Note: The Annual General Meeting of the Chaplaincy of St. John and St. Philip was held on 16 March and concluded on 21 April 2024.
IDENTITY
1. a) Official Name: Church of St. John and St. Philip, The Hague
b) Unofficial Names: The English and American Episcopal Church of Saint John & Saint Philip, The Church of England St John and St Philip The Hague, Anglicaanse Kerk St Philip and St John, Engelse en Amerikaanse Episcopale Kerk, The Anglican Church, The Hague St John & St Philip, The Church of England St John & St Philip The Hague, Church of England (Anglicaanse Kerk in Nederland, Engelse kerk Den Haag, and The English and American Church of Saint John & Saint Philip Church of St.John & St.Philip; Anglicaanse Kerk St Philip and St John; THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST JOHN & ST PHILIP THE HAGUE
2. Constitutional position:
Church in the Archdeaconry of North West Europe/Anglicaanse Kerk in Nederland. www.anglican.nl It is governed by the ecclesiastical law of the Church of England www.cofe.org and constitution and rules of the Diocese in Europe www.europe.anglican.org
3. RSIN: 003490622 – Kamer van Koophandel (Chamber of Commerce) number: 89602552
4. URL/website address: www.stjohn-stphilip.org
5. telephone number/e-mail address: +31 (0)70 355 5359 / churchoffice@stjohn-stphilip.org
6. Visiting address with postal code: Ary van der Spuyweg 1, 2585 JA The Hague
7. Postal address with postal code: Ary van der Spuyweg 1, 2585 JA The Hague
8. Church officers, including council: One Chaplain, one Assistant Curate, on Deacon, two Churchwardens, one Treasurer, four Archdeaconry Representatives, and 6 further councillors.
9. Salaries policy
The church shall have such stipendiary clergy and other ministers as is agreed between the Bishop and the church council. Their stipends shall be determined in accordance with or on the basis of stipulations made by, on behalf or with the concurrence of the Bishop. Neither stipendiary or salaried staff, nor volunteer officers or council members, will receive any remuneration or other financial compensation, however named, in respect of their work in governing the church; and such activities shall not be deemed to establish any claim to tax exemption or tax-exempt payments. Exceptional expenses may be compensated financially only to the maximum nominal amount.
ACTIVITY
10. Policy plan
The national policy plan is to be found at the website of the Archdeaconry www.anglican.nl ; the local policy follows here:
We are a friendly international Anglican church with members from more than 40 countries and many Christian denominations. About 1/3 of our members are Dutch although all services are conducted in English. Our worship ranges from traditional to more contemporary and informal in style.
The Chaplaincy may have paid staff and other workers, and also may compensate volunteer workers for their activities to the maximum allowable annual amount.
11. Objectives
In addition to support the policy plan, we support a number of mission projects, both in the Netherlands and overseas. We have long established links with many of these. We support the local foodbank on a regular basis.
12. Activities report
At its 2024 annual meeting, held on 16 March and concluded on 21 April 2024, the annual reports were presented looking back over 2023. Many activities were reported showing the large involvement of many members of our congregation. In addition to our regular appeals at Lent, Harvest and Advent, we were very pleased with the return of many activities such as our annual Christmas fair.
FINANCIAL
13. Summary of accounts
| Income | 2023 Budget | 2023 Actual |
| Donations | € 182,000 | € 211,716 |
| Tithing (10%) | € (18,000) | € (21,172) |
| Other Income | € 43,000 | € 44,637 |
| TOTAL | € 207,000 | € 235,181 |
| Expenses | 2023 Budget | 2023 Actual |
| Personnel Cost | € 75,000 | € 72,427 |
| Cost of the Fabric | € 100,000 | € 98,248 |
| Diocese and Deanery cost | € 27,000 | € 27,895 |
| TOTAL | € 202,000 | € 198.429 |