2020-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Eccelsiastical Parish Of St James Styvechale

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St James Annual Report for 2021 APCM

Letter from the Vicar…

Dear Friends,

2020 has been a year like no other. We have had a world-wide crises caused by the coronavirus pandemic. At St James as with other churches we have had to adapt and do things very differently. Within this as I read through the report I am encouraged by all that God has continued to do amongst us and the ways we have responded in such challenging circumstances.

It has been so wonderful to see how people have stepped up and helped us worship in a very different ways and the way people have looked out for one another.

This report is very different compared to those put together in previous years. Many of the ministries and activities that we usually run have simply not been running due to COVID. And then there are new things that have sprung up to respond to the challenges we have faced.

Please take time to read through this booklet and be encouraged and give thanks to God for all that he is doing amongst us. Also be thinking and praying about what God is calling you to over 2021 in our Set Free vision focus.

Love and prayers,

Sundays (January to mid March)

8:00am Holy Communion Service

A quiet traditional service, with Holy Communion and hymns. The service lasts about an hour and is followed by refreshments.

10:00am Informal Worship Service

An informal service, with lots of room for children and young people to engage, and includes band led worship, teaching and prayer ministry. There is a crèche for 0-2 year olds, children’s Church for 3-10 year olds and a youth programme for 10-18 year olds.

10:00am The Grange

A small congregation with a mix of formal and informal services, band led worship and teaching. The service lasts about an hour and is followed by refreshments.

6:30pm St James Evening Service

An informal service, with contemporary band-led worship, teaching and prayer ministry. This is a relaxed service and provides space to go deeper in prayer, worship and teaching

5:00pm Leamington Road, Compline

This is a short contemplative service of compline. This includes readings, a hymn and short talk.

Sunday Online Worship during COVID (mid March to December)

Our worship during COVID, to say the least, has been very different. We are so blessed by the way people have rallied and we have found fresh ways to do what the church has always done – worship.

10am online Service

A lively pre-recorded service involving different people in leading, speaking, bringing devotions, all age talks, Bible readings, fun montages. Using the Online Church platform we have been able to chat and pray with one another. We have had opportunities of community after the service over Zoom. 8am online Zoom Holy Communion

During the second lockdown we have a virtual Communion service over Zoom using a pre-recorded talk and different members of the 8 o’clock congregation bringing a Bible reading

Sundays in person Worship during COVID

During COVID from October to December we resumed in person worship alongside our online worship, offering services for the 8am service, 10am service and the Grange.

Highlights from services:

Teaching

Over the course of the year we have had the following teaching series. As well as celebrating the key events of the Christian calendar, we have had other sermon series each term.

At the beginning of the year before COVID these were specifically related to our vision focus Greater Love. During the summer term we sought to respond to the challenging season that we were in during COVID. Here are the Series.

Carol Service

We had both an in person and online carol service. It was wonderful to be able to focus on the two themes of comfort and joy. The worship team did an amazing job recording songs and carols for these services and it was wonderful to see people from all ages involved.

Christingle Service

This year we ran an online Christingle service for our children and families.

Christmas Day Services

We had in an person services for the 8am, 10am and Grange services. We also had an online service for Christmas day.

Worship and Tech Team (Andrew Gilham & Mark Fishpool)

2020 began in expectation - we were meeting regularly together as a combined music, PA and projection team to seek God’s heart in worship together, to grow in our skills and understanding, and to explore the interaction between worship and mission. Then, like many ministry areas, we had to respond to the COVID restrictions under which we've all been living since early 2020, and almost all of our face-to-face interaction stopped.

Since Easter 2020 however, we have benefitted as a church family from the commitment and talents of a significant number of people in making sung worship a part of our online church services. Within this, there are four

people in particular who I'd like to single out for their extraordinary efforts - first of all Lewis and Valerie Parker who together recorded all of the music for our services from Easter through to the end of the Summer; and Mark Fishpool and Jonathan Philp who have spearheaded the technical side of enabling the recording, video editing and live streaming of our music and worship.

All of us have had to adapt - to the new experience of being recorded and having our efforts preserved on YouTube; to new technology both hardware and software; and to new ways of working. One of those adaptions was recording music on a Saturday to be used in the following two Sunday services. I am especially grateful for those Saturday mornings, which have been for me moments where we have left behind the troubles of the world and been for a time "lost in wonder, love and praise." Recording for Christmas was a special joy, as we sang together as representatives of the church family across the congregations and across the generations.

And as we look forward now to the relaxation of the restrictions through May and June and anticipate once again being able to 'raise the roof' together as a whole church family in worship of our God, I invite you to join me in giving thanks to God for all the musicians, singers, sound engineers, videographers, and projectionists, who make our worship what it is, and who have served so joyfully and faithfully throughout 2020.

Video Production Team (Jonathan Philp)

March 2020 saw the sudden and unexpected move to church online and the requirement to quickly form a team to stitch together videos week by week, catering for all congregations instead of meeting in person. The service videos were delivered to the Church Online platform using YouTube as storage and for post “broadcast” viewing. This has worked well over the months, enabling us to continue to worship together, though scattered through the communities in which we live.

To help facilitate the recordings and live streaming we have installed internet into the church, which we are very grateful to Ben Goulding-Huckle for. Also two cameras and living streaming and recording equipment have been installed into the church.

Every week the preaching, service leading, bible reading, all age slot, devotion, worship and sometimes a montage have to be recorded and transferred then trimmed, spliced, overlayed, rendered and uploaded in time for the service. This efficiency and quality have significantly increased over the course of the year as standard ways of working have been continually improved.

It would have been an impossible task without the commitment and hard work of the team behind it. Special thanks to Jonny Dant, Lewis Parker, Mark Fishpool, Paul Bugby and Tim Bending.

Re:vive Youth (Written by Kaeli Spina)

Re:Vive reaches young people aged 11-18 in order to grow them into strong disciples of Christ, while having lots of fun and enjoying community together! We meet every Thursday evening, and the evenings include socialising, games, teaching (on topics such as wellbeing and evangelism) and discussion.

The past year of Re:Vive has been

challenging in ways but also really positive! We have met every week on Zoom (and even managed to get in a couple evenings in person before the second lockdown!) and have been completely inspired by the resilience and positivity of our young people - they are such an inspiration to us. Both the leaders and the youth have found Re:Vive to be really encouraging and joyful throughout lockdown, even through the trickiest seasons!

"Revive has helped me get through lockdown. It's been something for me to look forward to when everything else has been shut down, and has given me a chance to see faces outside my bubble, and has been really good socially for me. It's made me think more deeply about my Christian beliefs than just being in church every week." (Connie, year 8)

Here are some pictures from our Christmas social - we opened the Re:Vive Cinema for one night only!

Small Groups (Josh Maynard)

At the beginning of the year many of the groups engaged with the Talking Jesus Course , exploring how we can grow in our confidence and ability in sharing faith with those who don’t know Jesus.

During March small groups were presented with the challenge of how to meet online. Many of the groups have been meeting over Zoom and found creative ways to worship and share together.

We currently have 8 small groups.

Pastoral Care (Maro Whitehead)

At the beginning of lockdown last March recognizing the implications of being cut off from the church community, 15 church members came together and formed the “buddy scheme”.

The aim was and still is to phone regularly those in isolation and most vulnerable.

The 50 or so recipients of these calls are greatly appreciative of the opportunity to chat, share concerns and receive prayer. Practical help is offered where it is appropriate.

Prayer Line (Maro Whitehead & Christine Binks)

Prayer line has fourteen members who pray as requested for people going through difficult times be it ill health, bereavement etc. Through prayer we hope to give support in the knowledge that our Father God hears the prayers and answers them.

We have twenty-two prayer requests at the moment- some we pray about for a month others are long term.

It would be lovely if you could uphold us in prayer as we commit to pray for others.

Prayer requests are treated in confidence, so people need not be afraid to ask for prayer.

Reports from some of the organizations we support

Coventry City Mission

It would be wrong of me to say that 2020 has been a good year, but in some ways it has been amazing. Hopefully this report will help you see some of the challenges, but also some of the highlights of the past year.

The year started as normal, clearing up after a very busy Giving tree and then continuing to support our clients through our normal projects. This continued through January and February, but then the reality of Covid kicked in. A number of staff had to self-isolate due to either them or family members getting Covid which left us very tight for numbers. This is conjunction with the reality that our building is very difficult to make Covid secure and that the majority of our volunteers were in the ‘at risk’ category we had to take the tough decision to pause some projects and move others to be remote access (phone or online)

Even with these restrictions,

We were able to support people with the provision of emergency food parcels for a lot of that time.
We supported our older clients that would usually be part of our ‘Eldercare’ programme through socially distanced doorstep visits, letters and phone calls.
We connected with our young families that are part of our ‘Building Blocks’ programme, through regular doorstep visits and drop off of craft packs to keep their children engaged and entertained during lockdown.
Crossline, our telephone listening service continued to take calls and support people throughout the year. They have engaged with thousands of isolated and vulnerable people during this difficult year.

As the lockdown was eased we started to return to face-to face support including the return of weekly socially distanced, lunches for our Eldercare group; one-to-one family link ups for our Building Blocks families and the provision of food parcels through our foodbank sessions.

In September it became clear that restrictions were not going to significantly improve and that if we were going to run the Giving Tree in 2020 it was going to have to be in a very different way.

We spent a long time looking at the different challenges of registration, toy collection, wrapping and distribution and were able to come up with safer ways of doing all four aspects of the project. All of this without volunteers as it would have been difficult to create a safe space without putting extra people at risk.

instead of face-to-face registration of clients this had to be done mostly online.
Instead of toy services and toys delivered to the Mission, people purchased via online store or donated cash to the project. Parcels were delivered to our Giving Tree co-ordinators house (dozens, daily)
Gifts weren’t wrapped in house, but we gave each family wrapping paper and tape in order to wrap their own.
And, instead of a number of distribution parties, we offered socially distanced pick up from two locations. Families could collect their sack of gifts along with some extra craft activities.

All of this was managed by 2 people and yet we are thrilled that we were able to provide toys for more than 1100 children which is more than 200 children helped than ever before. God is good!

So, thank you for your support in finances and prayer during 2020, it really has kept us going. I hope you can see that we have done what we could in difficult circumstances. Many people reporting that the Mission has been the lifeline they needed.

2021 looks more hopeful, but still provides us with different challenges each day. We are looking at our diary as a blank canvas and with prayer and planning we will rebuild our projects and groups to provide support our clients with the ongoing challenges they face.

But, we trust in a God who is bigger than all things and He holds us in His hand.

KidzKlub

As for everyone, 2020 was a year of change, innovation, challenge and surprises for Kidz Klub with the COVID-19 pandemic. We made the decision to stop physical clubs and home visits on 17[th] March last year and immediately put our energy into launching a Kidz Klub YouTube channel. We uploaded weekly Kidz Klub YouTube content whilst keeping in touch with families by phone, text and Facebook. We continued to meet as teams on Zoom to pray for the children and their families.

As restrictions eased in the summer we were able to deliver activity packs to

the children to go alongside the weekly YouTube videos and do some limited home visiting. We also experimented with our first YouTube Live Kidz Klub, which was a great success.

In September after many risk assessments, we re-started physical clubs with a simplified programme and bubbles of 15 children at each venue and resumed full home visits. These clubs were very much appreciated and enjoyed by the children, despite limitations on the activities we could do. We continued to put videos online during this time for the 65% of the children on our books who weren’t able to attend a physical club.

When the next lockdown hit, we started weekly YouTube live streams and have continued ever since which have increased engagement, and many of these now have over 200 views. We have been home visiting in varying degrees according to COVID situation. At Christmas, we were able to deliver chocolate selection boxes to around 180 children, as well as delivering 36 hampers to families, thanks to donations from individuals.

We’ve received such encouraging feedback from parents saying how much they’ve appreciated our support and phone calls over the pandemic – it’s such a privilege to be able to stand with families in our city, especially those for whom this time as been especially challenging various reasons. We’ve seen answered prayers as we’ve asked parents what we can be praying for, including healing from cancer!

Thank you so much to everyone at St James’ for your financial and prayer support, we couldn’t do what we do without partners like you, so thank you for helping us reach out with God’s love to the precious children and families in our city.

Hope Coventry & Warwickshire Night Shelter

HOPE Coventry enables Coventry churches together to transform our city with the love and power of Jesus Christ. It does this by supporting initiatives that connect the churches together and projects that meet the needs of the vulnerable. HOPE Coventry

also produces a fortnightly e-newsletter update about church events, projects and jobs across the city, which we encourage every Christian in Coventry to subscribe to.

We give thanks for... Having an office base! We are now upstairs at The Halo Centre in Binley, home of Coventry Foodbank. We give thanks that local government approach us for support, such as with the promotion of COVID19 vaccines, testing, and food support. We have assisted in not only feeding older people during this pandemic, but also those who are shielding, care leavers, and school children.

We’d like prayer for... Continued strength for the team. Stable funding enabling long-term vision. Wisdom and discernment to know which projects to start, support, continue, and close.

Good Neighbours Coventry our biggest project!

This initiative to support over 50s has grown into HOPE Coventry’s biggest project. In the past year, over 1000 new referrals have been received. The

project adapted to COVID-19 needs and restrictions, providing shopping support, food parcels, telephone friendship, puzzles, dog walking, medicines, signposting and more. In recent weeks, the project has been reverting back to focussing on friendship; lockdowns have caused severe loneliness in many under and over 50s.

We give thanks for... The dedication of old and new volunteers to helping older people. Professionals who’ve provided free additional training on topics like mental health. Becoming a key service serving the city and helping alleviate pressure on the NHS.

We’d like prayer for... Confidence in the older people for them leaving the house again after lockdowns. Other organisations are seeking to adapt the Good Neighbours Coventry model and resources to fit their own local areas and audiences; please pray for the fruit of these new schemes. New energy, strength, and rest opportunities are needed for staff and volunteers. Steady funding for long-term project planning.

Open Doors

Thank you St James

for standing with Christians like Sitara

of us significantly. For many of our worldwide church family, it is making the persecution they already face even worse. Thankfully, the prayers and gifts of Open Doors supporters, like all of you at St James, are helping bring hope to those who are suffering for following Jesus.

People like Sitara (name changed) in India. She became a Christian as a teenager, when her mother was seriously ill and they sought prayer in church.

“There are around 300,000 Christians in Asia who’ve received Covid aid – thanks to people like you”

Initially, Sitara’s mother improved – but, sadly, she later died of this illness.

Sitara’s faith in God remained strong, but it was a very hard time – made even worse by her community, who hate Christians: “Her body was taken back to the village, but she was not allowed to be buried in the village graveyard,” remembers Sitara. “The villagers hurled insults at us, and called us traitors.”

SITARA COULDN’T STOP GOING TO CHURCH Her father was angry too, and forbade Sitara

from connecting with the Christians who had helped her through her mother’s illness.

“But I couldn’t restrain myself from going to church,” Sitara says. “I had tasted God’s love for me. I went secretly with my siblings.”

Sitara was only 15 when her father also died, and she was left to raise her two younger siblings alone. “None of the villagers helped us. They didn’t have one kind word for us. Only God came to our rescue all the time, and He always does.”

YOU ARE HELPING SITARA DURING COVID-19

During the pandemic, Sitara has found it hard to get income for food. Even worse, Christians are often deliberately neglected in official aid distribution. But, thanks to people like you, Open Doors local partners have been standing with this little family for the past two years – and have provided vital food and aid during Covid-19. There are around 300,000 Christians in Asia who’ve received Covid aid – thanks to people like you.

Your prayers and support make an enormous diference in the lives of your brothers and sisters. Thank you so much!

opendoorsuk.org

@opendoorsuk

Friends of IBBA Girls School

We at FIGS are very grateful to the congregation of St James’ for your years of support. You have helped to lay a foundation of education for girls in South Sudan, one of the poorest countries in the world, and already the girl students have been empowered by learning. Sadly, the School has not escaped the costs of the pandemic; the South Sudanese government closed all schools for much of 2020.

Thankfully, Primary 8 were allowed to return in October and sat their end of

primary exams in February 2021 (pictured). That makes them the third cohort to complete primary education at the School.

We are planning for all the other classes to return in April 2021.

In the meantime, generous support has enabled the School’s builder, Joseph, to begin work on the sixth dormitory (pictured: the laying of the foundations).

Thank you all so much for your kind support. It makes a difference in the lives of young women in South Sudan,

offering them the blessing of education and opportunity when they would otherwise have had very little.

With many blessings,

David Lewis, Chair of FIGS Trustees

Spark in the Park

In 2019, we held the annual Spark in the Park event. As usual the weather was extremely kind to us. We had more than usual attend as word got about. The picture shows only part of the mat that is crowded with children and adults at the spiritual surge time..

We had seven inflatables, the most we have ever had. The 15 face painters were going all afternoon, the craft tent was packed and the children were waiting to join the

tables. The theme for the event that year was 'Live, laugh, love. We told stories from the bible that depicted how Jesus wanted us to live and that being a Christian you can have a lot of fun and laugh and through all of this that Jesus loves us all.

As we prepared each day for Spark there were people setting up their picnics in front of the main marquee ready for it to start. It was time where they heard our team worship time too. As the days went by there were a lot of great conversations had by volunteers whose time included going about and talking to the crowd.

Sadly, in 2020 the event had to be cancelled due to Covid 19. We were unable to do any fundraising but we did put some activities up on our facebook page for those that follow us there.

For 2021, we are in the same grip of Covid 19 restrictions and it is extremely unlikely that we will be able to do it again this year for the same reasons.

Pastor Sam

Our sincere gratefulness to all the leadership and the Christians of St James Church for the support they have accorded us in ministry in prayer and financially. All we have accomplished in ministry we owe much to you.

God has been so faithful to us as we have committed to serve him in joyful moments and difficult ones.

Thank you for considering and accepting us as your partners in God's service. We have just returned from the burial of Sam's mother who passed on the 22 Feb and buried on the 25th Feb. 2021.

We thank God for his grace that took us through our ministry.

Since our retirement from Bishops office we took time with God who clearly spoke to us to return to missionary work we battled with God till many confirmed what God had spoken to us to take up the role of training and equipping emerging leaders of integrity on pioneering, leadership and team leadership. So our key role is empowering and raising young leaders.

God led us to the most remote place in Karamoja a small tribe in a kaabong called the Ik. Between raiding tribes the karamojong and Turkana of Kenya.

So we have committed to move to the place at the end of the month of March. We already had the assessment and hope to start with water and Sanitation and hygiene before launching to any training. Since the place is full of jiggers and faeces. We are moving with a team of young leaders and training them as we serve together. We are also helping raise up leaders in Soroti base as we prepare the team we are moving with. Please pray for us for wisdom and the spirit of discernment to help us understand God's divine message and time.

Agnes is planning to spend time with women on hygiene and girls set a tailoring program for them give them life skills.

We do look forward for God's intervention in this community as they too are part of God's people to be in heaven as every language and tribe will celebrate together.

Our sincere love and thanks to you all.

Agnes and Samuel Abuku.

YWAM Arua

Youth with A Mission Arua Uganda has a stable ministry in North Uganda, which borders South Sudan in the North and Democratic Republic of Congo in the West.

We carry out a range of ministries such as refugee ministry, prison ministry, hospital ministry, vocational training schools in tailoring and bakery for school drop outs to get skills to employ locally to earn living, income generating activities for women in the refugee camps to support their families and village ministry around our base in Arua. The village ministry targets children, youths, and outreaches to the children and youth in the refugee camps. We also have Deaf and Hearing ministry to give hope, a sense of belonging and dignity to the deaf in the community.

2020 to 2021 has been a year of test of our faith, trust, perseverance, patience, and obedience to God. To us in YWAM Arua due to the pressures of Covid19 conditions including all kinds of

restrictions, total and later partial lock down, we witnessed refugee communities and their surrounding counterparts resorting to ethnic fights, tribal fights and communal violence.

Some of the fights are resource based as they struggle over meagre resources. The body that provides refugees with monthly food aid UNHCR cut food ration by 40% in 2020 and is reducing it to 50% in 2021. The other conflict drivers are issues and grievances that were deep seated in the hearts and minds of refugees that were not resolved. The trauma that was in many refugees due to experience of wars and conflicts they had escaped in South Sudan, wars and conflicts that were characterized by rape, gang rape, destruction of property, brutal torture, land grabbing, targeted killings based on ethnicity and identity was reignited. In 2020 alone, over 30 people were killed on ethnic, inter-tribal and communal violence and about 60 committed suicide by hanging themselves on trees or inside the roof of their huts or pit latrine. These

happened in different refugee settlements across Northern Uganda where

over 1.2 million refugees sought safety by the UNHCR and Ugandan Government. No one could imagine that refugees who have escaped conflicts and death will still kill themselves in the settlements where they have sought safety.

Youth With A Mission Arua has been doing a stable ministry among the refugees with activities ranging from Discipleship Seminars, leadership development for church leaders, trauma healing, children ministry, youth ministry, women empowerment and supporting income generating groups among refugees and host community to provide household income and improve livelihoods. Due to abrupt total lock down because of Covid-19 YWAM shut down its operations in the refugee settlements for about 4 months in 2020. The results was that conflicts sparked across many refugee settlements and some of them turned violent leading to many killings. Realizing the negative effect this has caused, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), the government wing that oversees refugee affairs and UNHCR recalled YWAM to resume its operations with immediate effect. The government through OPM managed to restore calm by use of force. However, it is only YWAM through its Biblical Based Reconciliation Ministry that resolves the issues and brings the needed sustainable peaceful coexistence through its training and provision of tools that serve to empower community leaders, church leaders and influential personalities in communities to resolve issues in their respective communities effectively and nonviolently.

We managed to conduct dialogues, reconcile individuals, families and communities and carried out trauma healing and counselling at individual, family and community levels. Our ministry has been highly successful in Rhino Camps, Bidid Camps, Palorinya Camps, Kirydongo refugee settlements and the host communities and expect to reach more refugee communities in 2021. Our ministry is so much needed that we are being called from time to time by the communities and the Local governments to bring hope and peaceful coexistence. Most of the time the limiting factor is the finances. However, God is faithful! We believe in His provision for his will and purposes to be accomplished among these hurting and hungry communities.

Nexus ICA

The last 12 months have, like for many, been very challenging for us. We’ve had to adapt to ever-changing guidelines around higher education provision, which has resulted in multiple changes to course curriculum and delivery methods. We’ve also had the financial pressure of losing our building hire income with minimal access to government support.

However, despite these difficulties we’ve also seen God do some amazing things during this time. Our staff and students have responded incredibly well to each change and upheaval, and God has continued to teach us about the value of community. Specifically, we’ve spent the last few months studying and reflecting

on Romans 12, in which we are called to be one body, made up of many parts. I think it’s significant that God has placed this passage of scripture on our hearts, calling us to greater unity at a time in which we’re physically separated. It’s allowed us to reflect on our values, and find new ways in which we continue to strengthen our relationships—not just with our students but also our broader network of alumni, supporters, and church partners.

Nexus ICA has enjoyed a strong relationship with St. James for many years now. Several of our staff members attend the Church, and many of our students have been placed here over the years. We are so grateful for the support we receive from all of you. Please keep us in your prayers as we look to continue to bring a person-centered approach to creative arts education that’s rooted in His word.

Coffee Tots

Our café/drop-in based in City Arcade in the City Centre, has been closed for much of the last year, but this hasn’t stopped our work as we have sought to support our families in other ways, both practically with deliveries of food, baby supplies etc, as well as through the more virtual settings that we have all become more used to over the last year. Using social media, phone calls and the post we have been staying in touch with families and seeking to help and support them through these difficult times.

We were able to briefly reopen in September before having to close again in November. When we reopened in September we offered pre booked sessions for families; where alongside the café and play area, they could access support from staff. As well as welcoming back familiar faces, it was exciting to meet many new families, mostly parents with babies. Many parents were lonely and months at home alone with young children has taken a toll on their mental health. The overriding concern shared by parents was a desire for their child to have the opportunity to interact with other children.

In the lead up to Christmas we were able to give a massive hamper to each of our most vulnerable families, along with toys for each child and a present for parents. We delivered these to 40 families in need across Coventry. We were met with delighted parents and excited children. All of the families were incredibly thankful and were overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity. It meant so much to families to know that other people care about them and to know that they can give their children a special Christmas against all expectations.

With the latest roadmap out of lockdown, the earliest we will be able to open the café/drop-in is mid-May but we hope to be able to start face to face support work with families before then, as and when restrictions allow. Being closed hasn’t stopped our outreach and support for vulnerable families and we will continue to adapt what we do around the various guidelines and regulations, whilst also planning ahead towards how we can best support our families longer term, in our post-pandemic world.

NoviMost

In Bosnia Herzegovina, post initial lockdown in the spring of last year, we’ve been in the blessed position of being able to meet people in person and do much of life with minimal restrictions

Unfortunately we did have to cancel all our annual youth camps, conferences and bigger events so our focus this year has very much been on work with small groups and individuals.

Much of our work happens through our youth centre where we work with people from the town offering different activities as a way to build relationships and invest in their young lives.

The young people who attend our activities enjoy having a safe space where they are able to connect with other young people, learn or improve a skill and be challenged about life, faith, morals etc.

Novi Most has always worked closely with the local church and this role has grown over the past year or so. Our small congregation is still without a

pastor but Ivica is part of a leadership team in the interim.

Although it definitely has its challenges, not having one specific leader has also been a time of growth for the church. Different people have seen different needs and have served where they’ve felt able. For us this has meant preaching on a more regular basis and we have also become the worship team - a new found skill which we developed in lockdown!

St James’, thank you so much for your support of our work here in Capljina. We hope you are well, we know this has been a very difficult year. We pray you know God’s goodness, faithfulness and sovereignty.

Safeguarding (Cat Goulding-Huckle)

Our Aim: To safeguard the children and vulnerable adults within the church family of St James.

Our Safeguarding officers:

Cat Goulding-Huckle – Safeguarding Officer
Geoff Carr – Deputy Safeguarding Officer
Leasley Cross – Deputy Safeguarding Officer

It has been a very quiet year for safeguarding moving forwards. Lockdown and church not happening face to face has put a pin in training opportunities and new volunteers coming to into ministry.

What has been very clear to me as a safeguarding officer this year, is that Safeguarding our children and adults remains a top priority for St James. In new ways this year we have seen it through pastoral care, food shopping, quizzes, zoom calls, praying or just sending a message to say hello.

Whilst it can be very easy to say that last year was one of not achieving goals, or moving forward, it has been a year of taking care of people, ourselves and learning about what we really need, rather than what we think we need.

I am happy that systems within the Diocese safeguarding team have adapted, and changed that they are more accessible, making Safeguarding and Safer recruitment more simple than ever before.

I am so looking forward to getting back to in person worship.

See you soon!

Fabric (Chris Hollings)

The Ministry

The aim of our Fabric Team is to ensure that the Church’s property (both land and buildings) can effectively resource the Church’s mission and vision.

Progress in 2020

The total expenditure on property maintenance in 2020 was £26,490 of which:

£2,029 (8%) was spent on general maintenance of The Church;
£1,294 (5%) was spent on general maintenance of The Church Centre;
£1,915 (7%) was spent on general maintenance of The Grange;
£3,546 (13%) was spent on general maintenance of the Churchyard;
£13,554 (51%) was spent on repairing the Church roof;
£1,140 (4%) was spent on repairing the Church Centre roof; and
£3,012 (12%) was spent on fire safety improvements.

Of the total expenditure of £26,490

£7,109 of the spending on the Church roof repairs was funded by external sources (£5,000 by a grant from the Church Fabric Fund which is administered by the Diocese plus £2,109 grant for VAT content);
all of the £3,012 spent on improving fire safety was funded by a bequest; and
the remaining £16,369 was funded from the Church’s general budget.

With the impact of Covid 19 property maintenance during 2020 has targeted at minimising expenditure, concentrating on carrying out essential work in terms of maintaining the integrity of our buildings and the safety of users.

The repairs to roofing are examples of the former with the long-standing leaks

in the Church roof having been addressed by replacing lead valley guttering that had developed splits (see photograph). With advice from the Church Architect and the approval from the Diocese, it proved possible to replace these gutters with a high quality fabric material rather than lead, thereby substantially reducing

the cost of the work (which was further reduced by two grant).

Work was also carried out to address issues disclosed by the 2020 fire risk assessment. This included improvements to compartmentation (improving fire

doors and sealing gaps in fire walls), improving signage of escape routes and improving fire fighting equipment. Outstanding work identified by the assessment is the improvement of our fire detection and alarm systems, for which quotes have been obtained so this work should be carried out during 2021.

Finally, some nostalgia! Here is a picture that we have recently obtained of the Church as rebuilt in the early 1850s (the bulk of which now forms our Apse Chapel and Chancel). You may also just be able to spot the now demolished Stivichall Hall in the background.

Deanery Synod (Barbara Carr)

The purpose of the Deanery Synod is to be a two-way channel of communication between the parishes and the diocese.

The synod meets three times a year, usually in different churches in the deanery, but this year has met also over zoom.

St James has four representatives on the Kenilworth and Coventry South Deanery:

Josh Maynard
Sheila Butler
Geoff Carr
Barbara Carr

In February the Archdeacon Missioner spoke about the missional vision of the diocese.

The September meeting had a very relevant and helpful talk on ‘Collective Trauma’ which charted the phases of recovery from crisis.

Finance Review

Income

Total unrestricted income amounted to £136k, a reduction of £45k on the amount received in 2019. This reflects the impact of Covid-19 across all sources of income.

Voluntary income or giving together with income tax recovered decreased by £16k to £104K. Income from fund raising activities (mainly hall lettings and rentals) amounted to £25k, a reduction of £27k. Many hall letting groups were unable to meet throughout the year which meant hall letting income was reduced by £20k. We were in the process of re-letting the property in Watercall Avenue when the Covid-19 lockdown started, which resulted in the property being unoccupied until August; a loss of £7k income. Other income was £2k lower at £7k. This includes a discretionary grant of £5k awarded to partly offset the impact of Covid-19 on our letting income.

Expenditure

Total unrestricted expenditure of £171k was £13k lower than in 2019. This reflects the church building and halls being closed for much of the year with reductions in heating, lighting etc, fewer church activities and savings achieved by furloughing of staff. These savings were partly offset with additional costs incurred in repairs to the church roof (partly funded by grants), repairs required on the Watercall Avenue property and also costs associated with providing services on line.

Total Parish share was unchanged. This is our share of the costs of ministry in the diocese including housing, stipend, training and supporting other churches in the diocese. We also maintained our outward giving at the same level as the previous year, so honouring the commitment we had made to various charities to support them consistently over a three year period. This period has now come to an end.

Overall Position

In overall terms, expenditure for the year exceeded income by £35k.

Restricted Funds

During the year we had restricted income of £17k. This included grants for church roof repairs £7k, children and family worker grant £5k, Covid job retention (furlough) grant £3k and donations received for the YWAM Arua Hope Restored project £2k. These monies were spent accordingly. At the year end, the balance held in restricted funds was £10k, £1k lower than the end of 2019. This includes some grant remaining for a children and families worker which we plan to use in 2021, the mission fund to support people going on short term mission trips and funds for buildings development.

Designated Funds

During the year we were grateful to receive a legacy of £5k from the estate of Mr Ray Cartwright. The PCC have designated these monies towards fire safety improvements being actioned across all our church buildings. At the year end, the balance held in designated funds was £25k, comprising £23k for improvement projects and £2k for mission.

Reserves

Excluding fixed assets, our free reserves at the end of 2020 totalled £92k, a reduction of £34k from the end of 2019. This is a reflection of the impact of Covid-19 on our finances.

The reserves policy is to hold the equivalent of 3 months general running costs and also an amount to help fund projects over the next three years. To keep to the 3 month policy it means that the reduction in reserves this year will have to come from the balance of reserves which had been set aside for projects. The current reserve levels mean that there is now £48k available to fund such projects.

Other Statutory Information Structure, governance and management

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a Registered Charity.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St. James' the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (vicar), churchwardens, treasurer and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. All those who attend our services / members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

The PCC has moved towards a model, which on the one hand reduces the number of people on the PCC and yet on the other increases the representation and numbers of people involved in the leadership, management and government of St James. This has led to the setup of area teams.

The full PCC meets four times during the year with extra meeting where required. The area teams each deal with an aspect of parish life, including finance, fabric, outreach and evangelism and children youth and families. These teams are responsible to the PCC and report back to it regularly.

Administrative Information

St James’ Styvechale Church is situated on Leamington Road, Coventry and our planted Church congregation known as St James on the Grange is situated on Lonscale Drive, Coventry. St James is in the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St James’ Church Styvechale Parish Office, Knoll Drive, Coventry, CV3 5BT

Bank: HSBC Bank plc, 135 Daventry Road, Cheylesmore, Coventry, CV3 5HD

Independent Examiner: Mr D W Spafford FCCA, 25 Ivybridge Road, Coventry, CV3 5PF

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has been registered with the Charity Commission since 29[th] September 2009, charity number 1131884.

PCC members who have served at any time from 1st January 2020 until the date this report was approved are:

Ex Officio members:

Incumbent: Reverend Josh Maynard Curate: Reverend Anne Richardson Warden: Mr Tim Latham Warden: Mrs Corrine Manger

Elected members:

Mrs Sheila Butler (representative of Deanery Synod) Mrs Barbara Carr (representative of Deanery Synod) Mr Geoff Carr (representative of Deanery Synod) Mrs Catherine Goulding-Huckle Mrs Lesley Cross Mr Chris Hollings Mr Martin Hansford (Until October 2020) Mrs Corrine Manger (Until October 2020, at which point she took up role as Church Warden) Mrs Caroline Gillham Mr Roger Graham (Treasurer) Matt Robinson (from October 2020) Charlotte Millar (from October 2020)

Risk Management

Fire and health and safety risk assessments are carried out periodically, and recommendations acted upon. The church has a parish

safeguarding policy, and Disclosure and Barring Service certificates are obtained for staff and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults. Financial risks have also been considered. Appropriate insurance is in place. The PCC have a reserves policy to ensure that funds are available to allow the church to continue in the face of shortterm reductions in income.

Aim and purposes

St. James’ Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Josh Maynard, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Church Hall at Knoll Drive and the Grange Church Centre at Lonscale Drive.

Public Benefit Statement

Consideration has been given to the Charity Commissioner’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance for charities for the advancement of religion. In the view of the trustees the charity fulfils its public benefit obligations.

Objectives and activities

St James continues to build on the vision the PCC and wider Church discerned together under the title 'Journey of Adventure: Discerning our vision'.

Our agreed mission is "to make committed followers of Jesus". Flowing from this is our 'imagine' vision where we set a picture of what St James could look like in 5-10 years time. St James has also adopted the 8 Essential Qualities as the values for the church which are part of the wider diocesan strategy for developing the health of local churches. In order to realise this vision we have set out 5 key strategies:

Reaching our Community
Making mature disciples
Mobilising the ministry team
Assessing the ministry setting

5. Raising and managing finances

We have structured the church into 10 oversight areas, each with a leader. These teams take responsibility for leading and managing the different ministries within the church. These teams include:

Leadership Team
Worship
Welcome and Hospitality
Community and Care
Mission and Community
Small Groups
Children, Youth and Families
Fabric
Finance
Safeguarding

Achievements and performance

These have been set out in the preceding pages which we hope you have enjoyed reading.

This annual report was approved by the PCC on 6th[th] April 2021 and signed on their behalf by:

Rev. J. Maynard

I JAMES

ST. JAMES STYVECHALE MAKING COMMITTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31st December 2020 Charity No. 1131884

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of St. James, Church, StyTr'echale, Coventry I report to the charity trustees on examination of the accounts of the aFM)N'e clwity for the J'ear ended 3 1st tkcember 2020 which ar¢ set out on pages 3 to 14. Respollsibiiities and basis of report As th¢ chaTity s trustees you arc rcstM)nsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with th¢ requirements of the Charitics Act 2011 (-the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the charity""s accounts carried out under section 14) of the 2011 Aei and in carTr'ing out m). examinarion I haN'e follo.ed ail the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under seaion 145(5Xb) of the Act. IDdependent euminer's statement I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material tnatters have wme to my attention in connection 'Ith the examination givino me cause to belieTre that in arty material respect= accounting records 'ere not kept in respect of the charity. as requed by section 130 of the Act; or the accounts do noi accord w'ith those records: or the accounts do not comply. lIh the applicablc requirements concerning the form and contenl of accounts s¢t out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Re£ulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts gi¥e a 'true and fair vie4, which is not a matter considered as part of an iodependent cxamination. I haie no conc¢rn5 and bale come acros5 no irther matters in connection with the examination to which att¢ntion should be drawn in this rctM)rt io order to enable a pro]Kr understanding of the accounts to iK reached. Name Mr. D. W. Spafford Relevanlprofessional qualifallOn or body FCCA AddTLss 25 Ivybridge Road. Coventiv CV3 SPF Dale

St. James Styvechale PCC Statement of Financial Activities For the year ending 31° December 2020 Unrestricted Dcsigoated Rcstricted Funds Funds Funds Total 2020 Total 2019 Notc lllcome Voluntaji. income Other fimdrniging activities Investmettt iThcome 108,870 5,Oih) 17,342 131.212 135.743 52.021 2b 24.995 24,995 447 447 1.012 8,313 Church activities 2d 2.084 2,084 Total income 1)6.396 5,000 17,342 158.738 197,089 Expenditure Church aciifv ities 158,591 3.012 18,032 179,635 182,013 Expenditure on raising fimds 3b 7,714 7.714 3,083 Depreciation 4.773 4,773 3,67) Totsl expenditure 171.078 3.012 18.032 192.122 188,771 Net incomel{expenditsre) before investment gain$ Net gaius on investments Net ineomel(expenditMre) Transfer between fvnds (34.682) 1.988 (690) (33,)84) 8,318 (34.682) 1,988 250 (690) (33,384) 8,318 (2iO) (34,932) Net Movement in Fmttds 2.238 (690) (33.384) Total Funds Brought FoTh¥ard 494.666 22,748 11,003 528,417 520,099 Total Funds Carried FoThard 459.734 24.986 10,313 495.033 528.417

St. James Styi'echale PCC Balance Sheet at 31° December 2020 2020 2019 Nott Fixed Assets Tangible fixed assets Investm¢nts 23.195 23,575 34i.000 368,195 368.575 Current Assets Debtors 6.040 8,?32 li7 89i Cash. bank & investments 126.li4 132.194 166,l25 Liabilities Creditors 126 838 159 842 Net Assets 495.OJ3 i284l7 FUd$ Resiricted 10,313 24,986 459 734 11,003 22,748 494 666 Designated Unrestricted 10 49i.033 528 417 The notes on pages 5 to 14 form part of thcsc accounts. Approved by the TceS on Ap% i L 2021 and signed on th¢ir bchalf b). Q(I £L Roger Graham - Honorar! Treasurer

St. James StsTr'eehale PCC Notes to the Financial Statements for the >'ear ending i I. December 2020 l Aecounting Policies Basis of aceounting The financial statemcnts hal'e been ptepared under the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 in accordance tt applicable accounting staEtdards and the current Ststement of Rccommended Practlce, Accounting and Reporting by Charities and applicabl¢ accountino standard FRSIO2. The financial statemenis haN'e been prepared under the historical cost coni'ention exccpt for the valuation ot ini'esttnent assets hiCh a shown at markei i'alue. The financial statements include all transactiODS, assets and liabilities for i¥hich the PCC is responsible An law. TheN, do not include the accollnts of church groups that oRe their tttain adtIOn to another EM)dy, nor those that are inforrnal 8atherin¥s of church members. Funds Resiriciedfvnds represcnt (a) income from trusts or endoMTrents wfiieh mai, bc expendcd onl!. on those restricted objects pro&'ided in the terms of the trust or b¢quesL and (b) donations or grants received for a specific obj¢ct or in.ted by" the PCC for a specific object. The fitnds ma). onl). be cxpended on the specific object for 'hiCh thei, ere grii.-en. AnN. balance remaining unspent at the end of each ear must b¢ ¢attied forn"'ard as a balance on that fimd. The PCC does not usuallv I'eSt separatelTr for each fund. Wh¢re there is no separate investhient, interest is apwrtion¢d to individual funds on an afverage balance basis. Designatedfvnds arc unrestricfrd funds which have been set aside to fund particular future activities of the PCC. Unrestrictedfwkts are general fvnds which can b¢ used for PCC orditLaTr purposes. Income recognition All income is recognised once the charity entitlement lo the income, there is sufficient certllinty or receipt and so it is probable that the income will be receiN'ed and the amount of income receivable can bc measured reliably. Planned gii'ing, collections and douations are recogni5¢d is.hen receii'ed. T&x refunds are recognised whcn the income to which thev relate is receil'ed. Granls and le¢rycies are accounted for M,hen the PCC is legally entiiled to the amounis due. Interest is accru¢d. All other income is recognised ivhen it is receivable. All In¢ is accountcd for gross. O¢her income Rental income from Ictting of church pr¢miscs is recognised hell the rental is due. Investment income Dividends and interest are accounted for w.hen rcccivable. Tax recoverdble on such income is r¢cognised in the same accounting vear. Gains #lld losses on ini"estments Realis¢d gains and losses are recognised w'hen ini'esthients are sold. Unvtalised gaios and Ios5¢s are accounted for on rev&luaiion of ieStmentS at 31 Decemb¢r. Expenditure recognition Liabilities are recogni%d as exIndItUre as s(M)n as thC is a legal or constructive obligation committing thc charitv to that ¢xrKnditure: il is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliabli". All expendTture is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been clarified under h¢adings that a0gate all costs related to the caiegory.

St. James Stywechale PCC Notes to the Financial Statements for the )'ear ending 31 December 2020 Grnnts Grants and donations are accountcd for ilhen paid over, or when awarde if that creates a binding obligation on the PCC. The diocesan quota or parish share is Counted for when paJ7ble. Amounts received specifi¢ally for mission are dealt i"1th as reslricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised ivhen it Is incurred and is accounted foi gross. Fixed assets Consecrated and beneficed propertv is excluded from the accounts b. provision 10(2) (a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011. Moveable church fijrnishings hcld b!. the Vicar and Churchw'ardens on special trnst lor the PCC. and which require a faculti for disp)sal: are accounted for as inalienable properN' unles5 COtLsecrat¢d. The} are listed in the Church's Ini'entor%" that can be insp¢cted (ai ans. r¢asonable time). For anbIng a¢quired prior to 2000 th¢ is insuffi¢i¢nt cost infomation aaIlable and therefore such assets are llot alued in th¢ t-llwicial ststements. liems acquired since JanuaTr" 2000 are capitalised and depre¢iated in the accounts over their currenih. anticipatcd useful economic life on a Straight line basis. Buildings are depr¢cÉated over 50 J"ears. All expenditure incurr¢d in the N'ear on consecratcd or beneficial butldings. individual items under £3,000 or on the rcpair of mov¢able church Fllmishitigs acquired before I st Janum. 2000 is 'ritten Other fithires, fittings and office equipment Equipment owned by the PCC is depreciated as follows=_ Equipment straight line basis oi'er 4 jcars Organ straight line basis over 20 N'ears Chairs straight line b&sis over 10 Trear5 Indii"idual items of equipment with a purchase price of £J,000 or less written off Thhen the asset is acquired. Investments InTr¢stments are valued at mid_market value 3 1st December. Current a&8ets Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 st December in respect of fees. rents or other income are sho1 as debtors less provision for amounts that ma}. proi'e uncoll¢¢tablc. Short tcrtn deposits include cash held on deposit either M'ith the CBF Church of England funds, building socieh, or at the bank.

St. James Stvvechale PCC Notcs to the Fitwicial stateeTrts for the )'ear ending 31" December 2020 Unrestrictrd Designated Restricted Funds Funds Funds Toral 2020 Total 2019 2 lllcome 22 Voluntar) Ineome Planned giving 83,738 83,738 93,)73 Collections at services 1,364 lJ64 4.512 Income tax recoverable 17.105 250 17.355 21,231 Other donations and leaCleS 1.663 1,87) 8.538 11.427 Grants 15.217 Total 108 870 17 5 (KMI 42 12 2b Other fundraising activities Church Hall L£ttings 12.482 12,482 33,281 Water¢all A venu¢ rent 4,975 4.97) 10,980 Car park (rent) 7,523 7,523 7,523 Income from sales 15 15 237 Total 24995 2c Investment Income 447 447 2d Church AetiTrities Fees 790 790 3,130 Oth¢r 1.294 294 Total Total Income 136 17 96 5 01)0 42 158 738 197 089

St. James Styry'echale PCC Notes to the Financial Statements for the ear ending 31 Decctnber 2020 Unrestricted Designated R¢stricted Totsl Total Funds FdS Funds 2020 2019 3 Expenditure 3a Chureh Activities Missionarn, and charitable giving (not¢ I I shows details) Church Running Ewenses Salaries 22.000 8,880 30,880 31.272 Minister eXp¢[S and fees 5.829 i.829 9289 Training 3.704 3.704 6,224 Upkeep of servic¢s and worship 7,928 7,928 5,761 Office costs 9,021 9,021 8,223 Children & youth 639 639 1,074 Church running and maintenance 16,772 372 7,109 24.253 18,139 Upk¢ep of ¢hurch)wd 3.546 3,546 6,691 Sundry expenses Sub totsls 69,439 372 15989 85,81)0 86,673 Diocesan Quota 67.599 67,599 68,736 Events and refreshlnevrts 857 857 3.392 Church halls running costs 8,580 2.640 (82) 11,138 12,557 Church hall Improvemen sundries 1,140 1,140 Totsl li8 18 032 179 635 182 013 3b Expenditure ott raising funds Watercall Avenue Costs

SL James StyTr'echale PCC Notes to the Financial Statcments loi the ending 31 December 2020 2020 2019 4 Staff Costs Wages and salaries Pension 29,873 30.242 1.007 Total 30 31 No employee eam¢d £60,000 or more per allnum. PCC members did not receive anv subsistence expenses during the vear. Pension Scbeme St James StsTr'echale PCC participates in th¢ Pension Ruilder Schetne section of Church l¥'orkeTS Pension Fund (CWPF) lor lay staff. The Scheme 15 adtnitLiStered b!. the C of E Pensions Boar ich holds the assds of the schemes separatel). from those of parttcipating cmploi'ers. The Church Workers Pension Fund has a section knOt as the Defined Ben¢fits Scheme. a deferred annuity. se10 knOn as Pension Builder Classic and a cash balance scction know'n as Pension Builder 2014. These are cl&ssed as defind benefit schemcs. Pension Builder Classic provides a pension for Mem for pa}Inent from retiremeni accumulated from contributions paid and con"erted into a def¢Tred annuit¥" during cmplojment bd on ternis set and revieied bv the Church of Enitrland P¢n5ions Board from titne to time. Bonuses rna. also be declared. depending on investm¢ni returns and other factors. Pellsion Builder 2014 is a cash balance scheme that proi'ides a lump sum that members use to providc beneFils at rctirement. Pension contributions are recorded in an account for ¢a¢h metnber. This account may. hae bottuses added bN' the Board before retirement. The bonuses depend on ieStment experience and other factors. There is no requiremeni for the Board grdni any bonuses. The accounL plus any bonuses declarf is pa)'abl¢ from members. Nornlal Pension Age. There is no sub-division of assets betwttn emploNers in each section of the Pension Builder Scheme. The schem¢ is a multi-employer schetne as descriixd in Section 28 of FRS 102 as it is not w)ssible to attribute the Pensiott Builder Scheme s asseis and liabilities to specific emploN'crs. This mcans that contributions a accounied for as if the ScheTne ilere a defined Contribution scheme. The pensions costs charg¢d io the SOFA in ihe N'ear are contributions pa)'able (2020.. £1:)7, 2019.. £1.030) A valuation of the Pension Build¢r Schcmc is carried out once every three years. The Tnost recent was carried out as at 31 December 2016. A valuaiion as at end 2019 'aS under Tha!. as at end 2020. For the Pension Builder Classic section. the Traluaiion rel'ealed a deficit of £14.2m oa ihc onsition. There is no rcquirement for deficit payThents at the current tiTne. For the Per]sion Builder 2014 sectioo the valuation reN'ealed a surplus of £1.8m OTE the ongoing assumplions used. There is no requirement for deficit pasTnents at the cUttet time. The legal stn]cture of the scheme is such that if another emplovcr fatis. St James St)wechale PCC could bccome responsible for paving a sharc of that emplo)er s pension liabilities.

St. James StN'N'echaJe PCC Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31" December 2020 5 Tangible fixed *&¥ets Freehold Lands and Buildings Leas¢hold tands and Buildings Equipment, Organ and Church Chairs Total Cost l January 2020 27,182 17,025 48.851 93,Oi8 Additions during year 31 December 2020 Depreciatio l January 2020 16,559 15,992 36,932 69,483 Charge for the year 380 340 31 December 2020 16.332 Net Book Value 31 December 2019 31 December 2020 io 693 12 6 Investment Property Freehold propety at 55,Watercall Ave, Coventry ValU10n brought forward on l January. 2020 Gain on revaluation in >'eaT Valuation carried forward on 31 December 2020 345,000 345.000 7 Debi(brs 2020 2019 Gift Aid _ Income lax recoi'erable 4,423 1.382 4,814 3.418 SMP Credits due Prepaid Lettings 235 io

St. James Stsvechale PCC Notes to the Financial Statements for the )'ear ending 31" December 2020 8 Creditors 2020 2019 Amounts falling due within on¢ )'car Trade creditors 2,492 2.8fv1 2.553 Other creditors 3.730 Total 9 Restricted Funds lJan Incoming Resources Resources 31 Dec Note 2020 Expended 2020 Church Roof 7.109 7,109 CJRS 3.108 3.108 YWAM Anja Hope R¢sred Buildings D¢vclopment Gift Day Mission 2,125 2,125 2.362 (82) 2,444 201 201 3.065 3,065 Revive 115 R¢stricted Gifts 260 260 Children & Families WorkeT Totals 11.003 Th¢ purposes of ihc rcstricted funds are as follows".- A Church Roof - Grants reCeIed for repair of ¢hurch roof B CJRS- Support rec¢iv¢d for furloughed stsff due to Covid-19 C YWAM Arna Hope Restored- Monies donated for this proj¢ct in Arua D Huilding Development Fund- for ¢hvrch building projects. E Donations from am)ual gift day in prtor }'ear- balance rcmaining. F Mission fimd to provide grants for short trm) nlission trips and discipleshlp years. G Revive- for Re.1ve group. H Restricted charitable collertion at funerals- balance is for church improl'ements. I Childr¢n & Families '0[ker- Supwn from Dioceses re childTh & FamilTr worker costs. li

St. James Styry'echale PCC Notes to the Financial Staiements for the )"ear ending 31. Decen]ber 2020 10 Desigllattd Funds lJan FuEkds Incoming Resources Resources Expend¢d Note 2020 Trdnsfer 2020 InLproN'em¢Tht Projects Mission 20,748 5,000 3.012 22.736 250 Totals 2iO The purtK)ses of the designated tunds are as folloTh's:_ A Improi'ement proje¢ts- this year is a leg3cv from the estate of Raymond CartWTight B Mission fund to provide grants for short ietm mission trips attd discipleship year5. The fund is pardllel '1th the restrt¢ted fund and arises from the church dollations budget . 11 Donations The following donations have been made during 2020 International Relief and Developmont & Mission Open Doors Friends of Ibba Gids School, South Sudan Novi Most 1.000 1,000 1,000 1.000 250 J & V Wright re work with YWAM Pastor Sam YWAM Arua 250 Home Mission Coffee Tots 300 Together for Change- Fresh Start Warwick University cu Kidz Klub Covenlry Nexus Trust 500 200 1,000 600 Spark in the Park Coventry Youth for Christ Hope Coventry {incl Night Shelter) Kinlsugi Coventry Cty Mission 600 600 1.600 76 Total from Unrestricted Funds 12

St. James StyTr'echale PCC Not¢s to the Financial Statements for the >'ear ellding 31. December 2020 12 Analysis of net assets by funds Unrestricted Designated funds Restricted Total Funds funds funds Fixed assets 368,195 96,895 (5.356) 368,195 132,194 {5,356) Current assets Current liabilities 24,986 10,313 Totals 459,734 24.986 10.313 495,033 13

St. James St)Tr'echale PCC Notes to the Financial Statements for the }ear ending 31" December 2020 13 Prior Perlod Comparative SOFA Statement of Financial Activities For the year ending 31° December 2019 Unrestricfrd Designated Restyicied Funds Funds Funds Total 2019 Note Ineome Voluntary income Oth¢r fundraising activities IneStment income 120.143 10,000 5,600 135,743 52.021 2b 52.021 1.012 1,012 8.313 Church activities 2d Total in¢ome 181.489 iO.(M)O 5,600 197.089 Expenditure Church activities 177.428 4,585 182.013 Expenditure on raising funds 3b 3.083 Depr¢ciation 3.67) 3,675 Total expenditure 184,186 4,)85 188,771 Net inco¢/(epeDditllre) before ini'estment gains Net gains on investments Net ineomel(expenditure) Transfer between funds (2.697) 10.000 1,015 8,318 (2.697) ( 1.000) (3.697) i 0,000 I,(M)O 1,015 8.318 Net Movement in Funds l i.(K)O 1,015 8.318 Total Funds Brought Fon¥'ard 498.363 11,748 9.988 520,099 Total Funds C#rried FOard 494,666 22.748 11,003 528.417 14

ST. JAMES STYVECHALE MAKING COMMITTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31st December 2020 Charity No. 1131884