To proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all ages by worship, care and nurture through mission and service 

Priorities: 

Worship

• Build on recent developments, i.e. Cafe Church; Messy Church; Shared worship with the Anglicans; Weekly after-school club; Weekly afternoon teas.
• The use of A.V. and I.T. facilities.
• Continue to develop opportunities to bring worship into a community setting.
• Encourage worship leaders to liaise with Local Preachers in leading worship.
• Encourage house groups and church groups to prepare and lead worship.
• Initiate an informal cafe worship aimed at young people.
• Explore recording the church services. 

Learning and Caring

• Build on existing initiatives, i.e. 3 house groups; Christian outreach meetings with visiting speakers; work of the Pastoral Visitors; Magazine containing a prayer diary; cards sent to the ill and bereaved; Prayer Chain.
• Seek opportunities to deepen and strengthen faith through a structured course.
• Seek to provide nurture and care for young people in the church.

Service

• Build on current practices, i.e. Weekly afternoon crafts and games; Weekly Thursday teas.
• Discover the needs in our community and respond to them through charities and community groups.
• Contact newcomers to the village in conjunction with the Anglicans.
• Collection to be taken for the Benevolent Fund at each communion service.
•  Collections to be made for emergency appeals.

Evangelism

• Build on the church's prayer life, i.e. prayer space set up in the church; organisations included in prayers of the church; prayer time once a month before the Thursday teas; prayer board or tree to be set up.
• Find out about and seek to meet the spiritual needs of people using our church premises and appoint people to make links with the user groups.
• Find opportunities to share our faith with user groups.
• An open day is envisioned showcasing talents of user groups and the church in May/June 2010.

Date November 2009