1. Parish Share
What is it and
how does it work?

2. When Jesus talks about ‘Life in all its fullness’ he is teaching about the life of God, which overflows with generosity, exceeds expectations, is more than imagined, abundant.
When thinking about stewardship, giving and finance, we do so as Christians from this place of generosity, recognising that the heart of the gospel is God’s gift to us in Jesus Christ and that all we have is God’s:
‘All things come from you, and of your own do we give you.’ (I Chr 29:14)

3. Summary of generosity 2014 £’000 2015 2016 Our Diocese 5,932 6,099
6,296
1st year of new model

4. Parish share calculations
In our Diocese we have an annual budget and we need a system of sharing that across all of our benefices in a way that is seen to be fair & equitable
Please read the leaflet on parish share

5. Stipends Fund
Previously subsidised all ministry equally, regardless of need
Now targeted – ½ to give a “bias to the poor” and ½ allocated from an Inter Deanery meeting chaired by Bishop Rachel & Chair of DBF

6. Why benefice calculations not parish?
As we have a large number of multi-parish benefices, we have always calculated Parish Share at a benefice level.
Where do the Usual Sunday Attendance figures come from?
Annual mission statistics – the finance team at College Green take 3 year average, so the USA figures used in the 2018 calculations were those submitted for 2014, 2015 & 2016

7. How can we grow our giving?

8. Resources & support from College Green
Julie Ridgway – Head of Finance
Jess Ahern – Diocesan Finance Officer
Helen Taylor – Operations Manager PGS

9. Parish share is the way in which together we fund the work of the Church of England in and around Gloucestershire.