1. Attendance and Apologies for Absence

   The meeting was attended by:
   Michael Agoba, Martin Browne, Tricia Carrick, Hector Davie, Agnes Derory, Ruth Freiburghaus, Art Funkhouser, Hans Goepfert, Peter Hawker*, Sue Higson, Beat Hodler, Chloë Hodler, Esther Hutchison Funkhouser, Victor Iheanack*,Vinitha Jacob, Andrée Kamarys, David Marshall*, Helen Marshall*, Mary Mead, Brian Morgan, James Morgan, Liz Perrett, Pieter Perrett, Elisabeth Pfyffer, Hans-Karl Pfyffer, Rosalind Richards, Belle Täuber-Lee, Martin Täuber, Annemarie Walthert, Adorée Weibel, Janet Wenger, Edi Wildhaber, Maxine Wildhaber, Barbara Winfield.
   This represents 30 members of the electoral roll, one visitor and three clergy.

   Apologies were received from:
   Cecily Klingler, Rolf Klingler and Lynn Morgan.

2. Reception and Approval of the Electoral Roll
   The Electoral Roll, which had been on display for over two weeks, was approved by the meeting nem con. There had been only 1 addition and no deletions giving a total for 2022 of 86 members.

3. Approval of the Minutes of the last AGM held on 25 April 2021
   The minutes of the last AGM were approved nem con.

4. Approval of the Audited Accounts for the Year 2021

   Treasurer's Report
   The Treasurer, Sue Higson, presented the audited accounts, which had already been approved by council and displayed for more than the statutory 8 days.

   The key figures are:

   • 159,070 Fr income (175,075 Fr budgeted)
   • 10,000 Fr was transferred to the building fund
   • 26,000 Fr was transferred from the association to the church
     This gives an overall excess of 237.02 Fr.

   The treasurer showed detailed figures giving

   1. The split between the church and the association
   2. The comparison of the consolidated accounts with 2020 and the budget for 2021
   3. Overview of why the church deficit increased compared with 2020
   4. Overview of the event income for the past five years
   5. Breakdown of expenses. She noted that the expenses would be higher if we did not have so many volunteers giving their time and talents for free and thanked them
   6. Overview of the financial reserves
   
   She answered questions about Junior Church and about gas and oil.

   Auditors' Report
   Beat Hodler reported on behalf of the two auditors. The audit had been conducted on 19 February 2022 and had concluded that both the full accounts and the consolidated account statement provided to the AGM give a true and fair view, in all material respects, of the financial situation at 31 December 2021. He thanked the treasurer for the excellent work she does.

   Approval of Accounts: The approval of the audited accounts for 2021 was proposed by the treasurer, seconded by Brian Morgan and agreed nem con.

5. Presentation of the Budget for the year 2022
   The treasurer presented the budget for 2022 and said that it is conservative. Her main assumptions were:
   • Higher energy costs
   • Possibly small salary increases
   • Higher cleaning costs
   • Paid organist
   • Income remaining fairly constant
   • No extraordinary donations or costs
   
   The budget results in a deficit of around 11,000 Fr which we can cover from our reserves.
   There were no questions.

6. Elections
   The following nominations had been made:

   Two Churchwardens

   Nomination	Proposed by	Seconded by
   Martin Browne	Beat Hodler	E Hutchison
   Sue Higson	Tony Read	Liz Perrett
   Brian Morgan	Pieter Perrett	Chris Sager

   Six Council Members

   Nomination	Proposed by	Seconded by
   Michael Agoba	L A Morgan	M Wildhaber
   Tricia Carrick	Maxine Wildhaber	L A Morgan
   Agnes Derory	Tony Read	K Mühlethaler
   Chris Sager	Brian Morgan	Chloë Hodler
   Ruby Wildhaber	Tricia Carrick	E Pfyffer
   Cecily Klingler	Maxine Wildhaber	Hector Davie

   As there were three nominations for the two places as churchwarden, a vote was taken. People chatted while the votes were counted. Martin and Sue were elected as churchwardens for this year. The chairperson thanked Brian for standing.

   Six nominations had been made for council. There were no further nominations from the floor. As there were six nominations for six places, there was no need for an election. However, the nominees were invited to say something about themselves and why they wanted to stand. Those who were not present had sent something in writing.

   The AGM agreed to appoint Archana Jacob, our lay reader, to be a member of council.

7. Appointment of Auditors
   The treasurer thanked the current auditors for their work. The meeting thanked them and offered support. Beat Hodler and Tony Read were appointed as auditors for 2022.

8. Chaplain's Report
   The chaplain's report is contained in the Annual Reports booklet. The chaplain commented on the difficulty of keeping the church running during the Covid pandemic. However most activities continued – some in a very different form. She thanked everyone for their contributions. We resumed services in church in February, so although the online services were much appreciated, these will be discontinued. However some information will still be available.

   The chaplain went on to thank individuals by name for their specific contributions. A card and present were given to Hans-Karl as thanks for the 50 years of organ playing. He is standing down in June.

   The chaplain mentioned that children were returning to church and three young children and three teenagers have been baptised. Junior Church is also resuming, but needs more teachers.

   This year we also shared the loss of several long-term members of our church fellowship. The families concerned appreciate the support of the church fellowship.

   Study, prayer and fellowship groups have continued to grow this year. A balance of online and in-person meetings has gone well, so we will continue this.

   The chaplain went on to mention the priorities for this coming year. They are:

   • Encourage more people back to worship in church.
   • Building up the work with children and families.
   • Review the music in church and build up a good team of musicians.
   • Bible study, prayer and fellowship remain a priority.
   • Continue to focus on the Five Marks of Mission.
   • Develop again our hospitality as a church.

   She concluded by reminding us that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ, whatever challenges we face. So we look to the future with hope and joy.

9. Other Business
   There was no other business.

10. Close
    The meeting closed at 13.06 with the Grace.

Tricia Carrick (Acting Council Secretary)