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Annual Report
The Lightwave Community
Bishops Mission Order
and
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
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Contents
Welcomè and Introduction to Lightwave
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Revlew of 2022
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Key Stallstlcs
Groups and Hubs
Central Acllvllles supportlng Llghhvave Groups and Rural Hubs
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Discernment ond planning for the fvlure...
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Financial Review
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Governance. Slructures and Management
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Independent Examinèr's Report to the Trustees of the Lightwave Community CIO
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GlossarylDeflnlllons
Lightwave Annual Report 2022
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Welcome and Introduction to Lightwave
Welcome to the 2022 Annual Report for the Lightwave Community. Lighlwave is about shining God's
light in Suffolk. We are a Christian community, meeting in small groups, especially in rural areas. The
nome comes from Ihe ideo of light woves being the way in which lighl spreads into dark places.
Lightwave is commilted to shining the light of Jesu5 through Christian wilne5s and practical service=
Our groups ore especially involved in combalting isolation and poverty, engage in youlh work, care
for creation and agricultural chaplaincy.
The foundalion of our social engagemenl is discovering Jesus as Ihe Light of the World. We believe
thal Jesus calls all people to follow him and 15 concerned with our everyday lives. We aim to be
church for people who don't normally do church and our groups may meet in homes, pubs, offices,
schools as well as churches.
Lighlwave groups do Ihe essential things of a church - but in different ways. suited lo Ihe needs of
member5 in a small group who gel to know each other well. So there ore no sermons- but we study
the Bible and try to put il into practice in our lives. We eat logether, have fun, support each other and
try to put faith to work in practical care for friends and neighbours and the most needy in our society.
We are a Bishop's Mission Order in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and always seek lo
collaborate with and support more tradilional ways of doing church too.
2022 has been a year of challenge but also of growlh in love, in numbers and in opportunities lo
serve. Our vision is for more people to come to know Christ in Suffolk. I would like to pay tribute lo all
who ore leading and serving in the Lighlwove Groups and Hubs. Most of oll l invite you to praise God
for all Ihat is happening.
Archdeacon for Rural Mission
Leader of the Lighlwave Community
To parlner with the Lighlwave Community in Prayer, give to our work
financially or to find a group click on the links below,
or scan with your phone.
Pray
Give
Find a Group
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Review of 2022
Highlights of the year have included..
120 new disciples (people attending faith groups at least monthly who
previously were not port of any church) bringing the total lo 420 since
the community started in 2019.
Objectlves
Prlorlllse prayer
Focus on helping people
to become dlsclples and
grow as dlsclples In
everylhlng we do.
6 new Lightwave small groups bringing the tolal of active groups to 38
Wilford, Four Rivers and Needham Markel have become Partner
Benefices
Appointmenl of Ed and Heolher Land as our new Associate Vicar and
Community Choir Director at our Bungay and Beyond hub.
Grow disciple-making
leaders
Ordination of Di Grano, leader of our Red Lodge hub, and of Debbie
Nichols our new Lightwave curale in the South Hartismere benefice.
Enobllng the Llghfviave
hubs and current
ministries to financially
sustalnable by end 2024
Identification of three new rural outreach pioneers for Lightwave
support, two in Chadbrook Benefice and one in Samford deonery.
Trial and develop
oversight and enabling
Structures for the
LIgh￿Qve Communlty
os a whole beyond 2024
Leading on counly-wide initialives such as Ihe popular open air Suffolk
harvest festival al the county show ground, the Great Suffolk Prayer
Walk and Doorstep Corols organised in associolion with BBC Suffolk.
Progress on particular challenge5 includes".
Continued development of leaders Ihrough the monthly formational
community for church planters, and early planning for our Growing
New leorning community for lay leader5.
Our first inter-denominolional, nationwide learning community for Ihose involved in rural resourcing
churches.
Grow Benèfice
Partnershlps
First sleps lowards sustainabilily planning. Received over £57k in grants, primarily to support work
ollevialing poverty and the effects of the cosl of living crisis. Attracted over £50K in planned and
other giving to support our work.
The illness and absence of Sally Gaze (Leader of the Lightwave Communilyl in the lasl quarter of the
year, ameliorated by the hard work of the Growing in God in the Countryside team and others from
the Diocese. The temporary secondment ol Revd Donny Doran-smilh for 6 months to help wilh the
SV5tainobility Strategy for the communily is also 0 5ignificonl help.
Planning for new structures and seeking out new Trustees has begun and this will be a major focus for
2023.
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Key Statistics
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Financial Highlights
£57k in grants, primarily lo support work alleviating poverty and the etfecls of the cost of living crisis
£58K in planned and other giving to SUPPOrt our work.
£27k in café and lotFup shop receipls
37 peoplelfamilies giving regularly to Lightwave
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Groups and Hubs
Lightwave Rural Hubs are churches whose vocation is to reach out through to those who are nol yet
parl of any church, across rural areas and networks considerably bigger than that of a benefice. As
these hubs grow. they will provide criticol mass and support for particular activities and demographics
which may not be calered for in many small rural churches. They work in partnership and seek lo
complement Ihe minislries of olher churches in the wider orea.
Red Lodge Lightwave Rural Hub
Objectives lo end 2026= 300 new rural disciples of
Jesus Christ, 18 Lightwave Small groups, 4 new fresh
expressions of church including a youth
worshipping community. A hub enriching mission
and ministry in the parishes of the surrounding area.
I l O new disciples slnce 2019
Children
Adult5
74
Nèw Dlsciples
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Yo'aw People
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I received an
invitation to Alpho.
Something inside me changed
ol the Holy Spiril Day. when we prayed,
I felt peace in my heart.
I felt happy, l understand, il's like my
eyes have been opened, reading the
Bible makes
sense, I feel as if I belong
Karen
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Encounter is an expression of church attended by Lighlwave Small Group
and/or Breakfast Chat members
Different expressions of church explore foith through Ihe monthly Breakfosl Chols in Beck Row and Red
Lodge. The monthly Messy Church service continues to grow in number.
Communlty engagement
P•opl• S•rv•d 2022
32.626 in small grants received in 2022 which
contributed lowards alleviating some of the challenges
around Ihe cosl of living. The Lighfvlave Café has
provided opportunity for
young people to volunteer
and gain employment
experience, explore failh
and in one cose goin
full-time employment
I think
Ihis village is
really lucky lo have
Lighlwave. You are the
people who bring this
communily together and
make it happier
Red Lodge
Resident
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Athlti •Chlldren ll B•b4es
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2023 Goals
It has never been
more apparent that the work
of the "food-bank" is so much
more than being aboul food.
Terry Cudby
Domestic Abuse Champlons,
Suffolk County Councll
Grow Younger
Helping children and young people move into the next slep of
their journey toward faith
Lead Iwo Alpha groups to include young people and young
adults
Community Engagement
Slrenglhen our youth i) -'r' I,
, with The Duke of Edinburgh
Aword, Prince's Trust, West Suffolk College and Youth for Christ
Create opporlunitie5 for employment, work experience and 'Jolunteering
Discipleship
Invesl more time in Iraining leaders to lead small groups
Enable mission across Ihe smaller villages
Sustainability
Collaborate and k)uild porlner5hip-. with the various community leaders including I,Jcal schools.
parish and district councillors
Enhance Café services that generates funds to support the work in Red Lodge
Prayerfully consider n-lission partn@rs who will commit lo r'-
-gular giving
Red Lodge Stories
S moved inlo the area due lo domeslic violence and came lo our food bank. She parlicipated in
the money management course, sought help to deal with the trauma of domestic abuse &
relocation. She has had her first interview with a CAP Ichrislians Against Poverty) Debt Coach and is
resolved to deal with her debt problem5.
B wos asked by a local journalist how she had been helped by Lightwave,. she replied'they have
helped me think aboul my failh
Highlights
Messy Church has grown from 20 to 50+
Two new discipleship groups this past year
Families supported by Ihe Helping honds ministries atlending the Breakfast Chal
Generated in £32,626 in gran15
2,000 moulhs fed in 2022
Opening the Café an extra day a week extended the mission lo pensioners
Increased attendance in the ofter school foith groups for children and young people
21 people atlended Ihe CAP money course
Building opporlunily di5CUSsions have begun lo secure premises for the work
Challenges
To build engagement with children and young people we need funds to employ a youth worker.
Ongoing laborious challenges with venue setling up and setling down, looking for a 3-5 year
proposal for permanent use of the venue
Reducing the weekly youth café lo monthly saw an increase in children and young people
attending failh groups Inoled as a blessing), we did not onlicipate thol we would now be leading
five groups which puls further pressure on Ihe capacity of the team
Reducing the regular service to once a monlh has also reduced the opportunity lo connect wilh
the many other young people in the village.
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Building Project
Planning continues for a new Red Lodge Community Cenlre which il is planned will be Ihe centre of
the work of Lightwave Red Lodge, and managed by them on behalf of the wider community.
Next steps include Ihe following
Task
Consullalion with the landowner Mr
Uplon, Red Lodge Parish Council and
Wesl Suffolk Planning
Consullation with Sl Chrislopher's
Church
Notes
Land identified for community hub on the Northern end of Red
Lodge. Lightwave has submitted a draft plan for the building
Informal agreement in principle for a conlinued ecumenical
partnership. Drafl plons ogreed by all parties
Project business plan drofl ond cost
estimates
Led by Dovid Theobald
Master plan and planning submission
for the developmenl
Kalh Slater (land owner planning consultant) has confirmed
that the master plan has been finalised and they are
preparing to submit o detailed planning applicolion. This is a
Ihree phase plan for the project over 3 to 6 years. The
community hub is proposed for phase 213
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Emerge Lightwave Rural Hub (Grundisburgh/Playford area - Carlford and
Kesgiave Benefices)
New Disciples
14 young people ond 9 adull new disciples in 2022. We hove
Sunday worship al Playford Village Hall wilh a few families joining
us ond lost summer we had our firsl service of 'Thanksgiving for
the gift of a child, People attending Emerge Sundays are
bringing their friends, asking que5tion5 and shaping the commurnily.
It also provides opportunities for engaging with the community in
Playford, with events like a Seed Swap, a Pancake Party and
'Playford Pitslop, when we serve drinks and sr)ocks and have
conversation5 wilh walkers and cyclists passing through the Fynn Valley.
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I have truly
enjoyed our lime logether
in our group- the
camaraderie, the
peacefulness, the chance
lo explore my failh
Helen
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A parent from the Lillle Bealings Wildlife Group with her son, started lo
attend our Alpha group in Playford, opening up the spirituol side lo her life which had been missing for
many years.
Troining
The Emerge Team are part of a Church Army 'Envoy' community, helping Ihe team grow deeper
friendships and now we are using our gift5 and All Involved in leadership.
Sustainability
Funding from Easl Suffolk Community Partnership council has enabled a wildlife group at Little Bealings
Church and the Singing Ducklings toddler singing group al Grundisburgh Villoge Hall.
However long-lerm susloinobility for Emerge Hub will require more partnerships and an increase in
giving and outside funding with someone in our team laking the lead.
Regular giving is over £800 per month including Gift Aid.
Partnerships
Emerge works in partnership with churches in the Fynn Valley
and also with a local charity, 'Just 42,, to lead o CU at the
local High School and Grundisburgh village youth club.
We have Sunday worship at Playford Village Hall with a few
families joining us and last summer we had our first service of
Thanksgiving for the gifl of a child, Our weekly churchyard
wildlife group improves biodiversity through family activities
and we reflect on the beauly of nature, God Ihe creator and
his creation.
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South Hartismere Connect
Across the benefice there ore aclivities in four villages
Glsllngham Bables and Tols
Founded on seeking God's purpose, the baby ond lots
group fosler5 communily and discipleship through shared
experiences and conversolions obout Jesus.
The group has had an instant impact on the community
and is developing new leoders for sustainabilily.
It has olso provided o space for porents to explore foith Ihere
have been several baptisms of children from Ihe group, and one
parent has been attending church services
Mellls Coffee Cake and Chat
A monthly informol galhering was started by the SSM Curote and Elders ofler o succe55fvl
Hedgerow Celebration, attracting around 25 adults and 6 children.
The goal is lo register this as a Lighlwave group, and grow leaders through Lighlwave Small group
training led by the Curale.
Thorndon Gather, Celebrate, Share
A weekly group started during lockdown, wilh aclivities like table talk, crafts, and worship, has
become a regular all-age galhering of around 12-15 people exploring faith.
This group provides an opportunity to lead non-tradilionol attendees into discipleship in creative
ways.
The group also engages wilh the communily and celebrales key festivals and evenls, with numbers
between 30 and l 00 people attending and collaboration wilh the school.
Wetheringsett
After School Club - approx. l O children weekly during term lime in school. One possibility lo consider is
offering something for children when they firsl move up lo High School. Other aclivilies included a
Rogation picnic and prayer walk.
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Bungay and Beyond
The Lighlwave rural Hub in Bungay aims to spread the message of
Jesus Christ through love, service, and innovative methods in
Bungay and beyond. We work in community to understand and
follow Jesus in everyday life, hoping lo create lifelong disciples
and leaders who can use their gifts to serve and build the church
in their local areas
The vision is to see the growth of new followers of Jesus Ihrough
Lighlwove groups and associated outreach and fresh expre5sioris
of church, wilh a focus on discipling children and young people.
We are making disciples by
Shoring slories and proying in small groups.
Going on walks together.
Engaging with young people in Youth Alpha group
aboul questions of life and faith.
At Lightwave Sundays Café Church= reading the Bible
together, worshipping and sharing stories of whal God has been doing.
Showing that God is alive and working in people's lives
Light in our commvnities
Connecting wilh and serving children and families weekly at Spud Club.
Meeting weekly with parents and children al Holy Trinity Toddler group.
Roising up confidence and faith in Jesus in children through Iwo Primary school choir projects.
Offering opportunities for young people at Bungay High School to go on skale Irips wilh Illuminale
Skale.
Pioneering new ways to engage with people in the Christian failh, such as a 'Truly Authentic Crib
Service, in a barn with l 00 people and cows ond sheep
Bringing Ihe 5pirituol discipline of 'portying' Ihrough on outdoor Easter Picnic party ot Bungay Coslle,
wilh lots of families
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Spud club is a godsend,
no motter how bad you feel,
you always leave feeling a lot
belter. .Spud club always
guarantees laughler.
A family from Spud Clvb
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Pagell

The prayer box lal Cofé
Church) was a very
connected experience for
me. I was moved by a sense of
love in the room when they
were read oul. There were o
couple of emotional momenls
where I felt the presence of
God wos with us.
Café church
Growlng New Leaders
Sharing opportunities to lead in small groups.
Involvement in smoll group leader training.
Releasing children and young people lo lead at Lightwave Sundays calé church.
Giving children and young people opportunities to shape the service.
Helping children and young people lo lead worship and 'Lighlwave challenges,.
sv51ainabilily
We're sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, creating an authentic worshipping community, and
serving with love lo make a sustainable impact in Bungay and beyond.
We're building connections with traditional churches and raising up leaders lo multiply our impacl.
To aid our work with children and young people, we need good usoble spaces to work from, ond
we're aware of the need to invest in our leaders.
The main impoct of our work is being present in the community- listening, loving ond holding out the
hope and new life that can be found in Jesu5. Thi5 comes from the week in week oul connection
poinls that we have with people in small groups and in Ihe community. We feel especially called to
discipling children and young people.
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Thank you Heather, the
progress in the children, 5
singing, positive performing
awareness of themselves and
leom work has been
incredible. They really enjoyed
themselves.
Deputy head
Bungay Prlmary School
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Chadbrook Benefice Mini-Hub
The 4 O'clock Community
-meels regularly for fun, varied activilies, and worship in different localions, attracting new disciples
and strengthening connections with local schools and events.
The Sundoy Afternoon community has seen emerging leaders and commilted members using Iheir
gifts to develop various teams, and we have had pub or fire pil socials, wild church. farm vi51ts,
café church. messy church and 'Shine" informal worship.
We've seen 14 new disciples, including 9 children and young people.
The community has created a sense of belonging and community for the middle generalion,
impacting the older generation in Ihe Benefice's more tradilional worship, and has been successful
in bringing in younger generations lo Ihe Church.
Becoming part of the Growing New inilialive will help
sustain the community long-term, bul they will also need lo
Ihink more about finances in the coming year.
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I've had a faith
before but this is the firs1
time I've wanted lo
belong to a church
Connect Toddler group
A friendly and welcoming
environment has helped us
build a strong community of friends,
old and new.
Families who were initially nervous about altending our
events have become regulars, with some even
altending Alpho courses ond investigating their faith.
Child baplisms have followed and parents hove
offered much lo the group, including making Easter
nests.
We have seen 13 new disciples, including 7 children
and young people.
The Connect Volunteers really are truly amozirng and
have become firm friends. Despite being at widely
varying stages of faith, all participate willingly in prayer
and offer suggeslions ond support.
Here is a quole from one of the parents aboul the confirmation of her husband:
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If 18 monlhs ago, you had told us what was going lo happen today we'd nol have believed it.
If you knows B well, you know he's not someone who easily gives oway his position or is prepared to
make public his views. When we found ourselves al a service I remember being a surprised when B
said how much he'd enjoyed it. What happened that day sel him on a path Ihot has allowed him to
explore this in much greater depth.
Ever since C was born we have known, through our village playgroup, how kind and inclusive our
local church is.
Through them we have met so many people within our community- people who have led us lo other
things ond allowed us lo call this place where we live a home.
Those wonderful folk we mel all Ih05e years ago made it so very easy for the little seed of curioslty lo
grow into somelhing far bigger Ihan eilher of us could have imagined.
So here we are today, B was confirmed and has taken the mammoth step of declaring his failh
before all. Finally Ihe walls it hos taken a lifetime to build come tumbling down and he didn't hesitate
for a moment...
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The Place by the Water
Place by the Water are a Chrislian retreat centre based in the beauliful Suffolk countryside, on Ihe
Wilford Peninsula, led by Kathy Wilson.
Afler a hard year in 2021 with no permanent location for 9 months, in January 2022 Kalhy was excited
to begin a new adventure in Shottisham, based in the Rectory which is being renled from the
Diocese.
The new location offers a space
lo lake time lo be with God
lo refocus in the stillness of a relreol-
lo come before our Lord in prayer-
lo go deeper in His word in study-
to discover your crealive side in one of our many craft workshops,.
lo spend time in fellowship with wonderful food and refreshment.
Over the years the Ministry here has been used by Christian groups and
individuals for prayer, Bible teaching, creative workshops, fellowship and
as a place for day relreals. As o Lightwove Group, we have a strong focus on
mission and we've been able to host outreach events through food and hospitality, crall and baking
workshops ond outside nature evenls.
As the work grows rapidly Place by the Water is developing a ministry team to support in prayer,
leaching, events and leadership. We continue lo develop a full-time ministry ot the Place by the
Waler. This is planned lo include women's outreach, family fellowship and support, and youth ministry
which is growing as Ihey engoge with more churches requiring space and support for young
people's mission.
The ministry SUPPOrts people at every stage of discipleship from the
first questions oboul God through to teaching, developing and
deepening failh and encouroging them to share this faith with others,
working alongside churches and organisations in order lo grow God's
amazing miraculous kingdom.
IT
Il's been great lo see a new community forming here over the last
year. Outreach initialives including craft clubs and Bark and Brunch
have opened our doors to mony new people who are re-emerging
post covid to wanl friendship and company.
The leam have developed an environment where people can encounler
God, but also deepen Iheir relationship with him as they journey with us
in discipleship.
The ministry receives some funding from the Diocese
in terms of 2 days a week for Kathy Wilson as a
Rural Outreach Pioneer, bul otherwise relies entirely
on donations which in 2022 tololled over £15,000.
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The Place by
the Water has allowed
me to feel a peace and
security Ihat I haven't
encountered since I was
o child- I think it is
Jesus here,
Anna
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Pilgrims Together
Making disciples
Pilgrims Together welcomes newcomers to all our groups, creating a diverse community of faith.
The dual oltroction of Pilgrims Together to both those who do not attend church and Ihose who
do, remains excitingly constanl
Our range of activities, such as the monthly pub breakfast & rambles,. or Good News Faith Café at
the local pub,. or worship and prayer on Zoom and in person, allow people to explore Iheir failh at
their own pace, from simple prayer to deeper reflection.
For those with faith, Pilgrims Together deepens underslonding and commilment, and helps live
mis5ionally in Ihe community.
Light in our communities
Pilgrims Togelher excels in seed sowing wilh door knocking, planl deliveries, and free Pilgrim Angels
given during Chrislmas events. The community was also engaged with carol Singing in various venues.
These activities have resulted in people joining Pilgrim events and atlending church services.
Growing new leaders
Pilgrims continues to promote ils core ethos of encouraging all to be both proclicolly and prayerfully
involved. A broad group of individuals now leod in many different ways across events.
Susloinobililv
Pilgrims remains sustainable bolh financially. by keeping costs low, and through our ethos of involving
many individuals in all our activities.
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Pilgrims are differenl
to other groups who
visit us, you're like family
Local Care Home
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Lighlwave Rural & Agricullural Chaplalncy
In the post year, Lightwove Rurol & Agricultural Chaplaincy,
led by Graham Miles has grown in many ways. We are building
a team of volunteers across Suffolk lo supporl rural and farming
communilies dealing with challenges like loneliness, onxiety,
depression, suicidal thoughts, and farming difficulties. Pig
farming has seen many formers leaving, and bird flu has hil
poullry and free-range chicken growers hard.
Lighlwave has gained media coverage on radio and TV and
in farming magazines, and they work closely with organizations
such os the Prince's Countryside Fund from whom we received a £5,000 grant which enabled the
funding of a Harvesl events al Ihe Suffolk Showground, and supporled Graham Miles as he travels
around the county.
We altend mony events, such as the Hadleigh Show and the Euston Country and Game Fair. The
success of Lightwave is oll down lo teamwork, ond Ihey would like lo thonk their supporters ond the
two Bishops who regularly accompany them to farms. When Lighlwave receives a call or vi5ils a farm,
the farmers know Ihat God is involved somewhere along the line.
Safe Harbour
Safe Harbour Church is based at st Helen's Church in Ipswich and is led by Bob Hamilton, who is a
Pior)eer Developer for Inspiring Ipswich.
Making disciples - Safe Harbour baptised two members in May 2022 and confirmed 4 of our brothers
and sisters. Then we held an Alpha course between Oct 2022- Feb 2023 and had 12 atlending. In
March we ran a confirmotion course and 4 more of our family plan to be confirmed in April.
Light in our communities - Due to Ihe cosl of living crisis, our Top up shop has grown to around 60
customers every week. However, we continue to be a God's light in our community and invite our
customers lo pray and read the bible within the shop. with customers exploring faith together.
Growing new leaders- The Thursday Top Up Shop has around 20 volunleers a week, with many of our
new volunteers previously being customers. We now have two volunleer leaders and we plan lo
employ a part time Top up shop manager this year.
Sustainability- We are sharing what we have learned with olher churches lo encourage and support
them to start something similar. We plan to Send some of our leaders to help
olher "Safe Harbour" new worshipping communities.
Impact - Safe Harbour has Jesus al its cenlre and loves and serves
those who have multiple and complex needs. The weekly
congregation called the Gathering is suitable for those who do
not already go to church and has around 25 altend. God is
transforming lives through Safe Harbour as we shore the
wonderful gospel message in a informal and relational spoce.
God hos giving
me foilh to believe Ihol there
is better futLJre ond l om looking
forward lo being confirmed soon.
l am storting lo read the bible and
learning more all the time. I believe
Jesus is the ruler and is the king and
I know l am going to meet him.
Brlan
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other Lightwave Groups active In 2022
We have a number of olher groups across the counly and many others exploring what God is calling
them to do in their local area. These include:
BIG 4 He5sett
Believing in God for Hesselt- events to reach the non<hurch community based in Hessett.
In February 2022 we reslarted a Food for Thought Tea held in the Village Hall about every 4 to 6
weeks. Initially it was a bit stop - Go as folk were still catching Ihe infection. As time moved on it
became more stable and more folk were able to altend.
The group is significanlly changed from Ihe previous pre-covid guesl list. We are now a settled
group of typically 12 people, made up of 4-8 guest plus 4-6 Church members. The topics are
chosen by the guests. Recently we have discussed gralilude, friendship, peace, joy among other
lopics.
It provides a great opportunity lo make friend5, chal and provide a Chrislian perspective on the
Ihemes.
The Group is very supportive towards each other, and it seems the events are very much enjoyed
by oll who oltend.
Spirit- Samford Deanery
We're planning for evenls in 2023 including Epiphany chalking, Lent Trail, a Molhering Sunday
house group and a Palm Sundoy slroll. We have grown in number from our first ever event
with l O adults and 7 children to our last event with 16 adults ond 12 children.
struggles- making new people aware of our group and event5 and being
careful to nol to draw people away from tradilional church on Sundays.
Our outdoor worship is gaining positive attention from others when we are
out and oboul and hove been able to encouroge further parlicipalion
from member of the community, we are sowing seed5.
66
I feel safe to
explore my
faith in this way
99
Rising Hope - Little Cornord
We have fertilised the ground with love and seen green shoots springing up from the good news of
Jesus.
Sometimes people wont to tolk about God, somelimes they don't. Silence is difficult ond 50 is Ihe
balance between being very open and accessible and holding firm to our faith.
It works best when the Christians gel together lo pray first!
Offering hope lo the hopeless, love lo the lonely, light lo the wanderer
66
You've given
me a family
CD
99
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Central Activities supporting Lightwave Groups and Rural Hubs
Prayer
We have conlinued to priorilise prayer Ihrough regular meetings wilh the leam during Ihe week. The
monthly Prayer Newsletler goes to almosl 200 people, and we have a rota of over 30 people praying a
day a month each for Lighlwave. In addition, a hundred people committed lo pray for Lightwave
leader Sally when she was being Ireoled for cancer.
We have continued to facilitale the Suffolk in Prayer movement which is commitled to proy for God's
blessing on this the county and its people is led by a fully ecumenical team of church leaders across
Suffolk. Suffolk in Prayer organised Ihe Thy Kingdom Come 2022 iniliolive including the Great Suffolk
Prayer Walk.
The Core Lightwave Hub Leaders have begun to pray logether monthly.
Communlcatlons ond County-wlde events
We've seen continued engagement with our website, facebook twitter and Instagram feeds. as well
as releasing regular videos on our YouTube channel. We have seen slow but sleody growth in followers
on each platform, and increasing interactions
With the monthly releasing of videos this year as parl of the 'good news, section of our newsletter,
we're hoping to increase our engagement and following on YouTube over the next few monlhs. With
all our plalforms, we are conlinuing lo share content regulady
We have a good presence on social media as follows. wilh regular updates posted about events
across all plolforms
@Ilghhvavesuffolk. 443 followers, 105 new,
Increaslng reach of 34.670 over last 3 months
@Ilghhvavesuffolk/abovt 76
subscrlbers and 200 vldeos
ightwavesuffolk 763 followers, 81 new followers.
reach of 29.995 people
Ighhvave fxc
118 followers
County wide event5 such as Suffolk Harvest al the Show ground and Door5tep-Carols with Radio Suffolk
help to raise awareness of Lightwave as well as give opportunities foi small groups lo engage in
outreach.
Leadership Development
One of the distinctive aspects observed of the m05t fruitful Lightwave groups have leaders who are
learning and are supported with all four of the following wayslapproaches:
Local Missional Group
Mentor, Coach, Mission Accompanier or Supervisor
Peer Group
Access lo and support from key permission givers and advocoles
We are seeking lo develop Ihese approaches in the following ways'.-
l Local Missional Group- Lightwave Group Leader Troining which prepares leaders lo reflect on their
mission and learn as Ihey go wilh the (Lightwavel group wilh whom Ihey are on mission-
'doing life"
logether. They ore supported in prayer, discerning and attending to scriplure by this group lusually
weekly) and this group is the first step in growing new leaders
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2 Mentor, Coach, Mission Accompanier or Supervisor - We encourage group and hub leaders to
commil to a regular meeting with someone who has expertise in the areas of minislry which they need
to addres5. They respect this person and will have usually chosen Ihem them5elve5. The frequency and
inlensily of meeting can vary a lot. 11 may be a few times a year wilh a lot of thoughtful preparation
for each meeting, or il moy be a casual coffee and prayer every week - but they volue this highly.
This mentor" hos permission to osk diff icull questions and to speak into Iheir life. This relationship too is
grounded in prayer. We are working with the Diocesan Minislry and Mission Depatlment.
3 Peer GrotJp These groups give leaders an opportunity to meet with a group of leaders like
themselves where they share both questions and wisdom and this is rooted in prayer ond scripture. This
is sometimes, bul not always combined with some formal leaching inpul or learning community.
Examples of such groups include:
Bishop's Formalional Community for Church-Planlers I I l evenings with Bishops)
working well and
new cohort will be formed for 2023. Benefits include.. Sense of being valued by the church and nol
alone- excilement aboul Anglican spirituolity and own formation- relationships with other pioneers-
growth in pioneer vocalion ILay and ordained)., using the particular model of formation around
the Eucharist for other peer formalional groups.
Envoy (online peer lead evangelism coaching when used by a leam in six week blocks) run for
Lighlwave by Gail Southgote. A group began in 2022 with the Emerge hub leadersip leam
Inler-diocesan learning community- Good take up wilh 5 teams of c. 25 people. First community
postponed unlil March 2023 due to death of HM Queen
Growing New fresh expressions of church 12 year learning community for lay lead teams)
planning has slarted for this community which will be developed and delivered in conjunction wilh
CCX/Myriad. Taster sessions early 2023. First LC lover 2 days) in Oclober 2023
Polenlial Wild Church Network- In developmenl and anlicipated to Start for pioneers engaged in
various forms of Wild Church in 2023
4 Access to and support from key permission givers and advocates - Through the peer groups or
menloring, we aim that every Lighlwave leader ha5 easy or frequent access lo people who have
authority to make decisions affecling their work and who encourage them to take risk5 and to Ihink
big. These advocales both inslill confidence and help the leaders lo access other kinds of support
within the diocese.
Safeguarding report
The care and protection of children, young people and adults involved in Lighlwave activities is the
responsibility of everyone who participales in the life of Lighlwove. We hove a small safeguarding
team led by Revd Tiffer Robinson as safeguarding leam lead and Lighlwave Communily Council
responsible member.
As o Community we are committed to promoling a safer environmenl and culture, safely recruiting
and supporting oll those wilh ony responsibilily related to children ond vulnerable adults, responding
promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation, caring pastorally for viclims/survivors of abuse
or other affected persons, caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns/allegalions of
abuse and other affected persons as well as responding to those that may pose a present risk.
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In their role as community leaders, and in line wilh Church of England Sofeguording policy, our policies
mandate that all Lightwave Group leaders have an enhanced DBS Check and have had Foundalion
level training, with al least one nominated person in the group having completed leadership training.
This is recorded and updates are regularly progressed as training and checks expire.
Our latest Safeguarding Policy is displayed on the website for everyone to access along with the
Church of England Promoting a Safer Church Policy and Who's who templale and Safeguarding
Posler
htlps'.//vmw.lightwave.community/safeguarding
As part of our safeguarding processes, we ask all Lighlwave Group Leaders, Safeguarding leaders.
Ministry leaders and Hub leaders to download and read a copy of our safeguarding policy, and olher
associated documents, and acknowledge that they have received them, read them, and taken
appropriate action.
We hove had a smoll number of safeguarding queslions and concerns in the lost year, these have
been deall wilh appropriately in a prompt and efficienl manner, often with the guidance of Karen
Galloway, Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser.
Slewardship and fundraising
It is the oim of the Projecl that the ministry of the Ihree Lighlwave Rural Hubs and the Lightwave
groups should be self-sustaining through the income of the Lighlwave Community from the end of
2024. Planning has been slow, and we hove engaged at Pioneer from Nomiich Diocese Revd Danny
Doran-smilh for 6 months from end 2022 who has significant experience in this area, and this is a key
focus for 2023.
Chaplaincy at Suffolk New College- Svlfolk Rural
Chaplaincy al Suffolk Rural in Olley re-started using a voluntary team working with lead chaplain for
Suffolk New College Revd Linda Pepper and two volunteer Chaplains Graham Miles (Lightwave
Agricultural Choplainl and Copl Andrew Jorrold (Salvation Army)
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Discernment and planning for the future...
The following (identified in 2021 I continue to be important:
Ways we are seeing God at work
Togetherness & Connection
Christian togetherness between parish and Lighlwave important and
also across denominations and belween Lightwave groups.
Loving service of many kinds
Lost. Poor and Marginalised People - especially people who are often marginalised becoming part
of the teom and church family
Intergenerational work- Children, Teens and older people working logether
Online ministries
Community Partnerships & People of Peoce- People being drawn lo faith where Christians partner
with secular bodies for Ihe sake of their community'5 wellbeing
Healing- Hearts & emotional hurt5 as well 05 physical heoling
Small Initiatives- with room to grow
Public Worship becoming more public
Local Story-telling- personal story and good use of social media and film
Vocation and Growing Leaders- calling to particular places and outreach in Suffolk.
Crealion- Caring ond stewarding, on attilude of gratitude
Scripture- Increasing grounding in depth of engagement with scriplures
Inlentlonal approach
Trust and boldnes5 - Expectant of God for this is his work. Aff irmation of Ihe original vision for small
groups and God doing a new thing in Suffolk. Ilsaiah 43.191
Listening ond humility- Listening lo God through prayer, each other and our communities.
Journey - Underslanding the developmenl of the Lighlwave Community as being a God-led
journey where his timing may be differenl from our ways of predicting and developments moy hove
more of the character of rewilding than linear planning.
Cherish Scripture - Intentional orea of developmenl
Vision for 2030
many people discovering the light of Christ in rural Suffolk
an ongoing dynamic mission movemenl - a wave of love for rurol Suffolk. constontly giving itself
away, wilh a committed Christian community at ils centre.
prayerful working with other churches to make a difference in the countryside
being a blessing beyond our size- every village blessed in some way by Lighlwove
creative approaches becoming normal, including outdoor and online
Concrete goals Include
Lightwave groups helping to nurture 1500 rural-dwellers li.e. Ihose living in communities with under
10,000 people) who have become Christian disciples since 2019 Imany of these atlending parish
church and many under 251
120 disciple-making leaders Imoslly layl
Lighlwave hubs helping the financial and missional sustainability of local rural church through local
giving
Rural and agriculturol chaploincy sustainable, flourishing and growing
A new Christian centre built al Red Lodge with Chrislians of all denominations working togelher for
youth ministry across the area.
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Plannlng for the future:
In 2022-3. central Lighlwave will work on the following to facililale ongoing growlh and sustainability
locally..
Keep prlorltlslng prayer and helplng people to become dlsclples and grow as dlsclples
In everylhlng we do
Support deeper bible engagemenl INew Lightwave noles on website)
Facililale more participation in Ihe euchorist
Work with interested groups on a Rule/Rhythm of Life
Develop awareness of Suffolk Discipleship Palhwoy
Grow disciple-making leaders
Establish 'Growing New a high qualily Lightwave Formalional Community for Whole Teams lo
learn together- working with national Myriad team
Continue 10 support new and potential Lighlwave Groups Ihrough 1-2-1 encouraging and
mentoring (Sally Goze, Gail Southgate, Di Grano & others)
Continue existing Lightwave Community of Church-Planters and pioneers led by Bishops Martin &
Mike and Archdeacon Sally
Group coaching in evongelism through Church Army Envoy
Enabling Ihe Lighfviave hubs and cvrrent ministries to be Ilnanclally sustalnable
and Independent of SDF fundlng by end 2024
Complete budgel and sustoinabilily plons for each hub in 2023, supported by the project team,
Danny-Doran Smith lon secondmentl and key diocesan leaders le.g. Finance Direclorl
Polenlial income slreams lo include personal giving, local and national grants, trading and use of
synergies with diocesan ministries
Working wilh Programme Director on opplying for on transition funding for some posts os funding
from the SDU winds down from end 2024
Teach and inform obout 5tewardship- make firnoncial giving to each hub e05y to do
Further to trial and develop overslght and enobllng structures for the Llghtwave Communlty as
a whole beyond 2024
Develop and maintain expertise on the Lightwave Communily Council in key areas
fundraising, digital communicalions and safeguarding
Plan for giving lo cover 0.5 Leader for Lighlwave Community county-wide
intrapreneur, rooted in local mission, skilled lo develop olher leader51
Work further with Bishops staff lo idenlify how the voice of Lightwove Communily con be port of
strategic Ihinking afler the role of Archdeacon for Rural Mission comes to an end
finance,
(big-hearted
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Flnancial Review
Growing in God in the Countryside
The Growing in God in the Countryside IGiGilCI project (supported by Ihe Strategic Development Unit
of the Church of England and the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Board of Finance) has funds
of around £6m for 6 years from 2019 lexlended in some areas for a further 1 112 years lo mid 20261. This
funds the majority of day lo day operational expenditure and people and this is not included in these
occounts.
Llghtwave Commvnlty CIO Flnonclol Revlew
The financiol objectives of the Lightwove Community CIO at Ihis stage in development are-
l. To support Lightwave Hubs in day to day operations outside the scope of Ihe GiGitC project, e.g.
operalion of a café at Red Lodge
2. To support the operation of Lightwave Groups, e.g. the Safe Harbour Lightwave Group pop-up
shop
3. To encourage giving ond grants for Ihe above objeclives
4. To develop with the GiGitC project a plan including grants and giving for sustainability of Ihe work
when GiGitC funding winds down largely at the end end 2024 with some funding exlending to the
middle of 2026.
Funds for the Lightwave Community CIO ore lorgely held in o number of reslricled funds for each Hub
150metimes for a specific aspecl of Hub workl, and any Lightwave Group that requests il.
Receipts
Total receipls ocross the CIO as a whole for the year were £156,525, up from £99.647 in 2021, on
increase of £56,878157%1. Of Ihis, £57,944 was from voluntary donations and a further £8,467 from gift
aid, representing an increase of almosl 70% on 2021.
63 5.597
2022 Income 1£)
Larger Grants by Donor 2020-22
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receipts
Grants IrDm L'xILJfnal
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Glft aid recovèred
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funds
Investment Income
2020
2021
2122
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mitc￿11 FuTrd
S￿nsbury5
Planned giving has grown to £41,559153% increase) and at end of 2022 slood at well over £3,600 per
month, the majority eligible for gifl aid.
Overall income for Red Lodge Hub represented 33% of total receipls.
The work of Lightwave, especially in Red Lodge and with Safe Harbour in Ipswich continues to attract
exlernal funding, reflecling the confidence of those bodies in the work Lighlwave is doing and our
ability to help those directly in need in their communities. Red Lodge received olmosl £32,626 ir) and
the Safe Harbour Lightwave Group in Ipswich also received £17,5m in grants, three times more Ihan in
2021.
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Payments
Payments in 2022 were £122,808 compared to £69.609 in 2021 and increase of £53,193176%1
Major oreas of expenditure are shown
below lo supporl the work of the different
areas- through mission and Ihrough granl
funded relief work and paymenls.
Grants to individuals are funded by grants
received le.g. from Suffolk Communily
Foundalionl and are lypically for food,
utilities and other payments lo offset the
impact of the cosl of living crisis.
2022 Expenditure 1£)
Oiocesan Parish
Contribution5
. 5tsff Costs
32,755
23
Charity Running Expensès
Mission GivSrq and
Donations
Café and Foodbank
runnin8 costs
Grants to
individualsl8roups
staff costs include grants under a
Memorondum of Understanding lo
Kathy Wilson to support her work leading the Place by the Water retreat and Lightwave Group- this is
funded entirely by donalions given specifically for that purposes.
1,105
Funds
The accounts show the breakdown of
funds held between different funds
and Lighlwove Groups and Hubs.
Fund reseroes in total are £80,177. Afler
£11.400 of liabilities Ipayments lo
Diocese towards Red Lodge
Employeesl, of the remainder £17,259 is
ogainsl granls os yet not fully spenl,
£6,389 surplus from café and top-up
shop income, £35,121 is from restricted
giving for differenl groups and £6,997 is
fully unreslricled.
Fund Balances end 2022
Red lodge- cafe
Red Lodge (Other)
Red ltsdgÈ- yants spènt
Empi8e
Place byrhe Water
Safè Harbour
S?fe VatbDur- UnspeDtgraittsand eveot5
Pilgiitn5To8ethpi- torpa55ill8 0
4griai1niral ChaplaiDcy
Excess of Receipts over Payments
Excess of receipts over payments in 2022 was £33,723, compared wilh £30,038 in 2021. an increase of
£3,685112%1
Reserves Policy
It is the policy of the CIO to maintain a balance across all funds equivalent to 2 months operating
costs of individual Hubs/Groups plus an additional one month's direct salary costs and the amounts of
any external commilmenls. This excludes funded items from the GiGilC project. This amounts lo
£8,800.
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Governance. Structures and Management
The Lighlwove Community CIO is a Chorilable Incorporaled Organisotion registered with Ihe Charities
Commission of England and Wales. Charity no. 1193242. Registered Office St Nicholas Cenlre, 4 Cutler
streel. Ipswich IP I I UQ
The Llghfviove Commvnlty Councll
The Lighlwave Community, the Suffolk Fresh Expressions Community wa5 Started through a nalionally
funded projecl called "Growing in God in the Counlryside" IGiGitci.
£2.3m of Church
Commissioner's Slralegic Development Funding ISDFI and c.£700k of Diocesan funding was allocated
lo support the 6-year project12019-20241.
The CIO was established in January 2021 and operates in association with a Bishop5 Mission Order
across Ihe diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich which was established in December 2018. Much of
the operation of the CIO is similar to thal of a PCC. There are currently 212 people on the electoral roll
from over 30 enrolled Lightwave Groups
The CIO is supported by a Community Council of Truslees. Those who have serrfed on Ihe CIO during
2022 are shown below, including their date of appointmenl or resignation where relevanl.
Nome
Locotion /Ligh￿aVe Group where
appllcable
P051tion/Appointment Dates
Rl Revd Dr Michael Robert Harrison
Bishop ol Dunwich
Bishop's Visitor
Ven Canon Sally Ann Gaze
Archdeacon lor Rurol Mission
Leader of Lighlwave and Chair
Revd Colin Williom Wolkins
Supeiintendent Mini51ei of the Ely &
Newmorkel Methodi51 circuit
Bishop5 Appointee- Ecumenicol
Representotive
Revd Canon Christopher Robinson
Bury St Edmund5
Bishop's Appointee
Mr Groham Reordon
Eye
Bishop's Appoirnlee
Revd Canon Julio Loll
S. Hartismere. Connect
Elected Represenlotive
Mrs Claire Morsholl
Woodbridge, Ploce by the Water
Elected Representotive. Resigned Sep 2022
Mr David Theobold
Red Lodge
Elected Represenlalive
Mr Robert James Hamilton
Ipswich. Sale Harbour
Elected Represenlolive
Mrstephen Went
Bungoy
Co-opted Jon 2022. resigned Moy 2022
Mrs Emmo Morris
South H(Trtismere
Co-opted Oct 2022
Revd Dione Grono
Red Lodge
Co-opted Oct 2022
In attendance as non-voting members are-
Nina Seoman - Acting Secretary
Andrew Gosden- Treasurer and Stewardship officer.
At the end of 2022 there was one casual vacancy, which was filled by Revd Danny Doran Smith in
January 2023.
staff and volvnleers
The 'Growing in God in the Countryside" Project Core Team includes staff and volunleers who are servinc
Ihe set-up of the Lighfvrfave Community. Staff paid by Ihe SDU funding are Andrew Gosden IProject
Manager). Nina Seaman (Administrator and Prayer Coordinatorl, Becky Luetchford (Communications
Missionerl.
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In addilion in 2022 Ihe GiGitC projecl funded..
Alison Ead and Angela Finn IRed Lodge Lightwave Mission Assistants, also funded by local fund
raising)
Kothy Wilson, Emma Morris, Pam Tonks and Nicky Lowson as Rural Outreach Pioneers
Lighlwave Rural Hub leaders Diane Grano, Ben Wale, Josh Baileylshared post with Bungay
Beneficel, Bungay associole vicar Revd Edward Lond and Bungoy Communvly Choir Direclor
Heather Land
Lighlwave curates Revds Debbie Nicholls, Bob Molton and Tracey James Ilhe lalter two shared with
local churches)
Key volunteers are Graham Miles, leading the Rural Chaplaincy Team Andrew Jarrold ILead Chaplain
for Suffolk Rural College in Otleyl ond Graham Reardon (Ambassador for Love Rurall. This team, the
leaders and curales at the Lighlwave Hubs (see below) and the Lighlwave Council Report to a Project
Board, overseeing the fruitfulness of the Project ond its use of the project funding which we were
granted. The Project Board is choired by Bishop Mike.
Tru51ee5 Respon5ibilitie5 Slalement
The Truslees are responsible for preparing Annual Report and the financial stalements in accordance
with applicable law and regulations and Uniled Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires Ihe Trustees to prepare financial
statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity
and of application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charily for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the Truslees are required to=
select suilable accounting policies and then apply them consislenlly;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 IFRS 1021
make judgemenls and accounting eslimates that are reasonable and prudent.,
slale whelher applicable UK Accounting Slandards have been followed, subject to any material
departures disc105ed and explained in the financial statements-
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless il is inappropriate to presume
that the charily will continue in business.
The Truslees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records thal disclose with reasonable
accuracy al ony lime Ihe financial position of the chority and enable them to ensure that the financial
slalemenls comply wilh the Charities Act 2011 , the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2018
and the provisions of the CIO Conslitulion. They ore also responsible for safeguarding the assets of Ihe
charity and hence for loking reosonoble steps for Ihe prevention and deteclion of fraud and other
irregularilies.
The Annual Report was approved on
Signed on behalf of the trustees by
Archdeacon the Venerable Sally Gaze
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Independenl Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Ihe Lightwave Community CIO
The examiner has reported on the accounts of the Lighlwave Community CIO I'the CIO") for the year
ended 31 December 2022 which are sel out on the following poges.
Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
The CIO'S Trustees (The Lighlwave Communily Councill are responsible for Ihe preparation of the
accounls. The Truslees consider that on audit is not required for this yeor under section 144121 of the
Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) l and thal an independent examinalion is needed.
11 is Ihe Independent Examiner's responsibility lo..
Examine the accounls lunder section 145 of Ihe 2011 Acti-,
To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charily Commissioners
lunder section 145151 Ibl of the 2011 Act),. and
To State whether particular molters have come to his atlernlion Ihat need lo be broughl to the
atlenlion of the Trustees.
Basls of Independenl Examlnerfs report
The examination was carried out in accordance with the generol Direclions given by Ihe Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kepl by the charity and a
comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the occounts, ond seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such
matters. The procedures underlaken do not provide all the evidence Ihat would be required in an audit
and consequenlly no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts presenl o 'lrue and fair view, and Ihe
report is limiled to those matlers sel out in the statement below. Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examinalion, no matler has come to my allenlion-
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respecl the requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act,. and
lo prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Ihe occounling
requirements of the 2011 Act have nol been mel,. or
to which, in my opinion, altention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounls lo be reached.
Signed=
Richard Turner
2023
Fellow ol the Associolion ol Chortered Certified Accounlonls IFCCAI
Ipswich, Suffolk
Lighlwave Annual Report 2022
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THE LIGHTWAVE COMMUNITY CIO
Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Receipts and Payments Accounts (£)
Unle#￿tted
DesiKnated
Fund$
Notè
Unre5trlct¢d
FLEnd$
TOTAL 2022 TOTAL2021
FurTrd5
RECEIPTS
VolunLaiy
Planned Giving
All orher RivinRlvoluntarv receiDts
Grants from external bodies
320
41.239
9.064
41.559
16.385
27,119
7.203
33
7.321
3b
57,427
6,808
114,538
57.427
8,467
123,837
32.506
2,763
69,592
Gift aid recovered
1.658
9,299
Actiwties foryneratinKlunds
27.028
27.028
30.055
Investment I￿O￿t
20
63
CharftableA¢iivftles
5,597
5,597
TOTAL RECEIPTS
9,34J
27.028
120.154
156,525
99,fA7
PAYMENTS
thurch fjctlvltles
Dlocesan Par15h Contrlbutlons
3e
11.400
11,4LNJ
Staff Costs
3f
138
269
23.08x1
31.221
23,J191
19.629
15,209
Charity flunning Expenses
Mission Giving and Donètions
Café and Foodbank runninE Costs
Grants to individualslgroups
3g
3h
2.359
34.524
1.105
3,543
1,105
19.528
272
15.985
14.870
31
32,755
32.755
19.629
TOTAL PAYMENTS
2,497
17,198
103.107
122,802
69,609
EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENT5
9.830
17.IM6
33.723
ao.038
Cash at bank and in hand at ljanuary 2022
Cash at bank and in handat 31 Decetnber 2022
i(
7.958
17.789
38,388
55.434
46.455
80,178
16,417
46,455
6,955
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (£)
UnrertFiCted
DE￿￿nated
Funds
Note
Restrfrted
F￿nd$
Funds
TOTAL 2022 TOTAL 2021
Cash Funds
Cash held in CAF Bank Lightwave Community CIO M3in
Aciouni lincludes £11,41K) of fted LodBe iafe Fund5
6.955
14.gjo
41757
64.702
22.268
Cash held in CAF Bank Lighiwave Community CIO Red
Lodge AiCOUnt
Cash held by DBF in Board Tru5t5 for li8htwave
Petty Cash
2,799
11,195
13,994
23,954
232
232
232
1.250
55,434
1,250
80,178
6,955
17,789
46,455
Assets Retalned forChur¢h Use
6.955
17.789
55.434
80.178
46.455
NOTE..
Poymertr due to DBFrelGring to ligyhrwove MI￿0￿
Assistonts to bepuidinJonuory2023
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114(xJ
11.400
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NOTES
The financial statements of thÈ Charity have been prepared in accordance with the. Church AccouThtin8 RÈgulations 2(X)6 usin8the RecÈipts and
Paymet>ts basls.
The rnovernentg in funds during the year were asfollow5'.
Fund (£1
Bal Blfwd
Rocolpts
Payments Transfers Bol clfwd Comment
Unrestricted
General
151
9,343
2,497
6,997
D@*i8nat
Red Lodge- Cafe
Safe Harboui- SHOP
6,913
1,045
21,454
5,574
14,169
3,029
17,198
14,199
3,590
17,789
Restrlrted
Launchpad
New Dav
New Wine
112
137
161
161
361
370
Red Lodge- General
Red LodRe- Dis£ipleshiD
Red Lod8e- Outreach
Red Lodge- Youth
Red Lodge- Gov Kickstart
Red Lod8e- Hope Beyond
Red Lodge- Mitchell Fund
Lvdg¥- New Buildiii
Red Lod8e- Newmarket fesiival
Red Lodge- Parish Council fjranl
Red Lodge- Sain5burys
Red Lodge- Suffolk Community Foundatio
Red LodgÈ- Suffolk Household Support Fund
Red Lodge- Ukraine
Red Lod8e- Warm Space Grant
Red Lodge- West Suffolk Cotnmunity Chest
Red Lodge- West Suffolk Councillo¥s
Red Lod8e- WS Covid restart
7,692
17,474
20,651
12,5821
1,933
2,582
2,582
3.749
1,669
3,980
3.52
421
4.401
1,920
1,920
2,5(X)
2(K)
975
2,50)
15,IKX)
250
2CX)
677
202
15,1
250
1.836
1.651
1.836
1,852
985
2CN)
15
Emerge
Emer8e- Bealifigs Churchya¥d
Emer8e- Sin8in8 Ducklir*8S
12.241
327
15,899
737
27,403
345
1,031
122
Place by the WateT
Place by the Water Covid Grant
1,852
15,161
16,050
963
Safe Harbou¥
Safe Harbour Spring Ha￿eSt
Safe Harbour Suffolk Community Foundation
4.(K>7
io
6,788
3,045
17,SQ)
7,278
740
3,518
2,315
2,158
15,342
Pi18rims Together
272
136
Buiixdv
Bungay- Spud aub
1.299
1,270
1,299
967
303
Agricultur81 Chaplaincy
4,834
103,107
166
120,154
55,392
TOTAL FUND 8ALANCE
46.455
156.525
122.802
80.178
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3 Furthèr analysis of Rèceipts and Paymènts Actounts
Unrestrfcted
Fund$
Unrestricted
Des*n&ted
Funds
Restricted
Fvnd$
TOTAL 2021 TOTAL 2011
RECEIPT5
•) All otherEl￿mE/¥0Iuntary recelpts
Contactle55 Giving
Online Giving
Donations- Other
916
962
916
962
7,321
7,321
7,186
9,064
14,507
16.385
7.203
bl Grant$from Extern81 Bodl*$
Rad Lodi•
Klck5tart DWP ￿ndIng
All Churche5 Ttust- Hope Beyond
Suffolk CoUntyC￿j￿￿
Mitchell Fund
3,749
3,749
9,314
7.750
Newmarketfestlw41
Red Lod6e Parish Counal
Sain5bury5
Suffolk Communty Foundatlo
Suffolk HousehDld Support Fund ISCFI
We5t5uffolk Councll-warm Space Grant
Wesl Surfolkcouncil
2,5(X)
2(K>
677
2,5(X)
15,(KlO
2QJ
677
5(M)
15.(MMI
10,745
Emerge
East Suffolk- Beèlings thurthyard
East 5uftolk- 5in&ng Ducklings
Safe Harbour
661
1.031
1,031
Suftolk Community Foundation (Safe Harbaurl
All Hallow5 Church
IPSWkh uofoush iouncEI
$unpv
East Suffolk-spud aub
BuTr8ayTown- Spudclub
AgrftultuMI ènd Rural Chaplèln¢¥
PrlnoofWale5 Coufttry*de Fund
17,500
17.5(Kl
150
270
270
57,427
57,427
41,820
cIActivitieslor ieneratinEfunds
Fundr2isin8Activities- Top-up Shop
Other Trading Activiiies Café
5,574
21,454
27,028
5.574
21,454
27,028
30,055
dl Ch•rfr•bl• A¢tlvlfh$
Safe Harbour Spring Harvest
Red Lodge Evenis
National Event5 INew Wine, NÈW Dayl
Other
3,045
1,850
522
5,597
NOTE.. Kickstan DWP funding in 2021 adjusied here io show in eranis, having been shownas aaiviiies forgeneratingfunds in 2021
actounts
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Unrestrlrted
Fund$
Unre51rirted
OesiEnated
Fund8
Restriued
Funds
TOTAL 2022 TOTAL2021
PAYMENTS
el Diocesnn Parish Contributions
Contribution towaid5 ￿￿htw3ve Mission A5515tants
11,400
f) Staff co￿$
Other Staff Cosis- Salèries and Wages
P3yments against contr2cts for setviies
Other Staff Cost5- Pension
aersy & Staff Expense5
1,605
16,OSO
1,605
16,050
138
138
269
269
5,365
23,084
5,772
23,491
19,629
zl CharftyRunn1￿Exp0n**
825
12,415
8,398
6,188
2,617
13,240
8,398
6,188
2,617
1,788
822
566
Resourceg and Expenses for Missiofi and Min*stry
Mission incl Events
Equiprnent
Insurance
PrintinE, srationery and Postage
[[ and Website Expenses
cence Expenses ICCLI etcl
Bank Charges
Finance Expenses
Other Church Expenses
1.788
822
266
140
96
369
76
509
172
119
119
105
35
70
2,359
31,221
34,524
15,209
h) Mlgjfjon Glvlngand Donatloni
Giving io Relief and Development Age￿cleS
6ivinE to Local Charities
250
855
250
85S
I,ios
1,105
272
11 Caf4 and Ftsodbahk ruhnlnotosti
C2fé Expenses
Top-upshop and Foodbank Expenses
14,169
1,816
15.985
14,169
5,359
19,528
3,543
3.543
14.870
jl Grantxto Indi￿dUall ind Graups
Relief paytnents frotn Grants reieived- Red LodBe
Relief paytnents frotn Grants reieived- Safe Harbour
17,412
15,343
32,755
17,412
15,343
32,755
19,629
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Glossary/Definitions
Bishop s Mission Order, Ihe order mode under which the Lightwove Community is
formed as a formal mission inilialive of Ihe Church of England, under part 7 of Ihe
Mission and Pasloral Measure 2011.
BMO
cio
The Lightwave Community Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Oiocesan Board of Finance of the diocese of St Edmund5bury and Ipswich Ihe
charity which odministers the work of Ihe Diocese)
DBF
GIGItc
rowing in God in the Countryside- the name of Ihe project funded by the DBF
ond the SDF which hos eslablished Lighlwave as a Communily
Lighlwove groups each have identified the mission to which they are called locally.
They usually come under the governance of the CIO and are supported by their
local Hub ondlor partner benefice. They often require limited financiol resource or
investmenl or have a more localised base ol supporters lo make them sustainable.
Associate Lighlwave groups are groups which associate with the Lightwove vision
and training. bul come under the governonce of a local PCC.
Llghtwave
Groups
Benefices who collaborale wilh Lightwave's vision on a day lo day ba515 in a
specific local geographical context leg Chadbrook, 4 Rivers, S. Harlismerel These
partnerships help to establish Ihe work in local communities and contribute to
shaping its growth, direclion and developmenl. They also directly see Ihe fruil of
the work and celebrate the local stories and experiences.
LIgh￿Qve
Hub5
Lighhvave
Partner
Benefices
Benefices who collaborate with Lightwave's vision on a day lo day basis in a
specific local geographical context leg Chadbrook, 4 Rivers, S. Horlismerel These
partnerships help to establish Ihe work in local communities and contribute to
shaping its growth, direclion and developmenl. They also directly see Ihe fruit of
the work and celebrate the locol stories and experiences.
Suffolk Fresh
Expression5
Communlty
The alternative name for the Lighlwave Community
strategic Development Fund of the Church of Englond from which funds have
been granted for the GiGitC project
SDF
SDU
strategic Development Unil which adminislers the SDF
The term New Disciple is used by Ihe GiGitC as o measurement of the fruit of the
project. When used in this way il denotes people who have begun to participate
in some form of church at leasl monlhly since 2018.
New Dlsclple
Ligl:-.w'avL' hrir'.uar l Repoil 2D22
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