Like you and your household we too have to budget very carefully. Everything we receive in income is by voluntary giving. We have almost no historical resources to fall back on. We try to save a little every year to build up some reserve for the maintenance of the building. We are committed to using our money wisely and generously as serious followers of Jesus Christ.

But just think about some of those costs which we have to bear:
£35,000 this year towards ordained ministry
(Stipends, pensions, national insurance, training, housing)

£10,000 of parochial expenses
(Every visit to someone in hospital, every telephone call or letter)

£5,000 for Insurance of the church and Hall each year

£14,000 for heating, lighting, maintenance and supplies
(We all like our homes to be warm and clean, and the church too)

and so the list goes on.

The pie charts below illustrate the proportionate costs of our work and our income. They are very finely balanced.

We need your help to secure our church's work. Let's see this as less of a problem and more of an opportunity to rethink our priorities.

For example:
A daily newspaper might cost £4 per week
A good meal out for two people £30
The weekly supermarket round for a family £75

Could you give this weekly or monthly? If you pay tax we can make your giving more efficient.

Source: Dick Wilde, The Spire Magazine - 2002 March