Sunnyside Church is governed by elected members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC). They meet approximately five times a year and are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) which the whole church is invited to attend. 

The role of the PCC is to:

  • Support the vicar in carrying out the mission of the church
  • Represent church members
  • Act as Charity trustees – a legal role
  • Take an active involvement in the leadership of the church.
  • Represent Sunnyside on the Deanery Synod, a meeting of local Anglican churches.

The 2026 PCC:

Vicar: Rebecca Fardell
Church Wardens: Nicci Boddam-Whetham and vacancy
Deanery Synod: Richard Coles, Pam Davis and Charis Geoghegan
PCC Members: Shawn Baggs (Treasurer), Laura Cook, Jackie Harbron, Rachel Heath, Jenny Hyatt, Katie Randall-Stratton
Co-opted Member: none 
Members without voting rights: Kath Jones (PCC Secretary), Sarah Tizzard (Families and Young People Leader), Families and Young People Worker and Stephen Tizzard (Worship Leader) 

Anyone can be elected to the PCC as long as they are registered on the Electoral Roll. All who call Sunnyside Church their church are encouraged to join the electoral roll and become part of the wider Sunnyside family.  If you would like to join the Sunnyside Electoral Roll please click on the link to our forms page where you can download the application form Sunnyside Church – Forms

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting is a yearly meeting that all members of the electoral roll are expected to attend. This year’s APCM was on Wednesday 29th April. Click here to read our annual report for last year.

To read Rebecca’s talk from the 2026 annual meeting, click here.

To read the minutes from the 2026 annual meeting, click here.

Action Groups
At Sunnyside we also have Action Groups, who take responsibility for the day to day running of the church. These Action Groups work in different ways with some meeting as a committee and others co-ordinating a series of working parties. The Action Groups help inform and deliver the larger issues of strategy and vision which are the focus of the PCC.

The Action Groups are:

  • Discipleship (Chair Jackie & Stuart Harbron)
    Supporting us as we seek to grow as followers of Jesus, whether we have been Christians for a long time or are just beginning to explore faith
  • Families and Young People (Interim Chair Rebecca Fardell)
    Includes all work with 0-18s and their families.
  • Mission (Chair Penny Harrison)
    Working to help us share the love of Jesus with others more intentionally
  • Pastoral Care (Chair Rachel Heath)
    Taking responsibility for work with the elderly, bereaved and pastoral care of the church.
  • Finance (Chair John O’Brien)
    The unenviable task of making sure the books are balanced!
  • Projects (Chair Simon Lewis)
    Taking the lead on all new and exciting initiatives at Sunnyside. A meeting open to all with great ideas!
  • Eco (Chair Marguerite Craig)
    Helping us to look after God’s creation better as individuals and as a church.

Each area of church life has someone who oversees it and reports to the PCC on its work. If you would like to contact an Action Group Chairperson please email the church office.

Part of the role of serving on the PCC is to represent church members. So do feel free to approach any PCC member to discuss an issue.