Minutes of the PCC Meeting
Held on Monday 17th November 2025
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| 1 | The meeting opened at 19.05 with Ephesians 2:14-16 emphasising that the cross created a new humanity which is our primary identity as children of God (The Church). Then prayer that we live our lives in this identity and have a glimpse of who God is to our community. | |
| 2 | Attendance | |
| · Dawn Airey (Chair), Chiaz Alozie, Fiona Clarke (PCC Secretary), Matt Ellson (Vice Chair), Ben Haughton-Scales, Livvi Haughton-Scales, David Meleleu, Alan Palmer David Wells, Ruth Wium.
· Apologies: Sam Carew, Melanie Hartung. |
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| 3 | Previous Minutes | |
| The Minutes of the Meetings held on 21st July 2025 were approved unanimously and signed off by DA. . | ||
| 4 | Matters Arising | |
| · Benches are hard – 12 new softer chairs have been purchased.
· Worship Support rota – Amanda is now compiling this as part of her role. Ruth will discuss with Ludolph as to whether he would be interested in helping. · Sunday morning connect groups – still in trial phase. · Parenting for faith – nothing further to date. · Youth worker post – A new advert has gone out. · Are PCC members willing to do the prayer ministry training with Jackie BC and be available Sunday mornings to pray with people? Awaiting training with Jackie. · PCC to help with packing away – It has felt better recently but still struggling. Trying to encourage others from the congregation to serve, so not doing anything extra. Chiaz is leading set up. Refreshments and welcome still need someone to oversee them. |
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| 5 | Update on Key Priorities – See Appendices 1 – 3. | |
| 1. Discipleship (DA)
· Worship o The Holy Spirit is key. o Possibly need further teaching on the Holy Spirit, and on Pentecost. o Allow space for testimony and encourage people to share. o Time for allowing the Holy Spirit in. 2. Under 18s (DA-Under 11s/ BH-S- Youth/ LH-S Ignite) · Youth Worker o Re-advertised: § on Facebook, Community, Website. § Awaiting communication about possibly putting it on the Diocese website. § Try employment agency? o The person who had shown some interest is no longer available. o We need to pray on the right person applying. · Toddlers o A good turnout has been reported. · Other ideas – We lost Ignite and Ignite Youth and have a reduced presence in the community so we need other ideas: o Lego Church? o Forest Church? o Maybe we need to be doing something more overtly Christian? We still do: o assemblies – one per month plus o wellbeing groups. o Christmas class activities – to bring the Christmas message. Prayer is needed. 3. Wholeness in Jesus/ Wellbeing (DA); Prayer (JBC). – · Creations Craft Group – This is doing very well and new people have joined. · Prayer Ministry Training – guidelines – Jackie will potentially join the next PCC meeting. |
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| 6 | Finance Report – See Appendix 4 | |
| Treasurers Report
· No questions were sent to DG to respond to before the meeting. · D.A. meets with the finance team monthly. · The key thing is the Budget: o A deficit budget yet again. o Reduced Parish Share being paid. § The amount available to pay is reducing yearly. § More people are giving but they are giving less. § With people moving on some of the bigger givers have gone. § Cost of living crisis – people are unable to give as much. § We need people to commit to the church before they commit their money. § Nothing else can be shaved off to improve the state of the finances. Proposal: To agree the budget. No dissent. |
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| 7 | Parish Update – see Appendix 5 | |
| · Indoor activities
o A decision has been made that all indoor activities will be at Glenvale School for now as it is too difficult to organise them at Redwell due to insufficient resources and people available to move equipment etc. · Decision about land opposite Ock n Dough. o It is still technically up for sale but there has been no recent interest. o It was agreed that, if a group of people are passionate about what to do with the land they could form a small independent group( including at least one PCC member) to work on it and bring a proposal to the PCC. o AP will speak to MH and RW to discuss if it is viable, then possibly speak to the church to see if there is any interest in setting up a group for this. |
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| 8 | Approving New Groups/ Activities | |
| · Outdoor Christmas activities:
o Carols and Lights – Waterworks Lane 7/12/25. o Carol Service at Glenvale 12/12/25. All were in favour. |
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| 9 | Safeguarding Report – See Appendix 6 | |
| · John and Amanda are doing a brilliant job bringing everyone up to date with safeguarding requirements, including parents who have agreed to help.
· All PCC members need to do the “Raising awareness of Domestic Abuse” training. John has sent the link. |
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| 10 | Deanery Synod Report – See Appendix 7 | |
| · BHS attended the last meeting which included reflections on:
o A Year of Prayer – 2025. o A Year of Discipleship – 2026. o Shared collaborative support across the Deanery. |
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| 11 | Matters scheduled for the PCC meeting for September that was cancelled. | |
| · Administrator contract – this was agreed by emails.
· Christmas – already decided. · Sum up machine – Discussion no longer needed as new figures show that it is still viable as there is very little outlay for using the machine. |
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| 12 | New Church Laptop Proposal – see Appendix 8 | |
| · The main use will be for Services, including the PowerPoint etc.
· It could be used for updating the website and PCC minutes or admin tasks as a temporary workaround if any issues with existing arrangements. · If/ when a Youth Worker is appointed it may be used by him/ her if needed. · MS Office included, with its own antivirus software. · BSL – To be sourced via Andrew Gilbert (the Church’s Treasurer’s son) with a reduced cost as we are a charity. Proposal: To purchase BSL option of the recommended Dell Pro 16 laptop for shared church use with funding from the Church Building Fund plus Microsoft Office subscription of £2.30 per month to be paid from the Church General Fund. Proposer: CA Seconder: FC Two people abstained but the remainder agreed and Quorum was reached. CA will arrange the purchase. |
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| 13 | Dates of next meetings: | |
| PCC meetings:
· Monday 2nd February 2026 19.00. · Monday 13th April 2026 19.00 (to agree APCM reports). · APCM Sunday 26th April 2026 as part of the service, followed by a short PCC meeting. |
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| 14 | The meeting closed with a prayer from LHS at 20.25. |
Appendix 1 – update on Key priority 1: Discipleship
Worship:
Encountering God’s presence in worship has always been fundamental for me and I’m giving this a lot more thought at the moment. I am beginning to sense that we need to press into this much more than we have to date…….would value PCC’s thoughts on this. What is Holy Spirit doing do you think?
Connect Groups:
There are now 4 connect groups which, apart from Sunday mornings, is our main discipleship, friendship and care model.
Our five groups are:
Monday afternoon (Carol Maycock)
Thursday morning (Alan Palmer)
Wednesday evening (Ruth W)
1st Sunday in the month (Revd. Livvi Haughton-Scales)
Elizabeth and Ruth’s group have now joined together due to Elizabeth moving on and both groups were quite small. Ben and Livvi’s group has not restarted after the summer. Again, it had become small with no sign of being able to grow it. In recognition that apart from one church family, none of our families have made it into a connect group, Livvi has started a monthly connect group which takes place after the café style services. It is very early days but there are encouraging signs.
The group facilitators continue to meet every couple of months to support one another.
Revd. D.A.
Decision needed by PCC
No decisions needed from PCC at this time.
Appendix 2 – Under 18s Ministry
We take the research seriously that tells us that churches who invest in under 18s ministry grow, and those that don’t decline. The national church has a vision to see 30,000 employed children’s and youth workers in an attempt to double the number of children and young people in church on a Sunday morning by 2030!
We are very much part of this story and have raised just over £53,000 to employ a part time children’s and youth worker. We ideally need to get a bit more in and are hoping that the 100 for 100 project will bring in a significant amount. Ahead of the summer we advertised on two occasions for a children’s and youth worker for 25 hours a week, 45 weeks of the year for a fixed 3 year contract. Unfortunately we did not have anyone apply but I am in conversation with someone who may be interested and I am due to meet them again mid-October. Please keep praying and please consider giving towards this vital ministry.
All under 18s groups continue to use the Energize resource.
Ahead of the summer I was concerned that we didn’t have enough people who were willing to help run the various groups on Sunday mornings. Over the summer I let parents know that without more help some groups would no longer run or not run with any consistency.
Thankfully a number have agreed to help more or start helping for the first time. Some are still in the process of getting through the safer recruiting processes and so it will be a bit of a struggle until that is complete. We still haven’t managed to find new leaders for the older young people on 2nd Sundays.
Under 11s Ministry
For our under 11s and under 5s ministry we have both a discipleship stream and an outreach stream. Our discipleship stream is primarily Sunday mornings. Our outreach stream is on a Monday morning at Glenvale Care Home (under 5s) & Thursday evening at Redwell School (Ignite, those in years 1-6).
Sunday mornings
The under 11s continue to use the Hub room on Sunday mornings for their group. A huge thanks to everyone who leads and supports this age group and for their willingness to guide the children in their individual journeys with the Lord.
Glenvale Park toddler group
We began this group Easter 2024. Glenvale Care home provides a beautiful room, toy storage and refreshments for this group. Some of the residents join the group also. We have around 50 families now on the register and anywhere between 7 and 16 households can turn up on any given week! This continues to be the case.
School’s work
Being present in our two primary schools is a very significant part of how we serve our housing estates and the mission of the church. It is largely ministry unseen by the church but plays a huge part in what I would describe as ‘oiling’ the rest of ministry.
We continue to have a very good relationship with Redwell School which means between Ben, Livvi and I we are present on a regular basis, either through assemblies, Narnia prayers spaces, year 6 transition sessions, well-being groups, parent evenings and the various fayre’s and school productions. Unfortunately this year we have now cancelled the Narnia prayer spaces due to not having enough volunteers to call upon to support it. Ben and Livvi are also on training in the middle of the planned dates.
Glenvale Church of England school has now started its 2nd year and while there is still a mixed year 5/6 class, all the others are now single year groups. At some point in the coming years it will turn into a 2 form intake. We have a really good relationship with the Head and PDET, the diocesan education trust that runs the school. I will become part of the governing body shortly. Again, between the clergy we lead collective worship Thursday mornings, have a presence at the various events and fayres, the new parents intake evening and we are about to start well-being groups there also. The Head and I meet monthly and also on a monthly basis offering a drop in for parents.
Revd. DA.
Ignite
Leaders/Helpers: Livvi Haughton-Scales, Ruth Gilbert, Alan Palmer, Elizabeth Holbrook, Judy Meleleu, Chiaz Alozie, Michelle Norwood.
Dawn Airey often comes at the start to greet parents. Ben Haughton-Scales will be coming until half term to support Chiaz Alozie.
A huge thank you to all our volunteers who have faithfully been helping with this group. Ignite has seen fluctuations in numbers and different challenges in the last year and I very much appreciate the volunteers’ patience, support and positivity during this time.
Before the summer, Ignite had a few challenges that needed considering. Firstly, the rent for the school hall was due to increase to £64 from September. Dawn has now negotiated with the trust that this will be £60 instead. Secondly, the numbers of children attending had been very low during the summer term. Finally, the behaviour of some of the older boys had been challenging and had been impacting the culture of the group.
Therefore, over the summer, the team and I considered ways of combating these challenges. Following the discussion at the last PCC meeting, the session charge per child has been increased from £2.50 to £3 (both including 30p for tuck). At £60 rent per session, the same numbers from last year would allow us to break even. I emailed all the current parents to let them know the change in price and widely publicised the change in price online and through the schools.
Regarding the behaviour of some of the older boys, one thing noted by the team was the difficulty of the wide age range of the group (from year 1-6). We decided to change the structure of Ignite to separate the kids into three cohorts: year 1-2; year 3-5; and a separate group for year 6s (which is the age group of the older boys). Ben is now supporting Chiaz in leading the year 6s. The rest of the leaders will focus on the younger children, offering targeted attention for the different age groups and their needs. Rather than attempting to make them all sit together, the older group may engage in different games and teaching about Christianity that is more discussion-based. The leaders will hopefully also build strong bonds and provide Christian role models for them. Safeguarding has been considered with this and two leaders will always be present if the older children need to be taken into another room or outside.
We have had one week back so far and only seven children attended the first session. I have done an assembly at both Redwell and Glenvale Primary Schools, flyers have been sent out to all parents, and social media has been used consistently to publicise Ignite. I have also given a couple of notices at church to publicise Ignite to families within the church. One consideration at the moment is the disconnect between Ignite and the rest of the church, with no church children currently attending.
The group we had last Thursday was lovely and we thank God that we were still able to connect with these children and share God’s love with them, even though the group was small. We will keep monitoring the number of children attending and the viability of Ignite over the coming weeks. It could be that God is leading us in a new direction, to seek fruit elsewhere and share the gospel message with the children of our parish in a different way. Please be praying for discernment here. This group has been running a long time and we do not make decisions around it lightly, but we wish to be open to the possibility that the Holy Spirit may be doing something new.
Ignite Update November 2025
Unfortunately, due to increased cost of rent and a plummet in numbers attending Ignite from last year, we have had to make the difficult decision to close Ignite. We were losing between £40-£50 a week this half term, with the rent being £60 a week and having less than 10 kids attending each week (down from an average of 20 kids last school year).
We are not sure exactly what has resulted in less kids attending, as we have publicised in the exact same ways as before. From conversations with children whose siblings and friends used to attend, it seems many have chosen to do other activities like gymnastics or other sports on those evenings. We also find that very few children attend every week, which means it has been difficult to sustain consistent numbers.
We had lovely final weeks with the children that attended though. During story times, we were able to talk about Jesus and prayer, and some children shared their favourite stories from the bible that they still remembered, and shared times they had prayed and their prayers had been answered. It is always sad to end something that made such great connections, but we do believe that God may be moving us into another season of doing something slightly different, which still allows us to connect with the same and, hopefully, even more children.
Revd. LH-S
Youth Ministry
The poster above highlights the church’s current youth work activities. Sunday Youth occurs on the second and fourth Sunday mornings of the month during the service. During this time there is in-depth Bible teaching and discussion. We currently do not have enough leaders to run Sunday youth on third Sundays in the month and have been seeking to use this as a ‘Serving Sunday’, encouraging the young people to help with various aspects of the morning service (such as assisting with children’s groups, playing in the worship band, serving tea and coffee, and washing up).
The new church Youth Band have now led musical worship at both the August and September café services – they did really well and it will be exciting to see them continue to grow as worshippers of God! We’ll continue to explore other serving opportunities for the young people and are open to ideas church members might have. From September 2025, there will be a significant number of church young people in years 6 and 7 at school. Therefore, Sunday Youth will split into two groups – one for years 6 and 7, and one for years 8 and above. We are really grateful to all those in the church who have stepped up to lead and help with these groups to enable this to happen. The number of young people attending on Sunday mornings varies from week to week.
Connect Youth
Connect Youth is our discipleship group, which meets fortnightly on Sunday afternoons. Ben, Livvi, Dawn, and Chiaz lead this group. We begin with a game and snacks, then have a time of worship, Bible teaching/discussion and prayer. During the last school year, 19 young people attended the group, with an average attendance of 8. Most of the young people are connected with church, though we have started to see them invite friends from outside the group too. Our prayer is that they would all continue to build friendships and explore faith in Jesus together. For the last couple of terms, we followed a series on Christian Lifestyle using the church’s Energize resource and ran sessions on holiness, contentment and resilience, amongst other topics. We continued to hold half-termly social sessions, which have been really good ways of deepening friendships among the young people. This is especially important, as they attend lots of different schools and may not see each other much during the week. From September 2025, there are likely to be a large number of new young people joining the group, and the age range will be the biggest it’s been since we’ve been running the group. We have been considering how best to support the discipleship of both the older and younger members, and this will be a key focus as the group forms over the autumn term.
Please pray for the following:
- For all the young people connected with NWAC to have a great start to the new school year and be increasingly aware of Jesus’ presence with them.
- Give thanks for those who faithfully support the church youth work activities, and pray for the development of more leaders with a heart and calling to serve young people.
- For the young people in the group whose families are on the fringe of church and/or aren’t yet followers of Jesus – that the light of Jesus might grow brighter in their lives and that they might lead their families to faith in Him.
- Give thanks for the musical talents of the new Youth Band, and pray that the young people involved would grow as worshippers of God and develop their confidence in leading others in worship.
- Thank God that the 6 young people who went to Satellites had a brilliant time and encountered Jesus in personal and significant ways during the festival. Pray that they would bring what they’ve experienced and learnt back to the group for the benefit of all of Connect Youth.
November update:
- Splitting into separate year 6/7 and year 8+ groups on Sunday mornings seems to be going well generally. A big thank you to Chiaz for leading the year 6/7 group, to Jackie for continuing to lead the year 8+ group once a month, and a big well done to Aderayo Adeliyi, who has started to lead the year 8+ group once a month, and is only in year 11 at school. Thanks also to those who have been helping with these groups (Ihuoma, Jasmin, Gayle and Mope).
- Connect Youth has had a really positive start to the year – at the most recent session there were 16 young people present, and a few more were unable to make it that Sunday.
Please continue to pray for closer friendships among the young people, and a deepening love of God as we meet together.
- There is a real need for more adult leaders to walk alongside and invest in these wonderful young people. You don’t need any special skills or expertise – just a willing heart and an openness to supporting young people to grow in faith in Jesus. If anyone knows people in the congregation who may feel a calling to serve and invest in our amazing young people, please do speak to Ben H-S.
Revd. BH-S
Sunday Mornings
When all the young people are there, we now have around 18 young people on a Sunday morning. That’s really fantastic news! But it’s also now too big a group to be one group and we didn’t have the leaders for it. Over the summer we have restructured so that year 6/7 meet as a group in the glass pod with Chiaz as their main leader (and support on a rota basis from others). We then also have a year 8 plus group in the library. Jackie BC and Jazz continue to lead this group on 4th Sundays but we don’t have leaders for another Sunday. We are trialling this age group leading themselves on 2nd Sundays led by Ezra and Rayo (initially).
Revd. DA.
Satellites Summer Youth Camp
This year Ben and I took 6 young people to Satellites youth festival at the Bath & West Showground from 6-11th August 2025; 4 of the same young people came last year plus 2 new ones. This was again a fantastic time away for the young people; the range of activities provided was excellent and the young people all had stories of encountering Jesus in new and significant ways. We are very grateful to Chris Airey and Tola Okelola, who took time off work to help transport the young people and the Aireys’ caravan. Hopefully, you would have seen the video we prepared to show the church at the end of August/Beginning of September. Unfortunately it looks like we won’t be offering this trip next year – Ben and Livvi will be due to move on and I have asked for parental support but so far that hasn’t been forthcoming. If we knew we had a children’s and youth worker then it would be potentially more possible but we would still need parental support for transporting the young people as it didn’t work very well this year.
Revd.s DA and BH-S.
Decision needed by PCC
No decisions needed from PCC at this time.
Appendix 3 – update on Key priority 3: Wholeness in Jesus/ Wellbeing
Bereavement Support Group
We continue to have our bereavement Facebook group which has 86 people part of it. It would be
a wonderful opportunity for someone with the passion and skills in this area to really grow this
ministry.
Care
We’ve moved away from the language of pastoral care and more towards Christian friendship which I think has been helpful. So the main way of supporting one another continues to be via Connect Groups. It would be helpful to have some feedback from PCC about how this is working and being experienced by the church?
Revd. D.A.
Decision needed by PCC
No decisions are needed from PCC at this time.
Creations Craft Group
The Creations Craft Group is still going strong, with a faithful core of members meeting up most Mondays at ten in the morning, including holidays. Our venue is the ‘Ock ’n Dough, which is a very welcoming place. Our tables are in a light space and we purchase hot or cold drinks from the bar.
The WhatsApp group has 17 members. Between us, we are involved in many different types and styles of crafts, including knitting, crochet, cross stitching, art, sewing of all types, card making, and mindful colouring. We are going to have an embroidery morning soon.
Last Easter we had several mornings when we decorated stones for the Easter rock hunt, which some had never done before, and some of us are currently knitting donkeys for the Carols and Lights afternoon.
The group is always very supportive, helping each other with our projects very patiently! The mornings are most uplifting and our chat, whether about church or secular things, is always interesting.
We produced some items for sale for the 100 for 100 at the Waendel Walk, but sold very few, so may look at a car boot sale or similar.
We are losing our founder and leading light soon, but Sandi and Fiona are happy to take the reins.
Sandi Rance
Prayer
Nothing to report
Appendix 4 – Finance Report –
We are expecting our refund from HMRC shortly from cash collected at church. There is a maximum of £8,000 through this scheme. The reclaim was completed but a complication occurred owing to HMRC only having the Building Fund bank account. This is in the process of rectification.
RESTRICTED MONEY
Update for November
TREASURER’S REPORT October 2025
At the end of October we have £86,865 in the church account, this is divided between two areas. The non-restricted area has £3,600 in it whilst the restricted area has £83,265
If you have any questions, then do email me on treasurer@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk
Below is the situation in the church account (unrestricted)
Non-Restricted money against this year’s budget is:
We are still expecting our refund (£4,000) from HMRC shortly from cash collected at church. There is a maximum of £8,000 through this scheme. The reclaim was completed but a complication occurred owing to HMRC only having the Building Fund bank account. This is in the process of rectification.
RESTRICTED MONEY
Budget 2026
This has been created largely based on 9ms to 30.9.2025:
Note needs to be taken that there is already a degree of risk in these numbers as a very generous donor in the PGS (£500 per month) has recently stopped attending and ceased this donation.
Appendix 5 – Parish Update
We continue to see new people dipping their toes in with us, let’s pray that we start to see some decide to put their all in with us and really become part of the church community.
I am still working on resolving some things:
- The new safeguarding door has now been put in to separate the parish office area and the rest of the school.
- The 2 front door issues have now been resolved: The outdoor door is locked once the service starts. The inner door remains unlocked throughout so that people can leave the building anytime without needing a fob.
- We need to resolve getting access to wifi and sorting out permanent signage.
- We are beginning to sort out the parish office area
- The PA team are working with the person who installed the audio/visual system to resolve ongoing issues.
Revd. D.A.
Decision needed by PCC
No decisions are needed from PCC at this time.
Appendix 6 – Safeguarding Report
Since the last report to the PCC, 3 DBSs have been issued. Three people have done the Safeguarding training. We are waiting for two DBSs to be processed. Emails giving details on how to apply for the DBS have gone to two other people, but still awaiting their response.
There are several people who need to do the training.
There is now a Wellingborough Deanery Safeguarding Hub group who have met once, with the second meeting coming up in October.
Update for November 2025
Since the last report, we have learned that all members of the PCC and all children’s workers should do the course on ‘Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse’. I have contacted everyone about this and, up to 5.11.25, 7 people have done the course with about 25 still to do it.
1 DBS has been processed, with one still in progress. 7 people have done the Basic Awareness course and 5 have done Foundations.
John Gilyead
Appendix 7 – Deanery Synod Report
We currently do not have a Deanery Synod rep.
Appendix 8 – Proposal for the Purchase of a shared church laptop
Prepared by: Chiazokam Alozie
Date: October 2025
Origin of the Idea
This proposal arises from the growing need for a reliable shared laptop for church use in preparing presentations, managing and editing media for services, and other tasks necessary to facilitate the church’s gathered worship. The current church laptop is very outdated and can no longer be used during services, which has created challenges in efficiency and coordination. In recent times, service leaders have been using their own personal laptops, which isn’t a long-term solution for the church.
Having one high-quality, shared laptop will ensure service leaders can work effectively in preparing and delivering audio-visual content for church services.
Purpose
The shared laptop will serve as a central tool for:
– Preparing service slides, video clips, and presentations.
– Managing communication and documentation between leaders.
– Editing and playing music and video content during services or community events.
In essence, this purchase will ensure the church has its own IT capability, rather than relying solely on leaders’ and members’ personal devices.
Options Considered
- BSL
- Configuration: DELL Pro 16 PC16250 Intel Core Ultra 7 265U Laptop 40.6 cm (16″) Full HD+ 16 GB DDR5-SDRAM 512 GB SSD Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Windows 11 Pro UK English Platinum, Silver
- Price: £849.70
- Insight UK
- Configuration: Dell Pro 16 PC16250 – Spec A: Intel Core Ultra 7 265U (vPro, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, 16″ FHD+)
- Price: £1,017.59
- Ballicom
- Configuration: DELL Pro 16 PC16250 Intel Core Ultra 7 265U Laptop 40.6 cm (16″) Full HD+ 16 GB DDR5-SDRAM 512 GB SSD Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Windows 11 Pro UK English Platinum, Silver
- Price: £982.54
Preferred Option
After comparing two configurations of the Dell Pro 16 PC16250, the Ultra 7 265U model clearly stands out as the better long-term choice for the congregation. This version, available from BSL for £849.70 offers a far more capable processor, double the memory (16 GB vs. 8 GB), and enhanced multitasking performance, making it ideal for administrative, media, and ministry-related tasks such as livestreaming, video editing, and running multiple programs simultaneously. While vendors like Insight UK and Ballicom also stock this version, BSL remains the preferred option due to its lower price point. Overall, the Ultra 7 configuration delivers significantly greater performance and longevity, offering the best value for the congregation’s investment.
Funding
It is proposed that the Church Building Fund be used to cover the cost of this purchase, as the laptop will support the church’s audio-visual capability, particularly in preparation for services and events in the years ahead.
If approved, the Dell Pro 16 will be ordered with a Microsoft Office at a price of £2.30 per month (this subscription should be paid from the General Fund, rather than the Building Fund).
Conclusion
As our church continues to expand its ministry and outreach, this shared laptop will be an essential resource — enabling leaders to prepare, communicate, and present effectively. It represents a practical investment in equipping our leadership for the work ahead.
Decision needed by PCC
Whether or not to approve:
1. The purchase of the recommended Dell Pro 16 laptop for shared church use.
2. Funding of approximately £850 from the Church Building Fund.
3. The Microsoft Office subscription of £2.30 per month to be paid from the Church General Fund.
