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2022 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL OF THE ECCLESIAsficAI PARISH OF DUKINFIELD 5T JOHN Aim and purposes St John's Parothial Church Counal IPCCI has the ￿sponSIbl11ty of Co￿perating with the Incumbefit. the Reverend rim Haye% in promotiry in the eccleyastical parish ihe whole mission of the Church. pastoral. evangelisti¢, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specrfKally responsible for the maintenance of the fdloww)8 bulkjings: the Ctr￿rth of St John the Evarylist. Wicarage DrNe. DUkInf￿Id St John's Church Centre, Wicarage Drfve. Dukinfiekl St Albans Mission Church. Park Road. Dukinfield. t￿rIng 2022 we pui SL Alban's up for sale. The sale will further our mission objectives. It is hoped that the sale will be completed In 2023. Objertives and Actfvities St John's aims to be a church where ￿leS a￿ Cha￿e￿ and unthurthed people become disciples of Christ a ¢hurth whlth demonstrates to our community and locality that thurches do grow in this day and age a churth with a t0￿mIatiOn of gra￿. communicing that peopk matter to Gcrfl, reathing out to those who aTr hurtin8 and wrthout ho a church having the faith to try new things and willlng to make mistakes • a churth desiring to be a model, an encoura8ement and a resource for other churches a churth where peOe enAoy Ilfe and are excited al￿tst Jesus. We can confirm that, In pursuing the obiectNe5 set (Krt above and detailed in the followiTha se¢dons of this repcKt: we have had re8ard to the Charity Commission's pthic be￿rrt guidance. as required by the Charities (Accounts and Reports} Regulalions we have complrdd with the duty under sectlon 5 of the Safeguardin8 & aergy Discipline Measure 2016 Iduty to ha re8•rd to HoLtse of Bi5hop5' guKlance on safeguarding chlldren and vulnetsble adults). We have a varfety of activitie5 that 5UPPOrt our aim5. these indude: Regular worshlp services. midweek groups and prwftr ministry Those ihat specifKalty work wth children, w>un8 pe(4)le and families C(xnM￿1ty minlstries Ongoing care for our t￿Ilding5, incI￿11ng our Chwch Centre 5￿pportIng Mi5swJn and Ministry InternationalPy and nationally Achlevements and Perforniance Roman$ 12.1-2 IANIVI l Therefore. l urge you. brothers. in view of God'5 mercy* lo offer your bodles as livlng satrifices. ￿lY and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not confcmi any longer to the pattern of thts world. but be transfom)ed by the renewire of your mind. Then you wlll be able to test and approve what God's will ts-his good. pleasing and perfect wlll.

2022 REPORT AND Accoupifs FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DUKINFIELD ST JOHN As I look back over this past year. l am contlwally rwninded ol the joy, dell8ht and challenge of "living in view of God's mer¢ies." Livin8 in the Kfe whth results from who God Is and what he has done. We have been enwraged In seeing 8rovAh in numbers and more Mi￿antlY signs, within many. of a deepening felationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. We continue to see growth and develOpn￿ni in our Wofk with thildren, youth and familles. It is exciting to See a"h)tyied up" approach acmss all those mlnlsterin8 in this area and how thb relates across all the ieneratlon5.11 is thls vtslon of people coming to know Jesu5 and 8oing deeper in thelr nie wbth him. which ts exciti It Is a vlslon of transformation ty the Holy Splrit thrw8h God's word. We continue to pray that God ralses up new qenerntions of peo wlll respond to Gods mwcies ty offering thelr whole lives to hlm In obedience and f•ith. We are also seelnB Irom Gorfs word how ihe church is Gorfs"£lorious people" talled to be hls brlde and tasked wfth the role of brlnglng 8IDry to hlm. In thls. we are to be a non<onformed people as dSffefent to ihe world as the one who calls us is differeni. This is at the heart of our call1￿ to be peO￿e who are transforn￿d and In turn lrnThsfomiln8 Within an envlronment growing more h05tile to God's way and God's word. The thurch has Brown most whert it has been shaped by thls radlcal counter<ultural vtslon even thou8h It mliht at tlmes Seem sCandakn￿ ty the %Jclety around There are tlmes through history when parts of the church have capltulated and Su￿endered to the 5plrlt and values of the a8e and I, with the vast malority of global An8llcans, believe thi5 15 happenln8 vAthin the Church of En8land now. What Is takln8 place as I wrlte ihts ￿pOrt wlll I fear be a challenge to ortho¢Jox Chrlstians who belleve Ihat God speaks unlquely and authoritativety throu8h hls word the Blble. Thls sltualk•n Ss r￿1 new and was also the experlence within the NT thurch and was Indeed predlcted by Jesus himself. 2 Tlmothy 1.12.14 IESVI 12 whlch 15 why I suffer as I do. But l am not ashamed. tor I know whom I have belleved, and l •m convlnced that he Is able to 8uard untll that Day what has been entrusted to me. 13 Follow ihe pattern of the sound W￿d$ that you have heard from me. in the falth and bove that arq In Chrlsi Jesus. 14 By th¢ S￿rIt who dwells wlthln us. Buard ihe 8ood deposlt entrusted to you. The tlme Is comlnl and Indeed Is now here when those who are falthful to th5s.good deposlt." wlll need to be coura8eous In holdin8 fast to th15 truth, lovln8 In t)ur dealires with all peopk and bold In our plannin8 as many Ilke-mlnded people k)ok to new structures for the future. We are going to face many challervdes and trr41s ahead but we rejoke In the love he has 8iven us and the loy that come5 Irom experlencln8 hls Ilfe. A lot more could be sald and will be said in the future but for now, I want to end wlth a quote from John Stotts commentary on these very words from I Tlmothy. "Do not be afraldl God wln never allow the Ilght of the gospel to be final￿ emtlngulshed. True, he has Commltied It to us, frall aTrJ falllble cfeètures. He has placed his treasure in brittle. earthenware ve$5el& and we rnust play our part In guardlng and defendlng the truth. Nevertheless, In entrustlng the dep)slt to our hands, he has not tsken his hands off ￿. He Is himself its final guafdban, and he wlll preserve the truth, whkh he has commltted to the church. We know this because we know hlm In whom we ¢fusied and continue to tnjst." Chlldren. Youth and Fam115es Our mlnistry wlth children youth and famllles contlnues to work in fine with the missM)n statemenl of the church arKI exlsts to transfom Ibves ty bringin8 our young people into a Ilving and 8rowin8 relationshlp with Jesu5 Christ. As we bulld Into the Ilves of our youngsters. we k)n8 for them to know and experlence a real sense of belon8¥w to Christ and to the whole church family. We have

2022 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL OF THE £CCLESIA5llcAL PARISH OF DUKINAELD sr JOHN developed our Famllles mlnistry this year. and stsrted Uttle Explore￿ a group for ioddlers and carers thai takes place In the centre weekty in terni time. Chlldrerfs Mlntstry {StJohn's Klds) Our minislry has continued to run ￿guLar Sunday morning Children's Church sesslons and seasonal events throu8hout the year. Children's Churth ha5 grown masslvely over the past year and we now expect to welcome 2￿30 ￿11$ weekty. As a result of this growth and ihe provision of volunteers, we have been able to spllt into 2 groups: Sheep and C>ove5. Children's Church pro¥lde5 an opportunlty for the children io share their highs and lows of the week. pray for eath oth￿, worship tO8eiher, play 8ame5, learn about Jesus, and grow In their peryA)nal relationship with him. Chlldren who ale regular Sunday attenders have a Seesaw yofile whith Is used to keep parents informed about what the chlldren learn alx>ut and do whik they are out in their 8roup. It is also a dlfert messa8lni faclllty for parents to reach both the Chlldren's and Familles. Pastors. All TogetherTlme contlnues lo be an Integral part of our time on a Sunday mornln& provldlng a tlme for all to #c¢ess ehur¢h and worship to8eihef. regardless of a8e, ability, Of Sta8e of faith. We have rota of 7 leaders who plan and delNer thls tSme. (￿r playllst of acllon sones contlnues io grow. Many children's ¢￿fidence has flourlshed, and thls has seen chlldren come to the front on a Week￿ basls to help ￿ld worship. We have run many events over the year which hwe been a ereat success, indudln8 outreach events and those lust for our core ¢hurth famity. s￿ events Include Pancake Party, Good Frlday famlfy artlvlties, Holiday Club. Ll8ht Party. and Chrlstmas Eve famSly activities. We have a small but stron8 team of volunteers who hwe flourLshln8 falth and are lookSn8 fornvard to wekomln8 more ￿lUNteerS and bulldin8 up leaders. Youth Mlnlslry (Fu￿OnI Fuslon Youth Mlnlstry works wlth Y￿nE people In Year 7-13 (aged 11-181. We currently WDTk wlth around 20 youn8 people eKh week. Ourlng 2022 Fuslon felurned to our prethld praetlce, wlth the easln8 018ovemment restrlctlons. Fuslon meets Monday evenlngs from 7:30pM untll 9pm. We have an average weekly attendance of 16 young people, 5UPPOrted ty a stron8 te￿ of 8 ¥0￿nteer leaders. On Mondays we hwrfe soclal tlme, refreshments, ¢Yganlsed aames and bible study ond refiection. Fuslon also nwts Sunday momln8s ow 10:30 selvke, e¥cept fol the flrst Sunday of every month. On Sundays we have breakfast tO8eiheff before en8a8lng wlth age •ppfopriate leachln8 mlrrorlng what both the adulis and children's chwth are studyinB. We have also re-started our mentoring programme, meetin8 yp half-tern)ly with the older young people to provide them with space to disCUS5 the15sues that tl*y are facing. We also 80 on numerous trlps throughout the year. In April 2022 we returned to Quinta as part of our annual weekend away, and In Summer we took the wJun8 people to Crocoi Trall In Che5hlre. Llttle Explorers The purposes of ilttle Explorers are to reach out to the community; To be a plxe for people with ehlldren to come and meet to play and that and to be a yeat opportunity to share God's love and hls Word. The group started early in 2022 and attendance is on average 30 children each week wlth re8ular f￿llieS atte￿lin% mostfy from the dwrth larn1￿.

2022 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASficAL PARISH OF DUKINFIELD sr JOHN The hlghllghts It's been a great opportunity to minlster to those in need . We have had requests Irom famllies and had the OPPLYtunity to pray for them. there has been a real sense of ￿latIonShIP and trust b•ln8 bullt. Famlll•s Mlnlstry We have contlnued to offer parents support In dlsclpllng thelr chlldren throughout 2022 through pop-up groups and courses,, resources; Famllles, Library; workln8 alongside other mlnlstrles & teams where famllles are Involved: I'.1 pastoral conversations and contact both lace-to.face and by telephonelsocial media and the introductlon of the 'Baptlsm 8lessin8s' btjoks. We ran J week 8roup following the Parenting for Falth course'Nurturlng the Splrllual side of Bables and Toddlers, As a result oiher needs for the members of the group have been ideniined e,8. speclflc books, 518n postln8 to resourceS prayer support and l on I conver5atlonl meet upsl We have also run Pop up 8roups In response to Identl(Sed needs of the famllies e.g. on Transitlons las children prepared forthe move to Hl8h schooll and How to Handle Halloween. We have also run events for whole famllles, Includln8 Invltln4 Foodbank and Llttle Explorer paren¢$ alon8slde church p•rents to a famlly movie afternoon. We have also Introduced a'Blesslngs Book, at 8aptlsm and Chrlstenlng servlces where church lamlly, famlly and 8uests Can write messages of encouragement. blble verses, and prayers to the famlly and It Is 8lven ￿ 4 keepsake for them to take awav. Communlty Mlnlstrfes We contlnue to undertake a range of communlty mlnlstrles, Includln8: our partlclpation In the Tameslde East Foodbank, In partnershlp wlth Hoty Trlnlty & Chrlst Church, Stalybrld6e; frlew Llle Church, Ashton: Reach Church, Mlllbrook •nd the Trussell Trust. Foodbank contlnues to be very busy the impact of the r15e In energy bllls and the cost of Ilvlro crlsls In 8eneral has led to a ￿ZnIfl¢ant Increase In numbers attendln8 week by week. the Toddler Group, Little Explorers, whlch meels every week In term tlme In our church centre. A new venture durlnB 2022 now regularly 8ettin8 close to the maxlmum attendance that we can sustaln In the avallable space, of approximatoly 30-35 chlldren plus accompanyln8 adults. The majority of the chlldren and adu115 are not currentty re8ular members of the church alihough some are. Thursday Brew, a drop.ln open to anyonè whlch takes place In the Church Centre on Thursday mornlngs for tea. coffee, cake, toast and company. This has been thrfvlng wlth the AtrSum area of our ¢entre regularly full- and extra iables belne set out. A wlde ¢ross.sectknn of people attend from the local communlty and the ¢hurch across the age 8roups. Our care homes mlnlstry has been suspended slnce the Covid pandemic began. Ourin8 2023 It Is anticipated that a small group may now flnalty be allowed back Into one of our local care homes to run a short seryice for the residents on a regular basis. A new venture during 2022 was to ¢onnecl wlth Sifver Cord, a local chuich partnership across Tameside and Glossop respondln8 to those of all ages who are experlenclng lonellne55 and Isolation. We have a co-ordlnator from within the church, plus a number of people have been involved In the programme to dellver Chr15tmas mea15, a5 a group 120 Chrl$tmas dlnners were dellvered by over 70 volunteers on Chiistmas Day itself, We also

2022 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DUKINFIELD 5T JOHN have a growing number of people involved in on80in8 befriendin8 relatlonshWs which In¥ol¥e either a weekty thne call or hoff vlslts. Churth Centre The Church Certtre ￿rnaIns a hub for many of the weekly activities that take place as part of church Ilfe. The administration of the church 15 based there w￿h a Small team ct)verlng the week and the offlce Is open every mornln& The Vlcar also has an offlce In the buildi￿ as a place to pray and prepare and he a150 holds meetin8S the￿ e.8. for pastoral silPPOrt. plannire funerals etc. Thi5 also means that there ts someone from the team on sile to welcome and engage with visitors who drop In unexpertedty. Our Sunday children's and youth groups. plus aftef sep4ice5 tea. coffee and toast all take place Sn the Centre. Through the week we have a signifKant number of regular activities takin8 place Including FoodbanK Thursday 8rLW, Little Exp￿rerS. mldweek youth and children's groups and actfvltles. staff meetln85. occaslonal Oea￿ry Chapter meetings, several Connect groups and Rooters. We also hlre ¢xrt two of the roorns of the Cent￿ as ￿luIred, lar8ely to tralnln8 8roups from the NHS. Tameslde Councll and local educatlon. In 2022 we also hosted the Nazarene Churth natlonal cOnfe￿nCe South at a much reduced rate. thls covered two day5 plus an evening set up and had approxlmatety 200 people attendlng for all or part of the tlme uslng both the whole centre and the church as Part of our alm lo make our facilities available to other local thufches Whe￿ possible. We also regularly have srnall group5 of teachers from our hxal school uslng the facllltles to plan In a qulet space away from the school site, host the monthly local Homewatch meetin85 and have hosted an open day for one of ow local medkal practkes tlws demons¢ratiTha our on8olre deslre to support our local communlty as we are able. We do not host parties or re8ular weekly bookln8S $0 that we can arran8e these bookin8s around our regukir xtivilies. as we want ttrese to have access to the bulld1￿ as required for thelr mlnlstry purposes. The Centre relles on a commltted band of volunteers- both to staff It •nd io malntaln It, Indudl￿ runnin8 repalrs and cleanlng and u)uld not run wlthout thelr hard work We also • small team who care for the surroundlng irounds. Worshlp and Prayer Wonhlp S•r¥l On rewmptlon of ser¥kes In person t¢Nards the end of 2021 we developed our 9am sfvSce to Include sung worshlp, a lull sermon and communlon. Thls has continued and been followed by the 10.30am servlce whkh includes an 'AII Togetherf time pltched at all a8es towards the be8lnnln8 of the $en41ce. Thls introduces the topic for the day at a level whkh en8a8es the thlldren as well as the adults and the teachln8 toplc Is then folk)wed as Close￿ as posslble by both adults in Church and chlldren and young people in thelr own a8e approprlate groups. The All Together tlme also h)cludes an actlon worshlp song which has seen a number of chlldren and youn8 people comln8 UP to the Iront to help lead the worship for that son8 enablln8 them to be more engaged in the worshlp. We still have people who not returned io publk worship with us since Covid restrictlons were fully lifted. however we have also seen a signifiont nurnber of new people attendinB includln8 famllles wlth bables. chlklren and teenagers and many have Thxv become regular members of the congregatbn. The tolal number of parlshloners ¢)n the electoral roll fiom AprH 2022 was 1961191 In 2021). We a150 have a weekly seNee for the kKal Church school In the churth buildln& usually led by the Vicar, and host the•r speclal servlces fore4. Easter. Schcx)l Leavers etc.

2022 REPORT AND AccouNfs FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIA5llcAL PARISH OF DUKINAEU> sfJoHN Prayer Mlnlslry Prayer Mlnisty is currently under review following on from a Tr￿nber of informal conversations with a cross sectK+n of members of the con8regation.11 appears that since ￿ld a number of people have become more familiar with the use of social media and now preferto post prayer requests on the Church Facebook page. orto request Fxayer support from members of their Connect Groups. The staff team are considering a variety of vRy5 in wh￿h people could be Invited to come foThiard aBain to recelve prayer at the end of 5erwces and this ts currenlfy a work in progres The Prayer Mlnlstry Team is still able to arrange Quiet Days ar￿ prayer events if requested to do so and contlnue to have a variety of resource5 whith tly can suppty or recommend to member5 of the congregation who want to deepen their expefiente of Prayer. Several new people have iokned the PrayerTeam and six new sets of Prayer Triplets have been forn)ed recentty. It is hwd that these numbers will inerease over ihe ne￿ few months. We contlnue to meet for prayer on zoom e4EryThursday mornire at 7.30 a.m. and are often Y￿ed by our missionary partnets- Cello in south Africa and Raian in I￿lia. Once a month Worship Central is held in the Church Centre and is a tkne when we 8ather around God's word and join in a period ofworship. We are encouraged lyrf the growing number of people who are prepared toioin in the time of open prayer at this event. Connett Groups 2022 Saw a consolldat5on of the Connect Groups at Stjohn's. vfith some sense of norniality returnln8 at ihe beginning cl the year, along with the group leaders. we Wofked hard at some reorganlsation to ensure ihat all ihe groups were established on a fwm tootin& Although this meant a reduction in the numberof 8roups whKh reflerted a drop in the numbef of people attached to groups, thts has actually been a pogtive mcwe. We now have 6 groups. IncI￿ling t￿.ROOters. group. and around 65 people c¢)mmltted to regularty attending the groups. The growth In the number of young adults and famllles coming to St John's has meant we have been able to set up a 8roup specifkally aimed at that 4e group or life stage which has been a real encouragemeni. The othew groups have grown ttr) as newcomers to St John's. and people who have ne4er been invcthled wr¢h a group before. have decided to join. There is now a level of commltment to weekly atterKlance that we have rnt seen n recent years which is growing a deeper level of5Piritual maturity. Among ihe leaders too. the new dBlle￿es after the pandemlc. led to a renewal of focus. and agaln a 8MNX of suvice in leadershlp. that is not easy, t￿t Is bearitig frult among the groups. During 2022 we continued the estsblished pattern of baswig the Bible studies on the material covered In the Sunday service. That meant ihe preathing team producing queslions alongslde the sernion notes In advance. This ha5 generally been well received. and has the benefit of rootina the teachlng In our lives in a way that is specifK to our life circumstances and our real Ilfe situation as a church. The sharlng and wayer elements of the meeting continue to be important in deepening thls. and In providing support eKotsr4ement to people going ihrough tough tlme& One ofthe aims as we move forward is to 8row a new generatlon ofconnect grthjp knders. and I thlnk 2022 has tgun to lay the foundatK)n lor that to happen organically thro￿ the groups. but enhanced by the texhing afKI tralnlng we aim to PrO￿de in 2023.

2022 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIAsficAL PARISH OF DUKINFIELD STJOHN The total held In Restrfcted Funds was £15,390 by the end of 2022. Around 75% of thls sum is accounted for by donatlons to create the p051tion of Chlldren's Pastor. 9. Reserves pollcy The PCC has a target figure of £20.IJOO for its General Fund ¢ontln8enry reserve. The prlmary purpose of thSs reserve Is to smooth out cash Ilow fluctuations and to help meet emer8encies. Total unrestrlcted reserrfes reduced from £48,178 at the start of 2022 to £37,625 by ihe end of the year. This Is stlll well In exce55 of the PCC target for the General Fund Reserves. 10. 8ulldln85 The latest Qulnquennlal Inspectlon of the church building was urried out in June 2019. The resultinB report Identified a small number of areas requiring Immedlate attention, costlne In the region of £IO,WO excluding fees and VAT. The most slgnificant of these wa5 the replacement of structural members to two roof trusses, and minor stabilisailon work io the remainder. These works were orlglnally programmed to be carried out during 2020121. bul this was not posslble a5 a result of the Covld lockdown and the Impact of this upon the church's financlal position. At its meeting in November 2021. the PCC made provls5on for the works to be funded from the 2022 budget. The work was finally earried out by Robinsons PreseNation Ltd in September and October 2022. A grant application was provi5i0nally approved by the Natlonal Churches Twst ol £3250 which was SIYA of Ihe orlglnal quote recelved. Due io the delay from Covld the final cost was slightly greater than orl8lnally antklpated, malnly due to the Increase In costs for raw materfals. After dlscussknls wlth the dioose the PCC declded to sell St. Alban's. We hope to complete the sale In the first half of 2023. The Church Centre was ￿deCOrated forthe first tlme since Its opening approxlmately 10 years earller over the sufflmer of 2022 by a small group of hardworking volunteers, This kept the costs down and has helped to keep the bulldlng looking good for all those that use It. 11. Structure. governan￿ and management 11.1 Parochlal Church c￿￿¢11 IPCC) Members of the PCC are either ex-officlo or elected at the Annual Parochlal Church Meetln8 {APCMI In accordance wlth the Church Representation Rule5. The PCC conslsts of the incumbent {PCC Chalr},' Assoclate Mlnlster Ill￿nsed lay worker),. Ilcensèd lay reader Inow confirmed each year at the APCMI: churchwardens; deanery synod members and twelve elected members. In addition. the Parlsh Safeguardlng Co￿rdInal0r IPSC) was Co￿pted to the PCC in Aprll 2021 and agaln In April 2022. The PCC Secretary ch•n8ed In April 2022. the new secietary was also Co￿0Pted to the PCC on appointment. All those who seek election to the PCC shoukl also be wllllng to serve as a member of a PCC 5ub- Group. PCC members are responslble for mèkin8 decislons on all matters of general concern and Importance to the parlsh, includln8 decldlng on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent.

2022 REKHIT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DUKINFIELD ST JOHN Pastoral Care Pastoral care in bereavement ore¢m*x perg)nal situatK>ns is c¥rwl (wt in the first Inslance by the Vlcar and Assoaate Minister. who also provide sustained pastoral wpport when a high degree of professlonal lon8-tem care is required. VicaT also visits a small number of people who a unable to atterKI church. usually due lo illness. to Share communlon wlth them on a regular basls. Pastoral care provlded by Connert Group leaders for thelr members Is alw encourJ8ed and highly valued and thls has been supplemented wlth the spontaneous pa51oral care provided by the Food 8ank Teams and Prayer Ministry. Mlsslon and Evangelism In 2022 the PCC allocated lust over £15,I¢JO to support the work of: Rajan & Carmen In Indvd Open Ooor5 Tearfund Cello T¢hau In South Afric• Chrfstlans Aaalnst Poverty and Safe Famllles UL Parentlng for F•lth The retlrlng Collect￿ at t￿ Carol Ser¥ke was 8tr4en io Compasskn. lan's and Cello update th• ¢on8ie8atlon themsel¥￿ on an oecxlonal basls so we ¢•n prty for them. Sale Famllles UK, Open Doors. and Tearlund all have a member of the congreiatlon fesponslble for leadlna prayer5 for thelr orlanlsatlon on Sunday mornlrrfs and keepln8 the churth knfomied about thelr work. In addltbn. The work of the Tameside East FoDdbank, Silver Cord and our Care Home ministries are included In Sunday Momln8 proyer rota and we prdy fe8ulJr lor our ehlldren and youth groups. We contlnued to run the Alpha course, Iwo 8roups havln8 met durln8 2022. & Flnandal Revlew Summary Toial recelpts on unrestricted funds were £137.087 {£155,286 In 20211. Of thls toial, £97.883 was unrestrlcted voluntary donations (£121.427 In 20211. and a further £20,998 was tax rewvered under Glft Ald1£25,6(10 in 20211. Income from ihe use of the church centre rnnted io £11.9061£2,387 20211. £147,651 was spent from unrestrlcted funds. Compared wlth £118.158 In 2021. The nel result for 2022 was a General Fund defKit of 10.S64- compared with a surphjs of £32.124 In 2021. The change In the church's financial positioTr was ￿Marity attributsble ttr. an inueased expendlture followin8 the reopening of church after Covid A rethcuon ffl pknned Bmng and re(l￿tth in one￿ff dona￿n$

2022 REPORT AND ACcOUP￿s FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL OF THE ECCLESIAsllcAL PARISH OF DUKINFIELD STJOHN The PCC met elght tlmes during 2022. wlth an average attendarce level of63%. alth(￿gh most meetines were over 80% tr•40 meetires were below 60% dragging the average down. All meetings We￿ quorate. Two of the eight were short meetlre5 corKerrd prima¢ity wSth detsils of the sale of St. Alban's. 11.Z Standlnl Commlttee Thls Is the only committee requlred by statute. It has power to tran5art ttre buslness of the PCC between full Council meetings. subject io any directions given by the Council. Three Standing Committee ded5ions were made and subsequently reported to PCQ 11.3 Other Cornmltt¢es and Worklng Groups The following groups report to the PCC or Standln8 Committee". Mercy & JustKe Group Children's. Families & Youth Group Connect Group Leader5 Bulldin8s sub-Gr(￿P Carkng for Creatlon (Allolment group) 11.4 Staff Tewn The stsff team siyports the Incumbent in his kadership of the churth. During 2022 St comprised: Rev TIM Hayes Incumbent Rev Chris Vlney AssoC￿te Minister (untll April 2022) Stuart Phillps Associate Minister (discipleship. trainln& Connect grcwpsl Pat 8rnd5haw Lay Reader Ileadership development) Oavld CarterTrea$urerlExecutive Pastor Istrate£ic plannin8 and growth) (Untll Awll 20221 Wendy Cllfford Treasurer (From Aprll 20221 Peter Devlin Churchwarden Iuntil April 20221 Elizabeth 8roadbent Churchwanlen (Until April 2022) Alan Bird Churthwarden IFrom fvgri120221 Helena Hlll Churchwarden {From Awil 20221 Bethany Hickson Children's Pastor 12. Responsibilities of Trustees arity law requ1￿ us as Trustees to prepare financial statements foreach accounting year which record the recelpts and payments of the d)arity for the ￿ar. We are respjnslble for keepine proper accothitinB records which dixlose with reasonable accuracy at any time the finanoal posltion of the charrty and enable us to ensure that the financial statements compty vAth the Charities Art 2011. We also have a respon%bllity to safeguard the assets of tl* charlty and to take reasonable steps io prevent frnud or any other I￿e8￿1•r•tIe5.

2022 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DUKINFIELD ST JOHN 13. Le8al and flnanclal Informatlon Chafltable and legal ￿atuS St. John's Church was registered with the Charlty Commi5slon on 2 March 2010- Reference No. 1134598- under the name of The Parochlal Church Councll of the Ecclesiastlcal Parish of Dukinfteld St. John. It Is part of the Church of England and operates under two govemlnB documents.. the Parochlal Church Counclls Ipowersl Measure 1956 as amended the Churth Representation Rules. contalned In Schedule I to the Church Repre5entatlon and Mlnlsters Measure 2019 INO. 11. Incufflb•nt Rev TIM Hayes, 37 ￿arold Avenue, Duklnfleld, Cheshlre. SK16 SMH. Chur¢h Officer$ Vlcar Rev TIM Haye5 IPCC Chalrmanl Assoclate Mlnlster Rev Chrls Vlney (Untll Aprll 20221 Llcensed Lay Workei Stuart Phllllps IA55oclate Mln15ter} Llcensed Lay Mlnlster (Reader) Potrlcla Bradshaw Chlldren's Pastor Bethany Hlckson Churchwardens Ellzabeth Broadbent Peter Devlln (Untll Aprll 20221 Churchwardens Alan Blrd Helena Hill (From Aprll 20221 PCC Secretary Chrlstlne Carter (Untll Aprll 20221 PCC Secretary Carol Dalton (From Aprll 2022 untll January 20231 PCC Treasurer Davld Carter (Untll Aprll 20221 PCC Treasurer Wendy Cllfford (From Aprll 2022) PCC Vlce-chalrman Peter Devlln (Untll Aprll 20221 PCC Vlce-chair Helena Hlll (Frorn April 2022) Deanery Synod Four ele¢te(I places on Mottram Deanery Synod were avallable to St John's In 2021. Petef and Valerle Devlln We￿ elected to the Deanery Synod In 2020, leavlng two places vacant. These two vacancies were filled by the electlon of Christine and Oavld Carter at the 2021 APCM. The next electlons wlll take place at our 2023 annual meetSn8. Our Assoclate Mlnlster (Stuart Phllllpsl-as o Ilcensed lay worker- 1$ also a memberof Deanery Synod. io

2022 REPORT AND Accoupifs FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PAR15H OF DUKINFIELD sr JOHN PCC Membershlp The followln8 ser￿d as PCC members during 2022: ole Incumbent soclate Minister hwardens rim Hayes ev Chris Winey beth Broadbent ter Deylin niil A ri12022 Until April 2022 Until April 2022 rom 2022 APCM rom 2022 APCM lan &"rd elena Hill icensed La Reader icen5ed La Worker anery SyrKJd Members atricia 8radshaw tuart Phili eter Devlin alerie Devlin ri5tine Carter VKI Carter endy Clifford ow confirmed annually sociate Minlster rom Oct 20 rom Oct20 rom May 21 to Aprll 2022 rom May 21 to Aprll 2022 lected tlll 2023 APCM esigned Nov 22 lori8inalty ntil 2024 APCMI lected till 2024 APCM lected till 2025 APCM lected till 2025 APC•A lected till 2025 APCM lected till 2023 APCM lected till 2024 APCM lected till 2023 APCM ted till 2024 APCM lected till 2023 APCM rom April 22. Elected tlll 025 APCM arish Sa ardl￿d Offlcer 022 APCM tojan 23 IPCC retsry) lectsd Members n Hayes than Hickson drew Knight an Leech rry Selbv rica Splawnyk yp Splawnyk ren Wesley ren Dewsftapilarke e Philli -opted Members rol Oalton li

2022 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THe ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DUKINFIELD STJOHN Stsndlng Commlttee Membershlp The followlng served as Standlng Committee Members durlng 2022: ole ncumbent hurchwardens am• ot• evTim Ha 1123beth Broadbent eter Devlin an Bird elena Hill avld Carter end Cllfford hrlstlne Carter arol Dalton tuart PhS11ips atrlcla Bradshaw al Oevlln ndrew Knl ht es Untll 2022 APCM Untll 2022 APCM rom 2022 APCM rom 2022 APCM Untll 2022 APCM C Treasurer rom 2022 APCM Untll 2022 APCM rom 2022 APCM Resl nedjan 23 S¢¢reta oclate Mlnlsier lected Members Untll 2022 APCM rom 2022 APCM Banks Yorkshlre Bank IVir8ln Money), 26 Market Avenue, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashlre, OL6 6AN M•n¢hester Credlt Unlon, Ground Floor, Queens Court. 24 Queen Sl, Manchesier M2 514X Ex•mlD•rs Stewardshlp Servlce5 {UKEn Ltd, l Lamb's Passa8e, London, ECIY 8AB. ChU￿h Corre5pand•n¢• Address Stjohn's Church Centre, Vlcara8e Drive. Dukinfield, Cheshlre, SK16 5HZ. Approved by the PCC on 30 March 2023 and $58ned on thelr behalf by TIM Hayes IPCC Chalr) on 30 Mirch 2023. 23 12

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCII COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHWS DUKINFIELD I report to the trustees on my examination ol the accounts of The Parochial Church Council of The Eccleslastlcal Par15h of St John's Dukinfield {'the tharity.) for ttr* year ended 31 December 2022 on pa8e$ 14 to 18 followin8. Responslbllltltt and bash of r•port As the trustees of the charlty, the rnembers of the PCC afe responsSble for ihe weparatlon of the accounts In accorda¥Ke with the requlrements of the Chafltles Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Arfl. I report In respect of my examlnatlon of the charlvs accounts carried out under section 145 of the kt and In carrylng Out my examInat￿n I have followed all the applicable Directlons wven by the Charlty CommlssEon under sectlon 14515Mbl of ihe 2011 Act. Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•rfs st•twn•nt I have completed my examlnation. I confirni ihat no materfal matters have come to my attentlon In ¢onnectlon wlth the examlnation 8ivin8 me cause to believe that In any matefSal respect.. l. accounilni records were not kept in accordance wlth sectlon 130 of the 2011 ACL. or 2. the accounts do not •¢¢ord wth the accovntln8 records. I have no coftcems and have come across no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon to whlch attentlon should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be leached. Sarah Crlspin ACA Stewardshlp l Lamb's Passa8e LONDON ECIY 8AB Oate: 25 April 2023

CHARITf COMMISSION FOR ENGiANO ANO WAL P¥rf$h of OuWnll•ld 8t J¢)hn CC16a For tho porfod To 01KJ1r2022 81112r22 Section A Receipts and payments Unr••tri¢t•4 lunds Rgstrktgd lunds Endowmgnt fuwl• Tolal lundB L••¢y¥f loth•w•rost£ Volunts Rgwl 84.697 783 io 13worat•d Fwid6 Room Hlre 197 1.244 16J 18 1•7 & Fees Book sth$ Job 1.3SO 412 412 l)U¥•rlneoml R•souMg Ewntg 139 741 101 Sub tot•llGmss Income lor AR) A2 A•••t Inv•8tffi•nt •al•8. 18•0 tsbl•}. L￿n Rep•ym8nt 137Ma$ 161,717 42 42 Sub total 12 137.QU7 14.893 17S,721 ¢hwBh IthIU•& 9) 2101• 14529 47A04 00.J97 122 P¥4$8h Sh*9 Flnonu Ch 66.397 122 1.0 930 Sub lotsl A4 As8•t¥nd Inv•8lmènt ur¢hage8. 9•• tsblo 7SO Lo•n R Sub 750 71Q 4004 147.6S1 23.106 170,767 139,19> Not orr￿1p￿{PaYMents) . AS botween fund8 A6 Cagh fundB1•ot year ènd Ca$h funds thls year end 10 18.977 11 23 14 16,3• 37.826 53,016 38.627 14

Section B Statement of assets and liabilitie5 at the end of the period Unrngtrlct•d R•strl¢tsd lund• lundo Io M•r•At E its n•arthii £ End(wm•nt fund• Caiouar1è5 Details B1 Cash fundB 37.611 Total cash fund¥ 37,626 1S.390 Unr•8trl¢tsd fund• ¢wtstÉ RKtrlct•d fund4 Endowm•nt lund8 t•nMr••¢ É O•tallg B2 Oth•r mon•t•ry ￿80￿ Furtd w N¢h 8•tb• Ufir••irt¢¢•d Currnntv Dotslls CCLA knvMlm•Tht AM• B3 Inv••tm•nt ••Mts Fund towhl¢h C￿1•￿tY•1¥• D¢¢all¥ ¢Mrt C•Mr• B4 A•8•ts r•lalned lor th• ¢h•rfty• u•• Chwch filure$8 IM Audlo mual eq￿1pM￿l Unro8lrtciqd ulpm•nt IMinJm & s￿<• 8¢>Jk S•f•ty& S•eJJnty Equimni Unr••irt¢ Futh1 to whkh l•t•4 J• Detalls Funds BS U•bllltl unre9￿￿8d 170 Indep•nd•ri Ex¥Thlrw¢lryb F•• Ho Sbmd ty cn• orts¥o liwlqw on bohall0lal1￿ Iwsie•s MtUfè Prin¢ N￿0 D8t• ol r￿￿1 Tth H4y•• 30.Maf-23 15

ST JOHN'S DUKINFIELD ZOZZ Accoup¥fs- FUNDS Fund Fund Type SOY Bala 2022 Payments balance Athllothif15val- IMO Zoe Knleht Banners Cello Chllthen's Pastor Church Improvement Fund Compassh)rt Defibrillator Pads FlowerslPlants Green Space KYIV. VWAM Base UkTrine Open Doors Rajan Safe Famllies St Albans Tearfund Youth Minstry Tolal Restricted Restrictsd Restricted Restrfcted Restrirted Restricted Restric Resvicted Restrirted Restrirted Restricted £0. £0. £0. £57625 £1452&74 £o.cxJ £287.45 £O.OD £0.￿) £0. £0. EO.00 EO.rA] £o.(KJ £O.OD Éo.00 £0.00 £o.o) £00 £0.00 £17.97433 El8750 £57&25 £6.841.50 £o.Tr) É287.45 £OAX) E235.94 UO.287.29 £187.50 £20.60 £366.92 £24&89 £376.03 £1%.89 £o.co £0. £o.Tr) £0. £1.933.25 £0. £2.288.45 £15389AI É51￿) £3.742.24 E2S.C(+ £3.742.24 £25.C 1111 Restricted £117.$0 £20.ry) £1.933.25 E2.325. £70.50 £oA E226.35 £362.46 £14M169 £2.442.50 £￿50 £o.ThJ £226.35 Rèstritted Restritted Restflcted Restricted Orwin¢42p thffere￿e In FC £2,824.58 £23.8￿77 410.99 410.99 £Z3,M6.06 General Fund Not Deslwed E48.09&64 £134,923A6 £145.n5.62 99 É37.227.89 Bookstall De&￿ted .02 £2.163.14 £IA65.42 £19S8 £397.72 Overall Totals £71.992.43 £15L779.69 £170.757.10 E53.015.02 16

THE PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNCIL OFTHe ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DUKINFIELD STJOHN NOTES TOTHE 2022 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Stsff & Trust••S 1.1 Key Monaqementstoff Our1￿ 2022, th¢ staff team comprlsed, In addltlon to the In¢umbent IRev TIM Hayesl.. Rev TIM Hayes, Incumbent Rev Chrls Vlney, Associate Minister (until April 20221 Stuart Phlllps. Assoclate Minlster Idlscipleship, trainlng. Connect groups) Pat Bradshaw. Lay Reader Ileadershlp development) David Carter, TreasurerlExecutlve Pastor Istrate8lc plènnlng and growth), luntll April 20221 Wendy Cllfford. Treasurer Ifrom Aprll 20221 Peter Devlln, Churchwarden luntll April 20221 Elizabeth Broadbent, Churchwarden (until Aprll 20221 Alan 81rd, Churchwarden lfrom Aprll 20221 Nelena Hlll. Churchwarden Ifrem April 20221 B¢th•ny Hlckson, Chlldfen's Pastor The team supports the Incumbent In hls day-104ay and strJte8lc management of the church. 1.2 Poy & Beneflts The PCC of St Johns Ouklnfleld Is a reilsier¢d ¢harlty, regulated by the Charlty Commlsslon- PCC members are therefore also charlty trustees. No PCC member recel¥es payment from the church lof thelr work as a Charity truslee. However, a salarled employee of the PCC, Stuart Phllllps Is also an ex officlo PCC member as a result of belng a lay worker Ilcensed to the parlsh. In 2022, salary payments to Stuart, In hSs capaclty as Assoclate Mlnlster, amounted to £24,576. Contrlbutlons to hls personal pen51on scheme totalled £2,458. He also recelved payments of £204.89 for travel and other expenses incurred In connectlon wlth hls dutles as Auo¢lJte Mlnlster. Slmllarly, Bethany Hlckson was recrulted as Chlldrert's Pastor and was subseq￿nt￿Y elected to the PCC. In 2022, salary payments to Bethany totalled £13,000. ContrlbutKins to her penslon amounted 10 £1,300. She recelved no payments for expenses. The Incumbent, Rev TIM Haves, received £771.44 In expenses payments. Travel expenses a￿ pald at HMRC Mlle•ge Allowance Payment rate5. Where chur¢h members lincludin8 trustees) incur expenses on areas of m•nistry. Ihey are relmbursed from the relevJnt budget. on prOd￿tk*n of rKelpts. St John's PCC Is not a partlclpatln8 employer in a multl-employer defined beneflt pension scheme. 1.3 Vlcorage Costs As is customary wlthln the Church of England. Ihe Incumbent- Rev Ttm Hayes • is provided with accommodation by Chester Diocese. The PCC1s responslble for vlcarage costs such as Council Tax. water bllls and phonelbroadband. These costs amounted to £4,030.84 In 2022 - this sum is included in the Clerdy & 5taffir8 category of the PCC accounts. 17

  1. Agen￿ Funds [￿rIng the year. the PCC held and processed funds on behalf of: Chester Diocesan Board of Finance Iwedding and funeral feesl Quinta (advance payments by parentslcarers for the annual weekend away or8anlsed by the Chlldren. Youth and Famllies team) Ver8er fees Members of the Congregation Irelating to a blrthday 8ift). At the start of 2022, the PCC was holding £907.08 in agency fund5. OuTlng 2022, a total of £5.055 was recelved and £5,792.08 was pald out, leaving a balance of É170 owed by the PCC. This is shown a5 a PCC Uablllty in the accounts. 18