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Parish Profile

This form is designed to give an overview of a parish to be used in a vacancy for the appointment of a new parish priest. It will be accepted as the "statement describing

the conditions, needs and traditions of the parish" required by the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986. Additional information may be given by way of printed

documents or written submissions.

Please write in black ink

I. Parish Information

1(a) Name of parish(es) to which this information relates:

Barkisland with West Scammonden

(b) Name(s) of parish church(es): Christ Church , Barkisland

2. Name(s) of other C of E church(es)/centres for public worship in the parish:

St Bartholomew’s Church, West Scammonden

3. Cluster or group of parishes within which you work (formally or) informally:

Parish of Ripponden with Rishworth and Barkisland with West Scammonden

4. Deanery: Brighouse and Elland

5. Population: The 2011 census information gives the following figures. Please indicate how this might have changed since then.

1004.

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6(a) Number on Electoral Roll:

71

(b) Date of APM when this number was declared: April 2018

7. Attendance at worship in each church Please provide details of average attendance at Sunday and weekday services

Church/Service Time No. of communicants

Adult attendance

Under 16

1st & 2nd Sunday: All age worship 11.00 N/A 20 (av) 7 (av)

3rd & 4th Sunday: Parish Eucharist

11.00 18 (av) 22 4

11.00 N/A ‘’ ‘’

8. Occasional offices

Number for last 12 months in each church

Church Baptisms Confirmees Weddings Funerals in church

Funerals taken by clergy

not in church

Christ Church 8 0 3 8 2

9. Communications Names, Addresses & Telephone Numbers for each church

Church Clergy

Readers

Lay staff eg Youth worker,

Administrator

Churchwardens

Christ Church Barkisland

Rev. Carol Hirst, Assistant Priest 01422 363095

Lay Reader for Parish group: Dr Kathleen Mazey 01422 823441

PCC secretary: Liz Gregory, 01422 372187

Dorothy Crowther, 01422 824106 Jane Haigh, 01422 823999

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II. Parish/Community Information

1(a)

Briefly describe the population mix of this parish in terms of its employment, cultural, ethnic, age and housing mix.

Ages 1-19 223 20- 29 81 30 - 50 228 60- 80+ 325

Barkisland has an even balance of males and females with a predominantly older population of which 98% are white British. There is a higher rate of home ownership than the national average, over half of the village population are home owners. There are some council tenants (9.9%) and social housing (5.4%) There are also a few privately rented properties. Cultural/Ethnic background: 984 British 8 Asian 7 Black 4 Mixed/multiple Religion: 693 Christian 3 Buddhist 2 Other religion 233 No religion

(b) Are there any special social problems (eg high employment)?

No

2. Please list for each

Local Schools:

Youth centres:

Hospitals:

Nursing/elderly persons' homes:

Places of worship of other faiths

Local Businesses:

Neighbourhood initiatives:

Barkisland C.E. (V.A) Primary School

None

None

None

None

Farming (Dairy and Livestock) and associated businesses, eg Farm Shop and Just Jenny’s Ice Cream; thriving local store/post Office; Public House; small independent businesses.

Barkisland in Bloom, Toddlers Group, Active Together, Friendship Group

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Associations eg tourist group:

Describe any civic responsibilities which the clergy have:

Thriving Cricket Club

Annual Civic Service

Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade to War Memorial with Civic leaders

III. Church Information

Please give details for each church

1(a) What percentage of the congregation lives outside the parish?

15% (approx)

(b) Describe the mix of the congregation in terms of age, employment, cultural, ethnicity, age and gender.

Small number of regular attendees between ages of 10 and 35. Most are in the age range 50+, the majority having retired from a range of employments, and are white, British and female. (75%/25% approx.)

2(a) How would you describe the churchmanship tradition of each church and give details of robes and vestments worn by officiants?

Christ Church: Low Church, no sung Eucharist, simple robes and vestments, alb and stole. No chasubles.

(b) What is the regular average weekly giving of those 16 years & over and what proportion of the giving is gift aided?

£178.00 61% gift-aided

(c) When did you last have a stewardship campaign?

Never

3. How does each Church supplement its direct giving in order to meets its financial needs?

Gift-aid claimed Fund-raising events (active and successful Fund-Raising committee) Including Garden Party, Sponsored walks and Treasure Hunts etc

4(a) What amount of working expenses were paid to the clergy in the last financial year?

£1,450.00

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(b) Were these met in full?

Yes

(c) Is there an annual discussion about level of expenses as part of the PCC’s budgeting process?

No

5(a) What amount of Share has (a) been requested; and (b) been paid from the parish in:

last year?

current year?

next year ?

Share requested Share Paid 2017 £16,097.00 paid in full 2018 £16,800.00 paid in full 2019 £17,847.00 £1,785.00 paid so far

(b) Will this year’s be met? Yes

6(a) Is there any capital project in hand at the moment?

In the planning process:

new sound system

external boundary wall repair

(b) Please give brief details with costs and state how they are to be met.

£1,000.00 -£12,000.00

£5,000 - £6,000.00 Both to be funded from Christ Church funds.

7. Please attach a copy of the last PCC accounts. Attached

8(a) What is the general state of repair of: the Church(es) - please list

Church in good state of repair: has just been re-decorated and minor damp issues sorted.

(b) Please give details of major maintenance needed following the last quinquennial.

Roof repairs carried out following last Quinquennial

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IV. Outreach and Mission

1(a) What are the regular mission and outreach activities of the parish?

Popular Parish magazine, available at Post Office as well as in Church and delivered to new residents

Events and services appear in ‘Go Local’

Engage with village life

Friendship group, meets in Church once a month, is open to all, men and women of any denomination or none, and from any parish. Has speakers, outings etc and supports Church activities eg stall at Christmas Market and Summer Fair.

(b) What are you doing to help people find out about Jesus?

All the above! +

Youth Fellowship group meets fortnightly to encourage those who have been confirmed in all 4 Parishes to continue on their Christian journey.

Baptism Bibles and follow-up cards for 5 years.

Tea Time Church is a casual group open to all primary children. It meets at Barkisland School to share a song, a story, a prayer and craft work, and of course, refreshments

(c) What are you doing to help grow people in discipleship?

All of the above!

(d) What are you doing to grow people in leadership?

Members of congregation encouraged to take part in services, leading prayers, reading, and offices. Many involved.

Information and support for those wishing to attend courses.

2(a) Please give details of the support of the Church overseas:

Fair Trade stall every month at All Ages service.

Support and prayers for our Link Diocese, Mara, in Tanzania,

Youth Fellowship Members have also been involved in fundraising events for St Paul's Zambia, through a sponsored walk and ceilidh.

(b) How much is given annually? None. Needs to be addressed

3(a) Give details of the support for home missions and charities:

Local food bank collections

Toys for Salvation Army at Christmas

Christian Aid collections on-going

Clothes etc for St Augustin’s Refugee centre

Collections and donations from events

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to ‘Forget me not’ Hospice Trust

Children’s’ Society

Local Drop-in Centre

Remembrance Sunday Collection for The British Legion

(b) How much is given annually? £2,552.00

3(a) Does the parish have an overseas link? Yes

(b) If so, please state where/who?

Mara, Tanzania

4(a) Is there an organised system of outreach and welcome to new families?

Welcome and invitation to join us in Parish Magazine System of Visits and calls planned This is an area we are keen to develop.

(b) If so, please describe:

See above

5. What part does the church play in community care?

All Souls Service

Youth Fellowship thriving

Harvest deliveries

Prayer list

Remembrance Service at Memorial always well attended.

Birthday cards for the Baptised

6(a) Are there any Lay Eucharistic Assistants who take communion to the sick?

No

(b) If so, who are they?

N/A

7. What work does the church undertake with young people, other than in church based organisations (eg open youth work)?

Tea-time group run at local junior school, Wednesday 3.30 – 4.30, at present 18 attending.

Successful Youth Fellowship group

Church used for School activities, shows and services.

V. Ecumenical Relations

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1(a) State involvement in local Council of Churches:

Joint Services held with Stones Methodist Chapel

(b) Is there a formal covenant with any other denomination?

No

2. What informal ecumenical contacts are there?

Stones Chapel again

VI. Church Education and Social Provision

1(a) Name of Church School(s) if applicable:

Barkisland C of E (VA) Primary School

(b) Aided?

Controlled?

Foundation?

Voluntary Aided

(c) Number of pupils on roll (approx)? 200 + 15 children in nursery

(d) If aided, does the PCC support the school? Supports via Foundation Governors + other members of congregation serve. Teatime Club.

VII. Lay Education and Participation

1. What education and training work takes place in the Church for the following (give approx numbers):

Children

Young People

Adults

Use by school

None – except Diocese courses advertised and encouraged.

2(a) Give details of house/prayer groups:

None

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(b) Are the leaders clergy or lay? N/A

3(a) How do you rate the strength of lay leadership?

Excellent

(b) To what do you credit this strength, or lack of it?

Dedication and a strong local identity

VIII. Mission

1. List areas of Church life which you consider in need of development.

All age worship

Recently our formerly very successful Sunday School has ended due in part, to lack of support. Dorothy Crowther has been leading this for >70 years!! This is an area we feel is very important to work on.

Reaching out to Families

Pastoral visiting

Youth Work

2. What are the main areas of mission that you think the new priest should prioritise in their ministry?

Outreach work

Families

Links with the School

Pastoral visiting

3. In summary, what are the top three challenges with which you and the new priest need to engage?

Increase local involvement with the Church

Pastoral Care

Strengthen links between Church and School

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IX. Additional Information

Please add here, or on another sheet, anything else which you would like the Patron and the Bishop to know about the conditions, needs and traditions of the parish. Our Parish is a friendly and happy place, as is the Church. We have services in which the congregation take an active part and where the singing is good and supported by a high quality organ and 2 excellent organists. After services most stay for a chat, coffee and of course biscuits and /or cake! The Church is always full of flowers, the graveyard and Memorial Garden well maintained and also full of flowers! Links with other local organisations such as the Cricket Club, are active and friendly. The children from the Teatime group have been talking about having a new Vicar and their insightful (and attractive!) comments are attached.

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X. The New Priest

List the qualities and skills you would like to see in the new priest.

We are four semi-rural parishes in the beautiful Pennines of West Yorkshire, looking for an enthusiastic,

committed and experienced pries-in-charge who:

Is a person of prayer, who is aware of their own spirituality and has their own prayer life

Has good leadership qualities who can identify and encourage the gifts from within the congregation

Has the passion for bringing people into faith, especially bringing in a new generation of younger people

and for helping all with their own personal faith journey

Can be a visible presence in the community and our schools, who will have a heart for mission and

outreach, and a real understanding of the place of the church in the community

Is a good communicator with all ages with excellent people skills, a sense of humour and an ability to

combine informality and spiritual depth

Has a flexible approach to Sunday Worship and who values the occasional offices as a means of mission

as well as pastoral care

Can bring experience to help develop and encourage a vision for the four churches to become a united

benefice and to work together in mission, ministry and service.

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Agreed by the PCC of

Christ Church Barkisland .............................................................................................

on .................................................................................. 2019

Signed: ................................................................................. Print Name: ........................................................................... Office Held: ..........................................................................

This form, duly completed, should be sent to:

The Administrator for the Designated Officer Deborah Thorley

Diocese of Leeds, Church House 17-19 York Place, Leeds, LS1 2EX

deborah.thorley@leeds.anglican.org

She will circulate copies to the Patron, Bishop and Archdeacon

Please keep copies of this form and ensure that all PCC members have a signed copy.