St Andrew’s Church, Eastern Green, Coventry
Annual Report 2021
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrews Eastern Green, Coventry, operating within the Diocese of Coventry, is a registered charity number 1177952.
St. Andrew’s Church has been serving God in the community of Eastern Green since 1875 and more recently Allesley Green. The parish population is approximately 7,000. There are a few shops, a golf course and a social club along with numerous green spaces for children to play but little by way of industry in the parish. There are three primary schools in the parish, including a church infant school, sited next door to the church with whom we have a very close relationship. In 1975, to celebrate the first Centenery, an extension to the church was completed that included a side room with kitchen and toilet and an upper room also with toilet.
Our purpose as a church is:
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To encounter the life changing God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, through prayer, worship and bible study
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To make disciples of Jesus
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To serve those in need especially in our own local community as if they were Jesus
Church Services
St Andrew’s offers a variety of services on Sundays and mid-week. On Sundays and Wednesdays, we use Common Worship except at the Worship4All service, where the service is more informal. The services include Common Worship lectionary readings, although several times each year we have a sermon series where we follow a particular theme or book of the Bible. We value lay ministry and members of the congregation are involved in the reading of the Bible, leading intercessions, and assisting at Communion. Music is led by our organist and we use a mixture of old and new hymns and songs, and on occasions, the use of a worship band and singers.
Structure, governance and management
The membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent, churchwardens, readers and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. The PCC meets monthly apart from August.
The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding how the funds of the PCC are spent.
We are registered with HMRC to claim a tax refund on appropriate Gift Aid donations and we encourage members of our church to give through the Parish Giving Scheme.
The PCC and Vicar are supported by:
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The Leadership Team meeting monthly to manage the day to day running of the church and considers strategic thinking and planning of the church. The team consists of the Lay Readers, Churchwardens, Treasurer, St Andy’s Leader and Youth Worker.
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Staff Team – The church has two Lay Readers, a paid part-time administrator, a paid part-time Youth Worker and a Pastoral Care Coordinator.
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Worship Committee – Meets every six weeks to plan and review the worship offered by St Andrew’s. The team consists of the Churchwardens, Lay Readers. St Andy’s Representative and members of the IT team responsible for the online services.
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Finance Committee – meets 2 or 3 times a year to review the finances of the church and to prepare the budget.
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Fabric Committee – meets once or twice a year and leads on projects relating to the fabric of the church and oversees any recommendations made by the Quinquennial Reports.
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Safeguarding Committee – led by our safeguarding officer and monitors and advises on all safeguarding aspects including training, monitoring and reporting.
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Children ’ s Council – meets bi-monthly to develop a programme of children’s work across St Andrew’s and St Andy’s which includes Open the Book at the local schools, All Star Theatre Company and planning the Worship 4 All service on the 1[st] Sunday of the month
Parochial Church Council
The members of the PCC who act as trustees to the charity were for 2021
Rev. Greg Smith Vicar Chair (to February 2021) Rev Joanne Joyce Vicar Chair (from November 2021) Rebecca Crowe Churchwarden Nick Tooby Churchwarden Lesley Lee Licensed Reader, Deanery Synod Representative Susan Masters Licensed Reader, Deanery Synod Representative Charley Watts Deanery Synod Representative Paul Crowe Trevor Hill Richard Marr Jeremy Thomas Rita Muir Linda Chyslinski John Ross-Barnard Julia McNaney Clive Murden Treasurer Diane Wilson Penny Wakefield
Volunteers
We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our church the lively and vibrant community it is.
Safeguarding
The PCC regularly review safeguarding processes and status and satisfied that our children and vulnerable adults are protected. There are no serious incidents to report. Checks are carried out in all recruitment and checking in all ministries involving children and/or vulnerable adults.
Prayer and Spirituality
Prayer underpins all that we do as a church and as individuals and we seek to encourage people in their prayer life by offering varied opportunities to pray together and to pray for others. We have a Prayer and Spirituality Coordinator who works with the Vicar, leadership team and congregation to develop and consolidate opportunities for prayer and reflection.
Small Groups
These are a valuable part of our faith life at St Andrew’s and St Andy’s and we have looked to develop these in recent years. Groups include Bible study, leaders course, Alpha, bereavement group, a dementia group and ladies fellowship. We have supported a local foodbank during Covid and beyond, Covid has prevented meetings face to face but zoom meetings have been held whenever possible.
Covid
During lockdown we built a support structure covering shopping, a support line, phone volunteers, food bank and online services and zoom coffee mornings as well as collecting much needed PPE.
Although lockdown has finished our support continues with shopping and help, phone volunteers keeping contact with 55 households.
Vision
For most of 2021 we were in interregnum. Happily, in November we welcomed our new Vicar. With the end of lockdown, we are now concentrating on encouraging people back to church and rebuilding our mission and outreach within the parish following two difficult years of Covid restrictions. A major project to assist with this is the introduction of live streaming. Thanks to a grant, donations and fundraising the equipment is now installed.
Financial Review
Income
Church collections, wedding fees, and unrestricted donations all fell compared to 2020. Grants for our youth worker increased. Just over £11,000 was raised towards live streaming equipment. Overall, receipts fell by just under £5,000.
Expenditure
Salaries rose by £2,600 due to lower furlough receipts, administration expenses fell by £5,000 and premises costs were £1,700 lower. Parish share payments rose by £6,500. Live streaming equipment costing £9,954 has been installed. Overall, payments rose by just over £14,000.
Balance Sheet
Unrestricted funds at 31[st] December were £2,308. Restricted funds totalled £10,266 including £2,000 for live streaming and £8,000 for youth work.
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | 202t | 2020 | ||
| Note | f | f | f | f, | |
| RECEIPTS | |||||
| CHI^'RCHCOLLECTIONS | |||||
| Envelopes aodStewardship | 34,807 | 34,807 | 35,371 | ||
| Plate | 5,314 | 5,314 | 2,47t | ||
| Giftaid envelopes | 199 | 199 | 412 | ||
| STAPH | 20 | 20 | 210 | ||
| 40,340 | 40,340 | 42,464 | |||
| WEDDINGS ANDFUNERALS | |||||
| Funeralfees | 8,336 | 8,336 | 8,193 | ||
| Weddingfees and banns | 580 | s80 | 2,785 | ||
| Weddingandfuneralexpensesrecharged | 180 | 1,80 | 467 | ||
| 9,096 | 9,096 | tt,445 | |||
| DONATIONS | |||||
| Restricted | 6,399 | 6,399 | 1,279 | ||
| General | 5,75t | 5,75L | 8,085 | ||
| 5,151 | 6,399 | 12,150 | 9,364 | ||
| FUNDRAISING ANDOT}MR | |||||
| Giftaid | 13,358 | r.33s8 | 14,780 | ||
| Fundraising | ) | 1q?5 | 176 | 4,L0r | 4,648 |
| Lease onSt.Andrewsschool house | 5,200 | 5,200 | 5,24O | ||
| Discipleship | 250 | 250 | 95 | ||
| Diocesancontribution towards Children'sworker | 9,500 | 9,500 | 5,500 | ||
| AreaDean admin support | 2,000 | ||||
| Roomhire | 100 | 100 | 720 | ||
| HolidayClub | |||||
| Grants | 5,000 | 5,000 | 6,065 | ||
| Sundry | 1,148 | 400 | 1,548 | 1,173 | |
| Baptism | 60 33,541 |
5,576 | 60 39,117 |
15 40,196 |
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| YOUTHACCOIJNT | |||||
| Grants - ChurchesTogether | |||||
| MarthaFlintand Emma Osmondeducation | 1,650 | ||||
| Sundry | 425 | ||||
| Interest-Central Boardof Fimnce | I | 1 | l0 | ||
| I | 1 | 2,O85 | |||
| TOTALRECEIPTS FORTHE YEAR | 8E,729 | 11,975 | 100,7o4 | 105,554 |
| Umestricted | Umestricted | Restrictcd | Total funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | 2021 | 202$ | |||
| Note | f | g, | *, | f | ||
| PAITUENTS | ||||||
| SALARIES | t8,797 | LE,797 | 16,198 | |||
| E)(PENSES | ||||||
| Vicar'sexpenses | 250 | 2s0 | t,952 | |||
| Curate'sexpenses | 168 | 168 | 807 | |||
| Other staffcosts and expenses | ) | 5q7 | 1,538 | 4,135 | 740 | |
| 3,015 | 1,538 | 4,553 | 3,499 | |||
| PREMISESCOSTS | ||||||
| Repairs, maintenance andcleaning materials | 3 | 203 | 3r8 | 521 | 1,580 | |
| Insurance | 2.051 | 2,051 | 2,159 | |||
| Heatingandlighting | 708 | 708 | 994 | |||
| Churchyardrepairs etc | 1 | 1)1 | L,722 | 1,674 | ||
| 4,684 | 318 | 5,002 | 6,407 | |||
| CHIJRCHACTIVITIES ANDOTTIER | ||||||
| Shareofdiocesan budget | 5q | q?s | 59,925 | s3342 | ||
| AssignedFees 'Wedding andfuneralexpenses |
2,683 1,408 |
2,683 1,408 |
3,546 1,336 |
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| Discipleship | 70 | |||||
| STAPH | 248 | 248 | 3'10 | |||
| Donations | 4 | 1.596 | 1,596 | 2,29r | ||
| Fundraising | 176 | 176 | 1,947 | |||
| Printing,stationeryandadminisffation | 5 | 396 | 396 | 7tt | ||
| Professionalfees | 6 | 1,218 | tatE | 1,554 | ||
| CCLILicencefee | 544 | |||||
| Livestreaming | 67,474 | 9,954 10,130 |
9,954 77,604 |
65,293 | ||
| YOUTHACCOUNT | ||||||
| Room hire (Rock Solid/Drarnagroup) | 60 | |||||
| Administration- ChurchesToge*rer | 107 | |||||
| JuniorChurch-Literatureandequipment | 117 | |||||
| Children's party- Refreshments | ||||||
| Sundry | 18 | 250 | 268 | 274 | ||
| 18 | 250 | 268 | 558 | |||
| TOTALPAYMENTST'ORTHE YEAR | 93,988 | L2236 | 106224 | 91,955 | ||
| TRANSFERSBETWEENFUNDS | (3,7es) | 3,795 | ||||
| PROFIT(DETICIT)FORTHE YEAR | (9,054) | 3,534 | (5,520) | 13,599 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Totalfunds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | 202t | 2020 | |||
| Note | g, | *, | f | f | ||
| CURRENTASSETSANDLIABILITIES | ||||||
| Cashatbank; | ||||||
| GeneralFund | 2,181 | 8,142 | 10,323 | 1 | 1,821 | |
| Youth Account Fund | 4,023 | |||||
| Central Board ofFinance; | ||||||
| GeneralFund | 127 | 127 | 127 | |||
| Youth Account Fund | 2,124 | 2,124 | )1)1 | |||
| 2,308 | 10,266 | 12,574 | 18,094 | |||
| FUNDS | ||||||
| Unrestricted | 2308 | tl,362 | ||||
| Restricted | 1 | 10,266 | 6,732 | |||
| L2,574 | 18.0% |
| 1.Restricted funds | Balanceasat | Balanceasat | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0uatn02t *, |
Receipts c |
PaymentsTransfers f, f |
3U1U2021 E |
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| Kitchen | 318 | (318) | |||
| Gifr | 98 | 1,440 | (1,538) | ||
| Livestreaming | 3,699 | 8,459 | (9,954) | 2,204 | |
| St Oswalds | 427 | (250) | 177 | ||
| AllesleyGeneralCharities | 425 | 1,100 | (278) | 1,247 | |
| DrarnaClub | 115 | 115 | |||
| MarthaFlint | 1,550 | 1,650 | |||
| Pastoral Care | t52 | 152 | |||
| Lent Appeal | 176 | (176) | |||
| Youthwork | 800 | t,791 | 2,597 | ||
| Youth Account Fund | 124 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Totalfunds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | 2021 | 2020 | |
| s, | c | f | f | |
| 2.Fundraisingincome | ||||
| Sponsoredwalk | 1,717 | 1.717 | 2,951 | |
| Tribute Nights | t,377 | |||
| GiftDay | 2,208 | 2,208 | ||
| Fayre proceeds | ||||
| Quiz | ||||
| JohnathanViera | ||||
| Raffle | ||||
| PromNight | ||||
| Nativity | ||||
| PlantSale | ||||
| BeetleDrive | ||||
| TeawithSanta | ||||
| Easter EggHunt | ||||
| ParishAwayweekend | 320 | |||
| IrntAppeal | 176 | 176 | ||
| 3,925 | 176 | 4,101 | 4,648 |
| Unretrictnd | Restricted | Total | funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
| s | f | f, | f, | ||||
| 3. | Repairs, maintenanceandcleaningmaterials | ||||||
| Kitchenrepairs | |||||||
| General repairs and renewals | 318 | 318 | 1,069 | ||||
| Heatingrepairs | |||||||
| Organtuning | |||||||
| Boilerrepairs | |||||||
| Gutters | |||||||
| Cleaning materials | tt2 | ||||||
| Vicaragerepairs | 203 | 203 | 399 | ||||
| Electricalrepairs | |||||||
| 203 | 318 | 521 | 1,580 | ||||
| 4. | Donations | ||||||
| YouthforChrist (Tithe) | 600 | 600 | 600 | ||||
| St Oswalds(Tithe) | 500 | ||||||
| Foodbank | 35 | ||||||
| CofEChiidrens Society | 996 | 996 | 1,156 | ||||
| 1,596 | t,596 | : | ) | 1al | |||
| 5. | Printing,stationeryandadministration | ||||||
| Bread,wine,candles etc | 165 | 165 | 18 | ||||
| Stationery,printingetc | 231 | 231 | 319 | ||||
| 396 | 396 | a-'\/ | |||||
| 6. | Professionalfees | ||||||
| Independentexaminationfee | 954 | 954 | 954 | ||||
| Furlough adminisration | 120 | t20 | 150 | ||||
| Quinquennialreport | 4-50 | ||||||
| Lightninginspection | 144 | 144 | |||||
| 1.218 | - |
1.218 | 1,554 |