What does the PCC do?

The PCC (Parochial Church Council) promotes the advancement of Christianity and supports the Rector in the provision of services and worship. The Rector with the PCC manage the running of the parish. The PCC has responsibility for its buildings; for Woodstock that is just the Church itself however Bladon also own the church rooms and two houses which are rented out. Each PCC manages the finances of its parish. The PCC is a charity and PCC members, as trustees of that charity, must comply with charity law.

The PCC comprises a team of elected trustees together with the Rector, the churchwardens and elected deanery synod representatives. From time to time the PCC can co-opt a limited number of additional members. The size of the PCC depends on the number of people on the electoral roll. Elections are held during the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) which occurs each spring. To be elected to the PCC, you need to have been on the electoral roll for at least six months. The churchwardens are elected annually at a vestry meeting at which anyone from the parish is allowed to vote. The vestry meeting is normally held immediately prior to the APCM.

St Mary Magdalene PCC Role in addition to being a trustee St Martins PCC Role in addition to being a trustee
Revd Sarah Bourne Chair Revd Sarah Bourne Chair
Ruth Sutherland Churchwarden & Lay Chair Gillian Forrest Churchwarden
Mike Holmes Churchwarden & Deanery representative Jane Benyon Churchwarden
Aidan Salter Treasurer Joe Godfrey Treasurer
Kathryn Bunch Secretary Elizabeth Fendius Safeguarding Officer
Sarah Forshaw Safeguarding Officer Anthony Watkinson Deanery representative
Melanie McGregor Deanery representative Maria Roseby Deanery representative
Jenny Atkinson Tim Massey
Mike Bowles Stuart Kemp
Gemma Ferrier Sue John
Ray Morris Tom Benyon
Sandy Rasch Robin Jones
Joan Perry Celia Redgate
Sian Wallworth Christopher Redgate

PCC members may be contacted via the church office.

Carol Holmes is the Electoral Roll Officer for St. Mary Magdalene, Woodstock

Maria Roseby is the Electoral roll Officer for St. Martin’s, Bladon