Adeyfield, St Barnabas (Centre of Worship) version: 1

Things seen about our local community

• A lot of people in Adeyfield identify St Barnabas as their church.
• Our parish has a high proportion of elderly people who were the first residents after relocating in the 1950's.
• Our parish also has a high proportion of young people with a significant amount of social deprivation.

Three things we have seen about our church

• Good buildings and central location in the community.
• Majority of those who come are local.
• The church is in the heart of the community and members want their resources to be used for God's Kingdom.

Vision (for five years' time)

St Barnabas is not just a physical building, but a place where people are truly welcomed in. It is a place where all who come will know the comfort, healing and restoration which Jesus can bring to them.

Priorities (for the next five years)

• Grow deeper in teaching and prayer (mid week worship and house groups)
• Reaching out to make more disciples.
• Assist our community in giving of our time, money and buildings.

Goals (for the next year)

• Help parish members in need (plan to help 3)
• Have more fellowship times together as a church to get to know each other better (say 2)
• Have regular teaching in the week for the whole church.
• Present options for providing accessible toilets within a year for the main church.
• Look at the possibility of the development of the parish room for more community use.