The Parish Church of St John the Baptist and St Helen Wroughton
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2016 Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST HELEN WROUGHTON www.wroughton.com Diocesan Parish Number 57/160 Charity Registration Number 1131158 CONTENTS Trustees’ annual report 3 Administrative information 3 Structure, governance and management 4 List of trustees 5 Objectives and activities 6 Achievements and performance 7 Plans for 2017 19 Financial Statements 21 Statement of financial activities 21 Balance sheet 22 Notes to the financial statements 23 Independent examiner's report 32 2 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT Administrative information The church of St John the Baptist and St Helen is situated in Church Hill, Wrough- ton. It is part of the Diocese of Bristol within the Church of England. The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist and St Helen, Wroughton (Wroughton PCC) is a registered charity. Charity Registration Number 1131158. The PCC’s correspondence address is: The Parish Office, Church Hall, Priors Hill, Wroughton, Swindon SN4 0RT. The PCC’s Bank is: The PCC also holds funds on deposit at Lloyds TSB Bank, CBF Church Of England Funds managed Old Town Swindon Branch, by: 5 High Street, Senator House Swindon SN1 3EN. 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4ET. The PCC’s Independent Examiner is: The PCC’s Legal Advisors are: Mr S G Fraser, Harris & Harris, Monahans, 14 Market Place, 38-42 Newport Street, Wells, Swindon SN1 3DR. Somerset, BA5 2RE. Day to day management of the Parochial Church Council is delegated to the Vicar. 3 Structure, Governance and Management THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. The PCC is registered with the Charity Commission. The members of the PCC are the trustees of the charity. The method of appointment of the trustees is governed by and set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attenders are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The trustees who served during the year are shown on page 5. The PCC operates through a number of committees and groups which organise, discuss and make recommendations to the full Council: The committees have specific delegated responsibilities agreed by the PCC. STANDING COMMITTEE This is the only committee required by law. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council. The standing committee meets six times a year and is responsible for planning agendas for PCC meetings and oversees the financial and administrative work of the PCC, Christian stewardship of money and talents and provides support to the PCC officers and Parish Administrator. BUILDINGS COMMITTEE The buildings committee looks after the maintenance of the church building and ensures compliance with the quinquennial report. It also has responsibility for running the Parish Church Hall and its maintenance. CHURCHYARD COMMITTEE This committee has oversight of the churchyard and administers its funds; it has a representative of the Parish Council on it. GROUPS Church and Worship Group Matters concerning the life of the church community and its worship are discussed and recommendations put to the PCC. Church and Community Group Matters concerning our engagement with the wider community in Wroughton and 4 Wichelstowe. Youth and Children’s Work Different teams, (Children’s Church, 115 Club, Messy Church, Holiday Club) plan and organise a full programme of events for children and young people and meet together once a year with the clergy. Mission Matters This group offers support to all individuals and groups involved with mission societies and projects at home and overseas. It aims to co-ordinate education, publicity and fundraising of those groups and to co-ordinate reports to the PCC PCC MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES 2016 Vicar The Revd Canon Michael Johnson Chairman Associate Priest The Revd Barbara Abrey Curate The Revd Nicola Such Churchwardens: Mr Mike Awre Mrs Helena Thomas Licensed Lay Mrs Teresa Townsend Ministers Mr Mark Tubey Mrs Tracy Mason From Sept 2016 Representatives on Canon Nicholas Orman Hon Treasurer the Swindon Mr Clive Parker Deanery Synod Mrs Helen Toomer PCC Secretary Elected Members Mrs Tina Campbell Miss Cheryl Hawkins Mrs Janet Henderson Ms Sophie Houlton Mrs Valerie Johnstone To August 2016 Mr Michael Mason Mrs Joan Orman Mrs Sally Parker To April 2016 Mr Brian Taylor Ms Hannah Wrixon From April 2016 Miss Bethany Townsend From April 2016 Mr Tim Winter From April 2016 5 Objectives and activities The trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. The trustees consider that they have acted in the public benefit. The PCC is responsible for cooperating with the vicar in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is the Administrative Trustee with responsibility for the care and maintenance of the Church Hall. The Custodian trustee of these properties is the Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance. During 2016 the PCC revised its mission statement, values, vision and plan, which had previously been reviewed in September 2014 The PCC’s mission statement is: “Changing lives with Christ” WHO WE ARE: Based in the village of Wroughton we are a Church of England church in the Diocese of Bristol seeking to share the good news of Jesus through serving the communities of Wroughton and Wichelstowe. As a worshipping community we share a range of Sunday and weekday services, from traditional to contemporary. You will also find us out and about in schools, care homes, at community events and as volunteers in many different local contexts. Over the past couple of years the PCC, with the support of our clergy and Lay Ministers, has taken initiatives to deepen discipleship and to attract younger people and families into the church community and our numbers are slowly beginning to grow. OUR VALUES: · To love God and our neighbours · To be welcoming, accepting and non-judgmental · To be confident in our faith · To demonstrate God’s love in our lives · To be passionate about God OUR VISION: Connecting with God · To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom · To enable continued growth in discipleship · To help people to discern and use their gifts Connecting with each other · To be a welcoming all age community where people know and care for each 6 other · To welcome more children and young people into the church community · To respond to human need by loving service- both locally and overseas Connecting with our community · To engage with the local community · To see where we can work with Deanery, ecumenical and community partners WE WILL DO THIS BY: · Working collaboratively · Doing a few things well GRANT MAKING POLICY In addition to our support for the mission work of the Diocese through our parish share, the PCC makes grants equal to 10% of its general fund income to organisations whose aims are in accordance with the aims and doctrine of the Church of England. Given our major support to home mission though diocesan share, the majority of this support is given to a small number of organisations with a substantial part of this support being designated to the work of the church overseas in mission development. Support is also given to home mission both nationally and locally. In December 2016 grants of £2,700 were made to each of the following organisations; CMS, Tearfund, Mission to Seafarers and Swindon Youth for Christ. Achievements and Performance CHURCH LIFE IN 2016 In 2016 we intentionally looked outwards and looked for ways in which we could serve the people of Wroughton and Wichelstowe more effectively. In the first part of the year the preparation for the Wroughton Passion was our primary focus. The partnership with Gatecrash Theatre proved fruitful for all involved, with members of the church discovering acting talent and a production which was thoroughly professional with all the passion and enthusiasm of the best amateur performances. Best of all, the Passion was attended, according to police estimates, by 1,800 people. Certainly the church was so full for the crucifixion scene that there was no space for even one more person. The Nativity play in December built on this success and was a sell-out. We continued to learn how to develop Church at 4, which was just six months old at the start of the year. By the end of the year teaching, children’s work, music, presentations were being offered in an increasingly ordered way, helped by a team growing in numbers and confidence and the installation of permanent loudspeakers, data projector and wiring paid for by an anonymous gift. 7 Our outreach work continued with Holiday Club celebrating 25 years, pancake races, picnics and an outside version of Church at 4 called Mossy Church. At the same time we continued to offer services in church according to the pattern we established in 2015. Attendance was steady with some new people joining the 10am congregation. Numbers on the Electoral Roll increased which suggests that more people are coming to church, but less frequently. This has been the trend over the past few years. THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Eight meetings were held this year including the budget meeting in October. Embracing the ‘Creating Connections’ Diocesan Strategy and responding to encouragement from the Bishops, the PCC, after considerable thought and prayer and under the careful leadership of Rev Nicola Such, formulated an Action Plan for ‘Connecting with God’, ‘Connecting with each other’ and ‘Connecting with our community’ with particular focus on the Diocesan Priorities to ‘Make Disciples’, ‘Grow Leaders’ and ‘Engage Younger Generations’.