Official Documents
and Publications
Redeemer International Church started as an initiative of New Ground, a family of churches and a registered UK charity. Redeemer continues to have a close association with the New Ground family of churches throughout Europe.
On this page you will find all the documents that we are required by Dutch law to publish, due to our registration as an ANBI.
Here you can find our latest Financial Statements 2023.
Stichting Related Publications
Stichting Redeemer International Church
RSIN: 822789322
The board consists of : Tjitze Weststrate, Chris Taylor, Ann Twene, Erin Jegels and Michael Marcus.
The reporting of the profits, losses, and the bank balance to the board takes place on a monthly basis.
In this Redeemer LTPP you can find our Long Term Policy Plan for the church.
The purpose of the church will be, in obedience with God’s infallible Word (“the Bible”), empowered by the Holy Spirit, to lead people to Jesus and His family, whereby coming to spiritual maturity and learning to exalt His name. In this they shall also be equipped to serve and to proclaim His Kingdom in the world.
The church will strive to attain this purpose through:
- organizing meetings;
- the provision of religious education in the broadest sense;
- organizing missionary and evangelical activities;
- various media, such as the distribution and/or provision of Christian literature;
- other lawful means;
- active involvement in different forms of social aid;
- cooperation with other organizations that are striving toward the same goals.
The church bases its actions on the following confession of faith:
- Faith in the one and only living God, who exists for eternity in three persons in perfect unity: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- God’s inspiration of the entire Bible, which is therefore reliable and the highest authority in all matters of faith and life; there is no error in all that it proclaims.
- Our Lord Jesus Christ, God manifested in the flesh, born from a virgin, His sinless life, His miracles, His substitution and atonement, His bodily resurrection and ascension, His work as a mediator and His personal return in power and glory.
- The inner degeneration of men through the fall and the redemption of the sinner through faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, and His righteousness by grace, not by works but through faith in Him.
- The bodily resurrection of the dead; for the believers to everlasting life and for those who are lost, to judgment.
- The belief that Jesus commands baptism by full immersion and encourages the regular celebration of the Lord’s supper.
- The belief in the spiritual protection of the believers who remain in Christ, in the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the availability of the gifts of the Spirit for all believers.
- The work of God, the Holy Spirit, who enlightens the mind, and through rebirth works and lives in the believer, which enables the believer to live a holy life and to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ.
- The priesthood of all believers, who form together the universal church, the body of Christ, which consists of everybody that is born again and lives as such regardless of their connection with whatever denomination of church, of which Jesus is the head, and which through His commandment are required to preach the gospel in the whole world.
- The equipment of the Church through apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers.
Redeemer currently employs four people, being:
- Chris Taylor – Lead Elder – Full Time
- Pieter-Jan Boot – Elder – Full Time
- Catherine Nieuwveld – Kids Ministry Leader – Full Time
- Amy Hester – Administrator – Full Time
- Eason Huang – Sunday Operations – Full Time
- Klaas van Mill – Team & Operations Leader – Part Time
Employees’ remuneration is in line with equivalent roles in other churches and not-for-profit organisations, according to Dutch law and regulations. External advice has been taken into consideration.
We are so grateful for God’s grace to us in 2023. There was a growing sense of momentum through the year and we saw more people become Christians and get baptised than we have seen in any year up until now. The people of Redeemer continued to be generous and we were able to do all that we
planned to do. As leaders and staff in the church, we sought to steward the money entrusted to the church well, and to operate in line with the church’s goals and objectives.
Sundays
The most important ongoing events in our church life continued to be the Sunday worship services, life groups and prayer meetings. These activities form the basis of what we do and we have seen God wonderfully at work during these times.
Kids, Youth and Students
Kids groups functioned through the year but finding enough leaders to sustain groups has been challenging. We also saw a growing group of young people gathering regularly with Redeemer Youth and some wonderful stories of young people seeking God.
Academy
We were able to continue to run our New Ground Academy through the year with the aim of seeking to raise up more leaders for our churches within the New Ground Hub of churches, and for planting new churches.
Love The Hague
We were able to financially support two organisations working with women currently or previously involved in prostitution in The Hague – Stichting Racham and Stichting de Haven. We were also began to build more momentum towards a stronger outworking of this area in 2024.
Love Nations
Through our Love Nations initiative we were able to support the excellent work of the New Ground family of Churches, ‘Disciple Nations’ in Mozambique and Zimbabwe and Andriy Bondarenko’s church planting efforts into Europe. We were also able to support ‘Care for Children’ through our relationship with Robert and Liz Glover. We also continued to support the relief effort in Ukraine.
Love People Through our Love People Fund we were able to financially support members of our church family who faced financial hardship.
Church Plants
Redeemer continued to support the church plants that we have been involved with including financial and apostolic support for Berlin, Delft, Maastricht, Zwolle, Brussels, Rotterdam and Berlin. We also spoke for the first time about preparing for a new church plant in Scheveningen.
Wider Connections
Redeemer is a part of the New Ground family of churches. This connection continues to be very important to us.
God was good to Redeemer International Church in 2022. We look back with gratefulness at all of God’s grace to us as a church. Despite a sad and challenging leadership failure in the autumn, the church went through a difficult few months very well.
The people of Redeemer continued to be generous and we were able to do all that we planned to do. As leaders and staff in the church, we sought to steward the money entrusted to the church well, and to operate in line with the church’s goals and objectives.
Sundays
The most important ongoing events in our church life continued to be the Sunday worship services, life groups and prayer meetings. These activities form the basis of what we do.
Kids, youth and students
Kids groups functioned through the year but continued to be affected by less leaders after the COVID season. Through the year, we were able to increase the frequency of kids work. We also saw a growing group of young people gathering regularly with Redeemer Youth.
Academy
We were able to continue to run our New Ground Academy through the year with the aim of seeking to raise up more leaders in The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam, Brussels and Maastricht.
Love The Hague
We were able to financially support two organisations working with women currently or previously involved in prostitution in The Hague.
Love Nations
Through our Love Nations initiative we were able to continue support the excellent work of the New Ground family of Churches, ‘Disciple Nations’ in Mozambique and Zimbabwe and Andriy Bondarenko’s church planting efforts into Europe. We were also able to continue our support of ‘Care for Children’ through our relationship with Robert and Liz Glover. The majority of our international giving in 2022 went to the Ukraine Relief Fund and we participated in a number of relief missions to Krakouw in Poland taking money and supplies for the care and relief of people in Ukraine and refugees out of Ukraine.
Love People
Through our Love People Fund we were able to financially support members of our church family who faced financial hardship.
Church plants
Redeemer continued to support the church plants that we have been involved with including financial and apostolic support for Berlin, Delft, Maastricht, Zwolle, Brussels and Berlin. We were also able to start a new church in our city (Redeemer Ypenburg) in October 2022.
Wider connections
Redeemer is a part of the New Ground family of churches. This connection continues to be very important to us.
Once again we are very grateful for God’s amazing grace to Redeemer International Church in 2021.
Although COVID still loomed large over the year, it was wonderful to begin to meet more in person again from September. The church continued to be generous and we were able to do all that we planned to do. As leaders and staff in the church, we sought to steward the money entrusted to the church well, and to operate in line with the church’s goals and objectives.
Sundays
The most important ongoing events in our church life continued to be the Sunday worship services, life groups and prayer meetings. These activities form the basis of what we do. Where ‘in person’ meetings were not doable, we were able to sustain online services through lockdown times.
Kids, youth and students
In 2021 there was a mixture of online and in person gatherings for kids, youth and students. These were age groups that were particularly adversely affected by COVID restrictions on social gatherings.
Academy
Despite COVID restrictions, we were able to continue to run our New Ground Academy seeking to raise up more leaders in The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam, Brussels and Maastricht.
Love The Hague
We were able to financially support two organisations working with women currently or previously involved in prostitution in The Hague.
Love Nations
Through our Love Nations initiative we were able to support the excellent work of the New Ground family of Churches, ‘Disciple Nations’ in Mozambique and Zimbabwe and Andriy Bondarenko’s church planting efforts into Europe. We were also able to support ‘Care for Children’ through our relationship with Robert and Liz Glover.
Love People
Through our Love People Fund we were able to financially support more people within Redeemer who were experiencing financial difficulty than we have ever done before.
Church plants
Redeemer helped to support Phil and Sarah Varley as they moved over to the Netherlands to start a church in Rotterdam. We also continued to support the other church plants that we have been involved with including financial and pastoral support for Berlin and continued leadership support of Delft, Maastricht, Zwolle, Brussels and Berlin.
Wider connections
Redeemer is a part of the New Ground family of churches. This connection continues to be very important to us.
Once again we are very grateful for God’s amazing provision to Redeemer International Church in 2020.
Despite the year being dominated by COVID restrictions, people continued to be generous to the church and
we were able to do all that we planned to do. As leaders and staff in the church, we sought to steward the
money entrusted to the church well, and to operate in line with the church’s goals and objectives. Through
the hard work of a small number of people, we were able to take important steps in improving our financial
processes and reporting.
Sundays
The most important ongoing events in our church life continue to be the Sunday worship services, life groups
and prayer meetings. These events form the basis of what we do. Although ‘in person’ larger meetings were
impossible for most of 2020, we were able to start and sustain online services through the purchase of
equipment as well as the mobilising of skilled volunteers.
Kids, youth and students
In 2020 we saw the children, youth and students mostly connecting with the church and each other via online
platforms. We were able to purchase a children curriculum that lent itself to serving kids online but we were
also able to translate some of their material and produce some of our own material.
Academy
Despite COVID restrictions, we were able to continue to run our New Ground Academy1 seeking to raise up
more leaders in The Hague and Delft.
Love The Hague
Under the banner of Love The Hague we have seen church members mobilized to practically love and serve
people in the city. Once again, we were able to organise a very successful Christmas Shoebox initiative with
the Salvation Army2 – providing packages for children from less privileged families in The Hague. We were
also able to financially support two organisations3 working with women in or coming out of prostitution in
The Hague.
Love Nations
Through our Love Nations initiative we were able to support the excellent work of Disciple Nations4 in
Mozambique and Andriy Bondarenko’s church planting efforts into Europe and India from Ukraine. We were
also able to support Care for Children5 through our relationship with Robert and Liz Glover.
Love People
Through our Love People Fund we were able to financially support more people within Redeemer who were
experiencing financial difficulty than we have ever done before.
Church plants
Redeemer continued to support the church plants that we have been involved with. This included financial
support for Berlin and continued leadership support of Delft6, Maastricht, Zwolle, Brussels7 and Berlin.
Wider connections
Redeemer is a part of the New Ground family of churches. This connection continues to be very important to
us. Although we were able to attend less New Ground events in the UK, the ones we did manage to go to or
connect with were nonetheless important contexts for learning and building relationships beyond ourselves.
We were also well served by speakers and leaders who served the church including Dave and Liz Holden,
Andy McCullough, Henk Kersten, Andriy Bondarenko and Scott Marques.
1 https://newgroundchurches.org/academy/
2 https://www.legerdesheils.nl/wie-we-zijn
3 https://dehaven.nl/ and https://www.stichtingracham.nl/
4 https://dnachurches.com/about/
5 https://www.careforchildren.com/
6 https://www.redeemerdelft.nl/
7 https://www.mosaicchurch.be/one-family/
As elders of the Redeemer International Church we are very grateful for how God provided for the church in
2019. We have sought to steward well the money entrusted to the church and operate in line with the
church’s goals and objectives. It has been encouraging to see people encountering Jesus Christ and having
their lives transformed by the Gospel – this is what Redeemer is all about!
Events
The most important ongoing events in our church life continue to be the Sunday worship services, life groups
and prayer meetings. These events form the basis of what we do. In addition to the regular events, in 2019
we had several special large events in the church to which we focused considerable energy and resources
towards. These events included: Easter and Christmas celebrations, Family Sundays, International Sunday.
Church Community Weekend
In June 2019, we had our second Church Community Weekend. This was a major community building
moment for us as a church. It was a great weekend of fun and fellowship and gathered over 200 people.
Wider connections
Redeemer is a part of the New Ground family of churches. This connection continues to be very important to
us. In 2019 Redeemer people attended New Ground events in the UK including Learning Communities, the
Prayer Days and Ashburnham. A small group also attended a church planting conference in Malaga, Spain.
These events provided an excellent environment for learning and building relationships beyond ourselves.
We were also well served by speakers and leaders who visited the church including Dave and Liz Holden,
Henk and Eunee Kersten and Greg and Angela Kemm, Andriy Bondarenko and Scott Marques.
Kids, youth and students
In 2019 we saw the kids work grow and develop under the leadership of Catherine Nieuwveld. The kids
teams continued the excellent work they have been known for. Mark Beeuwkes handed over the leadership
of Redeemer Youth to the team that he had been working with and it was great to see a number of teenagers
and leaders going to New Day camp in the summer. John and Irene Samson continued to lead the Students
ministry and expanded it to include young adults.
Community and leadership
Community life was an important part of 2019. Because of organized events such as Sunday worship services,
life groups, as well as, ongoing events including student lunches and informal gatherings more people were
able to connect with each other. Leadership development was also a significant focus for us. We continued to
host a satellite of the New Ground Academy and have seen new leaders emerge at different levels throughout
the church.
Love The Hague
Under the banner of Love The Hague we have seen church members mobilized to practically love and serve
people in the city. Catherine Nieuwveld organized a very successful Christmas Shoebox initiative with the
Salvation Army – providing packages for kids from less privileged families in The Hague. We were also able
to support vulnerable families over the summer with holiday goodie bags and our work with refugee women
continued. The kids of Redeemer also wrote to the local police officers thanking them for their service to The
Hague.
Love Nations
Through our Love Nations initiative we were able to support the excellent work of Disciple Nations in
Mozambique and Andriy Bondarenko’s church planting efforts into Europe and India from Ukraine.
Love People
Through our Love People Fund we were able to financially support some people within Redeemer who were
experiencing financial difficulty.
Church plants
Redeemer continued to support the church plants that we have been involved with. This included financial
support for Berlin and regular visits and encouragement for all of the church plants: Berlin, Brussels, Zwolle, Delft and Maastricht.
As elders of the Redeemer International Church, we are very aware of the grace of God towards us in 2018. We have sought to act in-line with our goals and objectives, and we have seen some wonderful evidences of the kindness of God in seeing people encountering Jesus Christ, people’s lives being positively transformed, and the community of Redeemer church being built.
Events
The most important ongoing events in our church life continue to be the Sunday worship services, life groups and prayer meetings. These events form the basis of what we do. In addition to the regular events, in 2018 we had several separate large events in the church that we gave considerable focus and resources towards. These events included:
- Easter celebration
- Family Sundays
- Two Christmas services
Church community weekend
In May 2018, we had our first church community weekend. It was a wonderful success and about 200 people gathered for a weekend of relationship building, fun, food, relaxation, conversation and encountering God together. It was absolutely worth the large financial commitment towards it.
Wider connections
Redeemer is a part of the New Ground family of churches. This connection is very important to us. In 2018 Redeemer people attended a few New Ground events in the UK including prayer days and a leadership conference. These events provided an excellent environment for learning and building relationships beyond ourselves. We were also well served by speakers and leaders who visited the church including Dave and Liz Holden, Henk and Eunee Kersten and Greg and Angela Kemm and Andriy Bondarenko.
Kids, youth and students
In 2018 we saw the kids work grow and develop. Denise van Dorp, our Kids ministry leader did a fantastic job in creating a positive learning environment for the children of Redeemer. During 2018, she handed responsibility over to Catherine Nieuwveld who has continued the excellent work. Mark Beeuwkes, together with a great team, took on the leadership of Youth in Redeemer. It was encouraging to see about 20 teenagers going to New Day camp in the summer. John and Irene Samson took on the leadership of the Students ministry and have done very well in building connections among a growing group of students in the church.
Community and leadership
Community life was an important part of 2018. Because of organized events such as Sunday worship services, life groups, as well as, ongoing events including student lunches and informal gatherings more people were able to connect with each other. Leadership development was a significant focus also. We continued to host a satellite of the New Ground Academy and have seen new leaders emerge at different levels throughout the church.
Love The Hague ministry
In 2018 we saw our Love The Hague ministry grow and mature under the leadership of Gerdy Barr. We were able to see people serving the poor of our city through activities for women in the refugee camp, work with providing meals with Salvation Army and a few initiatives caring for refugees moving into new houses that we could help furnish. Under the banner of Love The Hague we have seen church members mobilized to practically love and serve people in the city. Life groups were all given a budget to serve people around them in The Hague. Several creative ideas were put into practice including one group buying a bike for a someone and doing weekly visits to help them learn to ride. Redeemer was also able to organise a very successful Christmas Shoebox initiative with the Salvation Army providing packages for kids from less privileged families in The Hague.
As elders of Redeemer International Church, we look back at 2017 with real gratefulness for all that God has done. As we have acted in line with our goals and objectives, we have seen much answer to prayer in terms of people finding hope in life, people being baptized, people being healed, God’s financial provision to us as a church, community being built, a successful new church getting started in Delft, etc.
Events in Redeemer
The most important ongoing events in our church life continue to be the Sunday worship services, life groups and prayer meetings. These events form the basis of what we do.
In addition to these events, in 2017 we had a number of separate large events in the church that we gave considerable focus and resources towards. These events included:
- An Easter celebration
- Family Sundays
- Church picnic
- A Christmas Service
Delft Church Plant
At the end of January in 2017 we started Sunday services in Delft. This new church in Delft has gone very well with people encountering the love of Jesus, church community being formed and new leaders being put in place. The church has grown from about 45 people in the beginning of the year to about 150 people by the end of 2017.
Wider connections
Redeemer is a part of the New Ground family of churches. This connection is very important to us. In 2017 a large group from the church attended the Ashburnham Conference in the UK. There were also prayer days and other training opportunities through the year that people from Redeemer attended. These contexts provided an excellent context of learning and building relationships beyond ourselves.
We were also well served by visiting speakers and leaders that visited the church including Dave and Liz Holden, Henk and Eunee Kersten and Greg and Angela Kemm.
Kids in Redeemer
In 2017 we saw the kids work grow and develop. Our Kids Ministry Leader (Denise van Dorp) did a fantastic job in creating a positive learning environment for the children of Redeemer.
Community in Redeemer
Community life grew and developed in 2017. Because of organized (e.g. Sunday worship services and life groups) and ‘organic’ events (e.g. student lunches and informal gatherings), more people were able to connect with each other.
Leadership in Redeemer
Leadership development was a significant focus in Redeemer in 2017. We continued to host a satellite of the New Ground Academy and have seen new leaders emerge at different levels throughout the church.
Love The Hague
In 2017 we saw our Love The Hague ministry grow and mature under the leadership of Gerdy Barr. We were able to see people serving the poor of our city through football with refugees, activities for women in the refugee camp, work with providing meals with Salvation Army and a number of initiatives caring for refugees moving into new houses that we could help furnish. Under the banner of Love The Hague, we have seen church members mobilized to practically love and serve people in The Hague.
As elders of Redeemer International Church, we are very grateful to God for a wonderful 2016. As we have acted in line with our goals and objectives, we have seen much answer to prayer in terms of lives transformed, baptisms, healings, numerical and financial growth, and genuine community being built.
Events in Redeemer
The most important ongoing events in our church life continue to be the Sunday worship services, life groups and prayer meetings. These events form the basis of what we do.
We have seen our Sunday meetings grow from approx. 280 adults meeting every Sunday in January to 330 in December.
In addition to these events, in 2016 we had a number of separate large events in the church that we gave considerable focus and resources towards.
These events included:
- An Easter celebration with 2 services.
- Family Sundays
- A social action week
- Christmas Service
Delft Church Plant
Since we have started as a church we have always felt a call to multiply out in the cities surrounding us. In September 2016 we officially started our midweek gathering in Delft with the goal to launch as a church plant in the beginning of 2017.
Wider Connections
Redeemer is a part of the ‘New Ground’ church family. This connection is very important to us. In 2016 a large group from the church attended the Leadership Conference and the Connect Conference in the UK. These large conference gathering people from across the New Ground family of churches provided an excellent context of learning and building relationships beyond ourselves.
We were also well served by visiting speakers and leaders that visited the church.
Kids in Redeemer
In 2016 we saw the kids work grow and develop. Our Kids Ministry leader has been able to further build the team and see our kidswork have a stable 50 kids being served on average on a Sunday.
Community in Redeemer
Community life grew and developed in 2016. Because of organized (e.g. Sunday worship services and life groups) and ‘organic’ events (e.g. student lunches and informal gatherings), more people were able to connect with each other.
Leadership in Redeemer
Leadership development was a significant focus in Redeemer in 2016. We continued to host a satellite of the New Ground Academy with over 35 participants and with the planting into delft more focus was given to raising up and training more leaders in Delft.
Outreach and Care in Redeemer
In 2016 we were able to employ someone for outreach in the city of The Hague. Under her leadership we have been able to reach out to women in The Hague red light district, amongst other things. Another visible result of that was a social action week in which the whole of the church served in many different area’s in the city.
As elders of Redeemer International Church, we are very grateful to God for a wonderful 2015. As we have acted in line with our goals and objectives, we have seen much answer to prayer in terms of lives transformed, baptisms, healings, numerical and financial growth, and genuine community being built.
Events in Redeemer
The most important ongoing events in our church life continue to be the Sunday worship services, life groups and prayer meetings. These events form the basis of what we do.
We have seen our Sunday meetings grow from approx.200 adults meeting every Sunday in January to 280 in December.
In addition to these events, in 2015 we had a number of separate large events in the church that we gave considerable focus and resources towards.
These events included:
- An Easter celebration
- Two Christmas services
- A five-year anniversary celebration
- A Martin Smith concert
Wider Connections
Redeemer is a part of the ‘New Ground’ church family. This connection is very important to us. In 2015 a large group from the church attended ‘Ashburnham 2015’ in the UK. This large conference gathering people from across the New Ground family of churches provided an excellent context of learning and building relationships beyond ourselves.
We were also well served by visiting speakers and leaders that visited the church.
Kids in Redeemer
In 2015 we saw the kids work grow and develop. We were able to appoint our first Kids Ministry Leader. Together with her team, she was able to begin to build and strengthen new and existing kids teams.
Community in Redeemer
Community life grew and developed in 2015. Not only did community numerically grow but because of organized (e.g. Sunday worship services and life groups) and ‘organic’ events (e.g. student lunches and informal gatherings), more people were able to connect with each other.
Leadership in Redeemer
Leadership development was a significant focus in Redeemer in 2015. We began to host a satellite of the New Ground Academy with over twenty participants.
Outreach in Redeemer
We ran a successful Alpha course as a part of our outreach strategy.
Care in Redeemer
In 2015 we were able to employ someone for pastoral care in the church. Under his leadership we have begun to formulate a pastoral structure and care team. These things have enabled us to be able to serve people in the church more effectively.
Financial Statements
Executive Summary
During the year the work of the church was provided for by the grace of God and through the continued support of its members who gave generously their time, energy and financial resources.
Overview
Total income in 2023 increased to €613,590, while expenses of €596,406 were broadly similar to previous year.
Expenses
The main expense categories were employment costs: 46% share of total costs, church and office rents and expenses 24%, as well as donations given away 24%. The annual increase of expenses were mostly in conferences, projects and events (+€22K) while employment cost decreased (-€51K) as one of the elders stepped down from the team.
Donations given away €38,151 from the 4 main funds were distributed to:
- 34% for helping the nations: Ukraine, Turkey earthquake support, Care for Children, ywam.nl, others
- 29% for assisting families in need in The Hague, but also in Turkey following earthquake
- 23% supporting partner organisations and vulnerable people in the Hague via Stichting The Beautiful Unseen, Stichting Racham in The Hague, Stichting De Haven
- 14% for church planting (Nijmegen)
Net result
The net result difference between total income and total expenses a surplus €17,184.
Financial position
As of end 2023 the church’s financial assets were €278,484 most of which were in cash deposits. Financial liabilities amounted to €151,859 out of which €118,944 were reserved into various funds to be distributed in the coming years.
By the grace of God, the Redeemer International Church remains in a good financial position to be able
to continue its mission of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, to account for potentially unexpected expenses, and to be able to respond in giving to the purposes which God might call us to.
We thank Jesus Christ, our Lord and God!
More information can be found in our Financial Statement 2023.
Executive Summary
During the year the work of the church was provided for by the grace of God and through the continued support of its members who gave generously their time, energy and financial resources.
Overview
Total income in 2022 increased substantially to €598,962 well ahead of the expected budget of €471,503. Total expenses of €591,268 grew correspondingly with income and were also higher year on year and versus the budget of €581,423.
Expenses
The main expense categories were employment costs: 55% of total costs, church and office rents and expenses: 22%, as well as donations given away: 21%. The annual increase of expenses were mostly in church rent (+€27K) as the church was used on a regular basis in 2022 more than in the previous pandemic year.
Donations given away from the funds amounted to €99,176 and were distributed for
– church planting purposes: 59%
– helping the nations (Slavic Mission forUkraine, Mozambique, Care for Children, others): 17%
– assisting families in need: 16%
– supporting partner organisations and vulnerable people in the Hague: 8%.
Net result
The net result difference between total income and total expenses was €(1,306).
Financial position
As of end 2022 the church’s financial assets were €264,082 most of which were cash deposits. Financial liabilities amounted to €153,232 out of which €137,703 were reserved into various funds to be distributed in the coming years.
By the grace of God, the Redeemer International Church remains in a good financial position to be able to continue its mission of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, to account for potentially unexpected expenses, and to be able to respond in giving to the purposes which God might call us to.
We thank Jesus Christ, our Lord and God!
More information can be found in our Financial Statement 2022.
Executive Summary
During the year the work of the church was provided for by the grace of God and through the continued
support of its members who gave generously their time, energy and financial resources.
Overview
Total income in 2021 decreased to €485,072 much below the expected budget of €599,390. Total expenses
of €456,658 were also considerably lower year on year and versus the budget of €701,656.
Expenses
The main expense categories were employment costs (66% of total costs), church and office rents and
expenses (17%), as well as donations given away (15%). The annual reduction of expenses were mostly in
church rent (-€24K) as the church was not able to use the Nieuwe Kerk building and projects and events
(-18K) due to pandemic restrictions.
Net result
The net result difference between total income and total expenses was positive at €28,414.
Financial position
As of end 2021 the church’s financial assets were €290,681 most of which were cash deposits. Financial
liabilities amounted to €151,908 out of which €129,337 were reserved into various funds to be distributed
in the coming years.
By the grace of God, the Redeemer International Church remains in a good financial position to be able
to continue its mission of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ,to account for potentially unexpected expenses,
and to be able to respond in giving to the purposes which God might call us to.
We thank Jesus Christ, our Lord and God!
More information can be found in our Financial Statements 2021.
Executive Summary
During the year the work of the church was provided for by the grace of God and through the continued
support of its members who gave generously their time, energy and financial resources.
Overview
Revenues in 2020 increased by +1% year-on-year to €621,046 well ahead of the expected budget of
€500,006. Expenses decreased by -2% to €595,700 and were +1% above the budget of €594,399.
Expenses
The main expense categories were employment costs (52%), church and office renting expenses (17%),
reservations into various funds (16%), donations given away (10%).
Net result
The net result between revenues and expenses was positive at €25,346.
Financial position
As of end 2020 the church’s financial assets were €268,743 most of which were cash deposits. Financial
liabilities amounted to €155,620 out of which €136,009 were reserved into various funds to be distributed
in the coming years.
By the grace of God, the Redeemer International Church remains in a good financial position to be able
to continue its mission of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ,to account for potentially unexpected expenses,
and to be able to respond in giving to the purposes which God might call us to.
We thank Jesus Christ, our Lord and God!
More information can be found in our Financial Statements 2020.
Executive Summary
During the year the work of the church was provided for by the grace of God and through the continued
support of its members who gave generously their time, energy and financial resources.
Overview
Revenues in 2019 increased by 3% year-on-year to €612,458, well ahead of the expected budget of €444,509.
Expenses decreased by 5% year-on-year to €610,466 and were 11% above the budget of €549,176.
Expenses
The main expense categories were employment costs (48%), donations given (8%), reservations into various
funds (14%), church rent and expenses (12%), office rent and expenses (10%).
Net result
The net result between revenues and expenses was €1,992.
Financial position
As of end 2019 the church’s financial assets were €290,208 most of which were cash and deposits. Financial
liabilities amounted to €255,437 out of which €197,423 were reserved into various funds to distributed and
used in the coming years.
By the grace of God, the Redeemer International Church remains in a good financial position to be able
to continue its mission of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ,to account for potentially unexpected expenses,
and to respond in giving to the purposes which God might call us to.
We thank Jesus Christ, our Lord and God!
More information can be found in our Financial Statements 2019.
Executive Summary
During the year the work of the church was provided for by the grace of God and through the continued support of its members who gave generously their time, energy and financial resources.
Overview
Total revenues in 2018 decreased by 6% year-on-year to €595,248 or 3% below the budget of €612,600 mainly due to lower regular donations. Total expenses in 2018 increased by 2% year-on-year to €641,913 or 11% above the budget of €577,634.
Expenses
The rise in total expenses was mainly driven by growth in donations given away of €151,721 vs. €102,950 planned in the budget and €119,636 in the previous year. Operating expenses decreased by 4% in 2018 to €490,488. The main categories were employment costs of €303,518 and expenses related to church and office rent of €80,380 and €60,966 respectively. The increase in office costs was due to Redeemer renting the second office in Voorburg to be able to accommodate its staff and to conduct its own training events such as New Ground Academy and Worship Ministry music practices.
Donations given away
Total giving of Redeemer was at €151,721 which was 27% higher year-on-year and higher in relative terms if measured as a percentage of donations given away vs. donations received i.e. 29% in 2018 vs. 20% in 2017. Most of the donation given away or set aside to be given away were done via the New Ground Church, which is a family of churches to which we belong to. We look forward to continuing giving generously and joyfully.
Net result
As a result of lower revenues and higher expenses, the net result for the 2018 year was -€46,665 vs. -€794 in 2017. Had Redeemer’s 2018 donations given away or set aside to be given away remained at the previous year’s level of 20% of donations received, then the church would have generated a modest profit for the year. Due to a good financial position built during previous years Redeemer board was able to increase its 2018 giving and allocation to the funds to be distributed in the future.
Financial position
As of end 2018 the church’s financial assets were €220,145 out of which cash deposits were €164,273. Financial liabilities amounted to €189,712 out of which €163,469 were set aside into donations funds to be given away such: “Love the People”, “Love the Hague”, “Love the Nations”, “Multiplication Fund”.
By the grace of God, the Redeemer International Church remains in a good financial position to be able
to continue its mission of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, to account for potentially unexpected expenses, and to respond in giving to the purposes which God might call us to.
We thank Jesus Christ, our Lord and God!
More information can be found in our Financial Statements 2018.
Executive Summary
During the year the work of the church was provided for by the grace of God and through the continued support of its members who gave generously their time, energy and financial resources.
Total revenues in 2017 increased by 11% year-on-year to €630,486 exceeding the planned budged of €600,191 by more than €30 thousand.
The church’s operating expenses increased by 18% in 2017 to €511,644. The main categories were employment costs of €307,615and expenses related to church and office rent of €99,525 and €37,755 respectively. The rise in the employment costs started already in previous years and continued during 2017 with more people being on staff during the year.
The church continued to increase its giving to €119,636 in 2017 up by 6% from €112,915 in 2016. Most of the donations were done via the New Ground Church, which is a family of churches to which we belong to. We look forward to continuing giving generously and joyfully.
In 2017, a financial review of physical assets such as office equipment was conducted, and a decision was taken to write down a value of €22,532 related to technological equipment to more accurately reflect their depreciated nature.
As a result, a modest loss of just €794 was generated during the 2017.
As of end 2017 the church’s financial assets were €250,007, out of which cash deposits were €247,447. Financial liabilities amounted to €163,867, out of which €140,475 had been set aside among various funds such: “Love the People”, “Love the Hague”, “Love the Nations”, “Multiplication Fund” and reservation for church plants in Maastricht and Brussels.
By the grace of God, the Redeemer International Church remains in a good financial position to be able to continue its mission of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, to account for potentially unexpected expenses, and to respond in giving to the purposes which God might call us to.
More information can be found in our Financial Statements 2017.
Executive Summary
During the year the work of the church was provided for by the grace of God and through the continued support of its members who gave generously their time, energy and financial resources. Total revenues in 2016 increased by 36,6% to €565.979 with the biggest growth coming from the regular donations of €476.854 followed by the generous donation of €50.280 on the annual Gift Day.
The church’s operating expenses amounted to €421,492 in 2016.
The main expenses categories are employment costs of €279.276 and housing (rental) expenses of €91.262 The rise in the employment costs already started in 2014-2015 and continued during 2016 with more people being on staff during the year.
More information can be found in our Financial Statement 2016.
Executive Summary
During the year the work of the church was provided for by the grace of God and through the continued support of its members who gave generously their time, energy and financial resources. Total revenues in 2015 increased by 22% to €414,689 with the biggest growth coming from the regular donations of €348,744 followed by the generous donation of €35,308 on the annual Gift Day.
The church’s expenses exceeded the revenues and amounted to €429,234 in 2015, which represents a 36% annual increase. The biggest parts of it were employment costs of €210,071 and meeting expenses of €108,271.
A part of the Redeemer International Church mission is to help reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ locally in city of The Hague, nationally and internationally. We therefore continued to increase giving outside ourselves to €58,964 in 2015, which is a 37% increase on 2014. Most of our donations were done via the New Ground family of churches to which we belong. After the employment and meeting expenses, giving is the single largest category in our financial budget and we look forward to continue giving generously and joyfully.
After covering expenses and donations the church generated a net loss of €14,545 in 2015 which compares to a net income of €25,440 in 2014. Due to reserves built in prior years the church covered the loss from its reserve fund. Therefore, the retained earnings on the balance sheet of the church decreased to €13,238. The retained earnings together with the own capital of €32,230 amounted to a total equity position of €45,468 at the end of 2015.
By the grace of God, the Redeemer International Church remains in a good financial position to be able to account for potentially unexpected expenses and to respond in giving to the purposes which God might call us to.
Sincerely yours,
Chris Taylor on behalf of elders of the Redeemer International Church
Click the following link for the full report – Redeemer Financial Report 2015.
Executive Summary
Redeemer International Church is made possible by the grace of God through the continued support of its members and visitors who generously gave their time, energy and money. Total revenues in 2014 amounted to €340,000, a 50% increase compared to the year before, with the biggest growth in members’ monthly giving (€286K) followed by ‘Gift Day’ donations (€48K).
The church’s expenses increased in line with its revenues, from €225K in 2013 to €315K in 2014, the majority of which was spent on employment costs (€140K) and venue hire (€94K). The main reasons for this increase were new staff appointments and the start of a second church service on Sunday evenings in the Nieuwe Kerk.
Our church’s mission is to reach people with the gospel of Jesus in The Hague as well as nationally and internationally. To help facilitate this, we continued to increase our donations to third parties and those in need to a total of €43K in 2014. We gave the largest part to the family of churches we are part of, which is called ‘New Ground’. Giving is thus a major part of our budget and we look forward to continue to give generously in the future.
After covering expenses and donations, the church generated €25K in net income over the year 2014, a significant increase from €2.3K in 2013. This figure remains on our balance sheet in the retained earnings category, which had a €26K balance as of the end of 2014.
By God’s grace, we will remain in a sound financial position to be able to account for unexpected expenses in the future and to respond when God calls us to future donations.
Sincerely yours,
Chris Taylor
on behalf of the elders of Redeemer
Click the following link for the full report – Redeemer Financial Report 2014.