The Parochlal Church Councll of Holy Trinity Longlevens. Gloucester Registered Charity No. 1178091 Trustees, Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2023 DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HOLYTRINITY CHURCH, LONGLEVENS. GLOUCESTER Registered Charity No. 1178091 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT- YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION Holy Trinity Church is situated in Church Road. Longlevens. Gloucester. It is part of the Diocese of Gloucester within the Church of England. The CoespOndence address is Holy Trinity Churth Office, Church Road. Longlevens. Gloucester. GL2 OAJ. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) was regtstered with the Charity Commlsslon In 2018. PCC Members who have served during 2023 Name Revd R Forrest MrA Watson Mr S Peachey Mr A Watson Mrs P Mackness Mr T Haines Mrs L Robinson Mr R Leatherdale Mrs J Chitty Mr E Chitty Mrs M Humphris Mrs P Mackness Mrs E Simpson Mr N Rees Mr T Simpson Mrs Carol Hardy Mrs J Mason Mrs S Watson Selary Dr Julie Latchem-Hastings PCC Secretary. c(pted January 2024 . Post Chair Datos rf part year Incumbent: Wardens.. R&Elected - April 2023 Re-Elected -April 2023 Reader: Deanery Synod: Stepped down April 2023 Elected Members: Treasurer Stepped down April 2023 Elected April 2023 Structure Governance and Management The method of appointment of PCC members is sel out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are enCraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for elections to the PCC. Revd Rachel Forrest. having acted as priest-in-charge on secondment from Winchwmbe Church up to Easter 2022. was formally appointed as Interim Priest in Charge for a period of 3 years starting in June 2022. Supported by the churchwardens and PCC. she has overall responsibility for the running of the church. Objaetlves andActlvltles Holy Trinity PCC has the responsibility of c¢>operdting with the incumbent, in promoting the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church. pastoral. evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Page1of2
It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Hoty Trinity Church buildings and associated propety. ACHIEVEMENTSAND PERFORMANCE Church Attendance A new electoral roll was compiled ahead of the Annual meeting in April 2019. The number of parishioners recorded on the roll at that b'me was 135. Having revised the Roll, post pandemic the number of people on our Electoral Roll to date is 124. Congregation numbers have risen. Nwth weekty attendances averaging around 5&65 people. Despite losing some longstsnding members of the congregation. this number has continued to show a mod8St increase over the year. The proifjsion of live streamed servi8 continues to attract a regular online attendance of around 20 views Sunday. with further viewing over the course of the following week. WORK OF THE PCC 2023 Wision and Objectiveriorit1eS Our priorities remain driven by our vision that at Holy Trinity we strive to be A growing and vibrant churth with an open door, enabling us to take God's love out into the community and to welcome and nourish with God's love all who enter. Just as I have loved you. you also should love one another- John 13.34 Taste and see that the Lord is good- Psalm 34.8 In June 2022 Revd Rachel Forrest was appointed as Interim Priest-ln-charge of Holy Trinity, Longlevens for a period of 3 years. She has a remit to help retum the church to a stable and sustainable footing. The strategic direction of the church in the coming years will be detemiined by the necessrties to achieve that and subject to endorsement by the PCC. Any change in direction will inevbtably need to align with the Deanery Strategic Plan which is currently under development. We remain commltted to making Holy Trinity a genuinely welcoming. friendly and inclusive community. STEWARDSHIP Response to Quinquennial Recommendatlons During the course of 2023 no significant structural work has bn carried out on either the church building or the church hall. This has been primarily due to the availability of people to undertake the necessary work. We have however. redecorated the Sanctuary and Chancel area. We have also had the Quinquennial Inspection of the Church which highlighted those issues which are a priority to be carried out during the remainder of the year and going fotward over the next 5 years and plans are in Pla to do this. Such work as has been carried out has been to rectify immediate problems. such as the sealing of the redundant coal chute to prevent water ingress into the church cellar and repairs to the hall plumbing. Page2of2
Fundralslng Following the recent Quinquennial Inspection. Reverend Rachel Forrest has proposed the setting up of 'Holy Trinity 90+, We are in our 9(Y year and this is a fundlSIng Committee dedicated to keeping the church going for the next 90 years. This committee would be seeking to reach out into the community to promote awareness and raise funds as well as by grant applications. It is expected to be a 5-year projecL During 2023 the following events took place: Coffee Mornlngs - as well as raising funds to support the ministry of the church, the monthly coffee momings provide an important social fvnction. During 2023 these events have gone from strength to strength and make a sizeable monthly contrit)ution to thurch funds. Summer Fele - the annual Fete was held for the second time since 2019. As well as helping to raise fijnds towards the ministry and mission of the church. the Fete acts as visible "shop windovf to the wider community, bringing in people who do not nomially engage with the church. In particular the Fete continues to demonstrate the support for the church in the wider Mmunty. Plans are in action to bring in more community groups and reach out to a younger audience. Variety Evening - In 2022 an evening of music and entertainment arranged to ralse funds specfficalty to enable the rederation of the sanctuary area. The evening was well reiVed and peated during 2023. It also demonstrates the viability of smaller self- contained events as a means of raising funds for specific goals. Another suth event is planned In May 2024. Christmas Tree Festival. We held Christrnas Tree Festivals in 2022 and 2023 that engaged community groups and the wider community. Safeguardlng Safeguarding MaInS a prlorlty for the PCC and is reviewed at each PCC meeting. Whilst to date there have been no reported safeguarding incidents reported, all members of the PCC are required to undertake training as recommended by the Church of England in order to build an awareness of p)tential issues and how to respond in the event of an incident occurring. Our Safeguarding Officer continues to use the Church's Safeguarding Dashboard to ensure that our policies and practices remain appropriate and up to date. WORSHIP AND PRAYER Our regular pattern of Sunday and midweek WrShIp and prayer has been maintained throughout the year. In addition to regular services, we were able to offer again a full programme of services during Holy Week and Easter. induding in 2023. services every day in Holy Week. Similarty, a full programme of Christmas services took pla, all growing in numbers from last year. Most notably the 'Crib Service. which attracted over 300 people (and two Shetland ponies!). -Blue Christmas" built on last year with another appreciative congregation from people for whom this is a challenging time of the year. During 2023. again. a number of special seprfices were held. including the ever-popular Pet Blessing Service and ServIS where members of the congregation and community wer8 invited Page3of2
to nominate their favourite hymns and cards. Such ser¥ices are less structured In fomiat and designed to be accessible to non-regular churchgoers as well as members of the existing congregations. In December 2023 we held a Confinnation Service presided by Bishop Robert. Nine of our congregation mernbers were confimed wtth another two from Dursley. It was a joyous service and we are looking forward to at least another four candidates for Confimiation this year, SHARING FAITH AND VALUES SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER WORLD In 2023, Holy Trinity signed up to the Inclusive Church organisation with a cAJrnrnitment to extend welcome to everyone. regardless of any difference. Holy Trinity Toddlers continues to be popular with the parents of pre-school age children. These weekly sessions provide an opportunty for members of the church communty to engage with them. We have continued to support the work of GIOuster Foodbank, with members of the congregation making donations of food items and toiletries These are regularfy delivered to the food bank for distribution to people in short-term financial difficulty. This has been especially important during the recent heightened demand on the seNice. We are grateful to those who have donated items and those who have organised the deliveries. In 2023. Reverend Rathel Forrest staged The Way of the Cross, in the centre of Gloucester on Good Friday. This was well supported by the acting of skills of many in the congregation of Holy Trinity and as V11 as being a great success, inspired strong links with other churches and worship groups. FINANCIAL REVIEW Du8 to the recent ill health of our Treasurer, the Accounts are unavailable at the time of writing this. We have put in emergency measures and trust we will have them available by the time of the APCM. Revd Rachel Forrest Interim Priest-ln-charge Page4of2
Flnanclal Revlow Total receipts on ordinary unrestricted funds were £87.574 and are detailed in the Flnandal Statements. Total payments on the ordinary unrestricted fund in the year were £83.183. The largest ilem of expenditure £52,088 was Parish Share which is a payment to the Gloucester Diocesan Board of Finance to enable li to provide the parish with cFergy and support S8rvices. The net resutt for the year was an excess of repts over payments £4,390. Reserves Pollcy The PCC held £24.393 in unrestricted funds at the end of the year. These funds are held to meet unforeseen expenditure which may ocr. Because it is not possible to forecast what future expenditure may be necessary. it ts difficlt to say what perlcrtj of tim8 thts 8XndItUre would cover. Rastrfcted Funds Monies held in 6 Restricted Funds are donations and fundraising income especially to be spent on Choir arKI Music. Youth activities. Organ maintenance: fabric of the church., fabric of the Church hall: missions and charities. In addition, a Specffied Gifts Fund is held for donations etc. received to be spent on purkK>ses speufied by the donor, less related expendilure. There a Iwo memorial fvnds established, the interest of vthich is to be used for the benefit of children associated wtth the churth and th8 benefit of flowers in the church, respectively. Rev'd Rachel Forrest (Priest in charge) Date: 12.09.2024
THE PAROCTrllAL CHURCH COLIMCIL OF LoNGLNs. GLOUCESTER FIIIANCL4L STATEIIEiirs FOR THE YEAR ENDED J1ST QECEIABER 2023
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