Our Shared Mission

Our vision for our benefice can be summarised in four words:

• openness

• visibility

• compassion

• faith

To be open

◦ open to God

◦ open church buildings

◦ open to all

◦ open hearts and minds

◦ an open welcome

◦ honesty, integrity and accountability to each other, and to God

To be visible

◦ to serve our communities in practical and spiritual ways

◦ to reach out into our communities and draw them into the church through community events

◦ to be the centre of our village life

◦ to develop relationships and work together with others both in and outside of the church

◦ to be light and salt in our communities

To be compassionate and generous

◦ to care for the disadvantaged, the elderly, the lonely, the sick, the outsider

◦ to support charities at home and abroad

◦ to encourage and support each other in good times and bad

◦ to be there when people need us

To build faith and discipleship

◦ from being open, visible and compassionate

◦ to develop our Wild Church and Toddlers groups to support young families into faith

◦ to provide opportunities to pray, learn, study the Bible and deepen our faith

and above all, to provide a place of Worship where Christ is known and made known