The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s Earlsfield
Annual Report
Aims and Purposes
St. Andrew’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Jonathan Brown, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It is responsible for maintaining St Andrew’s Church in Garratt Lane and the Parish Hall in Waynflete Street.
Objectives and Activities
The PCC is committed to helping people discover and live out the Gospel as part of our parish community.
This is achieved through worship and prayer, both in its traditional forms and in Fresh Expressions, pastoral care, including around life events marked by the baptism of infants, marriages and funerals, and through hosting a variety of community enterprises in the church and hall.
Achievements and Performance
The PCC offers a range of services during the week and over the course of the year. The principal Sunday service is the Parish Communion (Common Worship), with a midweek service of Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer). Special services are held on Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day, and around Christmas. Sadly, the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 meant that the two most popular Christmas Services had to be cancelled at the last minute. To cope with the backlog from the times when churches were closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a number of baptisms were conducted separately from the main Parish Communion. Fresh Expression services include the monthly Allsortz in the church, quarterly Forest Church on Wimbledon Common and Beer and Carols at Christmas.
During the year we celebrated 34 baptisms, published the banns of marriage of 26 couples and held 5 funerals, either in the church or at local crematoria.
The PCC continued to host the Home Community Café in the church. Home is a place of hospitality for the local community. It runs a pay-forward scheme, collaborates with the Earlsfield Foodbank by providing a social breakfast while guests wait for their food, runs a social prescription lunch, a children’s after-school club and a project for new mothers struggling with post-natal depression, and it provides opportunities to volunteer. It is a much-loved resource in the neighbourhood.
The PCC also continued to host the Earlsfield Foodbank, which provides a helping hand to those facing food poverty, restoring dignity with confidentiality and offering support without judgement. It serves over 100 households a week.
The PCC also provides a home for Chelsea Hall School for children with learning needs, Jiva Health Yoga, the Southwest Songbirds community choir and the 3rd Earlsfield Brownies.
As a consequence of the pandemic, the Toddlers Group, which had been held in St Andrew’s for many years, sadly closed during the course of the year.
Financial Review
Statistical information to follow.
If we collect money for a specific project then there is a designated or restricted fund for the project. All the monies in and out of such funds are recorded on a separate ledger from the general funds.
Volunteers
It would prove impossible to recognise each individual who has contributed to the work of St Andrew’s in 2021. The value of their contribution is very considerable. We are grateful to them all.
Structure, governance and management
The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The full PCC met online and in person in 2021.
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St. Andrew’s the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent, churchwardens, and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. All those who attend our services / members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.
Safeguarding
The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults).
Administrative information
St. Andrew’s Church is situated in Earlsfield in SW London. It is part of the Diocese of Southwark within the Church of England.
PCC members in 2021 were: Rev Jonathan Brown (Chair), Benet Northcote (Vice-chair, Churchwarden), Alex Fry (Churchwarden), Rev Johnny Sertin (Pioneer Priest), Lisa Davis, Susan Kent, Cherreem Lindsay, Hannah Markusse, Irene Lau, Paul Mitchell, Viv Snell (Reader), Andrew Thomson. Paul Mitchell and Viv Snell were deanery synod representatives.
During the course of 2021, Marion Endicott and Lynda Thomas stood down, and Irene Lau (treasurer), Paul Lickman, Hannah Markusse and Paul Mitchell (deanery synod), and were elected.
Jonathan Brown, Chair 15 May 2022
ST ANDREvfs CHURCH EARLSFIELD STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND UABILITIES at 31 Decem 2021 UnrE5tricted De61gnated Fund8 FuFkds Total Restrlthd Funds Total Total Fund8 2021 Totsl 2020 8ankrAJnenl 8(fA>unt Total 124.307} 30.419 25.008 31.120 49,341 Llab11111•5 Glet House kjan 23,6OD Z3.600 Total Ilabllltles 121600) (23,6001 N•t Ass•ts I (Llabllites) ReWented by:_ Funds General Funds Outsde GtwTrJ FUNI Bulldlng FutKI Boiler FurKI Corrnnunity Devrment FurpJ Zlmbabwe Project Futx conannS Miss¥)n Fund Organ Fund Pawnents for ts Poor Fronlal Narthax PrrieGt Live Str&an¥rg 147,9071 147,907) 11.B19 18.600 {40.1621 11,819 41,998 9,303 7.143 100 394 14,300 522 546 678 2,500 11.819 18,600 s,8 1(K) 394 14,300 522 546 678 100 394 14.300 522 678 2.500 Approved ty Ihe PaTothal Churth coun an nd ilB beh1 by:" Incumbent st Andrns Church Earlsfiekl
St AndT•Ws Church. Ear151ieid 2021 Accounts Iln Pounds 8terliTrH) Gen8rn1 IUnrestrlGt•d} Fund R•c•lpts & Payments Account 2021 2020 Voluntaryincom8 Stewardshlp IBank} Stewardship IEnvèWs) Colloctions Tax r8cov8red on Grft Ald Onfroff donatw 17.775 5,462 17.593 4.013 4.984 5,670 1,350 Relp1S from actiVrtS for9engraling funds Tea & Coffee Sale8 T8bl8 tty sal Cgndl8 St811 Recelpts frorn church hire Hou58 of Prayer Songblrdg Electknn ToddlgF Grovp 250 900 525 850 Rocelp¢s from chuth 8thvitios Fees & weddirys and funerals Li8t8d Plac of Worthlp Grant s[ 782 782 Rècelpls from Communlty Contrg 8ctsviti8s fDr g&ner8bng funds.. Hall Lottings.. Chelsea Group Yoga Bèlladna8 52,455 45,348 2,000 205 Olh8r Grant5 for Ilvg streamlng Total R•c•lpts
Pa ments 2021 2020 Cost of generdtsng voluntary incx>me Costs of stewardship campaign Church mnning costs DIesan parish share Working expenses of incumbent Administrator Gardener Organist Church offi- telephone Admin - computer supplies & support Admin - prlnting & pholocopwng Church maintenan Upkeep of services Chuich running- legal & professional Church running - insurance Church njnning - gas Church running- eleclric Church running- water 14.900 3,832 7,800 2,661 44,700 7,800 1,754 4,644 320 1.000 168 1,855 323 2,117 6,183 1,874 1,798 143 74.681 30g 142 3,648 201 6.189 2.228 5.494 52,142 Other Bank Charges Community Centre ninning costs Building TFiaintenance Hall running- gas Hall running- 918clricity Hall running- water Hall running- iftsuran 2.079 10,332 3236 1.000 2,380 7,076 6.176 1,000 16.647 Total Payments 68.789 Excess of Receipts over Paym8nt5 Transfer to N8ve Mtar Carp8t ReplacemeTrt (Restri¢ted) Transfer lo Chapel Floor Sanding (Restllcledl Transfer to Live Streaming nd (Restricted) Transferfrom Stacking chairs Fund Liability lo Glebe House 1806) (714} (2,500) 4.000 23,600 7,745 13,318 Balance as at 1st January (40,1621 126.8441 Balance a5 at 31st December 40.162 "In 2020 the electric bill was £4.998. Ifs high du8 to the use of the kitchen during covid. therefore £3,200 was allocaled to the Community Funds
St Andraws ChuTch. EaTlsfi•ld 2021 Accounts lin Pounds Sterling) Prior Year Ad"ustments Summa 2020 per Alc's PTior Year ustments 2020 Restated FEJnd General Funds Outside Giving Fund Churth Building Fund Community Development Fund Payments for the Poor Frontal Stacking Chairs Zimbabwe Project Companions in Mission Organ Fund Narthex Projecl Live Streaming {3.6981 1,319 57,301 7.143 (36,464) 10,500 (40.162) 11.819 51,301 7, 143 522 546 546 4.000 100 394 14.300 678 {4,0001 100 394 14.300 678 2,500 2,5 Total 27 Tal Fund 2018 Utrlrtie5 understated 2019 Income overstated 2019 Expenditure understated 2019 unoresented cheque 2020 additional lawm8 2020 Live Streaming Fund 2020 Slacking chairs reIpt correction 2020 Utilities undersE2ted (3,6631 (16.6711 (16.2561 140 100 12.5001 4,000 11,614) Total Outside ivin Fund AGE Concem Bible Soaety Church Army Church Miss*on Society Leprosy mI10n Church Trust Trintiy Hospice Welr2Te Inclusive Church Fcyjd bank CMS 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 Inclusive Church A Roch8 Restored (endin9 violence against women) Just Shelter 900 900 900 900 Total
St Andrthvs Church, Earfsfield 2021 Accounts (in Pound5 Sterling) Pthor Year Ad"ustments Summa 2020 par Prior Year 2020 Alc's Ad"ustrnents Restated Fund SteGki Chair5 Fund 2020 Stacking chairs rec4ipt correction 14.000) Total Live Streamin Fund 2020 Live Streaming Fund ¥x)rrection 2.500 Total Grand Total
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