Regular Giving to St Andrew’s

Would you consider becoming a regular giver to St Andrew’s? Almost everyone who comes to St Andrews regularly also supports the church financially.   Some of us are well paid and give a lot.  Others are on low incomes and give a little.  But almost everyone makes a steady commitment.

That makes a huge difference.  Instead of relying on a few generous givers, we have a robust and broad base of givers.  Everyone has a stake: we contribute to our shared life as well as enjoying our participation in that community.

Overall, we try to meet our regular outgoings (staff, heat and light, maintenance) from regular income, and almost all that regular income comes from our regular donors. You can find this important background information about income and outgoings here:

How to Give to St Andrew’s

By far the best way to give is by joining the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS). Once you have enrolled, your donations happen automatically, which saves you work, and gives the church a regular, predicable income on which to plan.

Here are the instructions for how to enrol in the Parish Giving Scheme.

If you don’t want to join the Parish Giving Scheme, there are several other ways in which you can make donations:

  • By standing order from your Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) account. You can set up your donation at https://www.cafonline.org. When you are asked to search for your charity, search for “Chesterton St Andrew”. The full name in the list you will see is “The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chesterton St Andrew”.
  • By standing order from your bank, using the following details:
    • Account name: Chesterton St Andrews PCC
    • Account number: 80263524
    • Sort code: 20-17-35

In all three cases (PGS, CAF, standing order), please drop an email to the giving coordinator (see Who Does What below) to say that you have set up a regular payment. In all cases, you can change your level of commitment at any time. You are not locked in.

You can also make one-off donations in these ways:

  • Click here to make a one-off donation via your credit card.
  • You can donate by text using the following codes:
    • Text STANDREWS10CH to 70085 to donate £10. Texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message.
    • Text STANDREWS5CH to 70085 to donate £5. Texts cost £5 plus one standard rate message

Who Does What

Simon Peyton Jones is the giving coordinator.  He is usually the one who may approach you to ask if you would consider giving to St Andrews.  He’s a good person to ask if you are thinking about changing what you give or the way you give.  His email is simon@peytonjones.org

Michael Grande is the PCC Treasurer. He is overall responsible for the church’s finances, and for making sure that our annual accounts give an accurate picture of our financial situation.  His email is treasurer@standrews-chesterton.org

The specifics of each person’s giving are known confidentially to these two plus our book-keeper, and no one else — not even the vicar!