ANNUAL MEETING 2026
SEEING GOD CHANGE LIVES
ON tuesday 28th april 2026 OUR CHURCH FAMILY MET
TO ELECT A NEW PCC AND WARDEN TEAM,
REVIEW THE LAST YEAR AND
TO LEAN INTO GOD’S CALLING FOR THE YEARS AHEAD
APCM 2026
REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS
ELECTED WARDEN TEAM
ELECTED PCC & DEANERY SYNOD REPRESENTIVES APRIL 2026
BECKY BEGGS
ESTHER LYTH
JAMES BUNCH *
IAN CAPPER
JAMES NORMAN
HEATHER CHESTERTON *
ZACH DOWNIE
NIC PECK
TIM COLLINS *
DEBBIE JACKSON
PETER WILSON
LORRAINE MARTIN *
JOSEPH LU
SALLY BERTLIN *
ANDY PRESTWOOD *
* Deanery Synod Representatives 2026 -2029
THE PCC
The PCC has the following responsibilities:
- works with the Vicar in promoting the vision of the church.
The Vicar and the PCC have a duty to consult together on matters of general concern and importance to the parish, and to co-operate in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. This includes almost everything to do with the church’s work in the parish, and its relationship with the deanery and the Diocese - is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the church, churchyard and moveable objects
- has overall charge of all expenditure
- members are Trustees of the church
THE DEANERY SYNOD
The Deanery Synod includes representatives from St Mary’s, the Heath and other local Anglican churches. Deanery Synod representatives are automatically on the PCC. The Deanery Synod and has the following responsibilities:
- to consider matters concerning the Church of England and to make provision for them in relation to their deanery, and to consider and express their opinion on matters of religious or public interest;
- to bring together the views of parishes of the deanery on common problems, to discuss and formulate common policies on those problems, to foster a sense of community and interdependence among parishes, and generally to promote in the deanery the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical;
- to make known and so far as appropriate put into effect any provision made by the Diocesan Synod;
- to consider the business of the Diocesan Synod, and particularly any matters referred to that synod by the General Synod, and to sound parochial opinion whenever required or appropriate to do so;
- to raise matters, as the Deanery Synod consider appropriate, with the Diocesan Sy
PARTICIPATING IN THE
LIFE OF THE CHURCH
JOIN THE ELECTORAL ROLL
Join the Electoral Roll in order to be able to vote for your representatives
on our Parochial Church Council (PCC) and Deanery Synod.
If you would like to be added to the roll or your details have changed, please complete a form
and return to the Parish Office for the attention of Hannah Burton (Electoral Roll Officer).