Weekdays 9th – 14th 3. Number of services Adult Children and people Church Fresh expressions School service Church Fresh expressions School service Sunday 15th October Weekdays 16th – 21st 4. Number of services Adult Children and young people Church Fresh expressions School service Church Fresh expressions School service Sunday 22nd October Weekdays 23rd – 28th 7. How often does your ministry team lead acts of worship in schools? This question refers acts of worship that are held within school buildings rather than your own church or church building (services held for schools within your own church should be included within the October count, and Easter and Christmas figures where appropriate). Please include any school-based acts of worship in any school that are led by a person who holds an office or responsibility for ministry (ordained or lay) within your church. ‘Usually’ refers to during term-time or when the school is open, ignoring school holidays. Please tick one box as the closest estimate. Never Occasionally / ad hoc Usually once or a term Usually once a Usually once a fortnight Usually once a week Usually more often than weekly If there is no school in your parish, please tick here: □ The following questions are your “worshipping community”. Think about your regular worshipping community at the end of 2017. For more information, please refer to Any person who attends your church regularly, for example at once a month, or would attend if they were not prevented by illness, infirmity or temporary absence Include all congregations in your church, including fresh expressions of church Do not include visitors, e.g. holidaymakers, baptism parties etc. Do not include people who consider their ‘home’ church to be another church Do not include people who left the church earlier in the year (they are counted in the next question as ‘leavers’ and are not part of your worshipping community at the end of 2017).
Fresh Expressions of Church and Missional Activities that are not ‘regular’ church services Type of Activity? (please tick) Fresh Exp (FE) / Missional Activity (ME) Name of Fresh Expression or Missional Activity Where is it held? (please tick) (if ‘Other’ then please note where) Roughly, how often? (please tick) Age group aimed at? (tick all that apply) Are attendees also worshippers at other services in your parish? (tick all that apply) Brief description of activity. FE MA Church Church hall Other _____________ Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Quarterly _____________ All ages 18-39yrs 0-4yrs 40-69yrs 70+yrs 11-17yrs Families Regular occasional Never FE MA Church Church hall Other _____________ Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Quarterly Other _____________ All ages 18-39yrs 0-4yrs 40-69yrs 5-10yrs 70+yrs 11-17yrs Families Regular occasional Never FE MA Church Church hall Other _____________ Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Quarterly Other _____________ All ages 18-39yrs 0-4yrs 40-69yrs 5-10yrs 70+yrs 11-17yrs Families Regular occasional Never FE MA Church Church hall Other _____________ Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Quarterly _____________ All ages 18-39yrs 0-4yrs 40-69yrs 5-10yrs 70+yrs 11-17yrs Families Regular occasional Never FE MA Church Church hall Other _____________ Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Quarterly Other _____________ All ages 0-4yrs 40-69yrs 5-10yrs 70+yrs 11-17yrs Families Regular occasional Never Please copy this page to report any additional fresh expressions of church, or missional activities.
14. Finally, here is a special focus question about social action. Churches’ engagement with their communities, and in responding to social issues, can take many forms. This question asks about your church’s involvement in those activities that previous research has suggested are amongst the most widespread. Please only include organised activities that are primarily run for the benefit of the wider community (not primarily for the church congregation) If you are unable to complete this question, please leave it blank Please tick all that apply to your church. Please tick as many columns as apply for each activity Our church is responsible for running this activity Our church this activity in its own building(s) Our church does this activity in partnership with others (e.g. a church, charity, community group, faith group) Our church supports this activity in other ways e.g. volunteers, donations Our church is involved in this activity, but I am unsure of the details Community cafe Food bank Holiday/ Breakfast/ school clubs for children Lunch club or drop in Money matters & debt advice Night shelter or other homelessness provision and toddler group or play group Pastoral provision for the wider community (e.g. Street Pastors, counselling/support, befriending schemes) Youth work (for wider community) Other community activity (please specify) Thank you for completing your annual return on behalf of your church.