■ Parish Giving Scheme

If you want to support Christ’s mission in our parish on a regular basis, the simplest and most efficient method is to join the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) at St. Mary Magdalene.

Why are we asking?

The Church of England offers a Christian presence in every community, seeking to be at the heart of all our cities, towns and villages, by serving communities, by sharing our faith and values, by worshipping together and by our wonderful buildings. This valuable contribution to the community has a cost, which is largely met by personal donations. For the Church to survive and grow, we rely on regular donations so that we can plan confidently for the future.

‘Money’ dominates too many agendas in our Church. We need to tackle this problem head-on, so that we can move forward with confidence. Successfully addressing the Church’s need to receive realistic, long term giving from committed Christians is a fundamental part of developing a thriving, outward looking church.

What’s the advantage?

Donations made through the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) use Direct Debit on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. These can also be given anonymously and the full donation, together with any associatedGift Aid is paid back directly to us at St. Mary Magdalene.

This makes life easier for administration, improves cashflow and frees up our energies to focus on other important church priorities and not be so worried about money.

PGS also offers a solution to one of the greatest problems of local church income – ‘static giving' with an option for you to agree, in principle to increase your donation in line with inflation each year which over time will make a huge difference to our church finances - just tick the box when you complete the application form. Please be reassured that if your circumstances change, it is easy to decline the increase when the annual inflationary letter arrives in advance of any change.

For church giving to keep pace with inflation, how would it need to have changed over time?

After you have joined the scheme -

Address and bank account changes can usually be handled by calling the admin team on ☎ 01452 835595 or email them atgiving@parishgivingscheme.org.uk

To join the scheme or for more information, please talk to Tim, Sue or

Thank you.

Parish Giving Scheme Registered England No.8824540. Registered Charity No.1156606