PCC News

£15,000 per year pledged in a day

St Mark’s and St Luke’s, Oulton Broad are engaged in fundraising for an exciting new project to appoint an Associate Minister to take charge of their work amongst children, youth and young families.

A Parish Stewardship Health Checklist

Have you prepared a budget showing your expected income and expenditure for the coming year, and communicated it to the PCC, congregation(s) and wider church family/parishioners?

How we enhanced regular giving in the benefice

“The results confounded even the most cautious of our people”

A crisis often brings out the best in people

When All Saints’ Church in Kings Lynn was burgled in October 2014, it was a blow to the congregation who had striven to open up the church to visitors.

Practical winter maintenance of churches

With winter now upon us there are some useful steps that we can undertake to minimise the risk of cold-weather related incidents.

Building for the future in Poringland

The Revd Robert Parsonage, Rector, writes: “The Rector and two Churchwardens of All Saints Church Poringland, by virtue of their office, are the trustees of Poringland Village Hall with overall responsibility for its management.

Management of church records – what you need to know

We are often asked by parishes what they should do with various church records. In short, it depends on what they are!

The sweet smell of success!

Many of you will know that in my working life horticulture has been my occupation for 50 years.