Raleigh St Christian Centre Incorporated is an incorporated society, formed under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. It acts as a legal entity for the local church body itself.
Chairperson - Luke Goodwin
Secretary - Ellen Heebink
Treasurer - Brent Martin
Because the incorporated society is a legal entity, it is possible for it to be involved in contracts, and lend or borrow money. In the past, if we wanted to do this, then the people who organised such things might well have been legally liable themselves.
It also means that when members or employees (like pastors) are working on behalf of the church, they are not just working on their own (from a legal standpoint). So it provides a degree of protection.
Finally, it means that we have to have an Annual General Meeting (AGM), a set of financial accounts, and a membership list. This gives you greater visibility into the running of the organisation.
The RSCC Inc Special General Meeting took place on 23 November 2025 - and the proposed new constitution was approved by the Members - this is to comply with the new Incorporated Society's Act 2022.
The next step was re-registration as an Incorporated Society and this was completed and approved on 12 March 2026.
The Governance Review Committee, a subcommittee set up by the board for governance review, played a crucial part in getting our constitution up to date and ready for reregistration, and we are thankful for the ongoing support of congregation members volunteering their time and knowledge in this space.
We have also uploaded the 2024 Consolidated Audited accounts - refer to the button below to access this document.
