Image by Tumisu from Pixabay Each year, parishes are asked to submit information and data to the Church of England nationally. You can do so via: Online Parish Returns System | Weblink Data that can be submitted includes:
If you are unable to input data using the online portal and would like assistance please contact Alison Barker by email. Summary timeline
Statistics for MissionStatistics for Mission 2020 Form | DOCX User Guide | PDF The deadline for returning Statistics for Mission via the Online Portal is 26 February 2021. If you are unable to input data using the online portal and would like assistance please contact Alison Barker by email. Return of Parish FinanceParish Finance Form | PDF The deadline for returning the Parish Finance form is 31 May 2021. Accounts & Annual ReportsCopies of Parish Account and Annual Reports should be provided directly to the diocese, preferably by email, or alternatively by post. The deadline for returning the Annual Report and Accounts form is 31 May 2021. Energy Footprint ToolThe Church of England’s General Synod has set new targets for all parts of the church to work to become carbon ‘net zero’ by 2030. Read more here. The easy-to-use Energy Footprint Tool will tell your church of what your "carbon footprint" is, based on the energy you use to heat and light your buildings. This tool is now live and is available to all Church of England churches using: Online Parish Returns System | Weblink For further information please try the toolkit: Energy Footprint Toolkit | Weblink See video below on how to use the toolkit:
For further information please visit: Environment | Weblink
Dashboards | Parish SpotlightsThe Church of England Research and Statistics team publish the results of this data collection in the form of dashboards which can be obtained by contacting the Diocesan Office: 01473 298500 or by emailing dbf@cofesuffolk.org. Further resources and census and deprivation data are available to download from the National Church's Research and Statistic team: Census data | Weblink
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