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Parish of Great Marsden St John the Evangelist with Nelson St Philip

Registered Charity Number 1176541

Annual Report 2020

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Great Marsden St John the Evangelist with Nelson St Philip ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

Vicar’s Report & Vision – keeping going

19 And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.[20 ] By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.[21 ] And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house,[22 ] let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.[24 ] Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Heb 10

2020 will forever be ‘that year’. A year of dashed hopes, cancelled plans, cancelled services, isolation, anxiety, fear and grief. Some of us have had the heartbreak of seeing loved ones die alone in hospital. We have endured the heartbreak of socially distanced funerals. All of us have been separated from our friends and family, those whom we love.

Yet church has continued because church is people not a building. The local church is the hope of the world because Jesus is the hope of the world. We have a wonderful God who through Jesus puts us right and allows us into his very presence, and who through the Holy Spirit empowers us to grow in his ways that others might come home to him. We both have hope in him and more than ever we need each other. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another.

We started the year oblivious to what was to come.

In January we had a film night. The first of the social events planned for the year by Darren and the events team. I joined Ladies Fellowship for a meal at Boundary Mill restaurant.

In February we had a very successful games night and much fun was had by all. We had our last Messy Church before the pandemic stopped it. Nelson and Colne College started hiring the building for courses and Tasha started work as our Administrator. We were very sad when our dear Shirley went to be with Jesus.

In March Victor, Andrea and myself attended the New Wine Leaders Conference in Harrogate. Walverden School visited us. Rapidly changing events caused us to close Thursday lunches and move Lighthouse to a takeout at St Philips. We were instructed to close the church building on Mothering Sunday 22[nd] and the next day it was announced that

the nation would go into immediate lockdown. We served our takeout at St Philip’s and closed. Tasha, Andrea and myself divided church members into neighbourhood groups to keep an eye on each other.

April – June Saw most of our members and volunteers isolating. We had bulletins from the Diocese several times a week and tried to keep on top of developments as they unfolded. Myself and Andrea attended many online meetings, seminars and conferences as we tried to respond to the situation. I sent a questionnaire to everyone. Services were broadcast on Facebook live and YouTube and Victor, Lesley and myself started doing daily prayers on Facebook live – morning, evening and night. We gained a regular online congregation of people ‘outside church’. I started visiting those most isolated on doorsteps and distributed prayers to those not on the internet. I tried to advocate for our homeless to go into hostel accommodation as many parts of the country had done but our council decided to give the money to foodbanks instead. Andrea and I kept the foodbank running throughout. I driving the minibus to pick up food and Andrea managing the foodbank. In addition to our weekly collection of the Morrison’s basket both Morrison’s and the council supplied extra food. It was good exercise! Foodbank usage doubled as we gained deliveries for Covid positive houses and people who were isolating. We started visiting our Lighthouse community and the homeless, taking information on Covid precautions, biscuits and a friendly chat on the doorstep to check they were OK. I had the sadness of doing socially distanced funerals and interviews over zoom. In the craziness of it all I had to call in the Diocesan Deliverance Advisor to do a ‘ghost busting’ and had the novelty of actually entering a house. We conducted youth group over zoom and attempted coffee after the service and prayer meetings on zoom but they didn’t catch on.

In July we were at last able to hold a wedding and on the 4[th] we had the wonderful celebration of the marriage of Darren Wilkinson and Kaela Hollins that should have been in April. It was a very happy day despite the heartbreak in our minds that Darren had between April and July been diagnosed with terminal cancer. We prepared for re-opening church in August. Darren Morrell-Cross helped us do a risk assessment, the wardens and I honed it and Andrea and Tasha did an amazing job of implementing it.

In mid August we re-opened church for services.

In September I started doing videos for St Philip’s school for their collective worship, having mastered the art of doing videos for our Sunday services. Throughout the year I met as one the governors of St Philip’s on zoom for routine meetings and for the appointment of a new head teacher which didn’t happen.

In October we re-started our Asian service in the building. A tent appeared in the church garden containing two young people in great need. We gave out food parcels to free school meals children during half term to address holiday hunger. Our APCM was held postponed from April.

In November churches were asked to close again. Our Remembrance was done online. We contributed to the Diocese’s multilingual worship. Our first grant for St Philip’s came through to buy equipment for the kitchen and foodbank.

In December we re-opened church. A Romanian church started meeting at St John’s on a Saturday evening. We ran our very first drive in carol service at Morrisons with the help of Matt from the Inghamite Church, Shahid from Life Church, our own Bobbie and Victor and friends who sorted the sound and of course Frank Cork’s truck. We had a beautiful Asian carol service and a midnight Christmas Eve service. We were given some funding from Love Christmas to distribute Christmas hampers, homeless pack and Christmas dinners. We held a Christmas dinner for the homeless at St Philips and distributed over 40 frozen Christmas dinners with food parcels and to needy families who requested them. We distributed over 80 Christmas hampers. Inspire staff and volunteers from church helped us pack them and deliver them.

I conducted 12 funerals, 1 wedding and 1 baptism.

As we cautiously move forward we are exploring how we as the local church can be a blessing to our community in these times and how we can once again be a place where families want to come and worship. Our world and our neighbourhood are changed forever. We need to respond accordingly. That will mean change. Will you join in? The local church is the hope of the world!

God bless you all.

With my love as a fellow servant of Jesus,

Rev Lorelli Hilliard

Vicar

Administrative information

Parish worship is conducted at St John’s Church Centre situated on Barkerhouse Road in Nelson. The parish is part of the Diocese of Blackburn within the Church of England. The correspondence address is: Church Administrator, St John’s Church Centre, Barkerhouse Road, Nelson, BB9 9EY.

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a registered charity number 1176541.

Members who served from October 2019 until the date this report was approved are:

Ex-officio members

Vicar:	Lorelli Hilliard
Curate:	Victor Sohail
Warden:	Pauline Ashworth
Warden:	Andrea McLoughlin
Reader:	Lesley Wright
Deanery Synod:	Christine Price
	Janet Laycock
*Co-opted members:*
Treasurer:	Helen Spencer
*Elected members:*
	End of term:
Des Murphy	May-22
Mary Rushton	May-22
Pam Cork	May-22
Anita Leo	May-23
Anthony May	May-21
Saleem Gill	May-23
Babu Muzaffar	May-23
Nicky Manwaring, PCC Secretary	May-21
Peggy Miller	May-21

Structure, governance and management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

Objectives and Activities

St John with St Philip PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the vicar, the Revd Lorelli Hilliard, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

Achievements and Performance

Church attendance

There are 60 people at present on the electoral roll. 17 people are not resident within the parish boundaries and 43 are resident within the parish.

There have been 12 new additions this year.

PCC Review of the year

There was one meeting in person in January and one over zoom. Throughout the year PCC was consulted by email on various decisions such as when to open up for worship again.

Churchwardens Report

Churchyard Report

The Friends continued to keep the churchyard tidy and worked hard with us to prepare paperwork to submit to the council to request closure of the churchyard and for the council to take it on its maintenance.

Ministry Reports

Children and youth

Youth group became our young adults group as members started going off to uni. We kept meetings up over zoom and in the summer met in the vicarage garden when the rule of six was in play.

We had one Messy Church before we had to close.

Lesley continued working with the younger children using new material we purchased from the Little Worship Company until early March.

Sticky Fingers

Sticky fingers would normally meet every Wednesday morning during term time. Due to the pandemic, we have been closed since March 2020.

Sticky fingers, when open, is a place where parents or carers can bring their babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers to play and have fun while the adults get to enjoy a brew and some grown up company. We aim to provide a safe, caring and welcoming environment where parents, grandparents, childminders and other carers, along with their infants and toddlers can begin to experience the love and reality of Jesus Christ

The ethos of the group is that we serve the adults and children with Gods love; for many young children and their parents and carers, their greatest need is for friendship and companionship. Being at home all day with a young child can be hard. At every opportunity, we share our faith, offering to pray with or for people and inviting people to other church events and services.

Parents and carers have a safe space to talk with others who understand their experiences and often we can empower them to make positive changes in their lives. We aim to be a place where everyone can be loved and supported, knowing that they and their children are accepted. This allows everyone to feel that they belong and are in an environment where it is safe enough to take risks such as exploring faith or to share their worries and concerns. The children are met with love and acceptance, they have a safe place to play with adults who care and protect them.

Before lockdown numbers were down with maybe two or three adults coming with their little ones.

Once it is safe for us to open, I intend to market all that Sticky Fingers has to offer on netmums and face book to let our community know that we are here. In the long term, it is our hope and prayer that the children and adults who are a part of Sticky fingers, develop a positive image of Church that is friendly and fun, a good place to be, and which in turn enhances their development of faith.

Lighthouse

Open Doors

Open Doors continued to offer home cooked lunches to mainly the elderly until mid March.

Financial Report

Last year was a difficult year as for everyone else.

The general voluntary receipts for 2020 was £17886 compared to £21,981 for 2019. This would have been worse but for the individuals who pay monthly direct debit have continued to do so, so many thanks to those that have done so.

Obviously, the year did have a large impact on certain other areas of receipts, such as Open Doors as they had to close early March and wedding and funerals have also significantly reduced. However, on the plus side the Church lettings increased from £420 in 2019 to £1135 in 2020 due to Nelson & Colne College now using the building.

On the restricted receipts, we have managed to receive some grants for St Philips Centre, so thanks to those who have been involved in that. Also minibus receipts have also increased.

On the designated receipts the income from our two properties has increased as we have had rental from each of the property’s for each month in 2020.

As for the payments during the year, everyone has tried to reduce costs where possible, but obviously certain costs have still been incurred such as the utility charges. General fund payments for 2020 were £46,586 compared to £54,940 in 2019. As for the Parish Share we have only paid the same amount as in 2019. However, you will notice that the church repairs have reduced in 2020 compared to 2019, due to having no repairs on the boundary walls and less repairs to the church building in 2020.

For the restricted payments, you will note that the payments for the minibus have significantly increased, the reason for this is the Lorelli has now claimed her expenses for the last few years for van repairs and insurance etc. This also explains why the payments have increased for the lighthouse due to Lorelli getting her expenses up to date. We also had expenses for St Philips Centre this being offset against the grants we received.

On the designated expenses the property expenses is due to the repairs on the two properties we have for rent.

Overall for 2020, we have incurred expenses over income of £20,490, with general funds accounting for £19,285 of this. I appreciate it has been a very difficult year, but we cannot continue to spend more than we receive and we need to address how we can change this as our reserves are now very depleted.

Parish of Great Marsden St John the Evangelist with Nelson St Philip Receipts and Payments Account Year Ended 31 December 2020 Genernl Funds Des14¢ed Funds AestrSrted Fund5 Thls Years Totsl Last Years Tot•1 Recelpts Voluntary re¢¢lpts Gift- aided regular 81nI Other Loose Collecfjons Other donaUon$ and le8acle5 11133 L026 4.295 433 12,133 1.026 4.295 941 13.754 2,356 4,034 .503 508 Total voluntary re¢eSpts Income tax recovered Gr•nt$ recelved St Philip's Ctre Genefated funds Ladies Fellowshlp Stirky Fin8er5 Open Doors Llghthouse Messy Chur¢h Café Hope Soul Surylvor Other fund ralslng Mlnlbus irlp recelpts 8•fftk & Trust Intqfest Other Incomlni resources Refunds and Snsurance cl41rn Property Income Rent from Churth Lettlngs Weddln8 & funeral fees MlssionaryActithtles- New Wlne Post box Tot•1 R•{pts Dedurt payments Church actlvltles Parish share Church Costs Church repalrs & Church 8arden Malntenance of se(e$ Church Adminlstratlon Independent Examiner'5 Fee Parochlal expenses of clergv Vlcar's dlscretlonary payments Weddlng & fvneral fees Actlvlty & Fund Ralslng Costs 4ldl Mi551on, youth and Pais worker M5551onary Acfjvitles- New Wine Minibus expeTrses Property Lighthcu5e St Philip's Centre Post bDX Tol41 payments 17.886 3.951 18,394 3,951 28,647 2,906 3,924 3.924 243 243 2Q 1.514 1.185 335 L514 7.515 1,185 is4 154 441 1,311 1,627 618 260 85 1.607 179 1.607 117 62 5,113 7,428 42Q 5.692 410 2,273 65,086 10.2 10.200 1,135 2.195 1.135 2.195 32Q 320 45,167 27,301 10.262 20,CO) 111 20.0 9,353 1.887 3,442 7,757 20,0 11.140 10,097 2,381 10,061 800 2.834 41al 41bl 9,353 I7 3.442 1618 5.139 4.679 4.679 62 1,487 3,390 169 82 1.487 3,111 41dl 279 169 5,52S 2,473 353 98 1.748 264 6.891 2,812 1.957 1.751 2.812 1,957 1,751 2.893 70,668 46.586 8.032 11.040 65,658 Éxcess of recelpts over pymntsl over reIPts) -19,285 2.230 -3.436 .20.490 -5,582 CASH & BANK BAiANces held at l January Z020 31781 33.735 17.557 84,073 89.655 Rtr5tatement of balances 169 169 CASH & BANK BALANCES held at 31 Deceth 2020 13.496 35.965 14.291 63,752 84.073 Accounts Pège I

Parish of Great Marsden St John the Evangelist with Nelson St Philip Statement of a55ets and liabilities at 31 December 2020 General Funds Thls Years Total L•$¢ Ye•r$ Total Fur*ds Fund5 Investments held at cost 8 Oundonnell Road. Ndson 18 Helmsdale Roid, Ne150n 48.SNJ 43.COJ 48,500 43.(XXI 43.000 91,SC 91,500 91,5LhJ Genetal Funds Iksl8h•t¢d Fund5 Aestrlrted Funds Thls Years Totsl Last Years Total Cash funds 8ank balances Cash balances Deposit accounts held wlth Blackbum 0¢eSe Marsden Bulldlng Soclety account 11460 L036 15,481 14.080 211 42,021 1.247 61.060 2,591 9.663 le.821 35.965 9.663 10.821 63,752 9,624 10,798 84.073 13,496 14.291 Debtor5 Income tax recoverable Prepaid expense5 fvllnl bus lees reco¥er3ble Soul sU¥10r recelpts 3.038 328 3,038 328 3.951 311 615 2S 4,903 3.366 Parlsh Sharè Accruals- 115 Accruals- relmbursements Mlnl bus expenses Ughthou5e expense5 36,483 1,675 36,483 1,675 34,323 2.862 4,770 6,87B 1,187 50,019 1,401 1.401 38.158 1,401 39.559 APPROVÉD by the Parochlal Church Couwll of Sl John's St Phlllp'$ and on Its behalf by: Reverend L Hllllard carof the Pirfsh of Stjohn wlth Nelson St Phlllp Chw(h Warden 26° May 2021 Accounts Page.2 notes on pages 3 and 4form portofthi5 ststement

Parish of Great Marsden St John the Evangelist with Nelson St Philip Notes to the financial staternents year end 31 December 2020 l. Accounting pollcles The Financial Statements have been prepared on the Receipt and Payrrents 515. i)th in accordance with the Charltles Att 2011 and the ChvTch of EnOnd'S Accounting Regulation5. 2. Analysis of fund movements for the year lil General funds.. may be US by the PCCl¢r anyof it'sordinorypuryw)ses. the rrnvement in the funds are shown In the Recelpts and Payment Account. lill Desiated fvnds.. represent sums set ade of the ordinary8eneTrl fvndsfor 5pertfic desl8riated Pur5e$ and in partScular for the projects to furtherthe Browth of the thurch 35 agreed by the Parochlal Church Counc61 that would otherwise te unaffordoble at current rate of Income. Deslgnated 01101120120 Fund Narne Mlsslon & Mlnlstry FuThJ Purpose Mlssion and ministry project Re¢elpts Pyments 3111212020 Mi55ion & Ministry Interest recelved Youih & family mlni$ters salary Ind NIC etr. Pals projert Adminlstrators Salary Kltchen water boSler Rent from the two propertjes Expendlture. 18 Helmsdale Road Empendlture. 8 Dundonnell Road Vlcars dlscretlonary fund Totals (per Recelpts & Payments Pxcount 30,742 30,742 62 62 5.139 -5.139 10.2QJ 10,200 419 -2,382 2,911 35.965 429 2.382 82 8,032 2,993 33.735 10.262 11111 Restrfcted fund5.' represents moneys held lor speclflc la1e5 8al•r+ce Adjust bilonce bllwd oIIov202 Balance 3111212020 Restricted Funds Rttdpts Poyments Grant towards Ndd prolert St Phlllps Grants St Philips Centre Money ralsed for rnlsslon rnlnlsty Donatlons towards new boiler Donatlons received for Yoh worker Lighthouse Others 2,SC 2,500 2,173 IS8 156 3,722 2,000 945 566 3.924 158 1.751 166 3722 1717 1185 1957 169 169 S267 1607 Mlnl bus funds Messy Church Café Hope Funeral fees Food B•nk 6363 1,086 381 279 276 20 -378 276 370 -116 350 263 Pendle5ide Hosplce Totsls (per Receipts & Piyments kcounll 17558 11040 169 14291 3. Assets forchurch purposes Churches, Churchyards and Vicara8e5 arÈvested in the Church of EnaTrd and are rt Parish Assets. Moveable church contents{ate. fijrniture etrl are inalienaNe property and require a facullty for disposal. are rEcorded in the Church Terrior log. Many are historlc forwhSch rn rellae cost base exists. Theyare not recognised nor listed on the Statement of SSets and Uabiiities. Account5 Page 3

Parish of Great Marsden St John the Evangelist with Nelson St Philip Note5 to the financial statements year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) Analysls of payments Items Gethtral Funds This Year E Last Year £ lal Church Costs Church 8a5. Woter and electrTcity Telephone. cornputer and alarm Window and church cleanlr Insurance Alarm costs 6.125 730 1.628 870 514 2,245 1.314 427 9.353 11,140 Ibl Churth repalrs & Church ¥arden Garden Thard Church 4.117 5.980 10.097 1,887 1.887 l ¢1 Church Adrnln15tration Admlnlstrator5 salary Bank charges 5tarionery and office supplles Wellarethy81ene SD8oF Inc DBS Checks Other Church Admln costs 69 L168 1.539 351 2.618 10.062 I d l A¢Vvity and Fund Rilslni C05t5 Open doors Ladles fellowshlp Stlcky fingers Minlbu$ runnln8 expenses Children'5 aCtl¥lty costs & refre5hrner et(. Café Hope Mlsc 645 3.248 66 140 25 271 313 1,462 5.525 2,933 Accounts Pège 4

PARISH OF GREAT MARSDEN ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST WITH NELSON ST. PHILIP YEAR ENDED 3181 DECEMBER 2020 REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PARISH OF CREAT MARSDEN ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST WITH NELSON ST. PHILIP I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31, December 2020, which are s¢t out on pages I to 4. Respective responsibilities of the Paroehial Church Council and Examiner The Parochial Church Council is responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Parochial Church Council considers that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act. to follow the procedutes laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examiner's report My examination was carTied out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with the recoids. Il also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as the ParochiaI Church Council concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not piovide aIl the evidence that would be Tequired in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (l) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act: and to prepaTe accounts which ac¢oTd with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met. or (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in Order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Steven Wood FCA Hargreaves Brown and Benson, Chartered Accountants, I, Bond Street. Colne, Lancashire BB8 9DG 26 May 2021

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