Annual Parochial Church Meeting

This area of our website provides a variety of information relating to our 2025 Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM), which was held during our Morning Service on Sunday 11 May.

Papers for the APCM

Here are links to the three key documents for the APCM:

APCM 2025 - Book of Reports - the Book celebrates the life of our church over the past twelve months
APCM 2025 - Accounts for 2024 - the Accounts meet the requirement under charity law to provide information on our financial activities during the previous calendar year and our financial position at the end of that year
APCM 2025 - Budget for 2025 - this explains the money we expect to receive and spend this year.

Churchwardens

At our APCM, Louise McFerran and Keith Nurse were elected for the coming year.

Parochial Church Council (PCC) members

At our APCM, three representatives were elected to serve for three years:

Lisa Davidson
Mark Lambert
Matthew Lambert

Deanery Synod

At our APCM, Holly Morris was elected to serve for one year.

Becoming a member of the PCC

Have you ever considered serving as a PCC member? Are you a person of prayer who believes that God speaks specifically and guides our church? Do you have a good awareness of what’s going on across the life of our church? Would you like to help us manage a financial budget of over £400,000 a year and use our resources, people and time wisely for the kingdom of God? Then maybe this is the role for you!

Our PCC meets about six times a year, helping to shape our church’s vision and strategy, and making decisions about finances, property and policies that support mission and ministry at and beyond HTR. Before each meeting you’ll receive papers about the items it will cover, so you know in advance what will be discussed, and you have a chance to decide what you think about them. Then in the meeting you’ll be able to offer your views, hear those of others, and together take decisions about what we do as a church.

PCC members have a formal role as charity trustees, and some also serve as members of other groups that support the work of the PCC. It’s a really important role! So please do prayerfully consider if his role is right for you and if you would like more information, please contact Eils Osgood.

The Church Electoral Roll

To be able to vote at an APCM, you need to be on our church's Electoral Roll. To become a member of the PCC you need to have been on the Electoral Roll for at least six months. To be on the Roll you must have been baptised, be aged 16 or over, and either live in the Parish, or live outside and have worshipped with us regularly for at least six months. You can apply and be added at any time. You can access an application form here or request one from the Church Office.

Next year's APCM is currently scheduled for Sunday 10 May 2026, and a firm date will be confirmed in due course.