Agenda for PCC Meeting
7:00 pm Thursday 5 November 2026

Welcome and Prayers

Apologies

Minutes

Minutes of the Last Meeting

Correct record?

Matters arising (not on the agenda elsewhere)

Mission Action Plan

Growing

Matters arising under Growing

New ideas

Nurturing

Matters arising under Nurturing

New ideas

Serving

Matters arising under Serving

New ideas

Sustainability

Matters arising under Sustainability

New ideas

See Mission Action Plan

Vicar's Update

  • Joint Service and Meal with BICC - 3rd October - review
  • Christmas night service: 6pm or 11:30 pm?
  • Ofsted inspection at St. Thomas Primary School // School Governor

Correspondence

A Stocktake of St. Thomas' Church - Review

At our last meeting we did a SWOT analysis of where we are as a church: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

This is a chance to make changes to that document.

Missional sustainability

(looking at our mission as a parish: schools, community, evangelism)

Financial sustainability

(looking at our finances and cash-flow; short, medium, and long-term)

Congregational sustainability

(looking at our congregational size, age profile, and volunteers)

Ministerial sustainability

(do we have clergy / ministers to conduct services, now and in the future)

Next steps

  • Publicity: what word would you use to describe what's attractive about St. Thomas' Church services on a Sunday morning?
  • Conversations.

Reports

Safeguarding

Parish Safeguarding Action Plan update

Use of Church

ANNUALISED INCOME:

Current Groups ReceiptsNotes
Spring Together GetFit Hub£1,500(starts 26 Sept)
Xanadu Dance Troupe£2,000
English Classes£900
Elections£600
Brethren in Christ Church£2,300
Romanian Church£0(now cleaning the church)
South Asian Women's Network£2,000
South Asian Men's Group£
Martial Arts£700(behind on payments)
TOTAL£10,000

Finance

Mission Community

Health and Safety

Social and Other Dates

Next Bring and Share meal(s): Harvest Festival.

Dates:

We need to set/note the following dates:

  • Date of next meeting.

Future Agenda Items

Eco Church (next steps)

Church Porch

What to do about trees in the grounds replacing the hawthorns (bush or tree or both?)