The Parochial Church Council All Saints Church, Trull Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 Incumbent= Rev Andrew Wadsworth The Rectory. Wild Oak Lane, TTull. Taunton TA3 7JT Parish offi￿.. Trull Church Community Centre, Church Road, Trull. Taunton TA3 7JZ Bank". HSBC Bank plc 17 North Street. Taunton TA1 1NA PCC All Saints fnjll is a Registered Charity no. 1130899 Contents Annual Report of the Council Report of the Independent Examiner ststement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notss to the Financial Ststements 10 PCC of All Saints Church. Trull Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020 Background All Saints Trull PCC has the responsibilty of cwperating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesrastical parish the vthole mission of the ¢hur¢h.' pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Membgrnhlp Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. The PCC also has the power to Co-opt members as vacancvas arise. During the year the fr)1￿wIng served as members of the PCC.. Incumbent Rev Andrew Wadsworth Chairman Youth Worter Ghildrgn & Families w0￿er Reader Churchwardens Mrs Ruth Slade MIS Libby Culhbertson Mr David Shafpe Mrs Anne Lavffence Mrs Liz Willis T￿SSurer, Vi¢&Chaimian Rep￿SentativeS on the Deanery Synod Mr Mark Richmond Mrs Judy Reeves Dr Allison Saltrese Mr Simon Howell Mr Guy Price until October Safeguarding Officer until October trom October from October Elected Members Mrs Sue Allen Mr Paul Bai Mrs Anne Bird Mrs Suzy Cla Mrs Kay DaniekTrowell Mr Andrew Dunningham Mrs Barbara Finch Mr Kevin Hamer Mrs Michele Sander3 Miss Diana Scholes Dr Marie Simmonds Mr Martin Sumpter Mrs Averil Taylor Secretary from OGtober until October untsl October unbl IAay until January 2021 until October from October until OGft)b&r from October Commlttees The Standing Committee Ichairnian, Churchwardens, Secretsry, Treasurer). which is a legal requirement has the powers to transact the business of the PCC between meetsngs. subject to directions given by the Council. For some areas of church life, the PCC operates through teams le.g. Communications, Mission) that meet betr￿en, and ￿port to, full meetings . page I PCC of All Salnts Chur¢h, Trull Annual Rèport for the year ended 31 Decembor 2020 {con￿nued) The greatest ¢halknge in 2020 to the PCC fijlfilling its charitable objectives and providing public benefit was the impa¢t of the COVID-19 pandemic from March onwards, which bs fefiected in most sections of this repcrt With the church building and the Trull Church Community Centre (TCCCI being closed for many months, and having to restrict numbers attending at other tsmes, it was hard to provide 'reguLgF PLÈblic worship open to all, and to promote and teach the Paith. Online services and actwities were arran￿1 and people were contacted by phone. email and P05t as the main method of pastoral work, when visiting restricted. The church has joined with others in the village lo support those who have had to stay at home, through the Tfull Community Supp)rt Group and Helpline. It has also provided a drop-off tKJint for supplies for the homeless. Many ures in this report are not really comparable with those in previous years. In 2021 we took forward to reopeniNJ facilities and restarting activities when lockdown restrictions are eased. Revd Andy Wadsworth completed his second year as Rector in October. As the wide range of meetings in the parishes of Trull and Angersleigh has been restricted, he has c04Kdinated efforts to establish online Servi￿ and activthes. to keep in touch vith the congregations pastofalty and lo support care for the W￿er community. He has ¢ontrnued his clear Bible pre￿hing on the beginning of John's Gospel. Ephesians. the Mafks of a LNing chU￿h and Romans 8, and outreach through Chiistianrfy Explored coutses. His wrfe Kalie has been involved in the Sunday crèche, growth groups, women's events and the Angels toddler group. Church Attendance and Membershi There were 273 names on the Electoral Roll at the annual meekn'ng in October 2020, compared wth 274 in April 2019. The average weekly attendance at All Saints TrLtII was 170 adults and 30 children, whilst the church was open. The figure for'church Membership. used by the diocese for calculating the Patish Share that we contribute to the Common Fund that pays for clergy costs and other diocesan expenditure is calculated in yet another way.. anyone ¢)ver 18. apart from vssitors, who attends a service during October, or woukl have done so but for illness, is counted. Newcomers are not aw included in their first year. On this basis. the annual survey of church attendance in Oct 2020 produced a membership figure of 187 (135 in person at one of the limited congregations, 35 only on Zoom and 17 when a service Nwas availabte later online or on paperl", this compares attendances at a full range of ServI￿S in the church and in the TCCC of 240 in 2019 and 234 in 2018. Review of the Ygarfs Actlvlties During 2020 the PCC had 6 regular meetings with an average attendance of 81%. sin￿ May these meeliThJs have n held vTra Zoom. which has increased. rather thall decreased, attendan￿. In accordance the Bishop's emergency regulations, PCC members who were due to leave in April continued in Offi￿ until the postp)ned AnnL6al Meeting in October. Ruth Slade is in her fourth year as full-time Youth-worker. wth paitular responsibilty ft)r 11-18+ Libby Cuthbertson is in her second full year as Children & Families Worker.. she is focussing on under-11's and their parents and tr2rers. Ruth and Libby work tcgether wkth a large team of volunteers (all DBS