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Deane Parish Annual Report, 2022

Deane Church Meet Jesus, walk with Jesus, share Jesus

Deane Parish Church Junction Road | Deane | Bolton | BL3 4LT www.deanechurch.org

01 Team Rector's Report - pg 2 02 Deane Church Staff Team and Officers - pg 6 03 Curate's Report - pg 7 04 Churchwarden's Report - pg 9 05 District Church Council Report - pg 11 06 Children's Work Report - pg 12 07 Safeguarding Report - pg 13 08 Finance Report - pg 14

Team Rector Rev'd Dr Terry Clark Deane Rectory | 234 Wigan Road | Bolton | BL3 5QE

Team Rector's 01 Report

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

I have said these words a great many times in my thirteen years as Rector, at the start of funeral services at Deane Church including on 14th January 2022 at our late Assistant Minister Rev'd Elizabeth Plant's funeral. The year opened with particular sadness for many of us following Elizabeth's death and yet we could rejoice that she had gone to be with the Lord who she loved and served. The Lord does indeed give and take away but he also keeps on giving!

In a 'man of Macedonia' moment (Acts 16:9), when I called across Bolton to Paul (Rev'd Paul Hardingham not the Apostle Paul!) to see if he could/would help out at Deane and Lostock it was so encouraging to get an affirmative response.

Paul and Kathryn have since joined us and bring much experience, gifting and passion for ministry, including in their running of the Alpha Course. This was particularly useful since between July 2021 and July 2022, we did not have a curate.

In 2022, we saw pretty much everyone who was going to return to in-person gatherings come back. We had lost a number of people during Covid. Some had moved out of the area with work or other things. Some had died. It is normal for people to move on from a church but during 2020-22 we hadn't had as many new people join us as would be normal in pre-Covid years. The congregation therefore dipped numerically. Church attendance patterns had also changed with some 'regulars' attending Sunday services less frequently than we saw pre-Covid.

André and Becca Adefope and their children joined us in the summer following André's ordination on 3rd July. It is great to have André on staff team.

Staff team Christmas social

We have indeed had a star line-up of curates in my time as Rector, which I certainly don't take for granted. Stephen Bazely, Mark Murthen, Ben Wilkinson, André Adefope, and let's not forget Josh Openshaw who did his two-year preordination placement with us. And it was good to see Lee Higson, from Deane congregation, ordained presbyter on 2nd July 2022 (...I spent much of that weekend at the Cathedral!) and now heading up the Oldhams Estate Church in Bolton.

One of André's particular areas of responsibility during his curacy is to develop and guide us through a strategy for church growth and discipleship so that by 2025 we are in a better place for sustained lay-ministry for the years ahead.

It was encouraging to see a number of people from the congregation step up into ministries in 2022. Whether it be helping with refreshments on Sunday morning, leading in home groups or other things.

2022 was also the year when we relaunched youthwork for those in secondary school years. A 'youth week' in August based in the Rectory garden was followed up with the launch of a new Sunday evening youth group in September, which continues to go well.

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August 'youth week' bowling trip

Our new Deane Church monthly seniors gathering at the Church Centre continued to flourish in 2022 with a range of speakers and good fellowship, and the new monthly lunches

for all ages launched in November continues to be popular.

Can I put on record my thanks to all of you who serve God, pray for the coming of his Kingdom and basically help keep the show on the road at Deane Church?

Our wonderful lunch team at our Christmas lunch

I would particularly mention our fantastic churchwardens, Heath Taylor and Paula Small, our amazing office staff, Beccy Clark and Sheri Taylor, and our wonderful Church Council lay-chair and Christians Against Poverty lead, Jane Hampson. While Beccy is technically the Deane administrator and Sheri the Lostock administrator, there is inevitably a certain amount of job overlap and mutual cover. Thank you to Nicola List and her volunteers who run Deane Church Shop, Margaret Rutter who heads up the church prayer team, Bryan Shepherd who does sterling work in the churchyard and as Church Council secretary, and to Ian Hampson our church treasurer.

Thanks also to Youth Pastor Daniel Booth, who moved on in January 2023 when his contract came to an end. I know that a number of members of the congregation have walked with Daniel during a testing few years in his life and we send him forward with our love and prayers.

2023-25 is going to be a time of re-envisioning and rebuilding for us at Deane. I don't know about anyone else but I (and I know plenty of other vicars around the country) feel a bit like Nehemiah. We are back to some kind of normality and we must get on with serving God, even in the face of opposition from the world about us.

I love the way Nehemiah stayed faithful to God in a pagan world while he was in exile. I love that he stayed faithful in prayer, trusting in God's goodness and providence. I love that he was passionate about rebuilding for God and, taking the initiative, rolled up his sleeves and got on with it despite the opposition. I love the fact that he led the way in helping

the poor. I love the way in which he worked with Ezra to keep God's word central to the life of God's people:

8 They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.

9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, ‘This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.’ For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.

10 Nehemiah said, ‘Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.’ (Nehemiah 8:8-10)

May you have renewed vision from God for YOUR ministry at and through Deane Church for these years ahead. And may the joy of the Lord be your strength.

God bless you. Terry

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5 Joint Deane and Lostock Ladies Retreat at Whalley Abbey (Feb 2022)
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Deane Church Staff Team and 02 Officers

(as at 31st December 2022)

Rev'd Canon Paul Hardingham Retired Clergy

Rev'd Dr Terry Clark Rev'd André Adefope Team Rector Curate

Daniel Booth Youth Pastor

Paula Small Beccy Clark Churchwarden, Administrator Safeguarding Officer and Deanery Synod Rep

Heath Taylor Churchwarden

Not pictured: Nicola List (Deane Church Shop Manager), Bryan Shephard (DCC Secretary, Verger and Churchyard Administrator)

Members of Deane Church Council (not listed above) elected at the Annual Meeting on 25 April 2022 : Jane Hampson (DCC Lay Chair also CAP LifeSkills Manager), Christine McWilliam, Margaret Rutter (Electoral Roll Officer), (Ian Hampson, co-opted as DCC Treasurer)

Curate's Report 03

Since July 2022 when I joined the church, I have really enjoyed getting to know the church family and being able to serve the church and the parish in various ways. I would also like to say thank you for the welcome my family and I have received since moving in, it really has been a great blessing and we feel at home here.

As you probably realise, a large part of my time is allocated to preaching and leading services at both churches, and I often take on both responsibilities on Sunday at one of the churches. I have really enjoyed this, and feel that it is a huge privilege to lead and teach as we explore the Word of God together and worship him.

Another big responsibility of mine has involved me guiding the PCC and staff team through a ‘church mission audit’. This has allowed us to think about and examine our church’s activity, and how we can engage with and serve our community more. I am hoping to talk more about this in the coming months with the wider church family, but it has been an important thing to do, and has highlighted what we do well and what we can build on.

I have also been going into schools from the Deane and Lostock Parishes and leading assemblies regularly, which has been a challenge for me because I have never done this before. Nevertheless, the schools have appreciated it and the kids have been receptive to what I’ve shared, which is amazing. The hope is these relationships with the schools will continue to develop and grow.

In addition to the above activity, I have been involved in the Sunday youth group in various ways, from leading games to delivering Bible studies. This is lots of fun, and we have a great group of young people who attend.

I have also led some burial of ashes services, written Bible study notes, spoken at our mid-week groups, and led some of our prayer evenings, among other things. I have also been privileged to meet up with some of you to have a chat about life and pray together, which has been a real joy. I am always happy to do this with anyone and everyone, just let me know!

Home Group members social (August 22 )

In the immediate future I hope to deliver some trainning for Bible study leaders. In addition, I plan to run a course for those in Bible study groups, as well as for people who are not in one at the moment, to enable us to think more about what our faith means to us and why it is important.

God Bless, and I look forward to spending more time together as we all learn more about God’s love for us.

Andre

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Churchwarden's 04 Report

Once again, we note our sense of privilege in serving God and the Church here at Deane as stewards of this magnificent historic building.

In our last report, we said we were expecting our Quinquennial Inspection to take place towards the end of 2022; this has still not been confirmed. We can only assume the Diocese have a backlog of inspections to work through, on the back of the pandemic. As it stands, we still await confirmation of when this will be.

Emergency repairs that were done under an Archdeacon’s License were completed to the roof of the South Aisle (which is the lower roof that you see as you enter church) in May. These appear to have been successful. The work included fitting additional weather detailing between the castellations and also fitting a weather shield to prevent driving rain being blown under the roof and into the building. Now that we are confident that the repairs have been successful, we will be seeking to engage with an Historic Building Conservation Specialist to inspect timbers and repaint the walls of the south aisle.

Picture 1 – weather shielding fitted to prevent driving rain being blown up and under roof sheet 9

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Picture 2 & 3 – additional
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There are further repairs required to other areas of the roof which will be completed in a second phase of repairs in 2023.

Unfortunately, the churchyard and building were a target of vandalism in October and November 2022. To this end, we will be seeking to enhance security of the building in 2023 by installing additional high-definition CCTV cameras, these will provide increased coverage of all external elevations.

As always, we are very thankful to Bryan Shephard who does an excellent job of keeping the paths, KK section and the Garden of Remembrance, clear and accessible to visitors. We are also extremely grateful for the many hours of hard work and dedication of the Bolton Community Payback team. Their work is making a significant impact into the visual environment of the churchyard and we look forward to a continued partnership with them.

An inventory is kept of all the silver and valuable items owned by the church. Buildings and Employees’ liability insurance has been maintained through Ecclesiastical Insurance.

Finally, we would like to convey our sincere thanks, to all those who have assisted us during the past year at our Sunday services and to those who have helped in many other ways, especially in cleaning and maintaining the building.

Heath Taylor and Paula Small

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District Church 05 Council Report

The District Church Council comprises of the clergy, 5 elected representatives as appointed at the APCM (2 vacancies), 2 Church Wardens, the elected Synod Representatives, plus co-opted members which include the Treasurer. It is chaired by the Rev'd Terry Clark with an appointed Lay Chair being Jane Hampson.

Meetings always commence with a Bible Study, a time of prayer and also the sharing of encouragements for matters that have happened since the committee last convened and for which we can thank God. The DCC endeavours to act with a duty of responsibility and prayerfully seeks God’s guidance on a whole range of matters.

The Standing Committee under the chair of Jane Hampson reports to the DCC. The committee ensures good stewardship is maintained and any important decisions are tabled at the full DCC where members can vote. At each meeting the Treasurer also provides an update on the Church finances and will make recommendations as appropriate for agreement by the DCC to any actions that are required.

The DCC met 6 times during the year and thankfully were able to meet in person as COVID restrictions were lifted. The DCC have overseen actions/progress being made on:

Urgent roof repairs to the South aisle and over the organ chamber have been completed. A further phase is to be scoped, costed and undertaken in 2023.

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A Vision Morning was held in May and centred around a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats) analysis. The outcome of which were
discussed at a subsequent DCC meeting with actions to progress further.
Work undertaken on trees/overhanging branches at the back of Grange Road and in the Churchyard.
An initiative to audit the Church Mission and activities commenced with a view to see where the gaps are and how best to progress and work is ongoing.
The damage to two stained glass windows emphasised the need to improve the CCTV system and this has been completed with further enhancements planned.
The DCC regularly monitors the Deane Church Shop and the takings improved during the year which was encouraging.

Bryan Shephard - DCC Secretary

Children's work 06 It's been great to be have Junior Church meeting again, two Sundays a month, during 2022. We've enjoyed digging into the Bible with a series:

in Joshua, looking at the life of the young leader chosen by God to lead His people into the promised land,
on the fruit of the Spirit (including possibly our favourite Junior Church song....Fruit of the Spirit by Go Fish, if you want to check it out!)
looking at some of the big prayers in the Bible, including Jonah, Nehemiah, Daniel, Solomon, Moses and Jesus, learning about the different kinds of prayers we can pray.

It's encouraging to see the children growing in their knowledge, understanding and relationship with the Lord.

It's also great to have a staffed creche available at our 10:45am service again. A big thank you to Deborah Stewart for making that happen.

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Beccy Clark

Safeguarding 07 Report

All leaders of children’s groups have a valid DBS certificate, obtaining two references for each individual is still problematic but we will continue to work on this. Sheila and I have recently completed the leaders safeguarding training and most volunteers are up to date with their annual training, this again, will continue to be followed up.

To maintain good practise in the future, we will aim for any new volunteers or staff to complete all required documents before they start in their role.

Volunteers from all four churches in our Mission Partnership have accessed first aid training, this ensures all groups at Deane have a qualified first-aider with them.

Sheila and I are still working on the statements of practise for all groups working with children and vulnerable adults. When completed, these can then be signed by individuals annually, when they receive the good practise guidelines and renew their child protection training.

Paula Small and Sheila Dewhurst-Taylor

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Finance Report 08

The aim of the Church Council at the end of each financial year is to 'break even', and we seek to steward the resources given to us with that in mind.

We, like everyone, have felt the impact of the current economic climate during 2022. In particular, costs of gas and electricity increased significantly in the last 3 months of 2022. Whilst that has begun to show in the accounts for 2022 (with an increase of just over £2,500 on expenditure on heating and lighting), the impact is likely to be seen more clearly in 2023. We were thankful to receive some grant money from the Church of England to help with those costs in 2022, and we are have applied for some additional support. We will also continue to look at ways to reduce this expenditure.

Although our total income shows an increase when comparing the 2021 and 2022 figures, income from envelopes and Standing Orders (our main source of direct giving) has fallen. We are very grateful to those who continue to give in this way, especially through these challenging times.

'Other income' includes grant funding received for the Youth Pastor Post and income from Deane Church Shop. It should be noted that an element of grant funding received for the shop during the Covid pandemic is still reflected in the 'profit' figures.

In line with the decision of the DCC, legacies received are allocated to a restricted fund. One legacy was received in 2022. During 2022 we used some legacy monies to pay for the emergency repairs to the roof.

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We were pleased to be able to increase the amount of Parish Share paid to Manchester Diocese back to our 2020 level of contribution. This, however, remains below what the Diocese ask from us. We hope to have an opportunity to meet with officers from the Diocese to discuss a realistic assessment of contribution.

We continue to support our Mission Partners in Uganda and South Sudan through Crosslinks, but our 1% giving to missions and charities is significantly below the 10% which it is our aim to achieve.

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St Andrew's, Over Hulton Crescent Avenue | Over Hulton | BL3 1EN www.standrewschurchoverhulton.co.uk

01 Team Vicar's Report - pg 17 02 St Andrew's Staff Team and Officers - pg 20 03 Churchwarden's Report - pg 21 04 District Church Council Report - pg 23 05 Children's and Youth Report - pg 24 06 Finance Report - pg 26

Team Vicar

Rev'd Vinny Whitworth St Andrew's Vicarage | Crescent Avenue | Over Hulton | Bolton

Team Vicar's 01 Report

‘God is able to do immeasurably more than all we can ask or imagine according to his power that is at work within us’ (Ephesians 3 v 20)

This year has been an exciting year for us at St Andrews. We began the year by launching a new vision for our church ‘Growing in Christ, Rooted in Love, Empowered to Serve’ based on Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians in Ephesians 3 v 14-21. As a church we long to be a community where we are all growing in our faith in Christ, where we are rooted in love for one another and empowered to serve our community here in Over Hulton as we seek to make Jesus known.

Throughout the year we have been guided by our text verse from Ephesians 3 v 20 which reminds us that God is able to do immeasurably more than all we can ask or imagine according to his power that is at work within us. Reflecting on the past year we have seen God’s power at work in us here at St Andrews as we moved into a post-pandemic world. Easter was a particularly joyous occasion as we sang Easter hymns and shared wine as well as bread for the 1st time as we shared communion together.

As part of our vision; this year we have set a number of priorities for us as a church to focus on over the next 5 years as we seek to be a growing church:

1) Deepen our corporate prayer life 2) Launch a new midweek all-age café style service as a fresh expression

3) Increase the number of small groups from 3 groups to 6 groups

4) Launch a congregational survey around discipleship
5) Launch a new community cafe
6) Arrange an annual mission event as we share the Gospel with our wider community.

Through God’s power at work within us, over the past year we have already achieved so much. For example in terms of deepening our corporate prayer life; we now hold regular termly evenings of prayer, and under the guidance of Tony Butterworth, we have a prayer ministry team who are regularly available to pray with people after services.

We also held a joint Deane Team and LAMB Mission Partnership evening of prayer on Ascension Day as part of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’. All our existing small groups are now meeting regularly again with a 4th group looking to begin in 2023. We also held a fantastic Queen’s Jubilee Service and Community Celebration at our church school, St Andrews Primary School, as an outreach event which was attended by over 150 people, which was organised and led by Rev’d Ben Brady.

In 2022 we also ran 2 pilot ‘community cafes’, led by Kathryn Campbell and John Tomlinson. We are so grateful to Kathryn and to John for their work in piloting the cafes, and even though ultimately they did not attract the number of people we hoped; they still played an important part in bringing people together.

Personally I am so encouraged that we have such an active and vibrant church at St Andrews. Many of our regular ministries such as Tiny Tots (which now has an average of 20 families coming each week), KTJC (our youth group), Open Doors, Art Group, Ladies Guild and our Men’s Ministry are growing and attracting new members. We ran an Alpha Course in January which had 8 participants, and we have hosted 2 Bereavement Courses, with thanks to Eileen Brockbank and Jane Milward for leading this important ministry.

We continue to work closely with our church school St Andrews, and at Easter we invited 120 children from our church school to do ‘Easter

Experience’ – where children could explore the events of Easter through an interactive journey around church.

'Easter Experience' 2022

We have seen new members of all-ages join our church this year, and even though we have not yet returned to the numbers worshipping with us pre-pandemic, we are certainly growing. That’s why we have so much to be thankful for as we reflect on the past year.

In 2022 we sadly said farewell to our reader emeritus Barbara Wilson, who passed away in March. We are all so grateful for Barbara’s faithful ministry here at St Andrew’s for many years. We also said goodbye to our curate, Rev’d Ben Brady, who moved to Cambridgeshire for family reasons. Even though Ben was only with us a short time, Ben made a huge contribution to the life of St Andrews and we pray for God’s blessing as he continues his own journey.

Vicki and Rob's licensing (Sept 2022)

Yet in September we had the joy of licensing our first 2 Authorised Lay Ministers (ALMs); Rob Walsh and Vicki Dewhurst. Rob and Vicki were licensed by the Bishop in Manchester Cathedral after 6 months of training with a specialism in worship. Rob and Vicki are part of our growing ministry team at St Andrews and now regularly lead worship at St Andrews.

We are so blessed to have a wonderful ministry team at St Andrews. I am particularly grateful for the continued ministry of Rev’d Julia Davies and Canon Tony Butterworth and all who lead and preach across all our services.

I am also grateful to our 2 Wardens; Martin Spielmann and Glynn Heywood, our Treasurer John Tomlinson, our DCC secretary Jennifer Lancaster and all our DCC members for the incredible work they do often behind the scenes supporting the mission and ministry of St Andrews.

Over the past year I believe we have truly seen and experienced how God is able to do immeasurably more than all we can ask or imagine here at St Andrews and we look forward with anticipation to what God will do within us as we look to 2023 and beyond.

Yours in Christ

Vinny

St Andrew's Staff Team and 02 Officers

(as at 31st December 2022)

Rev'd Vinny Whitworth Canon Tony Butterworth Team Vicar Retired Clergy

Rev'd Julia Davies OLM Retired

Martin Spielmann Glynn Heywood Churchwarden Churchwarden

Emma Bonfield (Children / Youth work (1 day per week)

Not pictured: Elaine Almond (Administrator - St Andrew's and St Bede's), Victoria Dewhurst (Safeguarding Officer)

Members of St Andrew's Church Council (not named above) elected at the annual meeting on 25th April 2022: Eileen Brockbank, Kathryn Campbell, Christine Grime (Deanery Synod rep), Kwez Heywood (PCC Secretary), Jennifer Lancaster (DCC Secretary), Aileen McDonald (Deanery Synod rep), Clive Newton, John Tomlinson (DCC Treasurer), Rob Walsh (Deanery Synod rep)

Churchwarden's 03 Report

We continue to hold 4 services a week, although numbers across the board remain lower than pre-pandemic.

After some initial problems the card machine is in use for donations and the offertory plate during the services has also now returned.

In September we took delivery of 85 more chairs so that all the pews could be replaced and the church could be used for more varied events with different layouts. Some of the pew wood was used by Peter Walsh to build a cabinet for the music group’s sound equipment. A big thank you to Peter for his outstanding carpentry.

During the summer months a Hive system was installed in the main body of the church to remotely control the heating in the worship area of the church in order to manage the utilities more effectively.

For the Platinum Jubilee celebrations we had a well-attended service and social event in the school grounds with many non-church families engaging with the service and the varied social activities.

Due to the late Queen’s death in September 2022 the planned comedy night with Andy Kind was postponed until 10.3.2023.

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A War Memorial was erected during the summer and was the focal point for the Remembrance Day service, attended by local Councillors and others from the community.

Opening of new War Memorial

In November the big Tear Fund quiz was held in the fellowship room. It was enjoyed by all who attended and we were able to make a substantial donation to Tear Fund.

The house groups continue to meet regularly with growing attendance and one new group starting providing opportunities for Bible study and fellowship. The Men’s Social Group has met

approximately once a month with a varied programme of events and allowing the attendees to have wider opportunities for fellowship. The Ladies Guild also meets monthly with a varied programme of speakers. Other groups utilising the church facilities include the Art Group, Open Door, Bereavement Courses and Alpha courses.

Various initiatives have been trialled in recent months such as the drop in café on a Tuesday and the early morning bacon butty breakfast on a Wednesday. Thank you to all who participated.

Throughout the year our flower team’s displays enhance the worship area so beautifully and are greatly appreciated. Thank you to them and to everyone who contributes to the flower fund.

Donations for Christmas Dinner on Jesus

We are grateful for the food donations which continue to come in for Urban Outreach and to the volunteers who collect and transport it to the collection centre.

On February 10 “All Singers Great And Small” gave a concert in church which was highly enjoyed by all who attended and provided a donation towards church funds.

On 12.2.23 church members celebrated the 100th birthday of Jean Parker with a buffet lunch followed by a communion service, which was very much appreciated by Jean and her guests.

As wardens we are very grateful for the volunteers who came to help the Church spring clean in April and to the team who met to tidy up the grounds in the autumn.

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As ever we are grateful to Vinny, Julia and Tony as well as to all the other service leaders for their hard work and indeed to everyone who contributes to the smooth running of our services.

Martin Spielmann and Glynn Heywood

District Church 04 Council Report

The District Church Council of St Andrew’s has met seven times during 2022 with the Standing Committee meeting on further occasions.

We comprise of two wardens, Glynn Heywood and Martin Spielmann, John Tomlinson as treasurer, myself as secretary, three Synod Representatives, Aileen McDonald, Rob Walsh and Chris Grime, together with Kwez Heywood, Kathryn Campbell, Eileen Brockbank and Clive Newton.

Meetings are led by Vinny as Chairman and always commence with a Bible reading and reflection which leads into a time of open prayer.

The treasurer gives his report on finances and the wardens on the general upkeep of the church.

There are sub committees for Worship, Young People, Buildings and Mission and all report back at our full meeting on matters discussed. Our Mission Partners this year have remained as: International Aid Trust, Urban Outreach Bolton and CAP (Christians against Poverty). We always have excellent support for the Shoe Box Appeal and this last year were once again able to reach our target number of donations towards Christmas Dinner on Jesus.

The new external war memorial, provided by the Over Hulton Community Group, was blessed in a brief ceremony on 14th July with a number of soldiers descendents present.

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee event for the church and community was overseen by our former curate, Rev. Ben Brady, and despite the inclement weather on the day was a huge success.

A major focus of every meeting of the DCC is our Church Vision and we continue to strive to put this into practice - to Grow in Christ, be Rooted in Love and Empowered to Serve.

Jennifer Lancaster

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Secretary

Children's and 05 Youth Report

We continue to be blessed by a large number of children and young people who worship with us at St Andrews and our ministry amongst children and young people continues to be a key priority for us at St Andrews.

KTJC (Keep Trusting Jesus Community) aimed at the children in school years 6-9, have had an exciting year. We have gained both young people (going from 12 to 16) and a leader. We have also had the addition of 2 young leaders who are in year 10, asking if they could continue coming to the group due to the friendship and bonds that have been created. They have been a great bonus to the group helping with the activities and refreshments at the meetings.

KTJC Youth Group Trip

This year has been based on the theme of personal development and personal stories. They have learnt about how to help each other through situations, discussed worldwide conflicts that are currently going on and been deep in prayer and thought about the situations that are happening. The leaders and young people have shared their growth in Christ with their personal journeys and stories, being open about issues that they have faced which has brought them closer together as a group. This has helped them all recognise that God has always been in their lives even when they don’t realise it.

Our Sunday ministry groups are going well – with over 30 children coming each week. We are very grateful to Kathryn Campbell and the Scramblers Team, and Ian Campbell and Alison Whitehead and the Explorers Team for the tremendous work they do to support our children in reading the Bible and growing in faith.

Our Tiny Tots group on a Monday morning is thriving with over 20 pre-school families now coming every week. Kathryn Campbell uses teaching and craft material from the Diocesan Children Changing Places Team to ensure each session has a Christian theme.

Thank you to the many people who help lead and support our various children’s and young people’s ministries.

Rob Walsh

KTJC Youth Group Award

Finance Report 06

We are all aware that 2022 has been a very challenging financial year. On a global level the war in Ukraine has had a massive knock on effect with respect to energy prices, and both nationally and internationally inflation and high interest rates have been a further challenge to personal finances. It is against this backdrop that we note God’s faithfulness to us and the generosity of our congregation as I write this year end report.

In 2022 we saw an increase in direct giving to the church (through bank standing orders), envelope giving and also in the collections (both by donating into the box at the back of church, using the contactless paystation or latterly in the year giving into the collection plate as it is passed around. We are so grateful for your generous giving, I am always reminded of the verse Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you” – may this promise be reality in your lives.

So what have we been spending the money on – you will have seen new chairs in church and removal of the old pews in the church building. We actually paid for these at the end of 2021 however they took around 6 months to arrive. This year we have spent money on a new photo-copier, tree felling and fence work as well as investing in the contactless paystation. Our major expense is the “Parish Share” and this is what we pay the Diocese so they in turn can support us and pay the Clergy in general. In 2022 we paid £57,500 to this (which is actually less than they ask of us, but also presents a 5% increase in 2022 compared to 2021). We are delighted to be in a position to increase our contribution and this may be part of the fulfilment of

our mission as a church which is to grow. We hope and pray that we will see further growth in 2023.

John Tomlinson

The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Deane Parochial Church Council

Secretary |Kwez Heywood

Treasurer |Ian Hampson

Lay Chair | Jane Hampson (until April 2022) Glynn Haywood (from April 2022)

The consolidated accounts for the Parish can be viewed at www.deanechurch.org/resources/consolidated22.pdf

Registered Charity number: 1133864 27

Parochial Church 01 Council Report

The previous APCM was held on 28th April 2022 at St Mary’s, Deane where all church officers were appointed from both St Mary’s and St Andrew’s and approved unanimously.

Vinny and Terry were keen for us to look at the churches in the diocese praying together and to follow the Thy Kingdom Come global prayer programme commencing on 26th May. With this in mind there was a prayer meeting on Ascension Day, 26th May, 7.30pm at St Andrews church and open to all congregations.

There was also a Comedy Night planned; with tickets available to all churches in the diocese. This had to be delayed due to the death of Her Majesty and is now scheduled for 10 March 2023.

Other joint events included a First aid course in November with 11 participants from 4 churches, a Bereavement Journey Course available to all and a commitment by the clergy to hold monthly meetings for prayer and guidance on the way ahead.

At the December 2022 PCC meeting it was reported that the 5 stipendiary clergy meet once per month and discussions have taken place on youth work. There are over 50 young people regularly attending groups across the community. Leaders met at St Andrews last month and it was very encouraging.

Kwez Heywood

Deane Church Meet Jesus, walk with Jesus, share Jesus

April 2023

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON Registered Charity No: 1133864 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 INCUMBENT: Reverend Dr Terence Paul Clark

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864 YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 CONTENTS PAGE CONTENTS Independent Examinerfs Report Accounting Policies Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Statements

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864 YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2022 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE PCC This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2022. which are sel out on pages 1 to 6, is in Tespecl of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 20061'lhe regulalions'l and section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Acl'l. Respective re5pgnsibilities of the PCC and the gxamin•r As the members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts-, you consider that the audit requirement of the Regulations and section 14412} of the Act do not apply. 11 is my responsibility lo issue this report on those accounts in accordance with the lemls of the Regulations. Basis of Independent examiner's report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 144121 of the Act and lo be found in the Church guidance, 2006 edition. That examination includes a review ol the accounting records kèp; by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as Iruslees concerning any such mallers. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviolen that would be required in an audit. and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examiners statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come lo my atlenlion= {1} which gives me reasonable cause to believe Ihal in any material respect the requirements lo keep accounting records in 8ccordanc6 with section 130 of the 2011 Act.. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply ivith the accounting requirements ol the 2011 Act have not been mel-, or 12) lo which, in my opinion, allenlion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. N L 8axendale FCA Donnelly Bentley Chartered Accountants Hazlemere 70 Chorley New Road Bolton, BL1 4BY 23Id March 2023 Page I

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON REGISTERED CHARITh NO: 1133864 YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Preparation of accounts The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS 102. The financial slalements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounling Regulation5 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCS, and with the Regulations 'lrue and fair vieiv, provisions, together with FRS 10212016) as the applicable accounting standards and the 2016 version of the Slalemenl of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP IFRS 102). The fin8ncial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of functional assets. which are shown 81 market value. The financial statements include all lfftnsaclions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of Church groups that owe their main 2ffilialion to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of Church members. Funds Unrestricted Funcls These represent the fursds of the PCC that are not subject lo any reslriclions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Designaled Funds These are funds designated for particular purposes by the PCC and are also unreslricled as the PCC can reassign those monies if it so desires. RestriGted Funds These can only be used for their slated purposes The Church has the follohving specific funds'.- Fabric Fund - lo provide funds for the building, improvement and maintenance of the Churches. Rector and Wardens Funds - fromlegacies, the terms of which restricted their use to the improvement and maintenance of church fabric. Deane Church Centre Fund - raising funds to 8¢quire a new church centre. Income Voluntary incon7e and capital sources Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received. Income lax recoverable on gift aided donations is recognised when Ihe income is receivable. Page 2

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864 YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) Grants and legacies to Ihe PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC Is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount due. Income from inv8Stments Dividands and interest are accounted for when receivable. Tax recoverable on such income is recognis&d in the same accoLJnling year. Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due. Gains and losses on investments Realised gains or Icssses are recognised when investments are gold. Expenditure Grants Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation of the PCC. Activities directly relating to the work of the Church The parish share or diocesan quota is accounted for when paid. Any share unpaid is not accrued at the year end. as no legal liability exists. Fixed Assets Gonsecrated land and buildings and moveable church furnishings Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by section 259lc) of the Charities Act 2011. No value is placed on moveable church furnishing5 held by the ehurchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this lo be inalienable property. All expenditure incufred during the year on consecrated or benefice buildings and moveable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is wrillen off as expenditure on purchase. No depreciation is provided on land. property and building alterations. It is the PCC'S practice lo maintain these assets in a continual state of sound repair and lo extend and make improvements Iherelo from time lo lime and, accordingly, the PCC consider that the lives of these assets are so long, and residual values are so high, that their depfecialions is insignifiGant. other fitr&s. fittings and office equipment Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on 2 slraighl line basis over 4 years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £4,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired. Page 3

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864 YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) Investments Investments are valued al market value. Current assets Amounts owing to the PCC al 31 December 2022 in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision. Short-lerm deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or al the bank. Page 4

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF TFIE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE MRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON REGISTERED CHARITY NO.. 1133864 YEAR EPIDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL A¢TIVITrES 2022 Total 2Q21 Toi*l Note Unresirl¢tÈd R8s¢rl¢ièd Desi9naled Endowment INCOME VolunlAry Income.. anned giving CDlleclions. Grants and other givin9 Income tex rÈcov8red Grants re11 Oth£rvO1ntdry income= Le92cies 85.129 27,575 85.129 22,018 22.184 78.499 24,656 22.394 1.-955 3,602 315 13,500 13.SOO 30,;?1?O 178.703 .187 150.036 Activities for Generalin9 Funds.. Chafily ShoD Grafjl ApplicalK7ns Subscriptions Church Hall Inctrme Miscell3neous Rer,1s 129,331 31,955 17,417 4,403 4,403 2.208 5.027 316 490 4.297 1.070 490 4.297 1,070 6.611 200 188.963 13g,591 31.955 17.417 164.39g InEome from Church Activitle$" Fees 15,439 15,439 Investmeni IneoTne'. Bark Inieresl Inve41m&.ni income Surplus on Inh/esimèn15 Total Ordinary Incomlng Resouices 50 60 62 204,514 155,140 31,957 17.417 175.493 EXPENDITURE Gran io Ml$sions and Charllies Costs Relatin9 to thè Work of the Church Diocesan Qiiota 3.415 3.415 2.fj25 74.500 74.500 10.825 66.¢00 10.044 7.621 17,193 41.858 7.030 SNorship Pa51oral Church Building expenses Churchyard expenditure Deane Church Shop CDvid grani Administr&lTr SDCk81 evÈn15 Total Ordlnary Expenditurè 10,131 25,510 33,721 7.889 4.800 26.974 979 22.648 7,889 24.531 11.073 4,800 26.974 29.485 197,765 157,361 15.873 24.531 181,a5 NET INCOMEIEXPENDITURE 6,748 12,2221 16.084 16.-16ts1 Balances brought lonv8id 0110112022 421.866 568.174 3S.386 952 428,229 Transfer b8rweÈTh funds Deane Transfer betwcen funds SIAndrev Balances ¢arriÈd fotvrard 3111212022 428.614 1Jf,131 384 258 28,272 953 421,866 The stalernenl ol finaroal activilies IndudÈ$ all gains and ltrsses rccogniscd ITr tho y¢ai All incom8 and expendituro derwes from continuing 8¢liviU8S. Page 5

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864 BALANCE SHEET as at 31 DECEMBER 2022 Note 2022 2021 FIXED ASSETS: Tangible fixed assets 305,147 305,147 INVESTMENTS 3,586 1,054 CURRENT ASSETS: Debtors- prepayment Short term deposits Cash at bank and in hand 1,225 8.189 118,756 128,170 1,225 7,626 107,282 116.132 Less net current liabilities accruals 8,289 467 Net current assets 119,881 115,665 NET ASSETS 428,614 421,866 FUNDS". Unrestricted Restricted Designated Endowment 15,130 384,258 28,273 953 428,614 17.354 368,173 35,386 953 421,866 Approved by the Parochial Church Council ori and signed on ils behalf by.. Terence P Clark (Incumbent) lan Hampson (Treasurer) Page 6

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE. BOLTON REGISTERED CHARITY NO.. 1133864 YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2022 2021 11 FIXED ASSETS Property £1 cost as 2131 December 2022 305,147 305.147 The property comprises the Old School House, 41 Junction R02d. Deane, Bolton. 21 INVESTMENTS HELD AT 31 DECEMBER 2022 Funds held by CCLA Inveslménl Management Ltd 3,586 1,054 31 SHOR T TERMDEposirs Central Board of FinaTice of the Church of England 8,189 7,626 4 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Transfers At Incomin oin 01101122 Resovrces Resourc8s At 31112122 Funds Unrestricttd Deane Si Andrew's Ladies Guild Bell Ringers 13,297 2,958 415 683 17.353 75,588 79,346 (76,3451 (80,7961 12,540 1,507 415 668 15.130 205 1220 155,139 1157,3611 Restricted Fabric and 8uilding- Dean& St Andiew's Deane Church Centre Deane Legacy Funds Rector and W3rdens De2ne- Shop 655 25.656 307,982 28.921 159 4,800 368,174 655 25,642 307,982 49,817 181 1,955 {1,9691 30.000 19,104} 4,8001 15,873 31,957 Designated Deane- Youth Pastor Fund R&J Cromplon for Poor 384,258 35.386 14,885 2,532 17,417 124,5311 25,740 2.532 28.272 35,388 24,531 Endowment Investments held by Diocese 953 953 953 953 421,866 204,513 1197,7651 428,614 Page 7

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864 YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 51 SUMMARY OF PA YMENTS TO MISSIONS AND CHARITIES 2022 2021 CHURCH OVERSEAS Missions Overseas Crosslinks 1.000 1,000 HOME MISSIONS AND CHURCH SOCIETIES Christians Against Povety Urban Outa¢h 750 750 750 OTHER CHARITIES International Aid Trust Royal British Legion Other Donations 750 75 90 750 25 100 3,415 2,625 6) STAFF COSTS 2022 2021 Wages. salaries and pensions 64.78G 6',.497 Average number of employees 71 CONTROLLING PAR TY The Parish was under the control of the Parochial Chvtch Council throughout the period under review. Page 8

2022-12-31-accounts

Deane Parish Annual Report, 2022

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Team Rector's 01 Report

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Deane Church Staff Team and 02 Officers

(as at 31st December 2022)

Curate's Report 03

Churchwarden's 04 Report

District Church 05 Council Report

Bryan Shephard - DCC Secretary

Safeguarding 07 Report

Finance Report 08

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Team Vicar's 01 Report

St Andrew's Staff Team and 02 Officers

Churchwarden's 03 Report

District Church 04 Council Report

Children's and 05 Youth Report

Finance Report 06

The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Deane Parochial Church Council

Parochial Church 01 Council Report