Stewards’ report to TMC AGM, Thursday 24[th] June 2021
Current Stewards team: Sarah Biggs, Jackie Palmer, Eunice Weemys, Pam Wylie and Rob Palmer.
Iris Wright, John Wright, Jennifer Youé have been acting stewards pending formal confirmation at this AGM.
This report reflects upon the extended period since we were last able to hold an AGM in June 2019 and looks ahead to the opportunities arising as lockdown eases. The pandemic has meant that it wasn’t possible to hold an open meeting during 2020. We hope that the scheduled easing of lockdown restrictions will go ahead as planned thus allowing us to meet in person on 24[th] June, with those who wish to connect online joining the meeting via Zoom.
Steward team changes
We formally record that Lionel Davies has stood down as a steward since the last AGM. Sarah Biggs will also be standing down as a steward at the end of this month. We thank Lionel and Sarah for all they have contributed in their service as stewards.
We’re pleased to have had Iris & John Wright and Jennifer Youé serving as acting stewards in the period since the last AGM. Formal confirmation of their appointment as stewards is sought from the meeting.
Eunice Weemys has kindly offered to serve an additional year as steward for the coming year.
Pam Wylie has also kindly agreed to serve once again as our senior steward for the coming year.
Services at TMC in the past year
These unusual times continue to present constantly changing circumstances, but thanks to the skills, inventiveness, commitment, and hard work of so many in our church family we have continued to safely extend what we’re able to do together in person and also share together online each week as well as maintaining regular contact with many of those without online access.
When lockdown eased, we have met in person for socially-distanced Sunday services. Now that more of us have been fully vaccinated, numbers attending have gradually increased. A sizeable number continue to follow the streamed service or catch up later via the TMC YouTube channel.
The monthly all-age service with a dozen or so families sitting together on blankets is proving particularly popular.
We continue to be thankful for our Pastoral teams and others who maintain contact with those who are not digitally connected and deliver printed copies of the Friday update email along with service-athome sheets and audio-CD/DVD recordings of the previous Sunday’s service.
Looking ahead
With our Superintendent minister Rev’d. Steve Emery-Wright retiring at the end of August 2022, the Circuit Invitations Committee is already in operation seeking a match for the appointment of Steve’s successor. Pam will be representing TMC on the Invitations Committee.
Rev’d. Phil Griffin reaches the end of his time with us in August of this year so Phil, Catherine and family will be moving to a new appointment. A “Farewell Service” will take place on Sunday 25th July, 6.00pm at Yelverton Methodist Church followed by a Faith Supper – further details to be circulated nearer the time.
In various ways, the easing of lockdown has added to the complexity and diversity of what we’ve needed to offer as a church. Many among our congregation and local community are continuing to stay away from larger gatherings. Also, there are those who are now able to connect with our new ways of worship whereas they might not previously have come into a service at church on a Sunday. It has been vitally important for us, therefore, to continue with the various online offerings which many are relying on. Indeed, it seems certain that some of our online offerings will remain as a permanent and important part of how TMC functions in the long run.
Following the disruption of the last year or so, it is important for us to grasp the opportunities which now arise as we look to “build back better”. An encouraging example has been the online Alpha course which ran successfully from January to March. The 2 individuals most powerfully impacted by this Alpha course would not even have even participated had the course been running in the “usual” way. Several from this Alpha group have continued to meet online each week and have just completed the Bible Society’s “Bible Course”.
Stewards and others are already discussing what our “new normal” might look like. Ideas and contributions to these discussions are most welcome.
A key issue for the period ahead will be to again encourage widespread involvement in supporting and enabling the regular activities at TMC. We have been blessed with amazing teams of volunteers over the years. After the interruption of the past year or so, we’ll need to re-establish the teams for our various regular activities and look to find ways for us all to share our different skills and giftings.
Rob Palmer
TMC Stewards
CHURCH RECEIPTSAND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METrIODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Tavistock Athod8t Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2021 Tl¥tOcK Circurt C1Ul1 Tr) Regr•Y Clrity. Chrity Reg¥trafjcffi nurter Ifnot a regtered charity HeTMaje8 ReVeelld CugtomsGrfI AKI ryjthr (rhe HMRC nurnber ks equrnknl to a regi%tered charity nurnberin terms ofevhyentr of thantable status and may be used lo lo donor& or grant funders wishing lo see eyklentr ofthe organwtion's antable status Method1 charfties In Eng and Waleslhat are not regered tharitses are e>repted frDffl regtrat)n under Slalutorylnrumenl 2014 No.2421 1130587 Miiister. RevDrStevenEme ht Church stew0 Parn We Jennifer Youe JDhn Wright Eunice Wemyss T aYJJrer'. Nal TathliA uRdP2ths lu15
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CHURCH RECEIPTSAND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METrIODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Tavistock Athod8t Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2021 Tl¥tOcK Circurt C1Ul1 Tr) Regr•Y Clrity. Chrity Reg¥trafjcffi nurter Ifnot a regtered charity HeTMaje8 ReVeelld CugtomsGrfI AKI ryjthr (rhe HMRC nurnber ks equrnknl to a regi%tered charity nurnberin terms ofevhyentr of thantable status and may be used lo lo donor& or grant funders wishing lo see eyklentr ofthe organwtion's antable status Method1 charfties In Eng and Waleslhat are not regered tharitses are e>repted frDffl regtrat)n under Slalutorylnrumenl 2014 No.2421 1130587 Miiister. RevDrStevenEme ht Church stew0 Parn We Jennifer Youe JDhn Wright Eunice Wemyss T aYJJrer'. Nal TathliA uRdP2ths lu15
AccT$ FOR THE YENA ENDED 31 A$>j$T 2021 Tavistock Methodist Chutt Totsk sEcONA F5 RECEPTS a2 ONen Jnd Tax re¢o¥effed Pank )nd CFB Inre and Inve51rTient CoMe 135.452 131.705 15 448 12.350 a5 (hhèrreceipts TOTAL IIECEIPTS 14.37D 162.241 15 162,256 152,257 SEC0 PAYMENTS b2 c1u A55fi55ri1lt or Sh* 93.S b3 8.92D 1,920 0.97D Re and klaintenJnce l1rt Ilnsur3r5. Water cha 18.814 10.5T5 b5 8.842 10.Ce2 b7 Otherpay7fits TOTAL PAYIIEIITS 25.4D3 25.403 155.2T9 .223 155,279 151,rfjo SEC0 C tr4ET RECEPTSTrAYMEMTS FOR THE YEPR c1 6.962 15 5t 04.491 4.gBS Subtotsl el+c2 71.4S3 Transfer5 and ad" 5.0 S.0> TOTAL FUIIDSAT ENDOF YEAR loJ+o41 76.453 7É.453 69.476 SECIIOII D FOR IOR1c OIILY". IIOIIEY RECEIVED AIKI PASSED 011 TO EXTERIINL ORGPI41SAmNS lIhse amoun15 ar notto tolal ro¥) rp5 above PalarKt 51 d2 n15al5 1.775 l.W2 d3 Off@rirylGth5 . Pa55ed b extem Oryant(l5 1.775 2.447 BALAIICE SThL TO BE PPXI {él+d2431
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Name of Church: Tavi$tock Methodist Church
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My 0mInatn¥5 Qut in accorda1 ith gènèr thrècbons gwon bythÈ Charity
Commtsswm. xaminabon in&uds a ofthp aoTrIng rcords kpt byth• charityand
cc¥nparison oftr actounts psnted Tth t5 IrdS It a&0 iTdeS candrathn of any
unusual rtems or d$¢k)surs the a¢£ounts. and seekinu exana)n5 the truees n¢Ing
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