had no contingent liabilities as at 31 December 2015.
Note 4 Events after the reporting period No matter or circumstance has arisen since 31 December 2015 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the company's operations, the results of those operations, or the company's state of affairs in future financial years.
Note 5 Properties held on trust Australian Christian Churches Queensland Ltd currently holds approximately 49 properties to the approximate value of $30 million on trust for the members. These properties will be added to the financial statements over the course of the next two years as they are fully identified and valued.
9 62 63 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND LTD
Scope We have audited the attached special purpose financial statements as set out on pages 1 to 9 for the year ended 31 December 2015.
Report on the Financial Report We have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report of Australian Christian Churches Queensland Ltd, which comprises the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2015, the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the responsible entities’ declaration.
Responsible Entities’ Responsibility for the Financial Report The responsible entities of the registered entity are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and have determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 to the financial report is appropriate to meet the requirements of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (ACNC Act) and the needs of the members.
Auditor's Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the board, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, previously provided to the directors of the company, would be in the same terms if provided to the directors as at the date of this auditor's report.
11 64 Qualification- Limitation of Scope It is not practicable for the company to maintain control over cash receipts prior to their being received and receipted by officers. Accordingly, it is not practicable for my audit procedures with regard to cash receipts to extend beyond cash receipts recorded as receipted by issue of an official receipt.
Auditor's Opinion In our opinion the financial report of Australian Christian Churches Queensland Ltd has been prepared in accordance with Division 60 of the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission Act 2012, including:
a) giving a true and fair view of the registered entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2015 and of its financial performance and cash flows for the year ended on that date; and b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards to the extent described in Note 1, and Division 60 the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulation 2013.
Basis of Accounting Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared for the purpose of fulfilling the directors' financial reporting responsibilities under the ACNC Act. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose.
Matthew Williams Managing Director CB Audit
7 June 2016
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65 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
REGIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTS
66 SUMMARY - ACC QLD/NT REGIONAL FINANCIALS 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2015
BANK BALANCES AS AT REGION INCOME EXPENSES PROFIT/LOSS 31/12/2015 BRISBANE NORTH $ 25,438.20 $ 22,948.16 $ 2,490.04 $ 7,311.57 BRISBANE SOUTH $ 24,391.20 $ 15,596.05 $ 8,795.15 $ 16,466.63 BRISBANE WEST $ 30,983.51 $ 30,886.24 $ 97.27 $ 4,567.22 CAPRICORNIA $ 17,226.51 $ 16,545.65 $ 680.86 $ 6,315.39 CENTRAL $ 22,562.77 $ 18,117.33 $ 4,445.44 $ 11,601.90 FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND $ 50,097.20 $ 51,980.71 $ (1,883.51) $ 5,735.97 GOLD COAST $ 7,212.62 $ 7,072.13 $ 140.49 $ 1,464.62 NORTHERN $ 8,673.48 $ 17,934.67 $ (9,261.19) $ 2,610.41 NORTHERN TERRITORY $ 12,322.38 $ 10,548.02 $ 1,774.36 $ 7,297.81 SOUTHWEST $ 16,046.71 $ 16,665.18 $ (618.47) $ 13,587.34 SUNSHINE COAST $ 9,926.91 $ 9,909.12 $ 17.79 $ 6,771.68 TORRES STRAIT $ 10,287.25 $ 10,328.00 $ (40.75) $ 3,278.63 WHITSUNDAY $ 16,087.51 $ 16,187.89 $ (100.38) $ 13,578.57 WIDE BAY $ 15,698.44 $ 14,899.98 $ 798.46 $ 4,112.78 WIDE BAY #328051 $ - $ - $- $ 150,000.00 WIDE BAY #4213003062 $ - $ - $- $ 444,168.85 WIDE BAY RESERVE A/C $ 51,422.92 $ 38,833.39 $ 12,589.53 $ 93,752.93 TOTALS $ 318,377.61 $ 298,452.52 $ 19,925.09 $ 792,622.30
67 BRISBANE NORTH REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Breakfast Meetings $ 4,045.60 Gifts Income $ 345.00 Love Offerings In $ 4,073.35 Regional Allocation $ 15,330.00 Retreat and Functions Income $ 1,119.75 Womens Meetings Income $ 524.50 Total Income $ 25,438.20
Expenses Bank Service Charges $ 76.00 Breakfast Meetings $ 3,226.34 Conferences $ 40.00 Gifts $ 2,672.95 Guest Ministry Costs $ 1,323.50 Honorariums Out $ 4,305.60 Hospitality $ 210.10 Meals Committee $ 1,428.45 Printing and Stationary $ 52.46 Regional Meeting $ 2,078.73 Round table Meetings $ 309.89 Wages & Salaries $ 6,413.26 Women's Meetings $ 810.88 Total Expenses $ 22,948.16
Net Profit/(Loss) $ 2,490.04
68 BRISBANE SOUTH REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Dues from State $ 18,795.00 Miscellaneous Income $ - Offering & Gifts $ 5,596.20 Total Income $ 24,391.20
Expenses Administration Costs $ 1,074.39 Bank Fees/Charges $ - BSR Meeting Expenses $ 3,356.61 Clerical Costs$ 2,500.00 Gratuitees$ 2,517.05 Pastoral Care$ 1,500.00 Visiting Ministry Costs $ 4,648.00 Total Expenses $ 15,596.05
Net Profit/(Loss) $ 8,795.15
69 BRISBANE WEST REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Breakfasts $ 6,690.00 Christmas Party $ 4,300.00 Credit Interest $ 1.01 Dues Allocation $ 13,492.50 Offerings/Love Offerings $ 6,500.00 Total Income $ 30,983.51
Expenses Breakfasts $ 5,715.00 Christmas Party $ 8,072.04 Cityhope Running Costs $ 6,000.00 Coffee Mornings $ 175.40 Community Relief $ 500.00 Credential Interviews $ 135.10 Executive Meetings $ 588.70 Flowers/Gifts/Donations $ 7,500.00 Guest Speakers Accommodation $ 200.00 Guest Speakers Expenses $ 200.00 Honorarium $ 1,800.00 Resources Total Expenses $ 30,886.24
Net Profit/Loss $ 97.27
70 CAPRICORNIA REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Contributions from Churches $ 2,900.00 Regional Allocations - 1 @ $577.58 $ 577.58 Regional Allocations - 2 @ $525.00 $ 1,050.00 Regional Allocations - 5 @ $577.50 $ 2,887.50 Total Income$ 7,415.08
Expenses Catering expenses - Regional Meetings x 11 $ 3,928.26 Expenses J Hewitt State Exec Meetings $ 463.83 Gift for E & C Peters - January 2015 $ 453.80 Materials for Charter to Pastors $ 10.85 Visiting Ministry Expenses & Honoraria x 9 $ 5,291.25 Total Expenses $ 10,147.99
Nett Profit/Loss $ (2,732.91)
CAPRICORNIA WOMEN'S MINISTRY INCOME Bank Interest$ 0.28 Soar conference registrations $ 2,550.00 Soar conference offering $ 673.80 She Is conference registrations $ 5,115.00 She Is conference offering $ 1,472.35 Total Income$ 9,811.43
EXPENDITURE Soar conference speaker expenses $ 2,078.81 Soar conference other expenses $ 683.63 Soar conference donation - Center for Change $ 325.00 She Is conference speaker expenses $ 1,122.82 She Is conference other expenses $ 2,187.40 Total expenditure $ 6,397.66
Nett Profit/(Loss) WM Account $ 3,413.77
71 CENTRAL REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Bank Interest $ 1.67 District Conf. / Offerings $ 5,275.15 Dues Allocation from ACC Qld $ 7,890.00 Jewels Misc - Income $ 1,350.00 Support from District Churches $ 7,060.00 Womens Min. Funds $ 985.95 Total Income $ 22,562.77
Cost Of Sales Total Cost Of Sales $ - Gross Profit $ 22,562.77
Expenses District Events & Ps Support $ 353.00 Jewels Jewels Conference Expenses $ 416.67 Ladies $ 505.28 Regional Travel $ 5,034.24 Visitng Ministry VM Accommodation $ 681.40 VM Honourariums $ 6,100.00 VM Travel Costs $ 2,070.25 Total Expenses $ 15,160.84
Operating Profit $ 7,401.93
Other Expenses Miscellaneous Expenses $ 2,956.49 Total Other Expenses $ 2,956.49 Net Profit (Loss) $ 4,445.44
72 FAR NORTHERN REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income ACCQ Regional Allocation 2014/2015 $ 13,020.00 Love Offerings $ 6,135.35 Miscellaneous$ 1,250.00 Product Sales$ 959.05 Regional Dues - 2014/2015 $ 2,628.00 Regional Event Fees $ 26,104.80 Total Income $ 50,097.20
Expense Accomodation and Travel $ 5,901.25 Event Catering $ 636.80 Love offering $ 6,761.70 Miscellaneous$ 1,752.00 Office Supplies $ 25.85 Postage and Delivery $ 72.30 Product Purchases $ 330.00 Regional Event $ 29,366.00 Software Expense $ 92.40 Travel & Ent $ 1,168.88 Wages $ 5,875.00 Total Expense $ 51,982.18
Net Ordinary Loss $ (1,884.98)
Other Income/Expense Other Income Interest Received$ 1.47 Net Other Income $ 1.47
Net Loss $ (1,883.51)
73 GOLD COAST REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Bank Interest $ 0.12 Dues Allocation $ 4,462.50 Event Registration $ 350.00 Offerings Income $ 2,400.00 Total Income $ 7,212.62
Expenses Bank Fees $ - Committee Meetings $ 179.52 Events$ 2,300.63 Gifts $ 76.98 Gold Coast Regional Meetings $ 515.00 Honouriums $ 4,000.00 Missions $ - Total Expenses $ 7,072.13
Profit / (Loss) $ 140.49
74 NORTHERN REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Income District Offerings $ 2,317.45 Interest Received $ 3.51 State Dues $ 6,352.52 Total Income $ 8,673.48
Expenses District Expenses $ 17,934.67 Total Expenses $ 17,934.67
Net profit/Loss $ (9,261.19)
75 NORTHERN TERRITORY REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Events$ 4,200.00 Interest Income$ 35.13 NT Region Income $ 8,087.25 Total Income $ 12,322.38
Expenses NT Region Event Exps $ 7,328.75 Travel & Entertainment $ 3,219.27 Total Expenses $ 10,548.02
Net Profit/(Loss) $ 1,774.36
76 SOUTH WEST REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income General Donations/Offerings $ 381.70 Interest Income $ 3.06 Other Revenue $ 90.00 State Dues $ 10,080.00 SW Regional Meeting Offerings $ 3,891.95 Western Missions Offerings $ 1,600.00 Total Income $ 16,046.71
Gross Profit $ 16,046.71
Less Operating Expenses Catering $ 5,668.95 Events $ 1,493.24 Far West Missions $ 4,100.00 Honorarium/Gifts $ 5,402.99 Total Operating Expenses $ 16,665.18 `
Net Profit $ (618.47)
77 SUNSHINE COAST REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Bank Interest Earned $ 3.21 District Meetings $ 2,468.70 State Fund Allocations $ 7,455.00 Total Income $ 9,926.91
Cost Of Sales Total Cost Of Sales $ -
Gross Profit $ 9,926.91
Expenses Admin Officer Expenses $ 75.00 Boardroom Hire $ 141.82 Catering Expenses $ 2,204.64 District Exec - Refreshments $ 30.00 Gifts and Donations $ 1,325.00 Guest Speaker Honorariums $ 3,400.00 Regional Leader's Expenses $ 151.31 Regional Women $ 2,079.80 Visiting Ministry Expenses $ 501.55 Total Expenses $ 9,909.12
Net Profit (Loss) $ 17.79
78 TORRES STRAIT REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income
ACC QLD/Regional Allocation $ 8,087.25 Torres Strait Dues Boigu $ 100.00 Kubin $ 2,000.00 Murray Is $ 100.00 $ 2,200.00
Total Income$ 10,287.25
Expenses Bank Fees$ 28.00 Regional Meeting/Travel Expenses $ 10,300.00
Total Expenses $ 10,328.00
Net Profit $ (40.75)
79 WIDE BAY REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015 Income - WIDE BAY REGION District Dues Received $ 4,725.00 Funds rec'd from Reserve Acc $ 10,000.00 Interest Received $ 21.29 Offerings & Other Income $ 952.15 Total Income $ 15,698.44 Gross Profit $ 15,698.44 Expenses - WIDE BAY REGION District Meetings Costs Honorariums $ 2,000.00 Meeting & Conference Expenses $ 6,759.48 District Sundry Costs Board Travel Allowance $ 140.50 Conference Subsidies $ 6,000.00 Total Expenses $ 14,899.98 Operating Profit $ 798.46 Net Profit/(Loss) $ 798.46
Income - WIDE BAY RESERVE ACCOUNT Interest Received - Accumulator $ 39,540.00 Interest Received - Term Dep $ 10,125.00 Interest Received - Westpac $ 330.17 Offerings & Other Income $ 1,427.75 Total Income $ 51,422.92 Gross Profit $ 51,422.92 Expenses - WIDE BAY RESERVE ACCOUNT Reserve Fund Expenses Audit Fees $ 1,320.00 Bookkeeping $ 262.50 Loans Forgiven $ 14,900.00 Proceeds of Funds Funds to Wide Bay District Conferences $ 5,400.00 District Training $ 16,950.89 Total Expenses $ 38,833.39 Operating Profit $ 12,589.53 Net Profit/(Loss) $ 12,589.53
80 WHITSUNDAY REGION
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Bank Interest $ 73.71 New Life Support $ 2,275.00 Offerings taken $ 8,856.30 Regional Allocation of Dues $ 4,882.50 Total Income $ 16,087.51
Expenses Guest expenses $ 3,028.10 Guest Honorariums $ 10,000.00 Meeting catering $ 2,249.40 Regional leaders meeting expens $ 910.39 Total Expense $ 16,187.89
Net Income $ (100.38)
81 BETHSHAN FUND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015
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82 BETHSHAN FUND
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Contents Page
Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 1
Statement of changes in equity 2
Statement of financial position 3
Independent auditor's report to the members 4
83 BETHSHAN FUND
STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
2015 2014 $ $ INCOME Interest Received - Westpac 130 200 Interest Received_Accumulator 18,374 21,166 Interest Received - Term Dep 5,100 5,025 Offerings & Other Income - 1,428
TOTAL INCOME 23,604 27,819
EXPENSES Reserve Fund Expenses Audit Fees 1,320 - Bookkeeping - 263 Loans Forgiven 14,900 - Funds to Wide Bay District Conferences - 5,400 District Training 10,000 6,951 Total Teams Expense 26,220 12,614
PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD (2,616) 15,205
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
1 84 BETHSHAN FUND
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Total
Beginning Balance, 1 January, 2013 694,492 694,492
Rounding 1 1
Net income 15,205 15,205
Ending Balance, 31 December, 2014 709,698 709,698
Rounding - -
Net income (2,616) (2,616)
Ending Balance, 31 December, 2015 707,082 707,082
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
2 85 BETHSHAN FUND
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015 2015 2014 CURRENT ASSETS Notes Westpac Acc 119075 93,753 69,618
Repayable Grants Childers - 14,900 CornerStoneChristianMinistries 11,500 17,500 Heritage Gin Gin 600 3,000 Gayndah 1,260 5,280 Lighthouse Christian Church 5,800 9,400
Investments Term Deposit (WP 8051) 150,000 150,000 Term Deposit (ACC Accumulator) 444,169 440,000 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 707,082 709,698
TOTAL ASSETS 707,082 709,698
NET ASSETS 707,082 709,698
EQUITY Equity 707,082 709,698
TOTAL EQUITY 707,082 709,698
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
3 86 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF WIDE BAY DISTRICT BETHSHAN FUND
Scope We have audited the attached Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statement for the year ended 31 December 2015.
The Members of the Board of Management of the entity are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report and have determined that the accounting policies to the financial statements which form part of the financial report are appropriate to meet the financial reporting requirements of the constitution and are appropriate to meet the needs of the members. This responsibility includes designing, implementing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.
Auditor's Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the board, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.
The financial report has been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfilling the board’s financial reporting obligations under the constitution. We disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this report or on the financial report to which it relates to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
87 Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Australian professional accounting bodies.
Auditor's Opinion In our opinion the financial report presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Bethshan Fund as of 31 December 2015 and of its financial performance for the years then ended in accordance with the accounting policies in the financial statements.
Basis of Accounting The financial report has been prepared for the purpose of fulfilling the members' financial reporting responsibilities, as a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose.
Matthew Williams Managing Director CB Audit
08 July 2016
88 CONFERENCE REPORT 2016
DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL REPORTS
89 SUMMARY - ACC QLD/NT DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL REPORTS 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2015
BANK BALANCES AS DEPARTMENT INCOME EXPENSES PROFIT/LOSS AT 31/12/2015 ACCKIDS $ 89,387.28 $ 77,839.99 $ 11,547.29 $ 7,316.78 CHAPLAINCY QLD $ 23,509.21 $ 9,805.11 $ 13,704.10 $ 21,280.05 QLD CHRISTIAN WOMEN $ 129,104.59 $ 122,999.55 $ 6,105.04 $ 30,260.40 YOUTH ALIVE $ 940,772.00 $ 944,448.00 $ (3,676.00) $ 47,976.00 TOTALS $ 1,182,773.08 $ 1,155,092.65 $ 27,680.43 $ 106,833.23
90 ACCKIDS
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Consultanting $ 10,100.00 Training Days $ 3,840.70 National Conference $ 4,875.68 Donation$ 65,391.25 National Tour$ 5,169.42 Interest Income$ 10.23 Total Income$ 89,387.28 Cost of Sales Gross Profit$ 89,387.28
Expenses Printing & Stationery$ 289.00 Postage & Mailouts$ 68.55 Office Equipment$ 541.90 Registration Refunds$ 98.00 Advertising$ 1,180.75 Directors' Expenses$ 1,212.29 Directors' Expense - Fuel$ 704.74 Directors' Expense - Meals$ 1,862.57 Dir Expense - Flights&Travel $ 2,363.45 Director Expense - Conferences$ 4,050.56 State Training Tour$ 2,293.05 National Conference$ 2,637.87 National Tour$ 3,561.74 Mission Support$ 8,352.00 Ministry Support$ 43,509.29 Conferences & Events Travel$ 1,415.78 Accommodation$ 1,084.09 Meetings & Meals$ 769.86 Training Days$ 765.87 Committee Expenses$ 594.63 Operating Expenses Bank Fees$ 9.00 Administration $ 475.00 Total Expenses $ 77,839.99 Operating Profit$ 11,547.29
Other Income Other Expenses Net Surplus / (Deficit)$ 11,547.29
91 Kids R Us Qld PO Box 1898 Springwood Qld 4127
Balance Sheet
As of December 2015 22/08/2016 9:00:06 AM
Assets General Cheque Account $7,316.78 Cash on Hand -$7,339.46 Trade Debtors $1,200.00 Total Assets $1,177.32
Liabilities GST Liabilities GST Collected $2,827.00 GST Paid -$2,899.12 Total GST Liabilities -$72.12 Payroll Liabilities Superannuation Payable $1,080.63 Total Payroll Liabilities $1,080.63 Total Liabilities $1,008.51
Net Assets $168.81
Equity Retained Earnings $4,835.17 Current Year Earnings -$4,666.36 Total Equity $168.81
92 CHAPLAINCY
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income Applications 1,070.00 Reauthorisations 1,375.00 Training 8,177.50 Dues 10,353.13 Interest 28.24 Offering 580.60 Donations 1,523.00 Sundries 401.74 Total Income 23,509.21
Expenses Travel 678.45 Accommodation 1,838.50 Team building 353.23 Conference fees 3,575.21 Fuel 701.18 Sundries 2,198.45 Phone 159.97 Printing 300.12 Total Expenses 9,805.11
Nett surplus/deficit 13,704.10
93 ACC QLD/NT CHAPLAINCY Postal Address for Region:
Balance Sheet As of: 31/12/2015
Assets Notes Current Assets Westpac Account $ 21,280.05
Total Bank Accounts $21,280.05 Cash on Hand/Petty Cash Prepayments Trade Debtors Total Current Assets $21,280.05 Other Current Assets
Total Other Current Assets Non Current Assets Other Investments Total Other Investments Plant & Equipment Less: Accum Depn Plant & Equip Other Non-Current Assets Computers at Cost Provision For Depreciation Com Total Other Non-Current Assets $0.00 Total Non Current Assets Total Assets $21,280.05 Liabilities Current Liabilities Trade Creditors Credit Card # Credit Card # Total Credit Card Revenue Received in Advance Total Revenue Received in Advance Total Current Liabilities $0.00 Non-Current Liabilities Loans Payable Total Loans Payable Total Non-Current Liabilities $0.00 Total Liabilities $0.00 Net Assets $21,280.05 Equity Retained Earnings $ 7,575.95 Current Year Earnings $ 13,704.10 Historical Balancing Total Equity $ 21,280.05
201608 94 QUEENSLAND CHRISTIAN WOMEN
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/2015
Income ACC QLD/NT Department Allocation $ 10,000.00 Bank Interest Income $ 600.72 Conference Income$ 118,503.87 Total Income$ 129,104.59
Expenses Conference Expenses Advertising $ 3,687.87 Bank Fees$ 48.00 Catering $ 25,482.99 Gifts $ 12,982.81 Honorarium$ 23,750.00 Merchant Fees$ 1,405.01 Paypal Charges $ 2,291.80 Postage $ 650.13 Printing & Stationery $ 247.28 Production Costs$ 12,275.86 Registration Booking Fees $ 2,017.37 Software Subscriptions $ 378.63 Speaker Expenses $ 1,342.80 Travel & Accommodation $ 17,640.70 Venue Hire $ 17,870.27 Web & Software$ 928.03 Total Expenses $ 122,999.55
Net Profit/(Loss) $ 6,105.04
95 Created: 22/08/2016 7:32 PM Queensland Christian Women PO Box 2195 NORTH IPSWICH QLD Balance Sheet 4305 As of December 2015 ABN: 53 893 938 484 Email: [email protected]
Assets CURRENT ASSETS Westpac Business Maxi-I Direct $226.80 New Cheq a/c 1554 $6,674.42 New Cash Reserve Account $23,359.18 Accounts Receivable $5.00 Total CURRENT ASSETS $30,265.40 Total Assets $30,265.40 Liabilities GST Liabilities GST Collected $132.41 GST Paid -$441.13 GST Rounding -$2.36 Total GST Liabilities -$311.08 Total Liabilities -$311.08 Net Assets $30,576.48 Equity Retained Earnings $11,343.07 Historical Account $21,827.51 Current Year Earnings -$2,594.10 Total Equity $30,576.48
This report includes Year-End Adjustments.
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96 YOUTH ALIVE
Profit & Loss Statement January 2014 through December 2015 2014/15
Income Interest$ 247.00 Event$ 588,003.00 Sponsorship$ 7,272.00 Merchandise$ 24,304.00 Commissions$ 135,233.00 Honorariums Director$ 23,205.00 Professional Fees$ 21,200.00 Support$ 73,993.00 State Contribution$ 52,500.00 Student Internship$ 9,835.00 Sundry Income$ 4,980.00 Total Income $ 940,772.00
Expenses Bad Debts Written Off$ 750.00 Bank Charges$ 7,056.00 Computer Expenses$ 4,400.00 Donations & Gifts$ 22,091.00 Event Costs$ 457,057.00 Honorariums - Director$ 21,513.00 Insurance$ 7,520.00 Legal Expenses Merchandise Purchases$ 17,054.00 Motor Vehicle Expenses/Allowance$ 677.00 Office Expenses$ 8,567.00 Operations (Travel & Accommodation)$ 51,149.00 Printing & Stationery$ 2,096.00 Provision for Annual Leave$ 7,978.00 Subscriptions & Dues$ 3,362.00 Sundry Expenses$ 5,388.00 Wages & Benefits$ 283,769.00 Website & Telephone Expenses$ 2,688.00 Youth Alive Australia$ 41,333.00 Total Operating Expenses $ 944,448.00
Net Profit/(Loss)$ (3,676.00)
97 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED ABN 82 760 054 756
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
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98 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED ABN 82 760 054 756
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
CONTENTS Page
Directors' report 1
Auditor's independence declaration 3
Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 4
Statement of changes in equity 5
Statement of financial position 6
Statement of cash flows 7
Notes to the financial statements 8
Directors' declaration 13
Independent auditor's report 14
99 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED ABN 82 760 054 756
DIRECTORS' REPORT
The directors present their report, together with the financial statements, on the company for the year ended 30 June 2015.
Directors The following persons were directors of the company during the whole of the financial year and up to the date of this report, unless otherwise stated:
Name Position Cameron Leighton Bennett Director Troy Gazzard Todd Director Benjamin Philip Andrew Johnston Director Douglas Phillip Parker Director
Meetings There were 3 directors' meetings (including meetings of committees of directors) held during the year and the number of meetings attended by each of the directors of the company during the financial period are:
Attended Available Cameron Leighton Bennett 3 3 Troy Gazzard Todd 3 3 Benjamin Philip Andrew Johnston 3 3 Douglas Phillip Parker 3 3
Objectives To provide support youth and leaders in churches within the Queensland.
Strategy for achieving the objectives To organise and facilitate conferences, meetings and programs that fulfill the objectives.
Principal Activity During the financial year. the principal activity of the entity during the financial year consisted of: • Youth Ministry • Youth Events
Performance measures To review and assess the effectiveness of the objectives and strategies at regular State meetings.
Contributions on winding up In the event of the company being wound up, ordinary members are required to contribute a maximum of $100 each. The total amount that members of the company are liable to contribute if the company is wound up is $500, based on 5 current ordinary members.
1 100 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED ABN 82 760 054 756
DIRECTORS' REPORT
Auditor’s Independence Declaration A copy of the auditor's independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out on the following page.
This report is made in accordance with a resolution of directors, pursuant to section 298(2)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001.
On behalf of the directors
Director 2016 Dated at ……………………..…..12.30pm this ……………..…………..thirtieth day of …………...…………June 2015.
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The Board of Directors Youth Alive (Queensland) Limited PO Box 1503 FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006
AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
This declaration is made in connection with our audit of the financial report of the company for the year ended 30 June 2011 and in accordance with the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001.
I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:
No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to this audit; and No contraventions of the Code of Professional Conduct of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in relation to this audit.
Yours faithfully,
Chris Booker FCA Registered Company Auditor No.15761 Director
The above declaration forms part of the Directors Report
102 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED
STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Note 2015 2014 $ $ INCOME Interest 119 128 Event 266,695 321,308 Sponsorship 3,636 3,636 Merchandise 7,197 17,107 Commissions 63,260 71,973 Honorariums Director 4,969 18,236 Professional fees 10,800 10,400 Support 26,923 47,070 State Contribution 22,500 30,000 Student Internship 9,835 - Sundry income 4,666 314 TOTAL INCOME 420,600 520,172
EXPENSES Bad Debts Written Off 750 - Bank Charges 2,810 4,246 Computer expenses 2,811 1,589 Donations and Gifts 11,115 10,976 Event Costs 2 208,705 248,352 Honorariums - Director 5,639 15,874 Insurance 4,147 3,373 Legal Expenses Merchandise Purchases 7,570 9,484 Motor Vehicle Expenses/Allowance 140 537 Office Expenses 5,772 2,795 Operations (Travel & Accommodation) 23,065 28,084 Printing & Stationery 591 1,505 Provision for Annual Leave 7,978 - Subscriptions & Dues 609 2,753 Sundry expenses 2,873 2,515 Wages & Benefits 152,657 131,112 Website & Telephone Expenses 871 1,817 Youth Alive Australia 3,253 38,080 TOTAL EXPENSES 441,356 503,092
PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD (20,756) 17,080
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
4 103 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Total
Beginning Balance, 1 July, 2013 2,736 2,736
Prior year adjustment 9,448 9,448
Rounding (1) (1)
Net income 17,080 17,080
Ending Balance, 30 June, 2014 29,263 29,263
Rounding 1 1
Net income (20,756) (20,756)
Ending Balance, 30 June, 2015 8,508 8,508
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
5 104 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2015
Restated Note 2015 2014 $ $ CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 3 47,976 44,213 Trade and other receivables 4 17,381 28,056 Other Current Assets 5 8,393 15,262 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 73,750 87,531
TOTAL ASSETS 73,750 87,531
CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables 7 65,242 58,268
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 65,242 58,268
TOTAL LIABILITIES 65,242 58,268
NET ASSETS 8,508 29,263
EQUITY Accumulated equity 8,508 29,263 TOTAL EQUITY 8,508 29,263
TOTAL EQUITY 8,508 29,263
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
6 105 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED ABN 82 760 054 756
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
2015 2014 Cash flows from operating acitivities $ $ Receipts 438,266 519,356 Interest received 119 128 Less: Payments to creditors & ministries 434,623 494,481 TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 3,762 25,003
Cash flows from investments Payments for improvements etc - - TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTMENTS - -
Cash flows from finance activities Loans raised/(repaid) - - TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCE ACTIVITIES - -
Net increase/(decrease) in cash 3,762 25,003
Cash at beginning of year 44,213 19,211 Net increase/(decrease) in cash 3,762 25,003 Rounding 1 (1) Cash at end of year Cash at bank 47,976 44,213
Notes to Statement of Cash Flows 1. Reconciliation of net operating cash flow to net operating profit: Net operating profit/(loss) (20,756) 17,080 Add: depreciation - - (Increase)/decrease in accounts receivable 9,283 9,448 (Increase)/decrease in GST recoverable 1,392 (10,873) (Increase)/decrease in accrued income 2,397 (442) (Increase)/decrease in prepayments 4,472 (357) Increase/(decrease) in deposits received/income in advance 6,105 (2,245) Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable (9,519) 1,094 Increase/(decrease) in other current payables 2,571 8,057 Increase/(decrease) in employee benefits 7,817 3,913 Cash flows from operating activities 3,762 25,003
2. Reconciliation of cash For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes cash on hand and at bank and short term deposits at call, net of outstanding bank overdrafts. The cash at the end of the year in the above statement of cash flows represents the cash at bank figure shown in the balance sheet.
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements. 7 106 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The financial report has been drawn up on an accruals basis. It has been prepared on the basis of historical costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where stated, current valuation of non-current assets. In the opinion of the members of the State Executive the entity is not considered to be a reporting entity as there are unlikely to exist users who are unable to command the preparation of reports tailored to satisfy specifically all of their information needs. This financial report is therefore considered to be a special purpose report prepared to enable the entity to fulfil its obligation to prepare accounts under the Australia Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012. The entity has generally applied the following Accounting Standards:
AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements AASB 107 Cash Flow Statements AASB 108 Accounting Policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors AASB 110 Events after Balance Sheet Date AASB 1031 Materiality AASB 1048 Interpretation of Standards AASB 1054 Australian Additional Disclosures
(a) Revenue and Other Income Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable after taking into account any trade discounts and volume rebates allowed. For this purpose, deferred consideration is not discounted to present values when recognising revenue.
Grant and donation income is recognised when the entity obtains control over the funds, which is generally at the time of receipt.
All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).
Interest income is brought to account in the period in which it is received.
(b) Taxation As the company is a charitable institution in terms of subsection 50-5 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, as amended, it is exempt from paying income tax.
(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, and other short- term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
(d) Accounts receivable and other debtors Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from members as well as amounts receivable from customers for goods sold in the ordinary course of business. Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified as current assets. All other receivables are classified as non-current assets.
8 107 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 Accounts receivable are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less any provision for impairment. At the end of each reporting period, the entity assesses whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset has been impaired. An asset is deemed impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events (a 'loss event') has occurred, which has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the asset(s). Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont'd) e) Property, Plant and Equipment Items of property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost or at independent or Officers' valuation, and depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. The carrying amount of property, plant and equipment is reviewed by the Officers to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from those assets. Depreciation is calculated as from the date of acquisition.
(f) Goods and Services Tax (GST) Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included with other receivables or payables in the statement of financial position.
(g) Accounts payable and other payables Accounts payable and other payables represent the liabilities for goods and services received by the company during the reporting period that remain unpaid at the end of the reporting period. The balance is recognised as a current liability with the amounts normally paid within 30 days of recognition of the liability.
Note 2 Event Costs $ $ Advertising & Promotion 15,629 2,628 Catering 31,528 23,971 Entertainer - Accommodation 10,618 20,892 - Appearance Fees - 3,545 - Honorariums 54,990 84,687 - Hospitality 3,884 5,126 - Travel 25,050 31,528 - Other 88 463 Equipment & Venue Hire 36,333 42,976 Printing 6,176 7,786 Production 20,779 19,178 Other 3,630 5,572 208,705 248,352
Note 3 Cash at Bank and On Hand
9 108 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 Cheque Account 99-1944 39,890 37,184 Education Ministry Fund 10-3169 3,342 2,833 Maxi-Direct 21-2298 36 36 Debit Card Account 3,999 1,762 Pastoral Exp 20-9265 (120) 25 Ops. Mgr Exp 12-4460 - 17 Pastoral Exp 14-8526 349 1,876 Petty Cash 480 480
Total Cash at bank and On Hand 47,976 44,213
Note 4 Trade and other receivables 2015 2014 Accounts Receivable 16,689 25,972 GST Receivable 692 2,084 Total Trade and other receivables 17,381 28,056 Note 5 Other Current Assets Accrued Income 8,393 10,790 Prepayments - 4,472 Total Other Current Assets 8,393 15,262
Note 6 Property, Plant & Equipment Plant & Equipment - at cost - 1,364 Less Accumulated Depreciation - (1,364) - -
Note 7 Trade and other payables Deposit Received/Income in Advance 36,459 30,354 Accounts Payable 4,979 14,498 Other Current Payables 7,752 5,181 Employee Benefits 16,052 8,235 Total Trade and other payables 65,242 58,268
Note 8 Members' Equity In the event of a winding up of the company, each member of the company is liable to contribute to the assets of the company up to an amount not exceeding $100.
Note 9 Related Parties The names of all directors who have held office at any time during the year are: Cameron Leighton Bennett Troy Gazzard Todd Ben Johnston Doug Parker
No director has received any remuneration from the company, and there were no transactions with directors or director related entities.
10 109 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Note 10 Contingent Liabilities The entity had no contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2015
Note 11 Events after the reporting period No matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2015 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the entity's operations.
Note 12 Registered office and principal place of business 440 Kingston Rd, Slacks Creek QLD 4127
11 110 YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED ABN 82 760 054 756
RESPONSIBLE PERSONS' DECLARATION
In the directors' opinion:
• the company is not a reporting entity because there are no users dependent on general purpose financial statements. Accordingly, as described in note 1 to the financial statements, the attached special purpose financial statements have been prepared for the purposes of complying with the Corporations Act 2001 and Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 requirements to prepare and distribute financial statements to the members of Youth Alive (Queensland) Limited;
• the attached financial statements and notes thereto comply with the Corporations Act 2001, the Accounting Standards as described in note 1 to the financial statements, the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements;
• the attached financial statements and notes thereto give a true and fair view of the company's financial position as at 30 June 2015 and of its performance for the financial year ended on that date; and
• there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.
Signed in accordance with a resolution of directors made pursuant to section 295(5)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001.
On behalf of the directors
Director
Dated at ……………………...12.30pm this ……………..…………..thirtieth day of June 2016.
See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.
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111 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF YOUTH ALIVE (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED
Scope We have audited the attached special purpose financial statements as set out on pages 1 to 11 for the year ended 30 June 2015.
Report on the Financial Report We have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report of Youth Alive (Queensland) Limited, which comprises the statement of financial position as at 30 June 2015, the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the responsible entities’ declaration.
Responsible Entities’ Responsibility for the Financial Report The responsible entities of the registered entity are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and have determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 to the financial report is appropriate to meet the requirements of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (ACNC Act) and the needs of the members.
Auditor's Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the board, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, previously provided to the directors of the company, would be in the same terms if provided to the directors as at the date of this auditor's report.
13 112 Qualification‐ Limitation of Scope It is not practicable for the company to maintain control over cash receipts prior to their being received and receipted by officers. Accordingly, it is not practicable for my audit procedures with regard to cash receipts to extend beyond cash receipts recorded as receipted by issue of an official receipt.
Auditor's Opinion In our opinion the financial report of Youth Alive (Queensland) Limited has been prepared in accordance with Division 60 of the Australian Charities and Not‐for‐Profits Commission Act 2012, including:
a) giving a true and fair view of the registered entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2015 and of its financial performance and cash flows for the year ended on that date; and b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards to the extent described in Note 1, and Division 60 the Australian Charities and Not‐for‐profits Commission Regulation 2013.
Basis of Accounting Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared for the purpose of fulfilling the directors' financial reporting responsibilities under the ACNC Act. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose.
Chris Booker Registered Company Auditor No 15761
1 July 2016
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