MISSION ACTION PLAN
MISSION STATEMENT
Embracing all in faith and fellowship
Offering love, support and comfort in Christ's name
PRIORITIES
1. Inclusion as a strength
2. Outreach
3. Collaboration in the wider benefice.
ACTIONS
1.1 Welcome all comers: have an open policy on baptisms, weddings and funerals.
1.2 Make good use of the parish magazine to promote our activities.
2.1 Identify opportunities to make and keep contacts: social gatherings
(Lent lunches, harvest, etc); special/seasonal services.
2.2 Make an effort to hold special services with a wider appeal on a regular basis.
2.3 Establish and maintain a website giving history of the church, explaining its tradition and outlining attractively
its worship/events.
2.4 Make shared children's/young people's work a priority [Showstoppers!]
3.1 Cooperate with John Day and the Independent Methodists with shared worship, study, parish social events.
3.2 Support meetings of the benefice wardens and promote joint activities - Alpha; joint publicity, shared promotions
ie shared strategic locations.