The finance section provides guidance, resources, and tools to help parishes manage money wisely and support ministry, covering clergy finance advice, generous giving, year-end reporting, Parish Offer, managing PCC trust funds, and cost-saving through Parish Buying.
Finance FAQs
1. What do I do with parochial fees? Parochial fees are those fees payable for wedding, baptisms, funerals, cremations and…
Generous Giving
Information and guidance on exploring the ways in which we can learn to grow generous churches and communities
Guidance for Clergy
It can be daunting when starting a new role, so we thought that a bit of guidance would be helpful.…
Guidance for Parish Treasurers
Guidance for Treasurers Most of the work of a PCC Treasurer is straightforward and there is help available for areas…
Parish Buying
Parish Buying has been created to support parishes in local buying decisions. Parish Buying is about more than ‘just’ saving…
Parish Offer
Common Fund resources Parish Offer contributions to the Common Fund remain the primary way we resource stipendiary ministry across the…
PCC Accounts & Returns
2025 Year-end Reporting As in previous years, we request that all PCCs in the Diocese of Hereford submit their 2025…
PCC Trusts
Many PCC’s are the beneficiary of trust fund income. This can arise from a variety of sources including legacies, gifts…
Wedding & Funeral Fees
Parochial Fees The 2025 and 2026 PAROCHIAL (LIFE EVENTS) FEES TABLES [click to access link] can be found on the…
Parish Resources
A link straight to the Parish Resource website which offers a range of resources to support the everyday governance and…