Holy Trinity Church

Annual Report and Financial Statements

of the Parochial Church Council

for the year ended 31 December 2020

The PCC is a charity registered in England and Wales Registered charity number 1128200

Holy Trinity Church, Market Street, Cambridge, CB2 3NZ

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HOLY TRINITY TRUSTEES' REPORT

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent in promoting in the the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is responsible for the upkeep and development of Holy Trinity Church in Market Street, Cambridge together with the Henry Martyn Hall and the Charles Simeon Centre.

The PCC is a body corporate established by and operating under the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) measure 1956. It is a charity registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, registration no. 1128200.

The Council members have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Council Members

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church representation Rules (2020). At Holy Trinity the membership of the PCC comprises Clergy licensed to the parish, Churchwardens, Treasurer, Deanery Synod lay representatives, and church members (elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church) and all are Trustees. All members of the church are encouraged to register on the electoral roll in order to be eligible to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) and to stand for elected office.

Elected members of the congregation (laity) serving on the PCC hold office from the conclusion of the annual meeting at which they were elected to serve until the conclusion of the third annual meeting thereafter. One third is elected each year. Deanery Synod members serve on the PCC until 31 May following the election of their successors. Having served for two successive years Deanery Synod representatives may not serve for the term immediately following the second of those terms. In the eventuality of members of the PCC leaving office mid-term, their place remains vacant until the following APCM. On rare occasions and for a specific purpose a member of the congregation on the electoral roll may be co-opted for one or more meetings. The Operations Director is an ex-officio member of the PCC.

The following served for all or part of 2020:

Vicar Revd Rupert Charkham Elected PCC members Term of office dates (until 31 August 2020) Simon George Until APCM 2021 Elizabeth How Until APCM 2021 Associate Vicars Revd Oliver Benyon Stephen Rymill Until APCM 2021 Revd Stuart Browning Joanna Stonehouse Until APCM 2021 Karen Goldstone Until APCM 2022 Churchwardens Blake Hansen Blake Hansen Until APCM 2022 Sarah Butlin Sarah Butlin Until APCM 2022 (until 12 October 2020) (Resigned APCM 2020) Tolulope Anifalaje Tom Russell Until APCM 2022 (from 12 October 2020) Richard Meakin Until APCM 2022 Rebekah Fairley Until APCM 2023 PCC Secretary Karen Goldstone Michael Pollitt Until APCM 2023 Claire McMillan Until APCM 2023 Treasurer Tom Russell Fiona Saunderson Until APCM 2023 Nick Raymont Until 31 October 2020 Ex officio Pete Williams Deanery Synod (from 3 August 2020) Nick Raymont Until 31 October 2020 Keith Bennett Until 31 May 2023 Co-opted Edwina Swann Peter Key Until 31 May 2023 (from 30 March 2020) Peter Sloman Until 31 May 2023

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Early in 2020, Revd Rupert Charkham announced that he would be leaving in the course of the year to take up a new post at St Michael's Chester Square, London. Rupert was himself taken very seriously ill with Covid-19 in March 2020, therefore much of the year was effectively a period of interregnum. In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the APCM was delayed until 12 October 2020. Also due to the pandemic, except for the January meeting, PCC meetings and the APCM were held via Zoom (or equivalent).

The PCC met on seven occasions during the year in January, March, June, September, October, November and December. The average attendance was 90%. In addition, there was a special pre-vacancy PCC meeting held in April attended by the Patrons of the Parish, the Very Revd Mark Bonney ( of ), Revd John Dunnett (CPAS General Director (on behalf of the Peache Trustees), and the , the Ven Dr .

The PCC members are responsible for all matters of general concern and importance to the congregation including agreeing on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. Given its wide range of responsibilities, the PCC has several Committees and task groups, each responsible for an aspect of church life. These Committees and groups, listed below, are all responsible to the PCC and report back to it regularly with recommendations and formal resolutions that are discussed and acted upon as necessary. All Committees and groups ideally, and ordinarily, contain at least one PCC member, and members of the wider congregation as appropriate.

Committees

Standing Committee – has the power to transact the business of the PCC between its full meetings subject to directions set by the PCC.

Finance Committee – assists the Treasurer in overseeing the financial affairs of the church and to bring to the PCC an annual budget, regular updates on income and expenditure, and any issues that require resolution together with recommendations on possible courses of action.

Missions Committee – encourages each church member to take an active concern in the spread of the gospel both in this country and overseas and manages the mission allocation as set by the PCC. The mission fund income is based on 10% of unrestricted, regular voluntary donations.

Risk and Governance Group – is responsible for risk management of the church and oversee the governance of working practices including employment matters and compliance with all regulations and legislation.

Appeals Committee – is available to receive appeals as to decisions made by the Risk and Governance Group. The group forms the last stage in the internal escalation process for the procedures set out in the employment policies.

Other less formally constituted teams carry forward the work of the church. These include home groups, work with families, youth work, 20s and 30s, pastoral care, student ministry, worship team and children's church. We run various small groups, which provide a valuable way to build relationships through sharing food (where government regulation for Covid-19 permit), worship and studying the bible together. Small groups at HT include home groups for the adults, Risky Living groups for undergraduates and Connections for women.

Risk Management The PCC, advised by the Risk and Governance Group, monitor the major risks to which the church is exposed, which principally relate to the buildings, finance and employment. Assessments have been carried out for all areas of major risk and the management of these risks is documented.

Risk is considered regularly as part of the decision-making process. Insurance policies are in force to cover appropriate risks, for instance, the risk of damage to the building and public liability. Formal procedures are in place to control and mitigate major risks.

In 2020, the Risk and Governance Group oversaw the writing of risk assessments for all church activities, with particular attention paid to following Government advice regarding Covid-19 and the precautions recommended to prevent the spread of this disease. This included the ensuring of safe working practices for the staff team when they were allowed to work from the HT offices.

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Safeguarding

In line with the House of Bishop's policy statement on promoting a Safer Church, Holy Trinity is committed to ensuring the care and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults involved in its activities. Safeguarding is the responsibility of the whole church and everyone who participates in the life of Holy Trinity has a role to play in promoting a safer church for all.

Holy Trinity continues to adopt and implement the recommendations, policies and procedures outlined in the Safeguarding documentation. This includes all the latest guidance issued since the last Annual Report. This covers the key roles and responsibilities of officeholders, including practical guidance on how to respond to, assess and manage concerns or allegations against church officers. A key focus of 2020 has been to build on this and further enhance the support we offer staff and volunteers in meeting their safeguarding responsibilities as well as the support Holy Trinity provides children, youth and vulnerable adults. There are multiple resources available for training and development in this area.

At the start of 2020, Holy Trinity invested in the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard as recommended by multiple dioceses. The dashboard identifies all safeguarding requirements that must adhere to, dividing this into three levels – level 1 basic compliance, level 2 medium compliance and level 3 comprehensive compliance. By the end of 2020, Holy Trinity has met and crucially evidenced the requirements of all three levels of the dashboard. This demonstrates the church's high level of compliance, as many other churches have yet to adopt the dashboard or are still working on evidencing requirements needed for level 1-2.

Another area of focus has been safeguarding over digital, online and social networking platforms prompted by the pandemic. Several new procedures and multiple processes and risk assessments have been created to ensure that whilst the work of Holy Trinity continues, it does so in a safe way and in line with all the safeguarding requirements that must be adhered to.

In addition, the following safeguarding policies have been formally reviewed: • Safeguarding Policy • Responding to Concerns and Allegations The relevant sections of other policies have been reviewed in light of operational changes caused due to the pandemic.

As per the safeguarding policy, staff members and volunteers of HT have sought safeguarding advice and guidance where safeguarding matters have arisen. Logs of concern have been submitted as required.

Key themes over 2020 have been self-harm, consent, and historical allegations of abuse/harm from years past that have now been disclosed. Two Logs of Concern were escalated to the Diocese Safeguarding Officer team for additional work and support. No further actions from other agencies or parties were required.

Holy Trinity remains a vigilant church in terms of safeguarding. It is pleasing to report that we have received no reports of harm or abuse within HT this year. We will continue to work towards the highest possible standards in the years to come.

Deanery Synod

Three members of the PCC sit on the deanery synod. This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the church.

There were no Deanery Synod meetings held during 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

PCC activities in 2020

2020 proved a challenging year for the PCC, having to work through the Covid-19 pandemic and also cope with an extended interregnum.

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The PCC received updates on church finances and safeguarding at every meeting. In addition to these standing items, during the course of the year the PCC:

• Discussed and endorsed the recommendations of the Standing Committee regarding the closing of the church due to the pandemic and re-opening with Covid-safe procedures in place. • Adopted the Statement of Faith of the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) Basis of Faith but delayed discussion on its implementation until a new vicar was appointed. • Received a review of Church Policies in respect of Compliance, GDPR and safeguarding etc. from the Risk and Governance Group and approved current policies. • Received a report from the church's Safeguarding Officer and reapproved the Safeguarding Policy and approved the Safeguarding Action Plan. The existing Procedure for dealing with Safeguarding Allegation or Concern was approved with a view to revision. A list of activities that the church provides for children and vulnerable adults drawn up in consultation with the staff, based on the Church Dashboard Flowchart was approved and an annual review was agreed. Safeguarding and pastoral visits by Home Group leaders were also discussed and a course of action identified. Secure storage of safeguarding records during an interregnum was also discussed. Digital communications policies were also under review. • Approved a drone survey recommended as a result of the Quinquennial Inspection carried out in 2019 as a first step in carrying out the work identified by the report. • Received and approved a report from the Missions Committee on the distribution of the year's funding allocation.

Interregnum

At the pre-vacancy PCC meeting held on 27 April, 2020 the procedure and timeline for appointing a new vicar was explained, in particular the fact that until Rupert took up his new post no vacancy could be advertised. Due to a combination of Rupert's being afflicted by Covid-19 and the national lockdown restrictions, this resulted in no further action being permitted until after September 2020. (Further action was delayed by a diocese-wide moratorium on appointments in place by the Bishop’s Council, appealed by the PCC in September, with subsequent allowance made to advertise in November).

At the pre-vacancy meeting, it was also revealed that the Diocese wished to sell the vicarage at Selwyn Gardens and purchase a new vicarage, triggering the suspension of the patrons' right of presentation (which was lifted 8 April 2021). This was the subject of much discussion at PCC meetings where concerns were expressed over the possibility of purchasing a suitable house in a suitable location in a timeframe to accommodate a new incumbent. Bekah Fairley together with Blake Hansen and Stuart Browning represented the church concerns to the Diocese and were heavily involved in advising on the purchase (which was completed late in 2020).

During the Section 11 portion of the June PCC meeting, the PCC, among other matters, approved the appointment of Blake Hansen and Edwina Swann as Parish Representatives to represent the church in the process of appointment of a new vicar and sit on the appointments panel.

SUNDAY SERVICES

The Sunday preaching series in 2020 were:

2020 Vision (January) Joseph (January-February) What God Sees In His Church (January-February) The Crossroads Of Life (March) The Walk Of Freedom (March) Meeting The Risen Lord (April-May) Taking Shelter In God (May) The New Reality (May-July) How To Make Your Life Count (July-August) In This Season (September) Unexpected Answers (October-November) Christmas (December)

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The visiting speakers during the year included:

Vaughan Roberts, Chris Wilson, Simeon Zahl, Ellie Huggins, Bekah Fairley, Michael Volland, Tom Benyon, Andy Croft.

ADULT MINISTRY

As a result of Covid-19, 2020 saw a significant change in the way we connected with members within the church. All ministries were placed online, and a number of planned events had to be cancelled. This created a number of practical challenges, such as how we welcome new members to HT or pastor those not able to engage with online material. It also created a number of opportunities in helping us to connect with a larger online community.

One area of ministry that has really grown throughout the year is prayer. Previously, there has been a small but dedicated core of HT members who would gather once a week to pray in the church for years, but in March, these prayer meetings were conducted online. At the same time, Oli and Rupert Charkham became seriously ill from Covid-19 and as a result, well over a hundred people gathered each week to pray for them, the church and the national and global situation. The online Prayer Gathering, hosted by Oli and Loïs Benyon, continues on from this. Many members of the church join together in prayer every Wednesday evening. There has been consistent attendance of around 60-70 people each week at the meetings. In September 2020, another prayer initiative was started on Sunday evenings to pray for the recruitment of a new vicar of HT, around 30 people attended each week.

This year also saw us join other churches across the country in a week of prayer leading up to Pentecost for 'Thy Kingdom Come'. This involved a number of online prayer evenings, live-streamed worship sessions and morning devotions. For the first time, these events were held online and during the week there was an encouraging number of the church who engaged with the events.

In September. we hosted our first online Alpha Course which was led by members of the congregation. Around 12 people attended this online course with some making a commitment to faith. One of the guests was baptised at HT in March 2021.

Other highlights included: • Watoto Choir who performed during an evening service January, • Onsite Alpha Course in January, • Equipped for Life in February, • Growing Together evenings, • Prayer and Worship nights and our Baptism service in March.

The pandemic impacted a number of weddings, though we were still able to host three throughout the year. There was also one funeral which was officiated by Oli Benyon at the local crematorium.

As part of our commitment to proclaim the gospel, we hosted a service called 'Try Church' in July. This was designed so that members of the church could invite non-Christian guests to discover the person of Jesus through testimonies, worship and a gospel talk. Over 800 people viewed this service, which at that point was our highest viewed service. Following this service, we held an evening called 'Try Alpha' which resulted in a dozen people signing up to explore faith.

The Christmas Carol Service, which is always a wonderful opportunity to share the goodness of Jesus' birth, became one of our most-watched services of 2020 with over 2,100 views on YouTube.

Home Groups

Through 2020, our 25 Home Groups continued to meet regularly, with two new groups launching and one coming to an end due to the leaders leaving Cambridge. As of the end of 2020, we have approx. 300 of the adult congregation in home groups, under the leadership of 50 lay leaders. With the coming of the Covid pandemic, these home groups adapted to the online environment with impressive speed and flexibility. They continued to provide vital community during repeated lockdowns and for many have been a key source of hope and support. 2020 also saw the addition of new Bible study guides for Home Groups produced in-house at HT. These three guides are studies in Matthew, Luke and Psalms, and were used by many Home Groups. One study guide, in particular, followed the Sunday sermon series in the autumn, which introduced new and welcome continuity between Sundays and midweek conversations, as well as greater connection with the wider church.

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In October we introduced a new course to the Adult Ministry 'portfolio', an evangelism course taught by Becky Pippert called ‘The Empowered Course’. Run online, the course was attended by 45 people from all across the congregation, from undergraduates to 70s+. The feedback afterwards was overwhelmingly positive – a short survey taken anonymously after the course reported that it was practically useful and deeply inspiring, leaving people better equipped and more excited to share their faith with others, and 100% of those who completed the survey would recommend the course to others.

20s and 30s

The 20s & 30s ministry had a challenging year – the social highlight of the year, the Black Tie event, was scheduled for 14 March and was cancelled a few days prior, due to Covid. However, creativity prevailed, and several online socials sprang up. Some 20 new people joined over the summer and autumn, and small welcome events in gardens proved very fruitful for building community while they were permitted.

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

In the Spring Term of 2020 HT Kids looked at the book of Acts and learnt that they are called to be 'Kingdom-bringers'. Their memory verse was:

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. - Acts 1:8

At half term we hosted a guest event for the older children. 27 children attended for an afternoon of board games, mug painting, cardboard house-building, baking and a talk, with Q&A and food.

As the term drew to an end 'HT Kids' became 'HT Kids at home' as Covid-19 meant a national lockdown. The first HT Kids video on Sunday 29 March had 274 views.

In the summer term, we looked at Exodus and produced two videos each week, one for older children and one for younger children. They included worship, bible teaching, fun, interactive games, interviews with members of the HT family from grandparents to youth, prayer and a chance to respond. It was wonderful to include not only the HT Kids staff and leaders but have church family members so the children had a fantastic variety of role models and could remember they are part of the big family of God even if they were at home for now. They also had activities to do at home with collectable elements and they sent in photos of what they had done.

HT Kids didn't stop over the summer holidays but moved to one weekly video investigating Stories Jesus Told. In 2020 HT kids produced a total of 45 videos plus 35 midweek Facebook videos promoting Sundays, encouraging families and building community.

HT Kids also produced a Good Friday video (245 views) and activities, with the Easter Day service being an 'all age' service. We ran Zoom praise parties to gather the children together for worship and encouragement, and Zoom socials with their age groups. A highlight was "Jesus Green Messy Games" on Zoom when the parents and children ended up wet and messy instead of the leaders. It was such fun doing something together and wonderfully it was a sunny day.

In the autumn term, we had leaders training by Zoom and HT Kids looked at Mark's gospel. "Vlogs" from "Mark" as he investigated Jesus were a real highlight. The older children received a copy of Mark's gospel by post and we heard interviews and testimonies from HT members. Families fed back that a number of children committed their lives to Jesus. We returned to onsite HT Kids for two weeks (while also still running HT Kids at home) before the November lockdown.

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In the October half term, we sent all the families glow sticks and invited them to participate in our "My Lighthouse" video to proclaim Jesus, the Light of the World. Over 1,100 people have watched this video. We also hosted a Treasure Hunt around town. 73 children came with their families, of whom 12 were non-HT guests. The heavy rain stopped 5 minutes before the event started, the sun actually came out, and that evening, the next lockdown was announced. We are so thankful to God for this little window where families could see each other safely, see the leaders, and even bring friends along.

The final event of 2020 for HT Kids was the Nativity Film. Over 90 children were in it and the Christmas story was told and explained with an invitation to say yes to Jesus. We had 2,900 views and the nativity trailer was watched 15,300 times.

In August HT Kids said goodbye to Isabel Bell from the staff team as Family Ministry Assistant, and Rebecca Stoklund Lee joined Ellie Sanderson as a Family Ministry Assistant. Hannah Fisher became HT's Children's Pastor with Cat Meakin as Senior Children's Pastor.

New Creations

New Creations, our group for parents and toddlers, ran as usual in the Spring Term. With the Covid-19 lockdown, New Creations began putting out a weekly "thought for the day" by video and running weekly Zoom meetings. This continued during term time for the rest of the year. A highlight in the Autumn Term was a Mums' Guest event on "Communicating and Connecting with your Children". 44 mums joined, of whom 12 were non-HT mums, and each received cake in advance via post! The WhatsApp group has helped keep the mums connected and built community.

YOUTH MINISTRY

The vision of HT Youth is to be a place of: - having fun, where young people long to be; - being a family, where everyone can belong, - discovering faith in Jesus which will last for a lifetime - exploring evidence of the fruit of faith in young people's lives today.

Perhaps the highlight of 2020 for the youth of HT came in January with the annual Youth Weekend Away to Letton Hall (see picture, right). Thirty young people and fifteen team members spent a glorious weekend exploring the Lord's Prayer, enjoying lots of quality time together and making happy memories. Little did we know that it might be one of the final such opportunities of the year!

In the spring HT Youth was forced online by the coronavirus pandemic. The youth team produced weekly YouTube videos to be watched on Sunday evenings, followed by small groups with the young people on Zoom. These gatherings were well attended, and whilst it was challenging to connect with some young people throughout this time, there were between 20-30 young people each week who spoke of the online gatherings as a lifeline. The youth team observed a new depth of faith and community among the group as a result. In the autumn, HT Youth was able to gather in person in the main building of HT (with many social distancing measures in place, of course!). The new format provided opportunities to discover new forms of worship other than just singing and provided a vital space for reconnecting face-to-face. The times in prayer were a particular highlight during this season.

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Over the course of the year. The group have explored topics such as spiritual disciplines, the 'origin story' of Genesis 1-3, the 'ending story' of Revelation, and the character of Jesus in Luke's gospel. In spring a group of 3 young people travelled to a conference about evangelism. the summer term, a group of 9 young people aged 17-18 took part in a "What's Next" course, taking time to think and pray about how to take their faith into the next stage of their lives as they plan to leave school and start life at university or in the workplace. In the autumn, a group of 7 young people took part in a course about spiritual gifts. It continues to be a great encouragement to see a group of young people curious and eager to engage with their faith and share it with their friends.

STUDENT MINISTRY

2020 has been a challenging though not unfruitful year for the HT students.

January to March was very encouraging – building on a fantastic start to the 19/20 academic year – with a very big intake of students. We'd seen a number of students come to or return to faith and a great sense of community building. Then in March, the first pandemic lockdown struck without much warning and Rupert was hospitalised resulting in Stuart, the Student Pastor, having to pick up many other leadership duties besides overseeing Student Ministry. The student team did a fantastic job reinventing the student ministry overnight to be entirely online and reach a community of students which was now at home, not in Cambridge, and struggling with a lot of grief and confusion. During the summer term, Student Night moved onto Zoom, and although numbers were slightly lower than before, it was well attended with numbers in the 90s each week and many joining who had not been coming prior to the pandemic. Alongside this Clare Marsh and Isaac Heather produced a weekly podcast, ran a vlog book club, organised many online prayer meetings and socials, and continued to pastor students via Zoom.

October 2020 brought a new academic year like never before. Isaac Heather moved on from the student team while Matt Lewis joined and Sam Bartholomew, who had been overseeing student food & hospitality, graciously moved across to the Office team due to the pause of the Student Lunch and Student Night Dinner during Covid. Due to social distancing guidelines, the only large 'in-person' gatherings allowed at the start of term were worship meetings. As a result, Tuesday Student Worship Nights and Sunday Services became the only major events possible. We began Student Night in person, and alongside this, we ran lots of 'Social Sixes' and walks – which were hugely appreciated – but despite this, it was very challenging for students to get to know each other. Masks and other unpleasant restrictions seemed to deter some second years, and sadly we've lost touch with a number. The end of term brought a new lockdown, ending all in-person activities, and due to ill health, Clare Marsh had to return home, creating challenges for providing pastoral care and welcome to female students. Overall there was still a lot to be encouraged by in the term – especially the amazing small group leaders and older students faithfully and sacrificially serving new students. There was also an extraordinary hunger for God among first-year students, many of whom chose to find and join a church despite all the barriers, and have chosen to persist and remain committed despite barely knowing each other outside of their small groups. It was incredibly sad to have to cancel our December Student Houseparty for the first time in several years, but our term's teaching on 'The Gospel Prayer' was amazingly fruitful. The end of term celebration and testimony time brought to the surface many stories of students growing in their relationships with God, and experiencing God at work – especially among their friends – despite all the hardship and isolation. We continue to pray for opportunities for the students to build community and make friends in this odd season.

WORSHIP MINISTRY

This year has been a radically different year for the worship department. It has seen sung worship in many different guises and forms: beginning the year with in-person, "normal" worship with congregational singing; moving to online with "Zoom worship"; a single worship leader filmed outdoors in the height of the pandemic; then a "multi-band" tiled band; to pre- recorded larger band settings; all before landing on the model of pre-recorded acoustic worship and in-person bands, but this time with no congregational singing.

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It has been a particularly challenging year, and as with all departments, it has been a steep learning curve. For Esther-Jane and Ed, a lot of their time has now gone into production and editing of audio for online services and running recording sessions with limited members of the worship team. But it has been a year in which the worship team has seen creativity thrive!

Esther-Jane and Ed, with their newly-expanded production team of Jon and Lizzie Capper, have been able to produce a number of creative aspects of Sunday services and extra events. Highlights have included live-streamed 'Thy Kingdom Come' Worship devotionals, Try Church tiled choir performances, multiple 'Spoken Word' pieces, online Worship and Prayer evenings and most memorably the Christmas Carol service. The Carol Service was a huge project, but one that saw over 50 volunteers comprising four different choirs, an orchestral ensemble and a worship band being recorded and filmed separately but being carefully overlaid to provide a full-scale carol service.

The team has continued to see its usual turnover, with many core members leaving Cambridge in the last 12 months, but the team has been fortunate to have recruited a number of new musicians, singers, and AV team members to fill these gaps.

The next big project and challenge the worship team face is broadcasting live worship as part of Sunday services which carries a number of tests along the way, yet the team is excited for this opportunity to grow and is most looking forward to being able to lead the congregation in sung worship in-person again in the not too distant future!

MISSION WORK

Pursuing the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations, the Mission Support Committee (MSC) has four main aims: to encourage church members to take an active concern in the spread of the Gospel in this country and overseas; to support the HT mission partners & church members engaged in mission and raise awareness of their work amongst the congregation; to act as an advisory forum to those exploring mission work; and to manage the mission fund.

The MSC works to encourage and support the mission partners on behalf of the church through prayer, correspondence, mentoring and grants, seeking to build up the relationship between them and the congregation. In spite of the unprecedented setup of church this year, mission was an important part of the calendar. Missions Sunday, on 28th June 2020, was very encouraging: the Sunday included a sermon delivered by Chris Wilson (one of the church’s mission partners), and a separate talk for the youth. The new Wednesday night prayer meetings, a highlight of the year out of church, provided an opportunity for the church to commit to praying for our mission partners.

The church supports a large number of mission partners involved in a range of ministries locally and overseas, including outreach to international students, work amongst the homeless in Cambridge, bible translation in Tanzania, theological training in Zimbabwe, and sharing the gospel in East Asia. The church has also begun a medium-term commitment to support the church-graft from St Barnabas church into Christ the Redeemer Church in the Barnwell Estate.

STAFFING

As in previous years, the church has been blessed with a committed and selfless staff team. It would be impossible, and a disservice to them, to attempt to thank them adequately in this report; yet HT is truly grateful to them for all the adjustments, expertise and energy they have ploughed into sustaining our church community during the hugely challenging year of Covid. As of the end of December 2020, the staff team comprised the following staff members:

Sam Bartholomew (Student & Hospitality Ministry Assistant), Rev’d Oli Benyon (Associate Vicar & Head of Adult Ministries), Rev’d Stuart Browning (Associate Vicar & Head of Student Ministries), Yanah Browning (Adult Pastor), Steve Conacher (Youth Pastor), Hannah Fisher (Children's Pastor), Steve How (Safeguarding Officer), Matt Lewis (Student Ministry Assistant), Clare Marsh (Student Ministry Assistant), Cat Meakin (Senior Children's Pastor), Damian Mitchell (Office & Events Manager), Precious Muluzi (Finance Assistant), Ellie Sanderson (Family Ministry Assistant), Ed Smith (Worship Ministry Assistant), Rebecca Stoklund Lee (Family Ministry Assistant), Katie Turnbull (Media and Communications Coordinator), Esther-Jane White (Worship Pastor), and Pete Williams (Operations Director), plus Mark Venter (Interim Finance Manager – contractor).

2020 had the usual staff turnover as several of the team came to the end of their contracted placements at HT. The church community is grateful for the service of Isabel Bell (Family Pastoral Assistant), Isaac Heather (Student Pastoral Assistant), Nathan Kellner (Office & Events Assistant) and Womba Lagrue (Finance Officer).

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It will not have gone unnoticed that 2020 also saw the announcement and eventual departure of our Vicar, Rupert Charkham, after 18 years of incredible service. This report could not do justice to the selfless, fruitful and godly ministry Rupert led HT with, nor is it the express intention. HT hosted an official Zoom farewell for Rupert attended by over 300 people around the globe and from across the years of HT life – celebrating and sharing stories of the impact of Rupert and Liz’s ministry. However, it is only right in displaying our gratitude to Rupert – leader, preacher, friend – that we acknowledge his service here.

We would like to recognise here and thank Lizzie & Jon Capper for their tireless and expert support with the generation and crafting of our online content throughout the Covid-19 restrictions. They have served HT faithfully, and without their skills, our online services would have been much the poorer.

Finally, the church would also like to acknowledge the support of the following Ordinands who were on attachment from Ridley Hall in 2020: Sam Banner, Jonathan Torrance, Alan Gault, Ryan Williams, Laity Watters, Samantha Seiber, Jonathan Huff and Jack Driver-Székely.

FINANCIAL REVIEW AND FUNDRAISING

Holy Trinity does not employ or otherwise pay for professional fundraisers, nor are we bound by any voluntary scheme for regulating fundraising. HT relies on God's provision for the financial resources to meet the needs of our congregation. We thank God for the generosity of members and visitors, who continue to provide most of our funding through a combination of regular and one-off giving. It is pleasing to report on the great support the church received through the year despite the pandemic having caused us to shut our physical doors for the majority of 2020.

Income in the year fell by around 10%, with around three-quarters of this arising from a fall of around £60,000 in one-off income that we received in 2019 but was not repeated, and one-quarter due to a reduction in open plate (in-service) cash collections. Costs in the year increased modestly by around 6%, mainly around staff salaries, as we increased our headcount by one senior role and had some promotional pay rises, as we typically see with our Ministry Assistant roles. Combined, this meant that we have shifted from a surplus of £68,000 in 2019 to a deficit of £76,000 in 2020.

The direct effect of Covid-19 on our finances is estimated to have been an adverse impact of £50,000 for 2020. Open plate cash collections fell £20,000 as a direct result, although we utilised £16,000 of the government furlough scheme. We were not able to run physical events for much of 2020, which reduced our income (as many attendees donate towards the cost of running such activities) as well as our costs. Offsetting the reduction in event costs was an increase in the "tech" costs of providing our excellent "HT Online" services; however, unlike events, this increase in costs of some £45,000 had no offsetting income stream.

The policy of HT is to expend income received during each financial year on its purposes. However, some years will result in a surplus, which are carried forward to cover years of deficit. In order to ensure that there are always enough unrestricted funds to meet its obligations to employees and creditors, the PCC aims to maintain cash reserves to cover three months' operating expenditure.

During the quinquennial inspection and subsequent drone survey carried out in the year, a significant amount of reasonably urgent work was identified to the exterior fabric of the HT building. The PCC intend to instruct for this work to be carried out in 2021.

In the spring of 2020 we welcomed Precious Muluzi to the staff team as Finance Assistant, then in the summer said goodbye to Womba Lagrue as Finance Officer, and engaged Mark Venter as interim Finance Officer. The support of Elizabeth How, Allen Swann and Roy Warnes has been hugely valuable during this time of change and their efforts immeasurably appreciated. Elizabeth How will be standing down from the Finance Committee after 20 years of faithful service, and we all wish to record our immense gratitude for all her support and guidance over the years.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020

FUTURE PLANS

The ongoing mission of Holy Trinity in 2021 is to be a church where people Come to Christ, Learn to Love and Love to Learn in Cambridge and beyond.

This encapsulates three central goals:

1. Evangelism 2. Sharing the Love of God 3. Equipping people to follow Christ through intentional training and discipleship.

In 2021, we will continue to fulfil God's will for us as a City Centre Gospel Church, a training hub, and an Anglican Church with a desire to share with others, both locally, nationally and overseas, the blessings God has given us. In many ways, the Covid-19 pandemic has opened up new opportunities for the ministry of HT to reach a global audience, with our online services now regularly viewed on all five continents.

After the staff team adjusted incredibly to reshaping the ministries of the church in 2020, how we “open up” the ministries and the new shape they may take following the easing of lockdown restrictions will be a key focus. This is seen as an opportunity rather than a challenge, to strategically focus our attention on most effectively sharing the Gospel after the pandemic. Naturally, there will be a cause for mourning and celebration when we all come together again, and HT will look to facilitate appropriate ways to do both when we re-gather.

One great success that we hope to build on is the way the Prayer Gatherings and the Alpha Course has become more accessible for many to join over zoom. While in-person courses won’t be thrown out, it is now possible to tailor course times, start dates, and even the volunteers to run the course by running many smaller courses. There will be a continued push to put Alpha into the hands of our members in this way and to help us all engage in personal evangelism. Further courses are also being explored to help train and equip the congregation. We are extremely grateful to have John and Andy Irvine supporting the staff team during the first half of the year through our interregnum period and look forward to some of the extra courses they will run. And of course, the incredible growth in prayer, particularly through the Wednesday evening prayer meeting, will continue to be invested in as we jointly seek God.

The governance of the church has been closely watched during the pandemic, and whilst HT has not been immune to the financial consequences of the pandemic, it is faith-building to see the way God continues to provide for us as a church, and the relatively small impact Covid-19 has had on HT’s finances. Our income has remained stable. Our reserves are also healthy. Standing orders form the majority of our income and we will need to make fresh moves helping those who newly call HT home towards being able to regularly give to the ministry of the church. Our costs however have increased, and with the opportunities of in-person and online services, growing ministries, extra one-off costs related to roofing works and more, we will need to not be complacent.

Since we have been out of the building, two significant developments have happened with our physical footprint. The first is the need for roofing work, not tackled during the Transform project but identified through the Quinquennial architectural inspection. It is expected work, taking about three months, will be carried out to repair wear to the roof from late summer. This comes with a significant associated cost and steps will be taken to help meet that. Second, a fibre broadband cable has finally connected HT’s ancient site to the main city centre infrastructure, meaning service live-streaming (and even the ability for more than one person to make a zoom call from the HT office) is now possible. This will form a key part of our ministry offering post-pandemic.

2021 will also herald the installation during the summer of our new incumbent vicar, Stuart Browning. This will be a moment and new season of ministry intensely looked forward to and long prayed for. It will also be the culmination of a process having taken over a year that has strengthened our ties with the , seen the vicarage replaced with a new property on Castle Street and received over twenty-five applications from four continents. Emerging as the clear candidate, Stuart’s installation will see HT benefit from his decisive and wise leadership, strategic thinking and vision, excellent preaching, pastoral and managerial skills, prayerfulness and sense of humour.