Financial Update from Hart Church

Thank you all for your generous support of St Mary Magdalene Church during 2025, not only financially but in numerous other ways. The Worship time we share each Sunday, our celebration services, and the Christmas and Easter fairs.

There are many roles which are undertaken to keep this historic building safe and up to date. Our tranquil graveyard is a challenge in itself to maintain. We rely on our congregation and volunteers in raising the necessary funds to keep our church functioning as a focus of the local community. Especially at times of financial uncertainty, your generosity is most appreciated.

From the 1st of January until the 30th of September, it has cost £879 per week to cover the daily running costs. These will be higher in 2026 when our Parish Share will increase.

You may ask, “What’s a Parish Share?” It’s an annual payment from each church towards the cost of training for your vicar (which is ongoing as in any other role), vicarage maintenance, pensions, legal guidance, safeguard training and ongoing advice and Church of England schools. Each church gives as much as they think is realistically affordable, and the Church Commissioners contribute to the shortfall.

Our Parish Share will increase in 2026 to £23,500, and Ecclesiastical insurance will be £3,820. There are, of course, additional everyday running costs.

If this building is valued by you and if its purpose is valued and available by you, then can you help? If so, your community would be most grateful.

Ways to help: If you pay tax, then, as with any other charity, we can reclaim the tax you paid, known as Gift Aid, which makes a massive help - without it we would really struggle. If you’d like to Gift Aid your donation, please inform our treasurer, Mrs Anne Johnson, 01429 269699 Manor Croft, Magdalene Drive, Hart, with your name and address, and that’s all you have to do. It’s that simple.

Regardless of whether you pay tax or not, you can contribute in any way by a one-off donation, weekly giving in cash, by using our card reader in church or by making a BACS transfer to:

Hart Parochial Church Council
Sort 20-82-18
Account No. 80209171

Please reference: Donation

With my most kind regards, Revd. Janet