St Michael's Church (Church of England)

Many people assume the church has large cash reserves and income from land and investments but this is not so. One big cost is pensions for previous clergy whose life expectancy is now considerably longer than ever before.

Because the church now has to pay its own way in this Diocese, the Parish Share system ensures even the poorest parishes have the same amount of money to pay the priest.

Without your contributions, the Parish Share system could not work and some parishes might not be able to afford a priest and the living church could not continue in those areas where it is possibly most needed.

Welcome to

ST MICHAEL & All ANGELS CHURCH

(Church of England)

St Michael's Green, Warwick Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9 2BN

Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Beaconsfield –Charity Number: 1132259

Giving to the church

Christian Giving - Who pays for our church?

The money you contribute through plate collections and standing orders, is used for various needs of our church; communion wine, candles, lighting, heating and buildings insurance are just a few examples. A proportion of the money given goes to a number of charities, to the Beaconsfield Church of England Team’s Outside Giving, and also to the Diocese in the form of the Parish Share.

Giving is one of the most joyous experiences and none can be more pleasurable than giving back to God the fruits of our labours. We live in a county and country which, by all accounts, is amongst the most privileged in the world.

If you would like to make a donation to

St Michael & All Angels church

Sustained and planned giving is a vital lifeline for the growth of any Church and, to make your giving more accessible, we are delighted to have a downloadable version of the Gift Aid Declaration and Regular Giving Notification Form (please click through on the right of this page) for you to fill in and return, in confidence, to St Michael’s Church Treasurer. These are accessible from the boxes on the right of this page. If you are a UK tax payer, the Gift Aid declaration allows St Michael’s to claim back the tax element from the Inland Revenue which is an additional 28p for every one pound donated. This represents the amount of tax that would have already been paid on the donated money. If you are a higher rate taxpayer, you can claim relief on the difference between the basic rate and higher rate of tax.

Many people set up a standing order with their bank to make regular donations and the downloadable form for you to use is the Bankers Order for Regular Giving Form (please click through on the right of this page)

Alternatively, you can use the yellow envelopes provided in the church which include a Gift Aid Declaration on their front.

A bequest or legacy is another way of ensuring some of your money goes to the church. This involves a simple addition to your Will, bequeathing a certain amount to the church. Further advice can be obtained by the St Michael’s Church Treasurer is required.

Please click here to read the latest

Report on outside giving

Click here to see some excepts

From some ‘Thank You’ letters

Back to St Michael’s Home Page

Gift Aid Declaration and Regular Giving Notification Form

Bankers Order for Regular Giving Form

These forms are in Adobe PDF format – click here if you need to download PDF Reader from the Adobe website

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