Vale of Glamorgan Methodist Circuit Annual Report
## **1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023**
## **Charity Number 1133044**
_**The Church exists to increase awareness of God's presence and to celebrate God's love.**_
**Our aim is to support the churches in our circuit in our calling of The Methodist Church to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission through Worship, Learning and Caring, Service and Evangelism.**
_**The Principal Officer of the Charity during this period was Revd Catherine Lewis**_
_**Number of ministers employed at 31 August 2023 is 2. All volunteers are either trustees of the Circuit or local churches within the Circuit.**_
## _**Date report approved:**_
The Trustees, responsible for all decisions made including appointments, were as follows at 31 August 2023 :
|Catherine Lewis (Chair)|Janet Davies|Barry Hawkins|Marty Presdee|
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|Bryan Ashmead|||Ian Severn|
|Dave Hutton|Angela Davison|John Hexter|Gerwyn Davies|
||Ian Doble|Nona Hexter|Judith Lanning|
|Jon Barry|Derek Dowdeswell|Graham IIlingworth||
|Andrew Bennett|Stephen Evans|Tim Jeans||
|Carole Braggins|Tony Farmer|John Jevons||
|Chris Braggins|Christine Foster|Rosie James||
|Jennifer Ware|Roy Gibson|Cathie Steele||
|Roy Wright|Loraine Gittins|Pat Norman||
|Lyn Creese|Anne Hamber|Janet Pedwell||
|Jenny Corbett|Carol Halliwell|Malcolm Halliwell||
## **Staffing and Appointments**
Through the Methodist Church stationing process the Circuit welcomed Rev Paul Martin as minister in Sept 2022.
The Circuit has continued to welcome the work of its lay workers. Naomi Lewis was appointed as Children and Families worker attached to Penarth Methodist Church in November 2021 to assist work there with young families and children
Mel Saunders was recruited as a Children and Families worker attached to Barry Uniting Church with this appointment from November 2022.
Discussions are ongoing with a view to appointing in 2024 a lay worker attached to Hope Church to develop work with young people.
Purple Shoots provide and supervise development workers for The Gathering Place in St Athan
Jayne Kolano is our Circuit Administrator assisting the Supt Minister with administration of circuit matters.
Graham Illingworth stepped down as Circuit Treasure and this role was taken on by John Jevons on 31[st] August 2023.
John Jevons stepped down from the role of Senior Steward on that same date, 31[st] August 2023 and was replaced as Senior Steward by Nona Hexter.
Gerwyn Davies and Judith Lanning both agreed to become part of the Circuit leadership team as Circuit Stewards.
## **The Work of God in the Circuit**
All churches in the Circuit are now fully open for worship and a variety of community activities. Penarth Methodist church continue to offer access to online worship for those members who would prefer to attend worship in this way.
The work and organisation of the Circuit continued apace. The Circuit Leadership team, the Circuit Meeting and Circuit staff have all continued to meet through a combination of electronic meetings, moving to physical meetings in September 2023.
During the year service to local communities has continued through the work of individual churches as illustrated through the support of toddler groups in 4 churches, the continuing work with older children through the Starship Club, assistance to isolated people through the operation of community cafes, support to the local foodbank and making available church premises for use by other community groups.
Work continued at Barry Uniting church to develop links with other community groups so that the community centre The Bridge Between might develop as a community hub for this Barry Waterfront area.
Crossway church has ceased to meet and the property has been emptied and is in the process of awaiting finalising of its sale.
Both manses have continued to be cared for with small repairs carried out in a timely manner
Unconscious bias training courses were offered by the Wales Synod Learning and Development Team, and we have offered EDI training via this online method, or
alternatively via our EDI officer, Rev Dave Hutton, who has held a well-attended and well received numbers of training sessions scattered throughout the Circuit at varying times of day.
The local preachers and worship leaders’ meetings continued to take place, giving support to those leading worship. During the year local preachers assisted the presbyteral ministers by leading worship in churches throughout the Circuit. At 31 Aug 2023 there were 11 active accredited local preachers plus 8 worship leaders and 4 active supernumerary ministers.
The Circuit recognises the great contribution those individuals make to Circuit life and worship.
Nona Hexter -Senior Circuit Steward Nov 2023
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