Mission Action Plan


Parish: St James

Deanery: Merton

Date: 2015

Our Mission Statement

Our purpose/reason to be here.

St James’s Church:

Growing Up towards God;

Growing Out to our community and the wider world;

Growing Together for support and strength.



Our Vision Statement

How we want to be described 5 years from now.



A growing church serving God, our community and each other;

known and valued for being that


Our Priority Goals

A maximum of 5 for this next season

Long term (5years) – to have increased average attendance by 50%.

In order to achieve that -

1. A new priest in post and review of goals with them

2. Improve publicity about who we are and what we do, including use of website and social media

3. Get roof fixed and heating done

4. Nurture existing congregation

5. Increase welcome to non-regular (potential) congregation.

Actions

Who leads?

By When?

1.

a


Parish Profile agreed

PCC

June 2015


b


Advert in


Standing committee to liaise with Diocesan Office

July 2015


c


Shortlist and interview


Parish Reps (probably Church wardens,) Simon Gates (archdeacon) and John Hayward (Patron)

Sept 2015

2.

a


Get group – Wendy, Michael, Carolyn, Elaine + others


Elaine to suggest and convene

July 2015


b


Get a board for outside chapel


Simon

July 2015


c

Plan bookstand in foyer

Simon

Next PCC

3.

a


Get advice


Roof – Mary-Jane

Heating – Elaine

+Premises

- June

- August

2015


b


Get quotes


a/a

-July

-Sept

4.

a


Assess changes to altar rail/access to communion


Mary-Jane

June 2015


b


Review suggestions from service audit


All committees, groups

April 2016


c


Follow up people who don’t come any more


Joan


5.

a


Invitation to coffee on pew sheet


Wendy

July 2015


b

All, but especially those on welcomers rota, to welcome and chat to newcomers in coffee.

All



c

Consider “pray for” and get to know your neighbours coffee mornings

Social and fundraising. Joan and Anne, and Simon, delivering fliers/knocking for invitations

October 2015