BUILDINGS SURVEY MISSION AND OUTREACH

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1 1 2 3 Mission Area/Community Number of Churches in the Community Name of Church and number of services that take place each day at this location. If every other week/monthly please note in adjacent box Name of Church Number of Clergy MISSION AND OUTREACH 14 EMMA If more than 1 church complete separately for each church St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn The number of services depends on the time of year and the nature of the services. However, services are only a small part of the work of the church. There occasional services throughout the week at different times of the year so this question is difficult to answer in the form presented SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 1 to Please note that NSMs are member of the clergy and this is an inappropriate question or 1 badly phrased. Number of NSM's 4 5 Number of Retired Clergy - active Number of Retired Clergy - not active Number of Readers Number of Worship Leaders Number of Pastoral Assistants Number of Evangelists Other Ministries (please specify) Eucharistic Visitor 1

2 6 Taking 10 normal Sundays as an average, how many people usually attend services on Sundays Under 5's Under 12's Under 18's Adults under 65 Adults over We don t keep these figures in this way and people are not asked how old they are. 7 Taking 10 normal services as an average, how many people usually attend services held on other days Under 5's Under 12's Under 18's Adults under 65 Adults over 65 Church services are only a small part of the work of the parish so this seems a very distorted question. Also not everything happens in the building Who uses it MISSION AND OUTREACH What do they use it for How often do they use it Church Organisations Meetings Various PCC Meetings Various 8 Use of Church building for purposes other than church services Bellringers Ringing bells Weekly Cursillo Meetings 3-4 times a year Art Club Exhibitions Occasional 9 Is the church open to visitors through the week? (delete as necessary) The church is open by request it is relatrively isolated and the contents valuable and therefore cannot be left unattended. It is also open every Saturday morning between April and September

3 Is the Community likely to be affected by any developments that could result in an increase in population within the next 10 years? Not that we are currently aware but there is always the possibility of building. At the moment this seems unlikely If yes, what is the likely impact on The Community? The Church? 11 Does the Church Community share buildings and/or Acts of Worship with other Christian denominations? If yes, with whom? MISSION AND OUTREACH We share Acts off Worship with the Methodist Chapel in Pentre Halkyn but we do not share a building 12 Is there a formal sharing agreement? If yes, who owns the building? N/A

4 13 Location of church - grid ref, road, town, post code, urban/rural CHURCH CH8 8BU rural Is the building listed? 14 If yes, please provide listing Grade 1 15 Does the church contain important contents? Please outline contents Victorian Stained Glass Windows Reredos Halkyn marble font and pulpit base What condition is the building in? Are there any future plans in place for the church building? If yes, what are these? GOOD There are no further plans for the development of the building after the installation of the kitchen recently, although the use is constantly changing 18 Is the church a dual purpose building? 19 What non church facilities are available within the church building? (eg toilets, kitchen, meeting rooms etc) Not sure what is meant by non-church but there is a toilet and a kitchen PARSONAGE Please complete this page for each Parsonage/vicarage/Rectory within the Mission Area 20 Address and post code of Parsonage The New Rectory, Halkyn, CH8 8BU 21 Is the building listed? If yes, please provide listing

5 22 Is the building used for church purposes? 23 If answer to 22 is - Please detail church use (office, meetings etc) Currently the Rectory is leased but if we had it we would use it. The absence of a parish office is a major issue in the parish. How often is the Parsonage used in this way? (add extra use as needed) Every Day Once a week Once a month Once every 3 months Once every six months Other Never Administrative Office Mission Area/Church Committee Meetings 24 Sub Committee meetings (eg youth, buildings etc) Community Use (fetes, fairs, teas etc)

6 25 Is there a churchyard associated with the church? PARISH LAND There is also a closed graveyard nearby that is closed for burials and is the responsibility of FCC 26 If to 25 - does the churchyard contain any burials? 27 If to 25 - how long ago was the last burial? Over 50 years ago years ago in last 25 years still open for burials Closed to new graves but open for burials in existing graves Yes see note 28 Who maintains the churchyard? PCC 29 Is there support for the churchyard fund from within the community? Limited financial support from the Community Council plus individual donations 30 Is there a war memorial in the churchyard? 31 Are there any war graves within the churchyard? 32 Is there any unburied land available for reuse/development? 33 Does the church own any properties? OTHER PARISH PROPERTY If, please provide details below Property address Location Type of property 34

7 35 Who owns the church hall? CHURCH HALL Representative Diocese Body Church (former Parish) 36 Please provide the location of the church hall 37 Date of construction - approximate if not known What facilities are available - tick all that apply Kitchen Toilet Disabled Facilities 38 Sound System Loop System Facility for Projection Other - please detail 39 Who uses the hall, and how often? User Frequency Notes

8 40 What is the current state of repair of the hall? Good Fair Poor 41 Is there any immediately adjacent land in church ownership? OTHER CHURCH OWNED PROPERTY Are there any facilities for use by the church that are not owned by the church? (eg informal agreement for use of toilets in adjacent property) Please list (if applicable) any buildings used by the Church Community but owned by other Christian bodies Building ACCESS AND LEGAL ISSUES 44 How is access to the church building obtained? From the road Is any part of the access over third party land? (please denote yes/no/don't know as appropriate) If yes to 45, have rights of access been granted by deed? (please denote yes/no/don't know as appropriate) If yes to 46, what are the details of these rights? Church Church Hall Other buildings no Church Church Hall Other buildings

9 Has there been a Disability Audit? (please denote yes/no as appropriate) Are there any buildings (or parts thereof) subject to restrictive covenants or a reverter? (please denote yes/no as appropriate) Are there any other issues that might hinder extension/alternative use of buildings? Church Church Hall Other buildings yes Church Church Hall Other buildings Yes Yes we have covenants on the former school opposite the church LOCATION AND LOCAL DEMOGRAPHICS What is the approximate population of the Community? Please comment on the availability of parking for: 3000 Church Church Hall Other buildings Road 53 Please comment on the availability of public transport Good bus services to Mold and Holywell 54 Please comment on the availability of community transport None There are members of most Christian denominations in the community 55 Please list other denominations and/or faiths that are represented in the community One Independent Welsh Methodist Chapel in Pentre Halkyn

10 Pentre Halkyn Community Centre Halkyn Library/Hall 56 Please list any community buildings in your part of the Mission Area SCHOOLS 57 Please list any schools (Not church schools) in the area, junior and senior School approx number of pupils

11 58 Where do young people from the Community attend secondary education? School Flint High School Mold Alun Richard Gwyn Holywell High

12 CHURCH SCHOOLS If you have a Church School in the Mission Area (formerly within your Parish), please answer the following questions: Voluntary Aided / 59 Is the school Voluntary Controlled / 60 How many children are on the register? Is this number likely to increase or decrease? Reasons? What is the current state of repair of the school? What facilities are there within the school - tick all that apply INCREASE/DECREASE GOOD FAIR POOR Kitchen Hall Disabled Facilities 63 Sound System Loop System Facility for Projection Other - please detail 64 Is the school building listed? 65 Is the School within a Conservation Area?

13 66 Is there a School House? 67 If who owns the School House? 68 Is there a reverter on the school building/part of the building and or the school house? If yes 69 to whom does the property revert? 70 Does the school have a playing field? If yes, who owns it?