The Parish Church of Saint Matthew
Big Lamp ~ Newcastle
Governance
The
benefice
comprises
two
parishes:
i.
Newcastle,
S
Philip
&
S
Augustine;
ii.
Newcastle,
S
Matthew
with
S
Mary
the
Virgin.
Each
parish
is
governed
by
a
Parochial
Church
Council
PCC).
The PCCs are:
The
Vicar
is the chairman of both PCCs.
The
Churchwardens
sit
ex officio
on their respective PCC.
The
Secretary
for both PCCs is Mrs Margaret Evans.
The
Treasurer
for Saint Matthew’s is Miss Andrea Black; for S Philip’s, please contact the Vicar.
The
Deanery
Synod
Representative
for
S
Philip’s
is
Mrs
Alma
Miller;
and
for
S
Matthew’s,
Mr
Aidan Evans and Mr Eric Reid
The
Safeguarding Officer
for both PCCs is Mrs Margaret Evans.
In addition, there are
Ordinary Members
of the PCCs:
S Philip
: Miss Margaret Redhead
S Matthew:
Mr Nicholas Brown, Miss Anne Walker
The
Parochial
Church
Council
is
a
body
corporate
(PCC
Powers
Measure,
1956)
constituted
in
accordance
with
the
Church
Representation
Rules
2006;
it
is
a
charity
excepted
from
registration
with the Charity Commission.