Where does our Parish Share go The Parish Share of just under 500 parishes Amounted to 95 million 2014 Budget Other income fees investment income etc took the total for our diocese to ID: 360529
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Parish Share and Common FundSlide2
Where does our Parish Share go
?
The Parish Share of just under 500 parishesAmounted to £9.5 million (2014 Budget)
Other income (fees, investment income etc. took the total for our diocese to
£
11.7
million
(
2014
Budget)Slide3
Cost of Parochial Ministry
Of the £
9.5m Parish Share, the majority is spent directly on clergy costs which are as follows: £mClergy Stipends & ALM Salaries 4.9Clergy & ALM NI & Pensions 2.0Clergy Housing 1.5Clergy Removals & Other 0.3Total 8.7The remainder goes towards other costs in the budget, including National Church Costs and Mission and Ministry SupportSlide4
The Common Fund
A fund in which every parish shares
A contribution to the cost of providing ministry . . .Not just in ‘our parish’But in every parishRich or poorUrban or ruralConfident or strugglingSlide5
The Current Situation
Declining membership across diocese
Many small church congregations, struggling to cover operational costsBut some individual signs of growthSlide6
The Common Fund
Various factors decide your Parish Share
…at a diocesan level: Change in Common FundChanges in overall membership in the diocese and in socio-economic categoriesNumber of capped parishes …and at a parish level:Number church members and category within your particular parishSlide7
The Common Fund
Chosen from a scale of A-G, where
is for parishes most favourably placedis for parishes least favourably placed“Our Church membership is . . .
your Church membership’s ability to pay . . .. . . compared to others in the diocese . . .Slide8
Church Membership
Defined as the number of adults attending at least once weekly, less new members
An average figure over the last three years is used to calculate parish shareCan not alter after parish share has been set, therefore important to get rightEvery year, a few parishes are very slow in returning their forms.Membership this year around 22,150 (25,276 just five years ago)Slide9
Calculation of Parish Share Payable
Parish share per person in your chosen socio-economic category x average membership over last three years as defined on the form
Increases and decreases year-on-year will be cappedLeavers are taken out of the calculation at onceSlide10
Common Fund – discounts!
Parishes which pay their Parish Share either by direct debit or by CBF standing order receive a discount.
For 2014 1.5% discount for full payment by 20 January or 0.3% for 12 monthly paymentsFull details available on request.