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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:

Cullingworth

(b) Name(s) of parish church(es): St John the Evangelist

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

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

The Benefice of Harden, Wilsden, Cullingworth and Denholme

4. Deanery: Aire and Worth Deanery

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

Population 2,932 New housing development of 250+ homes will add a further 700+ residents.

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6(a) Number on Electoral Roll 46

(b) Date of APM when this number was declared: 23rd April 2017

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

Sunday Holy Communion 10.00 30 29 1

2nd Sunday Family Communion 10.00 35 29 6

2nd Sunday Holy Communion 18.00 8 8 2

Wednesday Holy Communion 10.00 8 8

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

Cullingworth 9 0 7 8 7

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

Church Clergy

Readers

Lay staff eg Youth worker,

Administrator

Churchwardens

Cullingworth

Revd Suzy McCarter The Vicarage, Halifax Road, Cullingworth BD13 5DE 01535 270687 Revd Liz Moy 3 Parkside Court Cross Roads Keighley BD22 9DS 01535 645991

Malcolm Halliday 8 Malham Court, Silsden, Keighley BD20 0QB 01535 656777 (PTO) Chris Wilcock 28 Sutton Drive Cullingworth BD13 5BQ 01535 271176 (PTO) Gordon Nevill 1 Willow Bank Allerton, Bradford BD15 7YL 01274 813584 (PTO)

Judy Mason 15 Ainsdale Grove, Cullingworth BD13 5AU 01535 273345 Candida McKay 2 Ainsdale Grove BD13 5AU 01535 272906

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II. Parish/Community Information

1(a)

Briefly describe the population mix of the(se) parish(es) in terms of its employment, cultural, ethnic, age and housing mix.

92% White 8% Asian/Black/Mixed 0-4 years 5% 5 – 15 years 12% 16 – 64 years 64% 65+ years 19% 88% owner occupied 12% social / rented

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

None

2. Please list for each

Local Schools:

Youth centres:

Hospitals:

Nursing/elderly persons' homes:

Places of worship of other faiths

Local Businesses:

Neighbourhood initiatives:

Associations e.g. tourist group:

Describe any civic responsibilities which the clergy have:

Parkside School (High School) (971 pupils) Cullingworth Primary School (254 pupils) Cullingworth pre-school in village hall (30) Cullingworth Methodist Church Chicken processing factory, stone yard and engineering factory. Antiques restoration and salesroom, 3 hairdresser’s, Post Office, Newsagent, Coop Store, General store, Beauty salon, butcher, florist, fish and chip shop. Chinese take away, outdoor pursuit clothing store, knitting supply shop, 2 cafés, 3 public houses, Taxi firm, Conservative club, Garage, Coach hire, Local microbrewery, Doctor’s surgery and Pharmacy. Housing and Care 21 retirement housing and care service. Local neighbourhood watch scheme Village Hall renewal and management committees. Many local organisations : Amateur dramatics, Gardening Club, History Club, Bowling Club, Cricket Club, Walking Club, Scouts, Cubs, Beavers, Brownies and Rainbows Cullingworth Village Council Remembrance Day service alternates with the Methodist Church and minister.

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III. Church Information

Please give details for each church

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

(6) 17%

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

100% White 0-4 years 2% 5-15 years 4% 18-64 years 50% 65+ years 44% 70% Female 30% Male 60% employed 40% retired

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

Central / Liberal with HC weekly. Currently Alb and vestments including chasuble and coloured stoles are worn for Holy Communion. Cassock and surplus is used for BCP services.

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

£350 88%

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

2015

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

Fund Raising events: Fairs, ceilidh, quiz, social… Yearly Village Diary – advertising revenue 100 Club Hire of St John’s Room Cash Collections

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

£730

(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?

Yes

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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 £22,724 100% £26,590 £29,249

(b) Will this year’s be met? Yes

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

No

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

n/a

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

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

The church is in reasonable order. There are a number of cosmetic requirements. Quinquennial due in 2017.

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

none

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IV. Outreach and Mission

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

Village Diary and quarterly newsletters that contain Christian content. Annual village services such as Christingle, Village Carol Service and singing in the pub and Remembrance. Bereavement and healing services. Film Club, Regular monthly Saturday lunches Schools work. Thursday Club for the elderly. The church is the village polling station

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

Christian Club in the local primary school. Regular home groups and bible study. Advent and Lent courses and quiet services.

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

Regular home groups and advent and lent courses. When required we have run START and Alpha courses.

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

This is an area for review and we hope our new Rector will encourage.

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

Christian Aid, Water aid, CMS, JOY and Leprosy Mission all work overseas and have received support from us. We have also supported the Bishop’s Sudan appeal.

(b) How much is given annually? £1,250

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

Children’s Society Christian Aid Inn Churches Food Bank Water Aid Bipolar UK Embrace Mercy Ministries JOY British Legion CUF Samaritans Purse Boxes Toys for Holmewood

(b) How much is given annually? £1,800

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

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

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

Yes

(b) If so, please describe:

The Team Vicar will visit new families. If appropriate with the Baptism visitor. The PCC secretary delivers invitations for the Family service to the homes of Contact families each month and we invite them to appropriate activities, events and services by text and the pew sheets as well as actual invitations. The Baptism visitor sends anniversary cards.

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

Some pastoral visiting to sick and taking of communion.

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

No, although we do have some authorised communion assistants who could do so.

(b) If so, who are they?

Debbie Child June Humes Jasmin Smith

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

Regular school assemblies. Primary School Christian Club, each Monday during term time. Current strength 10. Team Vicar and Lay support. The Team Vicar has excellent links with the scouting organisations and the children visit church regularly or the Vicar visits the Scouting groups. The church also hosts two toddler groups in the St John’s Room and the Preschool and primary school visit each Christmas

V. Ecumenical Relations

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

None

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

No

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2. What informal ecumenical contacts are there?

We have been invited to join Harden and Wilsden Churches Together. This would be a progression from previous informal arrangements in which we have joined their Lent course and last year joined the Women’s World Day of Prayer services together. Previously we shared services including Women’s World Day of Prayer service with Cullingworth Methodist and Denholme Shared Churches who are also joining Churches Together which will cover the Benefice.

VI. Church Education and Social Provision

1(a) Name of Church School(s) if applicable: None

(b) Aided?

Controlled?

Foundation?

(c) Number of pupils on roll (approx)?

(d) If aided, does the PCC support the school?

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

Christian Club 10 and regular Sunday service activities for children. None 2 house groups (Wednesday and Thursday)

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

Wednesday group Thursday Group @ 15 people Lent and Advent courses in church open to all.

(b) Are the leaders clergy or lay? Both- we are blessed with a number of retired clergy and a member of the Bradford Training partnership in our congregation. More often clergy lead.

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

We have one reader Malcolm Halliday who has permission to officiate and preaches regularly. We have a small nucleus of committed lay people with diverse gifts. Needs encouragement and development

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

Lack of willingness to take things on amongst busy professional laity, but now we have newly retired who may have more time. We have been well supported by our clergy. We need to encourage any people with ability and gifts and build their confidence.

VIII. Mission

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

Pastoral visiting and active involvement by laity. Collaborative leadership with Laity Mission and outreach to people of all ages.

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

To make the active love of God visible in our benefice and raise the profile of the whole Christian community. Help us to work outside our church buildings. Continue to develop and encourage lay leadership and confident discipling through a good teaching ministry.

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

Draw the churches together, develop fellowship and facilitate growth across all our churches by mission and structured outreach to all ages. To teach the good news to an unchurched community and build positive relationships. Develop new styles of worship without losing the existing congregations.

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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.

Cullingworth is a growing and upwardly mobile predominantly middle class rural commuter village. There are still some local businesses, farms and shops. We have good transport links to Bradford, Keighley, Halifax, Leeds and Manchester. There are few obvious community needs but some hidden ones caused by isolation and economic hardship. Many people are out at work each day. The village still has a ‘community heart’. The church was reordered in 1988 and has a parish room at the back of the building which is regularly used by community groups. We have replaced the boiler for the St. John’s room heating recently and the kitchen was refurbished in 2011. The church has a recently installed central heating system with a separate boiler from the parish room. We have also installed a new projection and sound system into Church which is used for a number of services and replaced all the carpeting. The church is in good order but needs some cosmetic decoration. We have a “good” Primary School in the village, where we maintain good links and Cullingworth is the site for a “good” secondary school which services all the villages of the benefice. We also have an “outstanding” preschool. Our tradition of churchmanship is central / liberal although we have a variety of Christian backgrounds in the congregation. There are some from the more catholic tradition as well as a small group of liberal open evangelicals. We support the inclusion of all to receive communion. The PCC and congregation support the ordination of women and are welcoming to all people regardless of race, gender or sexuality. We would want our Rector to hold liberal and open views about matters of sexual orientation and gender equality. We have people with good financial and administrative skills who are happy to release the Team Rector and Vicar from administrative and financial matters. The previous Rector also had the use of a part time administrator. We encourage the use of sub committees to reduce the requirement for monthly PCC meetings and would support the use of the Lay Chair at our PCC meetings to remove the requirement to attend all church meetings. At present the Team Vicar attends Cullingworth PCC meetings and the minutes are sent to the Team Rector routinely. Cullingworth needs to grow its congregation and extend its outreach to the community. This has been an ongoing challenge for many years. Over time we have managed to maintain the number of people in our regularly worshipping congregation, whilst losing a significant number of elderly congregation and we have gained some young families and children. We now have an active and younger ‘retired’ congregation (with the combined advantages and disadvantages of reduced incomes and more time but also more holiday absences), as well as some very supportive families with children.

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X. The New Priest

List the qualities and skills you would like to see in the new priest. A Liberal/central priest with the energy and enthusiasm to lead and inspire all the varied churches in the Benefice enabling us to grow in discipleship and numbers. To ensure collaborative cooperation between all parishes in the benefice, encouraging the sharing of resources and best practice across the 4 churches, developing relationships and links for the future. To have a positive and sometimes critical engagement with the wider community A theologian and confident communicator able to build our relationship with Jesus and to preach to established Christians with confidence, holding their interest and continuing to develop their understanding but also willing to lead and disciple new Christians upon their journey. Able to support and nurture our leadership teams, encouraging and enabling lay training and supporting the existing clergy and Readers in developing their ministry. Comfortable with all the styles of worship currently in use in our Benefice and the confidence, experience and sensitivity to introduce new styles of worship as appropriate to connect with all and the community. A visible and sociable presence in the benefice with the ability to encourage others to do the same whilst having a heart for pastoral concerns and a prayerful approach to daily ministry.

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Agreed by the PCC of

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on .................................................................................. 2017

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.