CHRIST CHURCH LEYTON Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochlal Church Council for the year endcd 31 ￿ Decembcr 2025 Incumbent= Rev P Brcntford Vicarage at 52 Elm Road Lcytonstonc London E114DW Bankers: Sanlander Customer Service Centre Bootle Merseyside L30 4GB Independent Examiner: Jason Foxwell, Independent-examiner.net 12 Hillbourne Road Poole BH177JB CHRIST CHURCH LEYTON ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 2025 Administrative Information Christ Church is situated in Francis Road, Leyton, London, E l 0 6PL. It is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford within the Church of England. The corrcspond¢nce address is The Vicarage. 52 Elm Road, Lesrtonslone. London. El 14DW. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Leyton has been r¢gJistered with the Charity Commission. The charit}. registration no ib 1127622. Structure¥ government and management I'he method of appokntment of- Parochial Church Council members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to regiister on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. PCC members who have served from 151 January 2025 until the date this report was approved are:_ Incumbent & Chair: Rev P Brentford* Clergy.. Rev D Webb Co-opted Minister with Perniission lo Officiate & Depuly Warden Wardens: Mr Rob Pilling XX I'rustee dispensation Deanery Synod Reps: Mrs Sylvia Clovey M5 Ca2 Rawlinson Elected members: Miss Ann Anoslke Secretary Mrs Joan Ede. Treasurer to 3111212025 Miss Carol Harrison Mrs Marion Knowles to 1010512025 Mrs Janice Mancktelow Mrs Clare Parker to 1010512025 Mrs Barbara sweeting Mr Simon Boase from 1110512025 Co-opted members: Gregory Pye Assistant Pastor Electorai Roll Offjcer: MrREde *Standing Committee Members Carole Durcan. our Women's Ministry Coordinalor and from lime-lo-limc oiher congregation members serving in dilTcrenl ministry areas atiend PC.C. meetings by invildtion as required to giv¢ feedback or answer questions in accordance with the Church Represenlatioii Rules. Objective5 and gctivitfies Lhrist Church's PLC has ihe responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoling in'the ecclesiastical parish th¢ whole Ini55ion of the Church, P¢￿10raI. evangelistic, social and ecumenicdl. It also has mainlenance responsibilities for the ChLLrch buildin8 of Chrisi Church Leyton, London EIO 6PL. Our Vision is to be a church that is trne to our name, as Christ Church Ley(on. We are Christ's Church with Jesus Christ and his wordsal the centre and heart of our church, we are passionate about Church and so we are a LhurLh family who seek to love each other like Jesus loved us, 2nd we are passiona(c about Leyton {and Leylonsionc) as wc seek lo reach out with the life-giving gospel of Jesus. WL Ihcrefurc want lo A71011, C'hris1 aiid maA-v him kpiuwii whcrL"vcr the Lurd has placcd us and our mission Pdfth¢rs. This Vision undLrli¢s all our ¢iLtivities. Achievement$ 4nd performance Church Attendance At the hL'drt of what wc do lies our Morning SLrvicc cach Sunday at 10.30am and our Evcning Service at 6.30pm oil th¢ 2Jid Suiiday of el￿b month. whLr¢ we gather expecrantly to hear God's voic¢ throu¥h the Bible. Thc ACJM w&s hcld on 11105125 f()11(Iwing thc morning scrviLc. All th¢ report8 had been cirLuldted to the congregation betorc the mectiiig giving the opportunity to raise any qucstions cither in person or beforchand via e-mail, etc. The regular congregation has remained fairly stable over the last y¢ar, with some newcomers joining and a tew eomii)g off our Elecioral Roll following the co- vid pandcmic. Ot- the current 105 pcople on the roll, most of thc church lamily live locally or in th¢ surrounding arca. The avera&ie wcekly attendance (in Ociobcr 2024 wa8 73 adultq and I l children for Ihc person). ounted duriiig morning service and5adults for the monthly cveniiig service who had not also attended in the moniing. We have continued to stream our Weekly Services on YouTube for those unabl¢ to get to the Church building. The many ministries of thc Church have also con(inucd and dc￿eloped during 2025. We tbank all those who have worked so hard lo provide these ministries- Spoilighi (under I Is). Youih on Sundavs for the 11-16. Growth Groups; Women's & Men's Breakfabls; Toddlers (midweek); English Conversation Club. pastoral care. and in so many differenl ways. Review of the Ye4r- Reqchln2 Out & Buildirtg Up Our partiLular focub for the year has been on OLtr OutreaL'h with the gospel. With this in min Pdrticular encourdLpement5 lo give thanks for dre- Sundays: An increase in ¥uesls and visitors comin&7 on Sundays, at Christmas. for our January and Easter gue.%1 series and s¢rvic¢s; A Year in Mark's Gospel in our Growth (iroup5 lo encoLLrage and equip us as a church in our Lonfidence in the gospel, lo be followed by the chU￿h family doing ihe new Cbristianity Explored ¢ourse in Spring/Summer 2026, and with muLh of our spe¢ial talks also from Mark's gospel,. Special Events: Womcn's breakfast had its annual special Christmas event which was full. there was a men's Eastei. Lurry at a res(aurant with short talk at Eklster 2025, and a special dinner with short talk was planned for thc Icad up to Easter 2026; addition, engagement with the congJregalion and local community been maintatned throug,houl the year with invitations delivered to homes for Christmas and Easter, publicity and carols outside the building, weekly news updates, live-streaming of services, our ￿'ebsIte and social media. We are grateful io members of our congregation who serve in all these different areas. We have also continued to build one another up as church family through OUT Sunday services, midwe¢k Growth Groups, a new initiative of summer groups meeting centrally during the vacation periodio brid&ye the gap to Ihe new Growtth Group year,youth and children's activities in particular Spoilighi & Youth on Sundays Saturday monthly women s men s breakfasts. one-to-one and other areas of ministry. Our Weekend Away on 'The Story of the Church. built on Bible sludies in I Peter. Ephesians and Philippians and il was wonderful to spend time togeihcr as a church family. Our music, welcome and coffee teams have also been a key part of our outreach as we welcome Vl8ilors and our building up as w'e sing and speak the truth in love to one another. Training has rvmained an ongoing priority, including a training morning and revamped monihly sessions for growrth group leaders, a tratning session for the ￿'elcome team, a '(irowing Young Disciples, training day externally planned for our Spotlight & Youth Leaders and music trainintypracti¢e session. Most of all we are thankful for a servant-hearted, loving, welcoming, diverse and united church family. All that w¢ do as a church is truly a team effort of not just the staff team bui every member of the church family playing a part, usin&y their gifts and skills to serve. We are aware of the great need for people to know Christ and continue to feel stretched as a church family. and so there is an ongoing need lo pray for workers for the harvest fIeld alongside identifying and training one another to serve in different ways (Matthew 9..38). pcc The full PCC met in person on 6 occasions during 2025 with an average attendance of 870/9. This includes a meeting following the AGM on 1110512025, at which all the necessary PPC officer elections were made. AlongFside discussing our weekly ministries, major issues discussed by the PCC inc'lude our Outreach, our ongoing response to the Prayers of Love & Faith, the work of and support of our Mission Partners w'ith a now annual Mission Sunday, our finances, fabric including plans for 2026 to replace our chureh chairs and safeguardingJ including an annual Safeguarding Sunday. all of which make our ministry Possible. Mission Partner Support During 2025. the Mission Partner Support Group met on 3 occasions. A report with recommendations following these meetings is provided for the PCC. PCC members have been encouraged lo bring to Ihe PCC meetings any causes that they feel are in need ofsupport from the discretionary Mission Partner Support fund and At is open to any member of the congregJation to suggest causes as well. The mission giving for one year is based on IO% of the giving to CCL from the previous year. On top of this. the Josiah Trustindependently made a grantof IOO/oofthe previous year's giving to the Trust for CCL to use to support Gospel ¢entred mission ¢aus¢s. The list of mission partners recommended for support is approved by PCC. The Josiah Trust are advised of the Causes thal CCL support. The parts of the world covered by our Missiun Partners for 2025 were Southern Europe (through A WM), Eastern Europe (through Cr05slinks). Africa (through FrontiersJTatenda Trust). Worldwide (Open Doors) and in the UK (CEF BritsinlUCCF-IShepheTds Staffj. A breakdown of all the 2025 Mission Partner Support payments can be found in the financial breakdown al Item 8 on page 12 of thts report. of the causeq thal CCL %upport. The part.q of the world covered by our Mission Partners for 2025 were Souihem Europe (ihrough AllThf l. Eastern Europe {Ihrougyh Crosslinks). Alrica Iihrough FrontiersKfalenda Trusl), Worldwide (Open DooTsI and in the UK ICEF BritainlUCCFIShepherds SialD. A breakdoivn of all the 2025 Misbion Partner Support paymenis can be found in the financial breakdown at liem 8 on page 12 of this report. Fabrlc FollowingJ the considerable interior and exierior work conipleted in 2024, there was minimal Fabric expenditure in 2025 of a new manhole cover and i'¢placeTnent tiles. R¢LTular maintenance visits in 21125 have been made for:_ Portablc Applianc¥ Testing IPA T},. FirL L'xringuishci's annudl indinlenancc,. EILaters/gas applidnce SLTvicing & gds safety certificate. Lightning Protc¢tor Syslcm. are very grateful to aPCC meiiibcr who bas overscen fabric issues until 2025.. their committnLnt and involvLm¢iil in this arLa has been gredtly appTeciatcd. The role is now oversecii by th¢ whole of PCC with a memb¢r of the congregation coordinating fabriL mattcrs Wlth assistance frum other.%. Thc issue regarding our boundary wall at the rear of thc building has still co be resolved. This was highlighted in the Quinqucnnial Inspection in 2022 andmoniloredin 2023. The Structural Survcyor's rcport wa.s reccivcd in 2024 and tollowing contset with our Quinquennial Inspection, we are awaiting a visit and advice from a recommcnded contractor. "InanL'iAI Review copy of the accounts for year end 31112 12025 are at th¢ end of this report. We continue io be graleful for thc on-going siipport for th¢ ministy at Christ Church from the Josiah Trust, an indcpcndeiit charity thai support5 Christian ministry in Leyton and partners with us in supponing a range of Chrisiian biblical mi88ion causes both in the UK and overseas. The financial situaiion is rogularly rLviewLdby the Finance Task Groupwiih giving and expenditur¢ figures being monitored monthly. During 2025, the direci giving lo Chri51 Church Leyion has risen by nearly 611 Envelopes & Cheques- up 30/a.' /0 as fDIIows.'. Open Cash- doivn 18.5 % Standiiig Order5 - We were very grateful for a sileable one-off donation Irom a member of the congregation. As Gift Aid was able io be clairned againsi this donation, the aniounl of gifi aid cl