St Mary the Virgin, Micheldever Annual Report 2025
Please find attached the St Mary's, Micheldever,Annual Report 2025, which highlights the church's activities for 2025. Read about the fundraising activities that the church has organised throughout the year for the repairs to the roof and organ and general maintenance of the church. Find out about Growing Rural Parishes and our involvement in this Church of England activity. Understand the finances of the church during the last year This report was approved by the Parochial Church Council (PCC) at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)
Church Building Proposed Renovations and Improvements Project
Come along to informal meetings on Saturday, 18th April, or 25th April, to hear proposals for this new project.
Practical tips for churches such as St Mary’s, Micheldever to reach net zero
St Mary's is on a mission to reach the net zero targets set by the Church of England aiming to be net zero by 2030. In April 2024 St Mary's welcomed Esos Energy consultants to complete a survey on our energy usage and areas for improvement. Because of the age of the building it was identified that our energy footprint (in particular the heating) needs to be vastly improved. This is one of the objectives of our new reordering project 2026. Net Zero
Roof Repairs
We are delighted to report that, despite the recent never-ending rain, the roofing repairs to the chancel and vestry roofs of St Mary’s are now complete. A few months ago, we were really struggling to assess how our fundraising efforts and reserves could stretch to covering the roof repairs as well as other recent expenses for major repair bills for the organ, electrical work, and central heating. Maintaining and preserving a Grade II* listed heritage building is a challenge. But then we
