## **ANNUAL REPORT - 2025** At last year’s APCM, things were looking fairly bleak in terms of funding as well as faculty jurisdiction for the church roof. Soon permission was granted which meant a green light in terms of grants. With some disappointments and setbacks, overall, we have achieved our goal, in addition receiving £49,000 from the National Church with the help of the diocese. Our cash flow, however, has been somewhat pressured and continues to be, hence the decision of the PCC not to pay the common fund at least, immediately. The work on the roof is going fairly well although slightly behind schedule due to detrimental weather conditions which makes the handling of large sheets of steel extremely dangerous. The response, financially of our local people has been good including some significant individuals who have “rallied the troops”. Despite drilling and hammering sounds, the work of the church has continued more or less without disruption. Our Tea and Tots group on Monday mornings has occasionally had to move into the chancel area to avoid the noise and small amounts of ceiling debris. Most groups, including services, have carried on despite the architects warning that we may have had to close for a while. Thank you for all those groups that have continued – many and varied as they are and thank you to all who have organised them and help keep them going for the benefit of others. Thank you to our Friends and Events Team, who have helped with furniture moving during the course of this year, as well as of course the events in themselves, especially in the ten days of Arts Week which this year meant a lot of late nights following various lectures. Given the busy period leading to Holy Week and Easter, it was decided not to go ahead this year with the beer festival but instead put energy into organising an event in September. Thank you to our Oversight Group – including the team staff and its members offering oversight in different ways to the church. This includes our wardens who consistently take on big responsibilities and continue to share in the vision of welcome, hospitality and belonging in different ways. Thanks to all PCC members both past and present. Thanks to all who have served and will serve in the next term. Thank you to Alan for his contribution over many years, which we recognised with a gift previously at our PCC meeting. Thank you also to Gill and Ruth for their taking on of finance and administrative roles. We do hope that in time the new financial arrangements will benefit the team ministry as a whole, including both parishes. Looking back over the year, we have made it through. The question for us all to ponder is perhaps “what is or legacy for future generations of the church?” It seems to me that we are doing our utmost to secure that – and in not just talking “roof” – and I would want to offer a huge thank you to all of you who have contributed and are contributing to our faith community in this place – building upon the almost past 1000 years, offering the good news of God’s love through our vision and offering of welcome, hospitality and belonging. ## **REVD. DAVID J HOPKIN, MA, BTh, Dip Min** Par55h Church of St John the Baptist, PeThistone Current Account: ReGeipts & Payments Account 2025 2025 2024 PAYMENTS 2025 2024 RecEIPTS 13587.24 14.019.00 3.23e.37 £xpenses Housing 3.304.30 14268.22 Pknned Gwg 8.fj01.50 Tax Rofuntls on Gll Ah1 22 289.72 27 606 24 HU 8.219.71 G06 3,671.35 E*ctskily 188.09 WBttr 7,27e.96 InsurnnG8 601.46 C*•nkn9 3137.41 oth815 138.66 Bank cha￿06 213 55 23 429.21 6,607.11 3,522.35 152.22 7 450.20 347.00 1403 05 123.12 2203.82 QJl8db)ns #i SgNts5 795.20 Gin Day 30.894.31 Fund P4*kng AdNIi•s 24745 22 El)naltyJns O Legi(4frs 13209.00 F•88 pakl to P.¢.G 105 53 Intér•sl 937.00 H88kng Suppkrrrfnt 72.690.08 3,457.07 1004.00 19.242.83 127773.30 6001.00 108.38 000 157 586.38 19 605.05 2 840 22 Rapa 484.52 4.450.00 3.945.55 Anar R•quth$ 986.48 1,650.00 Fn)rn Sff*ler Conoftg8t￿n8 ()the 380.84 1149azkn• thty ftom T•8m 3 94S.55 988.48 4 450.00 9,117.22 aèrt•l St•fl 2,192.55 10.284.49 3.993.28 Other Patsh Expen8•1 11 309.77 115.38 Fund 42 000.￿ P8I*h Shg 122.30 C4Y8cled on*J p•kl to CknBMy 526.75 3 090.00 R•nwl 3 850.DO 1,370.00 Tte• Surgery 3 203 48 Grdu• 457348 653 53 1 233.53 12,381.90 Oth•1 ExiM0rd￿Wry Co 6,397.23 Re8lrkt•d 2.425.53 65.901.58 29 607 30 18779 13 10 381 38 C06t of bJndrnWng 68 327 09 10 839.14 O.QO Frnm CCLA R8sem Ac¢ounl 0.00 0.00 To CCLA Reserve Account 120.619.47 TOTAL PAYMENTS 11 543.51 BaPJD¢&s ai 31112124 & 25 13216298 130,584.63 104 058 80 234 643.43 114.882.59 TOTAL REceipTS 17280 39 Balanc•5 ai 01.01.24 8 25 132 162.98 223.099.92 11Y3.51 234 643.43 I have fo10￿d the appk*b￿ dkedh)ns 9h*n bythe Conw055•Jn undwgedM)n 14515Xbl ol ihg atl. 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