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Last updated 13th July 2024
Parish Share: How it works and what it pays for
Thank you to each and every parish for your ongoing contributions to Parish Share.
Parish Share is the sum of money contributed by parishes every year to the diocese which mainly supports local ministry.
This year, to coincide with the presentation of the Budget for 2025 to July's Diocesan Synod (by David Barlow, Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance) we have produced a helpful new animated video resource for parishes.
You can watch the new video on YouTube by clicking above.
This was premiered at Synod after being given an advance screening at a gathering of parish treasurers in early July.
- On this page you will find the full transcript of the video to read and also to download in Word and PDF formats for further sharing on noticeboards; as handouts and more.
- Read David Barlow's budget presentation to Synod here and view his presentation slides by clicking here. (links will be added as soon as possible after Synod)
You can watch the video by clicking the embedded file above. Please share it far and wide on social media and show it locally at PCC meetings and other gatherings in your parish as appropriate to help understanding of what Parish Share pays for.
Parish Share is essential to the mission of the church in our diocese as, without it, clergy could not be supported.
Parish Share presents an opportunity for each church community, according to their ability, to participate in the financial costs of ministry throughout our diocese. In this way, ministry may be sustained in poorer communities where otherwise this would not be possible.
More importantly, resourcing the work of the church this way follows some principles we find in Scripture.
God is our Heavenly Father whose nature as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is to invite us be in a relationship with Him, and with one another. Parish Share is one way we act, as Christians, to fulfil our calling and even reflect God’s own relational nature.
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." (Romans 12:4-5, NIV)
As Christians, we are bound together as members of the Body of Christ, called to live as generous disciples extending the love of God to the whole world.
By ensuring that the church may offer ministry beyond those communities which could readily afford it, Parish Share is a means of justice, of true, Christ-centred generosity and even sharing the very love of God, no less.
- If you have any questions about the Diocesan Budget budget or your Parish Share calculation, please contact our Finance Team via the Diocesan Office main switchboard number 01254 503070.
Ronnie Semley, July 2024