## St Saviours Church ## **Bath St Saviours Church** ## **Meeting of Parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Meeting Sunday 9[th] May 2021** ## **Conducted on Zoom per guidance of Diocese of Bath and Wells** (In this instance, would the PCC secretary kindly make a note of names in attendance in lieu of in person signatures; and acknowledge any apologies) 1. Prayer 2. Apologies for Absence **3. Annual Meeting of Parishioners** - a. Minutes of previous year - b. Election of Church Wardens ## 4. **Annual Parochial Church Meeting** - a. Minutes of last year’s APCM - b. Reports - i. Vicar’s Report - ii. Electoral Roll Report - iii. PCC report - iv. Safeguarding Report - v. Church Ministries Reports - vi. Buildings and Fabric Report - vii. Finance Report - viii. Deanery Synod Report - c. Elections and Appointments - i. Election of Deanery Synod Representatives (N/A) - ii. Election of PCC members - iii. Appointment of Independent Examiner - d. Any Other Business 5. Prayer **Annual Report and Accounts 2021** ## presented by The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Bath St Saviours ## **MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL PAROCHIAL MEETING** ## **ST SAVIOUR’S BATH, held in ST SAVIOUR’S CHURCH and VIRTUALLY BY ZOOM ON SUNDAY 25[th] OCTOBER 2020 at 11.30am** Revd Densmore welcomed everyone and opened the meeting with prayer. ## **Election of two churchwardens** Cathy Head and Margaret Frankham were re-elected unanimously as churchwardens (proposed – Elona, seconded-Huw). ## **Present** 18 members of the PCC and Revd Rob Densmore attended in church and members of the congregation attended in church and on zoom. ## **1. Apologies** None ## **2. Minutes of the meeting of 14[th] April 2019** Members were asked to approve the minutes of the meeting of 14th April 2019 as a true record of the proceedings. All agreed. ## **3. Presentation of the revised Electoral Roll** Dan Grabham presented report on the updating of the electoral roll. A summary of the report can be found in the Annual Report under Church Attendance. Revd. Densmore thanked Dan for overseeing the electoral roll. ## **4. Reports on the proceedings of the Parochial Church Council for the preceding year** The Chairman’s and Secretary’s report together with the Treasurer’s report were published in the Annual Report, which was made available to all on the electoral roll prior to this meeting. Christine Green presented the Secretary’s report and was thanked by Revd Densmore. (Copy of reports in secretary file). ## **5. Presentation of** ## **b) Statement of funds at 31[st] December 2019** Huw Thomas presented the Financial Report for the 2019 period. The full Financial Report was published in the 2019 Annual Report and was made available to all on the electoral roll prior to this meeting (copies of reports in secretary file). Revd Densmore thanked Huw Thomas, Gabrielle Chambers and Donal Wynne for preparing this report. The Statement of Accounts was unanimously accepted. Safeguarding – report provided by Eric leach. ## **6. Appointment of Independent Examiner** Accounts to be examined next year by John Ennor. Proposed by Huw Thomas, seconded by Eric Leach. Thanks are to be passed on to John Ennor for reviewing the accounts. ## **7. Report of the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments** Jeff Green presented the Fabric report and was thanked for his work in preparing Covid-19 risk assessments. ## **8. Report on the proceedings of the Deanery Synod** A report on Bath Deanery and its Synod is published alongside the Annual Report. The report was presented by Ian Sharp (copies of Deanery Synod minutes in secretary file). ## **9. Election of 15 people to the Parochial Church Council for one year** 13 members were elected to the PCC for the forthcoming year: Michael Akure – proposed by Ivor Vernalls, seconded by Huw Thomas Gabrielle Chambers – proposed by Belinda Thomas, seconded by Dan Grabham Elona Cooper – proposed by Cathy Head, seconded by Simon Marshall Chris Dance – proposed by Elona Cooper, seconded by Huw Thomas Mandy Dance – proposed by Bruce Lithgow, seconded by Dan Grabham Dan Grabham - proposed by Rachel Howlett, seconded by Cathy Head Christine Green – proposed by Elona Cooper, seconded by Huw Thomas Ruth Hattersley – proposed by Simon Marshall, seconded by Chris Marshall Rachel Howlett – proposed by Eric Leach, seconded by Ivor Vernalls Kay Kebby-Jones – propose by Gabrielle Chambers, seconded by Dan Grabham Eric Leach – standing down. Eric was thanked by Revd Densmore. Huw Thomas – proposed by Dan Grabham, seconded by Tony Parr Clare Younger – proposed by Christine Green, seconded by Tony Parr All present were in favour of the above elections. Revd. Densmore thanked all returning members to the PCC and informed those present that a new standing committee was to be set up. ## **10. Election of lay representatives to Deanery Synod until 30 June 2023** Ian Sharp, Belinda Thomas and Tony Parr were re-elected as Deanery Synod representatives. Unanimously agreed. ## **11. Rector’s address** Huw Thomas presented the Rector’s report. He thanked everyone involved in church leadership, church services and activities throughout the interregnum and felt that the church had grown as a team. Belinda and Huw Thomas were thanked for setting up the zoom services. ## **12. AOB** There was no other relevant business. The meeting closed with prayer led by Ivor Vernalls. Revd Densmore thanked everyone and blessed the church. ## **Vicar’s Report** Cam and I and the kids felt very welcomed as we undertook the ‘cure of souls’ at Bath St Saviours, with Swainswick and Woolley back in October 2020. My role as Rector officially began on 8 October and we have continually felt the love and support of all of you. It has been something of an unusual time as we have adjusted to worship life and new church leadership during a pandemic. What has continually amazed me is the willingness of this church family to embark on this new journey with us - spiritually, missionally, evangelistically, pastorally. In that time, I feel we have inherited so much of the prayers and hard work of predecessors, including the team that held it all together during the vacancy (which I understand was longer than expected). We have also inherited a great deal from the hard work and inspiration of our Youth and Children worker, Rachel Howlett. In fact, her programmes, initiatives and networking have been one of the biggest reasons we have been able to launch Grace@4:30 (for example) so quickly and effectively. Having helped lead a church in vacancy before coming here, I am so aware of the fatigue that can set in. But what has surprised me is the eagerness and enthusiasm of this church family to press into a new season. And of course, what the new incumbent does not always get to see are the long-term investments in church life that so many devote themselves to. People often ask me, ‘isn’t it hard to take over a church during a pandemic?’ and ‘can’t you wait for things just to go back to normal?’. I would be very reluctant to say yes to either of these questions and simply leave it at that. In fact, I don’t believe there has ever been a better time to get started on this journey. We have all hit the ground running and endeavoured to respond to God’s call to be ‘the church’ in Larkhall. As you all will know by now, for me, this means a wholehearted devotion to the mission of Jesus Christ. It fills my heart with great joy to feel this resonate with the hearts of St Saviours church family. In the midst of lockdown(s) we were roughly 48 strong on the ground (those attending online services regularly). In the building with social distancing (and with those joining in on zoom), we stand at about 60 strong ‘on the ground’. And so that puts us in the ‘small church’ category. I thank God for this every day, not because I don’t want the church to grow in numbers, but because of the strong, tight core Jesus has entrusted to me to lead this church into new ventures. I like to be honest about our challenges – and leadership team, wardens, youth and children team and PCC have reacted well to this approach to things. While finances are under control, we still faced significant debt when I first arrived here – from the building project undertaken some years ago. We have been blessed to have steady hands at the financial helm, through the guidance of our finance team. But we do have to face the fact that that debt has significantly limited our ability to spend in other areas. It has also been a visible worry for several of our leadership. God has encouraged us to problem solve in creative ways. I am still using my mobile phone to stream all our services to Zoom! However, I am confident that the remainder of this debt, which is due to be paid off within the next year, will not pose a problem for our growth. I have also sensed a real hunger for the Holy Spirit in this place and have done my best to respond, by shaping services to include more Holy Spirit and testimony time. That change is big for any church – and critical for us as we set a path for the future. As I write this, we have not yet completed our first visioning session. But the very prospect excites me beyond words. The Holy Spirit desires to release spiritual gifts in this place (Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:8-10), to make disciples, to watch leaders grow, to pick out new leaders and to see His will come to fruition in this piece of geography we call Larkhall. Such is the feel of this church as I stand before you now; we are proving to be a city on a hill: “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden” (Matthew 5:14). What the Spirit of Jesus continues to show us is what Matthew talks about prior to this verse. The city on the hill is not a proud city in the way we think of them. This city on a hill is made up of the poor in spirit, the mourners, the humble, those who thirst for righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers – and so in some ways this city stands apart from the proud city of Bath. And that’s important. I believe this church is to be set apart, to lead with the humility (but conviction) of Jesus Christ, in the Gospel way - through our actions, our words and our lives. Such are the intangibles of church growth and development. But, in addition, there are also some very tangible additions that we’ve seen over the last 6 months (which we can be proud of in a ‘non puffed up’ way): - The addition of online database **ChurchSuite** , which is GDPR compliant that helps leaders manage ministries, communications, leave, work hours, teams, rotas and reminders in a safe and effective way - The opening up of our **online services** to the public - The start-up of a monthly **newsletter** to share news across the benefice - The start-up of **‘PA evangelism’** during lockdown, in which several of our church family took part in sharing messages of hope and the Gospel around the parish on a public address system - The growth of our **Worship Team** , with the appointment of Eunja Palmen as our Worship Leader - The start-up of Christmas and Easter **outdoor services** - The approval of plans to install **4G** in the church (installation is now underway), which will upgrade our internet connection; the upgrade to A/V programmes like **Worship Extreme** that help us present worship songs, media and Bible verses on screen - The approval of a budget to purchase **audio and video streaming equipment** that will upgrade and expand our online presence - The start-up of **Life Groups** . We currently have 7 up and running, with joined up agendas and studies - The start-up of **Grace@4:30** , our service for children and families – led by Rachel Howlett, Rachael Markham and me - which has now run three services (two online, one in person), with our fourth happening this evening - The start-up of a **Pastoral Care Team** , led by Ivor Vernalls, which has been working right through the lockdowns to provide care for those in the community - The start-up of a **Prayer Ministry Team** , led by Ruth Hattersley, and which has led weekly prayer ministry on Tuesdays all throughout the lockdown - The start-up of our first mission project, **Little Bags of Joy** , which has now given away 100 bags in Larkhall and beyond; helped us engage with countless neighbours, allowed us to pray with people, and have conversations. Several families have made their way to Grace@4:30 as a direct result of this mission. - The start-up of **Give Joy** , a weekly hospitality mission led by Belinda Thomas, Rachel and Edward Leigh-Wood, which has enabled us to serve coffee and cake to the public, to share the good news of Jesus Christ, and to pray with people. _One session in and someone has already come to faith as a direct result of this ministry._ On top of this, we have been growing the number of those preaching in services. To date, we have had nearly 500 ‘listens’ to our talks online, which are now listed on iTunes podcasts. People around the world have tuned in, from the US to the UK, to India, Germany, Indonesia, Maldives, Netherlands, Mexico, Thailand, Canada, Pakistan, Egypt, Russian Federation, Mongolia, Togo, France, South Korea, Bangladesh, Australia, Angola and South Africa. We have also been growing leaders. To date, we have 11 people (not me!) leading the frontline ministries of this church. And we want to raise up more. All in all, we have so much to celebrate. The evangelism, teaching, preaching, mission and prayer that we have engaged in are leading us on to more of the same. And please don’t worry, I’ll be putting my picture up soon on the ‘who’s who’ board by the door … because we do indeed plan on staying. - Rob Densmore, Rector **Electoral Roll Report –** Dan Grabham, Electoral Roll Officer We currently have 126 people on the St. Saviour's Electoral Roll of whom 65 are nonresident in the parish and 61 are resident in the parish. **PCC Report** – Christine Green, PCC Secretary The PCC met on 4 occasions, virtually via Zoom, due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, with an average attendance of 15 members. The Leadership team met between PCC meetings, and matters needing to be discussed were brought to the PCC. In addition to Finance and Fabric which were on each PCC agenda, the following matters were discussed: - Mission and evangelism proposals for lockdown – Little Bags of Joy, Coffee/cake table - 4.30 Grace service - CCLI - Reflection on current parish and benefice - Church tech, 4G - Reopening of church following lockdown - Church credit card - Church garden beautification The members of the PCC have been: Revd Rob Densmore Cathy Head (Church Warden) Margaret Frankham (Church Warden) Belinda Thomas (Deanery Synod reps- elected until 2023) Tony Parr Ian Sharp Elected members: Gabrielle Chambers Kay Kebby-Jones Huw Thomas (Treasurer) Dan Grabham Ruth Hattersley Rachel Howlett Chris Dance Amanda Dance (Parish Administrator) Michael Akure Elona Cooper (Safeguarding Officer) Clare Younger Christine Green (PCC Secretary) ## **Safeguarding Report –** Elona Cooper ## **The PCC has complied with its duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults).** We currently have 34 church members cleared by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). These include clergy, lay readers, church wardens and anyone who pre the Pandemic worked with our children’s or youth groups. 2 new DBS applications have been made by people who have a key role in the Grace service. Our Pastoral Care team will also need to have DBS clearance before they can undertake home visits. ## **Pastoral Care Team Report** – Ivor Vernalls The PCT was set up during the Interregnum and then formally established in the Autumn of 2020. The team is led by Ivor Vernalls who has the support of Kay Kebby-Jones, Hilary Taylor, Elona Cooper, Margaret Frankham, Chris Marshall and Elaine Courtney. Between them they maintain contact with a number of Church members and friends who are unable to attend services in Church or on Zoom. Some have been forced to isolate because of their health problems. Each member of the team is encouraged to contact specific members as well as be available to pick up individual referrals. As a team, about thirty people received flowers for Mothering Sunday and Easter cards and many more were sent Christmas Cards. All of these were well received. Some of those without email addresses are also sent hard copies of the Message Newsletter. As lockdown is lifted it may be possible to visit some of our contacts with extra needs. ## **Life Groups Report** – Rev Rob Densmore We currently have 42 people attending 7 different life groups meeting in different homes around Larkhall and the surrounding area. They meet on different days and at different times. At the moment these are exclusively on zoom, but it is the hope that in the future a good many will be hosted in homes and some hosted in church. These groups are a vital source of support & encouragement to many, especially during a difficult season; and they help people to feel part of the church family at St Saviours. ## **Worship Team Report** – Eunja Palmen Our 10:30am service remains a reflective but charismatic service, with room for both liturgy and testimony of the Holy Spirit. Music is led on the guitar or piano by a variety of musicians. The organ is occasionally played. Over the last several months we have enabled a variety of worship leaders to lead, which along with preaching and teaching, complete the spectrum of worship offered on Sunday. We continue to promote servant hearted leadership on team, with an emphasis on providing an opportunity for people to meet with the Holy Spirit during worship. It has also been affirming to showcase the talents of many individuals, including several of our youth. We are intentional in our language and our attitude - intentional about making communal worship truly accessible and participatory, especially to people who don’t speak ‘church’. If you don’t know the songs, the words on the screen should help you along and we value strong applicable Bible teaching, prayer and time for the Holy Spirit to work amongst us. ## **Schools Report** – Rachel Howlett School’s work continues online through pre-recorded assemblies at our three parish schools. In this time, we have also tried to share with our schools how much we appreciate their hard work through sending cards and gifting each class plants. Through discussions with governors, the ethos committee and staff Rob and I are prayerfully considering what can be done to support school staff and pupils pastorally after a tough year. ## **Youth and Children Work Report –** Rachel Howlett In a year of changing regulations and lockdowns children and youth work has had to continually adapt at short notice. ## _Youth Group_ Youth group has been primarily meeting online with a core group of around 10 this last year. Over these last months, youth group has resumed meeting in person whenever regulations allowed. Led by Pippa Bruce-Jones and me, it has been great to welcome five new faces this year. Highlights have been seeing the youth lead some of the sessions, produce drama for the Alice Park Nativity, get involved in creating the online Grace services and all gather to pray on the steps for one of the members before their shoulder operation. We continue to offer a range of activities and food when rules allow! ## _Toddlers_ We have used social media like Facebook to conduct story and song time and, as well as other activities through lockdown/s. Of course, we find that nothing quite compares to meeting in person, even with limited numbers, no coffee or snacks and facemasks! Due to the prolonged church closure last year many of the toddler group are now at full time school or nursery and the group is made up of almost entirely new faces. The demand for this group means it books out quickly and we hope to be allowed to include more families soon. Although as we move into this new season, we are looking for quality encounters with these parents and children, to talk about faith and to pray – and the current numbers work well in facilitating this. We also welcomed Kelly Edmunds and Cam Densmore onto the team with Rosie Napier and me. The focus currently is very much on building relationships with this new group as we consider a parents lunchtime Alpha or what God is calling us to next through these relationships. ## _Sunday morning groups_ Creche, Junior Church and Offspring remain closed at present, though it has been great to welcome some children back into church since Easter and activities are being provided at the back or side of the main church. ## **Grace@4:30 Service Report –** Revd Rob Densmore and Rachel Howlett With the launch of Grace@4:30 during lockdown, we anticipated the need to reach children and parents with an easy, accessible entry to the story of Jesus Christ through church. So much of this has been built on Rachel Howlett’s work over the past several years – in building connections with children and families and in providing access points for this demographic in church. Grace is one such access point. What we have learned throughout lockdown is that there is a growing trend (which started before the pandemic) of new attendees engaging less and less with formal church services in the building. Yet, there is growing interest to be part of something centred around this demographic. Our goal is to be able to translate Jesus Christ among this group and to allow the Holy Spirit to bring these people fully into the church family. The first two Grace services were short-ish videos which we posted online (Facebook and YouTube). They each were viewed over 100 times, the first some 200 times between both platforms. This was a learning curve as we approached creating content for children. We shortened spoken interviews, focused on exciting stories and provided hands on activities. On 25 April we launched our first in person Grace service, with a spring BBQ, live music and activities and games for children. At the start of this Grace planning process, PCC approved my request to bring on Rachael Markham as our Grace worship leader. She has added a great deal, not just in terms of music, but in the visioning and planning process that has gone into these services. We currently have a mixed economy of outside and inside services. More parents and children prefer the garden setting so we try and make this a lively space by providing fire pits, props (like our wooden cross) and string lights. On 25 April, we had 40 children and parents and friends attend. And we look forward to growing this number! ## **Prayer Ministry Report –** Ruth Hattersley Our Prayer Ministry was one of the first ministries launched upon Rob’s arrival at St Saviours. It involved intentional training into prayer in the power of the Spirit, with a focus on aiming towards specific outcomes: healing, deliverance, coming to faith and deepening of faith. Led by Ruth, Rosie Napier regularly assists, along with support from Eunja Palmen and Rachel Howlett. There are plans underway to introduce wider Prayer Ministry training across the whole church – with the goal of equipping every member to be a leader and discipler in prayer. Prayer Ministry has seen quite a few people come through its doors. It has altered its times in different seasons, alternating between morning hours and evening hours on a Tuesday. ## **Little Bags of Joy Mission Report** – Ruth Hattersley 13 March marked our launch of the Little Bags of Joy mission – an initiative aimed at reaching out to our local community in an act of love with ‘no strings attached’. What we had observed over the lockdowns was a heightened sense of isolation, worry and mental health concerns. Little Bags of Joy was designed to be a love offering from the church to the community, with the express desire to remind people that they are not alone and that the church is there for them. We distributed some 50 bags that first weekend. On 17 April, we hosted another round in which we distributed another 50 bags, this time to different addresses. Each part of the parish was subdivided and assigned to one of our 7 Life Groups. Life Group leaders organised their own groups and collected bags. We prayed together before each outing. While the first outing as aimed at ‘getting our feet wet’, the second outing was more targeted. Life Groups were challenged to pray for and with the people they came across. This led to prayers of healing for total strangers; long listening conversations to those not like us; and encouraged at least two young families to join us at our Grace service (and they came!); and led to one young person getting involved in our youth programme. We are planning a third round of distribution soon. **Give Joy Mission Report –** Belinda Thomas, Edward and Rachel Leigh-Wood It is ambitious to launch two mission projects in close proximity to each other, but we felt that actually the Little Bags of Joy and Give Joy were very closely related. They aimed to spread love from the church to the local community, through the offering of a gift, a listening ear and prayer. The concept behind Give Joy, ultimately, was very straightforward. On Tuesdays from 10:00-11:30 a covered table is placed in the gated entrance by the east end of the church; here passers-by can easily be greeted by our team without our team crossing over into public spaces. We simply engage in intentional conversation with passersby, offering them coffee/tea and cake. In many cases, we also offer prayer. 4 May was our launch of this mission and it was a pleasant surprise to see so many people stop and chat. The team prayed with several people and smiles and laughter were abundant. One guest – Chris – stop and spoke with the team for quite a long time. During this time, he was open about the life challenges he was facing; and during this time he gave his life to Jesus Christ. The team is aware that such journeys – coming fresh into faith – can be exceedingly challenging, so it is great to be able to offer some of our other ministries and services for him to plug into. It’s also significant that, in many important ways, the Give Joy mission is joined up with our Prayer Ministry mission, which runs at the same time on Tuesdays. It’s envisioned that those who need more prayer can go into the church once they’ve engaged with the Give Joy team. ## **Buildings and Fabric Report** – Jeff Green **General** The Church infrastructure is in a generally satisfactory condition, with little deterioration in fixtures, fittings and structure occurring during the recent Covid 19 (CV19) lockdown period. While the church has been empty, regular scheduled and unscheduled checks have been made and logged. Repairs, both major and minor, have been carried out, as detailed below. ## **Exterior and Grounds** Quarterly visual inspections of the external facings of the Church and grounds reveal no major infrastructural issues. Loose concrete on the steps has been repaired and the area made safe. Loose railings on the main entrance from St Saviours Road were cemented into place and the top of the wall repointed. The front door has recently been repainted but the foot of the right hand door is worn and will shortly need repair / replacement. Paintwork on the red doors to the rear of the church, and to the kitchen, is beginning to peel away: sanding down and repainting, will protect / prolong the life of the doors. Visual inspection of the roof, completed during the reporting period, revealed no major issues. ## **Interior** Quarterly visual inspections of the interior of the Church and grounds reveal no new major infrastructural issues. However, two known (and previously reported) issues continue to be of some concern: - Although the cracking in the wall on the northern side of the church (above the choir pews) does not appear to have deteriorated, the damaged areas extend over several meters and must be closely monitored. - The water damage above the first window on the upstairs pews (left hand side), now extends over a wide area. It is recommended that both areas continued to be monitored carefully for the signs of any further deterioration. Part of the ceiling collapsed in the South Aisle in November 2020. A claim was made through the building insurance policy. Two quotes were obtained for the work and Ellis and Co repaired the damaged ceiling. As part of the claim the organ was cleaned by Walkers of Devizes. The remaining ceiling area appear to be in a satisfactory condition, although there is some cracking in the plaster in some areas. This appears to be superficial, but, given the collapse described above, continual close monitoring of these areas will be necessary. Boilers were serviced in February 2021. At the same time a new Flue Plume kit and condense trap was installed on each boiler. A local repair was carried out to the trapdoor accessing the boiler area. The tower infrastructure appears to be sound. The wooden access stairway from belfry to trapdoor is not considered to be sufficiently robust to allow the safe passage of more than two persons at a time. For this reason, it is recommended that no further casual visits to the tower be made until the stairs have been cleared for use by a specialist inspector. In addition, there is an infestation of flying insects within this section of the tower – it is not thought that they constitute a health hazard, or present a risk to the integrity of the structure. However, they could cause alarm to casual visitors. The top of the tower was swept for recently swept for debris and hazard tape has been applied to the metal stanchions. Trip hazard remains a feature of the platform at the top of the tower. The flooding / wearer ingress issues previously reported in the crypt appear to have been resolved. The crypt area is in a satisfactory condition. Hazardous materials have been removed, but there is still large amount of surplus equipment and builders material which needs to be cleared. A log of minor repairs is kept in the kitchen pantry cupboard. Most of these repairs have been carried out in-house. However, the following repairs remain outstanding: - Loose brass railings to the pulpit. This will require specialist attention. In the interim, they have been marked as unsafe. - Some of the windows in the main church area cannot be closed / opened, due to corrosion. Lubricant has been applied but was not effective. However, as these windows are not an emergency exit, and could not be used to illegally access the church, their repair is not considered to be a priority. - Despite local repairs, the sliding doors between the fellowship centre and the church do not fully shut. - The skirting board around the new parquet floor in the entrance foyer is crumbing in places. - Some paintwork is crumbling in both the lower and upper areas of the church. ## **Health and Safety** Scheduled and non-scheduled checks of emergency lighting, fire alarm, and fire-fighting equipment checks have been completed and logged throughout the reporting period, by both contractors and the HSW officer. Two of the emergency lights are unserviceable but, because there is sufficient redundancy in the system, this risk can be carried. The COSHH policy has been reviewed. Most of the actions arising from the fire safety action plan (based on the Nov 19 fire risk assessment inspection) have been taken, although there are some remaining tasks. A manual version of the plan, with details of actions completed, is on the Fire file in the pantry cupboard. Covid Risk assessments have been completed for a range of church reopening scenarios. It is recommended that risk assessments continue to be completed, where appropriate, until all CV19 restrictions are withdrawn. The following HSW actions are outstanding : - Safe working practices for the evacuation of disabled persons from the first floor needs to be documented. - The food safety policy needs to be reviewed - A fire evacuation drill needs to take place - Fire marshals need to be appointed and trained - The contents of First Aid kits need to be checked The HSW officer resigned in March 2021; full notes, including a schedule of mandatory checks, were produced for his successor and a verbal brief will be given when the identity of the new HSW officer is known. **Finance Report** – Huw Thomas, Treasurer ## **INCOME** The PCC’s total income for 2020 at £111,265 was 24% (£35,380) lower than last year. Income into the **unrestricted** General Fund saw a decrease of 23.2% (£28,366). Whilst the income from planned giving and other donations was up £4,824, sundry donations and legacies were down and there was a significant fall in income from church lettings, fairtrade and events. Income into **restricted** funds showed a 28.7% (£7,015) decrease which was due to lower planned giving and no income generated from events. ## **EXPENDITURE** Total expenditure, at £118,844 saw a decrease in expenditure of 15.2% (£21,322) the main savings were parish share and reduced Fairtrade. The overall excess of expenditure over income in 2020 led to a decrease in the value of the PCC’s total funds of £7,580. As a result of this, the church’s total funds decreased in value from £45,307 to £37,727 although this valuation includes £23,012 of fixed assets (boilers, solar panels, audio-visual equipment etc). ## **IN-YEAR MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** The **General Fund** decreased in value by £23,664 to £25,577. When the effect of fixed asset depreciation is excluded, the underlying “cash” deficit was £14,649. The main contributors to this worsening position were: a reduction in collections and donations / legacies (£15,105), a lower contribution from weddings and funerals (£1,274), lower fundraising (£1,388) and lower lettings (£4,514). In addition the decision was taken to reduce the value of fair trade stock held by £1900 to better reflect the immediate prospect of realising this value. The effect has been to increase costs and reduce General Fund value by £1900. These adverse variances were counteracted in part by higher planned giving (£4,824). The **Toddlers Fund** has been closed and the funds of £744 transferred to the General Fund. The **Community Hub Fund** increased in value during the year by £16,877 to £6,110, and the diocesan loan had a balance outstanding of £12,000 at the year end. The PCC plan to repay the loan in accordance with its terms by the end of 2021. The **Bell Fund** increased slightly in value during the year although regular ringing activities have largely ceased. The **Altar Frontal Fund** increased in value slightly from interest payments there was no expenditure in the year. ## **RESERVES** The PCC is required to formulate and disclose its policy on “reserves”, i.e. the level of funds which are freely available at any time. The PCC has adopted a policy to maintain reserves of £33,500 which is based upon 2 months of average general expenditure to cover variability in the timing of outgoings and a £12,500 lump sum to cover unforeseen short term building maintenance needs. As it has no investments or property assets, the PCC defines reserves as the total value of its unrestricted funds less fixed assets. Using this definition reserves were therefore at £2,565 on 31 December 2020, leaving a £30,935 shortfall against the target level of reserves. ## **COMMENT** The decrease in income from hire charges, events and weddings and funerals because of national lockdowns due to Covid 19 has had a significant effect in 2020, as has the reduction in Collections due to the church building being closed for a significant proportion of the year. - We completed in 2020 the 5 years of enhanced level of discretionary outward giving targeted by the PCC. - The 2018 quinquennial survey identified £38,000 of building repairs required in the medium term. Whilst the fabric of the church is generally in good order there are items of expenditure we should be planning to undertake in the medium term. - The congregational pledges required to pay off the diocesan loan are now complete and the majority of those giving pledges have elected to continue their giving and to divert this into the General Fund. Independent Examiner's Report RwJMerfA CIw¢rf ￿.. 1129675 Parochial Church Council of st Saviour, Bath Financial Statements For the year ending 31 December 2020 Pfwarod ftyth• PCC ty. Mr. Thm IPCC Tr688urw) WalrArt Loag• Lane EX￿l￿d ty lrnlwdoTrt Ex￿[ner. CO￿ StyL• FB Fc*we8th*ito PCCtorapFYoval from 22rnJ March 2021 Fr*d*y￿ Notre Bcodfrom.. 1sJth pl￿ 2021 ffdlowty Wn$1￿￿￿1 ty APCM cffl 9th Wl Parochlal Church Councll of St Savlour. Bath Independent Examlnerfs Certificate I rgp)rt to the tru$t808 IPCC m¢mbgr8} on rwy eyon￿[MI￿ of the ffinancw Slat￿n￿l￿ of the PCC for the y•arW￿lng 31 OexnLer 2020. Rg¥pwMlbllttlg• •nd basi¥ of r•port As of ts Charity 8r8 re8pcnsibl8 fw the prepatstion of the finanual statomwts in with th• rwuir•m8rts ofthe charti￿ Acl 2011 ClhoA¢ri. I report In ￿pect of my8xamlnaUon of thg PCCS flnwKlal statements ¢￿ad £%Jt UFYJer g•ctKJn 145 of lh8 2011 Act and in c￿lry Ixrt myexaminab.cffj I have lo1t0*￿ dl Ihe apylic8t48 Directionsgfvgn tythe Chwlty Commtsskffi uThlgrsttlon 1495llbl 01t￿A¢1. Indvpendent e]￿l￿ET5 statqment I ha￿0)MplEt*) rny examination. I IhHt rK) materfal matter3 hava c¢Jnelo my atte￿On In C{￿￿CtiC￿ Ylth ￿ oXamI￿On giving m8 CaLL50 to that In ￿ m*rial r¢sprt' al acwurtir#J rwds vwe tKrt k4it n res￿ orth8 PCC ￿ r￿￿[￿j by 59(akni 130 t)fti b) th•finarK1￿ Stalem￿ do not accrKd wlth the ￿0￿mIng r￿¥J$., er cl thef￿anCI￿ 8tsknnts ¢Yo not ￿mply￿￿ the applicab￿ requIren￿￿￿ ￿nC￿nINj th8 f¢mi and ¢>)ntent of￿Jnts $8t out in the IAGwurts Report¥} re9ula*i¢ 2008 otherthan any r¢qulreDwt th#tho statsmwts gl¥e a wd tsir Mt • m•ttw •$ wt of an In￿￿￿8￿•%•mna00n. which att•Tth b&dr4wn kn thls rwrt kn ¢*d8r to 8n*A8 a propw urthr8twd*fj ortr Cole Style Farm, Go* Bnrtm, SorMrt•t, BA10 OPJ P•0• 1 Parnchlal Church Councll of St Savlour, Bath Statement of Financlal ActI￿tIeS For tho yoar ondlng 31 D•cembor 2020 UnY•&trkfBd R¥strktsd TOTAL FUIIDS Fund¥ Fur 2019 INC(>IING RESOURCES V)m• 83,925 17,132 101,057 117,420 2bl 2cl 241 f.633 9.022 9.2W 26,760 41 137 2•1 781 781 TOTALINCOMING AESI)URCE8 17,441 111,26S 146.645 RESOURCES EXPENDED 111231 813 118,844 140.166 3bl TOTAL IIESOURCES EXPENDED 118.231 613 111844 140,1e8 NET INCOMINGIIOLifGCMNGI RESOLNICES G￿N$AND{lo8SE$) ON INVESTMENTS TRANSFER8 BETWEEN FUMDS NEf IIJOIIE1￿ IN FUNDS .24,4C¢ 18,828 6,479 744 -744 8,479 Q4L*14CES BRt)UGHT FORWARD AT 1st JAN 2020 49,241 -2,934 45,307 BAifvI4CES CARRIED FORWARDAT 31sr DECEMBER202D P4ge2 Parochlal Church Counell of St Savlour, Bath Balance Sheet at 31st Docembor 2020 2C*19 XED A8SET8 Tar¥ibk Fi¥ettA89et8 23.012 32,W27 5bl 27 CuRREP￿*s5Ers Stor*lFairTradègoodsl 400 3,636 4,313 Shorttèrrn Cath at b￿1 and In hand 31 18 LiABIUTIE8IDUEwrrHWI ONE YEAR) 18,552 30,938 NET CURRENT ASSETS 13,280 45.307 37.727 LIABIUTIESIDUE OVER YE TOTAL N￿AssET$ REPAESErn BY FUNI)S Unre*rict& Gen￿ FurKI 25,577 49,241 Hub Fund ToOdkr& FL￿d Bell Fund ¢#r Front•l Fur J) 6,110 .10.787 825 5,2gs 747 37.727 744 ApFxovad P•rochknl CP•Jr¢h Couttcll and •tgn•d w It• b•h•lf by: R•v. R¢b DoroJm¢x• (Ch*lmMnl'. TP*nol••*)o ptyo¥4to 11 lum part ofthM• •ceounl*. 7 May2021 P•go J Parochial Church Councll of St Savlour, Bath Notes to the Financial Statements For the yoar •ndlng 31 D•c•mber 2020 1 A¢¢QUNTING PCiICIES Thefin•ndd siat•mntX h•V• ty•w wwr•d in •￿r￿an¢•￿th th•Chur¢h 2rth tcyelhPrY￿th BPFAtatr& awjnbry ￿andard&on0 th•SORP 2015. Treflnancld stat•rnnts ¥eprep8rpJJ on dn C￿tY￿rn ba¥8. The fln8ncW tstat¢m¢nts h•¥e b¢w pr¢p#rpd w¥Jerthe ¢x¢•ptforth vauth'on ollnvesbmni orè S￿￿tM*￿et￿1Ut. The fin*ncial s&tthMnl6 Ind￿ all tr*)ÈaLIth8, a&sEU% 8nd WylitE5f¢rthh the PCC is I￿. They (k* not inchhle Ihe ofchwch grc4ps Ihatthwtheir rrin affiliation to aTh2therbr#*, ncf to tlw Ihat are infrxm81 herligsthat thuroh mvntas Day aubl. 181 Fynth R••trtrl•d Fund• rgry0gw¢ ty)ngtbrrf tygranla rvA¥ed fora Wif￿¢bie¢l￿ byfv KC fora 8p￿¢￿)￿1 Thtyfunds rrw b•wvAded on obj￿1￿r*1￿h Ihoy gNen. Any baance rem￿n*¥j uwt al ond oftsach (XTiBd tl* fwvj un￿$ #• traTh￿ lo another ￿nd con8•n￿l ty th&¢*nal donors. Th•PCC not U*llO1ty In¥**t*•patat•ly fore* fvnu. kn the￿ i• w •¥xrate Int•￿&t i¥ 4JPOrtx)wJ to lThJWual •Jnd$L￿ brtlAnc* bx I￿*￿E￿ThI¥ ￿t￿n$ mnoy pnw4¢•d by lutw￿l ¥n¢ don•knns whth for th9 NnrnrvJ ¥xpgr* oflh*Tc¥ld*Grwp $wh iiw85 treBled as re¥trkted. kn wnual tr￿WAS m*Je from IhiÈ fiJTKftrJ IhÈ G&*rai FuThJ 418 Pgrbw its the costsoF¥ Fdl(M%hip C¥*re 4nd the Youth Chiuren's Kthgr. &in* y6Ars 090 the oompulsory bstriptwjn was with wJluntary Lrrestrthd donations. The decr4￿￿￿38 t￿￿[ore Iwken by PCC kn 2020 lo eN)ta fund and trnnsftrthe bolance tothe Gerwal FLndwhth supportlts (w8Uon ui fubjw %%•thtyJtlke to trthtrarthrs fund¥to (¥Mr hire and ILE￿￿.. fhls restrlctsd lurvj let ￿t0 hold aéonal*n mad•duthro20171c¢l purcha80 of a r*4*8ltarlnnlai. Tho fronw was wrehased durw 2018 bLrtthe ￿nd has b ful1yc0n8u￿j ￿ the lurvj haso b*n¢e rwniry attheyear end. LE￿￿￿Th￿ fur¥J ￿ restrthd to th8 mlntsnwc• efthè bdl atttmles ofihé chwth. '. A 16t up In 20C6 fc*th• DVIsK￿ dyouth atfrrntIb)tsrl￿. Tho eampknd ¢JJriny 2017aThJ the fi￿d￿lI reM￿Tr cw l￿froM the Opxese l¥ iepalg In lthr••trfra•d ara g•w#l fund•*thl¢h ￿ t• us•1 ￿the PCC f0rorthnarypu￿É0l. Funds dè6wnatÈd for& pwbullwwrpr*8 4fe alBO unre&lrfthJ. erAI Fun .. Forall rrtom•8nd 8yn888 re￿n9 trj th6 dayt(*day runTrY4 L41he chur¢h. tiJnoNtothlsfurKI meko no re8trkll)n8 •Mto thè ugttto wh￿h th• ltsnd ¥pl EndowTr•n¢ Fun*J.' Th¥ PCC doeo nol¢y*Tr any Endwnert Parochial Church Council of St Saviour, Bath Notes to the Flnanclal Statem•nts For tho y•ar •ndlng 31 Docemb•r 2020 Ibl Inco￿Ing RèBourt•s P*nr*d ¥vkng. eol¥¢kn8 and are retsw1￿ r￿erf. Tax rglunds r8ctgrf88 the Inccthng resourcefo whKh rei* Is retewed. ()Hnts gnd a&xuntèY for an thè PCC is *altyentilW tot￿ *￿unt$￿￿. DNlthnd5 we awounted r(Y4th8n rectwa)lè. in*reJl IB ac¢Fued. AJI other 15 recogni58dTkn rt 15 T￿￿V￿le. Al Inwming re•ryjr￿ ar• accountsj forgr08s. F8OS PAya)18 to thE fA'orA8e lor*Eddlrv> p￿d funwds we exduded from theye 8taterfftNts. ￿ugh thsse throu￿ Iha Pccb bznk aE£ounIl￿ya￿ nottht PCC* proF4rty. ￿M￿jr¢•¥ 9xp•n￿d Donalons to other rrfgafilsthns0￿ a¢￿Jn￿￿1otVffi¢n p*kl ty*r, ¢rwW Awa[￿&￿, Ifthe ereates a birding thB PCC. The (IDryesai Share15￿COUn1ed fNwhen due. A pthErwendiWre Ki general￿ whon ills irKurr&J aGc4Jnt•Y forgrooo. 1¢Jl Flx•d A•••t* 1cl church furnishlws by Ihe R8¢tor Ind ClwrGhwsrdgvs irustftx lh& PCC. 8nd wh￿h requir8 afacutyfordisp08d, ar8 acuuntad 88 klal￿able propwty un￿￿8 ter￿￿. For inHli•nable prrwty *qulred plorto 2CQ3 there kn kn6uffloent cost infomiaiion a¥a￿e and thw•lo aBBelB sre not valLted In the act0￿16. 118ms a¢quked since 1 Janu*2CN)3 h*0 been caprtaI￿•1 8nd de• HI Ihtr*xx)unts ¢xJrrentyitvJabl on a tsharyhl All oxp•ndttufo ￿CUr￿l in th&y*r on Con£￿ted ¢r bU1￿1n9& on indiv¥Jud fjl*n8 und £1(QJ or on the repatofmo¥a)* ehurth fumthhirvdy atr4Utéd Woré 1 knwy2tP)3 off. E(pJ*m8nt ua•J wiihin Ihtrthurch Prém￿ Iséepretiat*l a 5traightlhè ba￿$ thèr4 ye*& (PC, P￿4￿8. Kwrvj aAdAV8y•t¢nM, photo¢opwand kitchen aPPlkinc*$l ty 10 Ichurch notl¢8b08rd. lyjlleo $nd 0010r￿n9￿8). I[KIN￿￿￿E it•m OfequTrntt￿th a prK• of £IWO orless oflwhen Ih&*sset is #C•4uimd. Inve8tmanl$gr8 ¥gI￿*t 31 Arnounts to Iht PCC 8131 Dec*)**r in rts¥F*etoff*s, r•ntsoroth* inc*m?*•8ho* a¢l)torn1•5$ 8 provknion for￿tr￿)￿ th8tftw prove u*coY¢ciabl 8FK*t.teTm dtpowiq inclL410 ¢a8h he*J on d8PC6rt •lhorwlh the CBF Chwth of Eryland Fundew at bank. Parochlal Church Councll of St Saviour. Bath Notes to tho Flnancial Stat•mant8 (continu•d) For tha year ending 31 D•c•rn￿r 2020 IIING RÈ RCE Llnrgstrlthd R•strfclod TOTAL FUNDS Fund• Fund• 2019 2a) 1￿m• Gmng.. Tax Elltlent do￿a￿Or Otherdonatbns 36.325 28,511 11.2C 2,526 5,330 11,718 2,135 50,043 48.877 28.646 ,565 14,164 14,87S 2.526 4,368 5,645 13,702 Ccl*tion¥ at 81 Sundry donalkns GMnt8 rec*rdÈd 315 5.OOD 8&S25 17.132 101067 117.420 FU￿j[a￿￿9 537 537 S,26e 1,754 1,573 13.21)4 6.2fjB Fay TRde Sale& ChuFth Lett￿9& F09d in Tari Contrbu1￿￿ to Events WWhgwFunty¥b lex¢L OyJre7gn fepsl 1.754 807 37 3¢5 819 2.847 1,913 26e 41 137 VAT M bulldiw raoJ••￿$ from LPIVS IrK)Thfrom Insura[￿* C￿ 781 781 TOTALINCOM11*3 RE8OUR¢e8 93,624 17.441 111,285 146,845 Parochlal chU￿h Councll of 8t Savlour, Bath Not•s to tho Flnanclal Statoments (contlnu•d) For the yoar endlng 31 Dac•mb•r 2020 Unr•strlGt•d R•slrlctsd TOTAL FUNDS Fur FLThI8 2020 2019 2.OLK) 1.078 1.020 1,008 1,OOB 2,000 1,978 1.020 1,000 1,008 1,008 1.000 500 500 4BO 420 378 2220 1,992 1.020 1,008 1.008 1.OD8 2.500 soo 600 4eo Gon•8ig Truyt Hop6 Chrlslan Trust Z￿￿)la Llnk 8alh Youth fu Chrlst Chr%knan l*ssion to Jtr** StMarfL'B S(*wl StSaviouFs Junw)r SCIK St Sawio¢Jrn ItrfantsSclKJul Julan W¢u8e18CPW Ch￿tr4n SolNlarity vVcrt￿id0 B4￿baS Fund VeronKa L￿D￿80n 500 500 480 420 378 360 280 220 2C 126 si 504 Hope for Ju8tic• BHth CAN 220 2CA) 126 61 2fy) Traldcraft Fw•¥er Frknds otal Care for Ihe F￿r￿lY Tcld GNing 80 837 PCC hu Mt a tarwofgknw aw8y 10% of th8 unr8stiict¢d Thvjney it ￿L￿Ne$. It has ftsrthgr bB auwjto i￿rease thi8 t* te 15% of Un[estsk￿ income for 201&2020 as an 8Ctofthaftk8gMng to us In Ccfflmunty Hth. ThE r¢le¥ant unrèsts1c￿ from nDI88 281 to 2dl above to £87,628 ofwhich 14.4% has bew gNen out lo the rauses l* 8bovo. CNwthe S years of the rxrio(S ofirue•¥•Y ￿¥0)ll prcwthjn of unr•sb￿*d &'&frknutsd h•$ 15% aB •9rè•d. In 10 th[8 d1scre￿On*ygMng, a ￿ of£2.4501£1,4C6 in 20191 irt dedratÉd'appèar' eA)l9tt￿"rrt w48 Ihwhtho PCtr8 bank attounl. Alt￿￿9h does notfomi pvtol P¢C• aclivlty, tho maln 8ppo* knlhe ￿￿￿￿89ftsf0rthts D8n8mores W2.1￿) and I￿￿VEr￿al￿ C4ft1£3501. Pag•7 Parochial Church Councll of St Saviour, Bath Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (contlnuod) For the year endlng 31 December 2020 Fund* Fund• 2020 2019 Mln(s tIoc8san Sha J.328 50,328 2.385 ,658 2.185 563 4,514 Heatlnu. Iighlrwj and vrder Buik1ingSa￿ Maitsn*Ke Genet￿ bulb&'NJ and maInt￿￿l￿ C168nlng arkg gard￿1n9 Profe68￿n￿ fo88 Eq¥pmant 4.638 4,63B 4,930 1,703 342 321 9.015 3,012 11.722 707 4.93D 1,703 342 321 9.015 3,012 12,075 7Q7 30 558 4,977 3,239 450 9,C￿7 2.958 11,968 1,3e4 In8uranc4 ChihJren¥and Youth Wo Mu• 353 558 6,656 3.031 10,299 20 FakTMdo o)Sl ol¥ales Cosis of Bell ritydlng Office Eypen8es lfttwe6t and 88nkeh4r 818r•l 20 20 1,685 1.68S 340 8,825 118231 6.625 613 118 844 140 166 TOTAL RESOURCE8 EXPENDED 11&231 e13 118,8U 140 1e8 Wty8s and sa￿¥ lindud¥wJ NllpenJh)n ¢J)Dti 18,135 19.024 rffVJ the ￿rth￿ PCC anwloy•d a Pad8h ￿￿￿Tr￿?tOr8nd • YtAth. QhlWr•) ￿ Famlès Wtyker. F•ws p￿d to Of*88bMI TA¥￿￿*t88nd ¥é*er88re n(* above. 4bl P8ytMntslo PCC ffl ThefllllThiThJ PCC and relaled pBrfi88 p8ymèntsfr￿ tha PCC 81 Mandy Dancèfor her P￿Sh and bl No￿8￿, BelThYa Thcrfn• Huw Thomas, Ga)rieHe Calhy He•Y. M8n¢fy [￿nCe for rtrirnbursement Ofexpw￿9 incuTr•J on 1)th￿rofIht PCC. No other rwents or expen￿*￿0 pa￿ to*)y othw PCC Member, P4e8 Parochlal Church Councll of St Savlour. Bath Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (contlnued) For th• yvr •ndlng 31 D•c•mbor 2020 pcc Tangble Ilx•d amets ai l Janu Additions during Ihe SFosa16 thJriTrJ the ye 82.376 82.375 at 1 Janu Disp￿￿6 durwu the Ch8ryJe forthe year 9,015 S9. Mol BookV*J• •t 1 J•nu at 31 D8c8mb Al Jwuary 2021 the flxed &98et¥cornpri¥ed 8 laptrp ccthputer, prr4￿kn. ouldow Th)ticeboa￿. s¢vnd syotem, electr￿ pano, vanou¥ applwnces, ph0t0wp￿r, chU￿h boilern, South * adar pAnd8 eThJ lh8 8udb>vlwl *iupmw kn tho cOn￿U￿￿ No ¢)owfW 896818¥Me durtng the yeaT. Jl IT￿*￿trythi fi￿4888ts 7,639 21 781 1171 21 VATf8co¥or*l¢ 0lh6rdetlor8 395 PCCGeMral Ae))unt CBF D¢￿$*th%￿u0t Fahlrthyèeaeh Taddkrs Cash in h3r%l 8dl rfngert Cash In Hand 22.402 36.309 so 26 10 IABLlnES: sal NMOUNTS FALLING DUE WThIN ONE YEAR 3.919 833 12.0 0￿8&n Loan ebl Ah￿i￿r8 FALLINQ DUE BEYOND ONEYR P49¢9 Parochlal Church Council of St Saviour. Bath Notes to tho Flnanclal Statomonts (contlnued> For the year endlng 31 December 2020 2019 D DETAI gal GENERAL FUND Pkttnod Gmng CdlJrkniDs Sunthy DMatitJn*LegHciesl¢knr In¢omo Tax ReshThed FairTr•a8 $￿e8 84.836 2.526 59,995 4,368 18.82 11,38Q 13,204 1,538 1,893 6.268 1,388 955 1.828 11.200 5,288 352 e19 1,754 FeeSforwEddln￿ Hlre ¢lF*ges FundraKslng Feed n Tariff Event l￿tr￿)Ut￿￿$ Mw81knetytsntrtare8VLPWS TOTAL INCOME 807 37 93 824 Parish Share 50,328 12,e37 11,722 e,es8 4,638 58,658 15,488 11.232 10.299 4.514 5.240 3.239 2,958 2.166 583 8,908 Chihlren and Ywth Costs Fair He4t LvJhtW8ter M•inlen8n¢e aThd Equlwi*t elning and gar(18nlng Insurart6 1,708 3,012 8,82S Offic0 Expon VVeddlTrJ aThJfvrwl (x%ts 275 1,935 707 9.016 557 118.231 1,384 8,007 cwon TOTAL EXPENSES Twfwlrtjm T+th Fund 1a) 744 k*JVEMEF￿ IN FUND VALVE Pag• 10 Parochlal Church Counell ol St Savlour. Bath Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (continued) For lh• yoar •ndlng 31 Decemb•r 2020 2020 2019 EfAI gb) C¢JMMuN￿y HUB FUND PLgnned Githg FU￿draisin9 Bwl( Intwést 13.853 19,447 245 10 LPWS VAT rEd￿rn TOTAL INGOME EyJpm•ni Bw'ldwvJ C<*ts L08n Interest TOTAL EXPENSES 240 240 ¥)VEMENT IN FUMD VALUE I TODDLERS FUND E¥éntCexthrfic Inl•¢•ot TOTAL INCOME RunniThJ Costs OLJM*rd Glvlng TOTAL EXPENSES 1.019 272 353 1,024 toGpneral Fw¥J IA) 744 *)VEMEMf IN FUNDVALUE -825 BELL FUND f•B6 24 TOTAL I￿OME 112 ACR SubEuWnlRIWJV¥orbS TOTAL EXPENSES 2Q 20 *ffiMENf IN FUNDVALUE 981 ALTAR FRONTAL FUND Don8Oon8 TOTAL INC￿lE Prqect Costs rorAL EXPENSES K*)VEMENf IN FUND VALLIE P•J•ii ## **Deanery Synod Report –** Belinda Thomas, Ian Sharp and Tony Parr - Nomination and election of new Lay Dean, Pippa Page Pippa is passionate about the churches in the Bath area working together to love the people of our city and to share His message when the opportunity arises.is involved in leading services and preaching at All Saints, and occasionally at other churches. She is also a member of the Music Worship Team. During the week she works as an Occupational Therapist in the field of Dementia Research, aiming to find ways to improve treatment and support for those with dementia and their families. Pippa is married to Robert and they have two grown up daughters. Pippa was elected with the full support of Synod. - New Area Dean: Revd Stephen Girling Stephen joined the Abbey's clergy team in April 2015 and has a particular responsibility for the outreach of the Abbey to visitors and in serving the city. After five years as a defence scientist, Stephen was ordained as a priest in the Church of England in 1991 and has served in suburban and rural parishes, his last post being Vicar of Crofton Parish in Fareham, Portsmouth. He is married to Diane and they have four children. - Commissioning prayers for Stephen Girling and Pippa Page. - Thanks to Jeremy Key-Pugh, outgoing Lay Dean and Mathew Frankum, outgoing Area Dean. Gifts and cards have been sent to both on behalf of Synod. - Archdeacon Adrian Youings gave a summary of the Deployment Report and the budgetary challenges facing the Church in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. - Area Dean Revd Stephen Girling spoke about the way ahead ## **‘Shaping a culture of Prayerfulness, Hospitality and Innovation’** **Prayerfulness** - submitting to God's working among us as a church and in the city and villages. **Hospitality** - looking for Christ in the other, being vulnerable to the other so they see Christ in us. Especially the other who is very different from us. **Innovation** - taking risks, learning from failure, building on what is fruitful because that’s where God is working. Stephen shared that his tenure will be less about planning and strategy for working together and with other churches and more about shaping the culture of church according to the above priorities. With regard to the **Deanery Mission and Pastoral Group** (DMPG) Stephen shared his vision for ‘watchmen and women’ from 5 sectors of the Deanery - Central, NW, NE, SW, SE, to watch for God’s working within and without the church in that sector and to feed into the DMPG to give a sense of the big picture and help with planning as and when needs and opportunities are foreseen or arise. Nominations will be sought for election of one lay and one ordained member of each sector at the first Synod of 2021. ## • **Sharing in mission with the wider church (stories from our eucumenical partners)** Pippa Page our Lay Dean interviewed 3 guests: Pastor Kenny Nelson, Bath Elim Church Paul Wakely, Father’s House Bath Jonathan Horsfall, Life Church Bath - What’s going on, what do you perceive - What do you think God wants to do in Bath, in the way of mission? The overriding theme of all their responses was for the church in Bath to have unity. God wants to unite us as one in strategy and in mission for reaching the lost and encouraging one another, moving us forward to the glory of God. ## • **Update from Bath College Chaplain, supporting faith and pastoral care** Nigel Rawlinson (Assistant Area Dean) interviewed Eden Hunter, Chaplain at Bath College. We were encouraged by his stories about planting seeds among the students and working with the student pastoral team. Here is a link to an interview with Eden from Bath College website. ## • **Elections to Deanery Mission and Pastoral Group (DMPG)** Objective of this group is for ‘watchmen and women’ from 5 sectors of the Deanery - Central, NW, NE, SW, SE, to watch for God’s working within and without the church in that sector and to feed into the DMPG to give a sense of the big picture and help with planning as and when needs and opportunities are foreseen or arise. ## **Members elected:** Michael Farrier (Emmanuel) Kara Maylor (Bathford) Richard White (St Michaels, Twerton) Mela Gillard (St Barts) Dilwen Miller (Bathwick) Brenda Wall (Christchurch) ## **Post Meeting Note, Other DMPG members Ex-officio:** Nigel Rawlinson - Assistant Area Dean Mike Taylor - Rural Ministry Advisor Sally Buddle - Deanery Evangelism Enabler Tim Buckley - Assistant Area Dean Stephen Girling - Area Dean Pippa Page - Lay Dean ## **Co-opted:** Rachel Leigh-Wood, Secretary - **A letter has been sent to all the Treasurers about Bath Deanery annual subscriptions and support for Bath College Chaplaincy** Incumbents were asked to make sure the letter was responded to. - **Date of Summer meeting** - TBA