BUILDINGS SURVEY MISSION AND OUTREACH 1
Mission Area/Community
2
Number of Churches in the Community
3
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
EMMA If more than 1 church complete separately for each church
14
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 1 to 5
MON
TUE
Number of Clergy 1
Number of NSM's 4 Number of Retired Clergy - active 1
Number of Retired Clergy - not active 0
Number of Readers 0
Number of Worship Leaders 3
Number of Pastoral Assistants 5
1
Number of Evangelists
Other Ministries (please specify) Eucharistic Visitor 1
WED
THUR
FRI SAT 0.25 Please note that NSMs are member of the clergy and this is an inappropriate question or badly phrased.
6
7
Taking 10 normal Sundays as an average, how many people usually attend services on Sundays
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 28
Under 5's
Under 12's
Under 18's
Adults under 65
Adults over 65
We don’t keep these figures in this way and people are not asked how old they are. 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
BUILDINGS SURVEY MISSION AND OUTREACH
8
9
Who uses it
What do they use it for
How often do they use it
Church Organisations
Meetings
Various
PCC
Meetings
Various
Bellringers
Ringing bells
Weekly
Cursillo
Meetings
3-4 times a year
Art Club
Exhibitions
Occasional
Use of Church building for purposes other than church services
Is the church open to visitors through the week? (delete as necessary)
YES
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
Is the Community likely to be affected by any developments that could result in an increase in population within the next 10 years? If yes, what is the likely impact on
NO
Not that we are currently aware but there is always the possibility of building. At the moment this seems unlikely
The Community?
The Church?
BUILDINGS SURVEY MISSION AND OUTREACH
11
Does the Church Community share buildings and/or Acts of Worship with other Christian denominations? If yes, with whom?
Is there a formal sharing agreement?
YES
We share Acts off Worship with the Methodist Chapel in Pentre Halkyn but we do not share a building
NO
12 If yes, who owns the building?
N/A
BUILDINGS SURVEY CHURCH 13
Location of church - grid ref, road, town, post code, urban/rural Is the building listed?
CH8 8BU rural
YES
14 If yes, please provide listing
Grade 1
15
Does the church contain important contents?
YES
16
What condition is the building in?
GOOD
17
Are there any future plans in place for the church building?
If yes, what are these?
NO
Please outline contents Victorian Stained Glass Windows Reredos Halkyn marble font and pulpit base
NO
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)
NO
Not sure what is meant by “non-church” but there is a toilet and a kitchen
BUILDINGS SURVEY PARSONAGE Please complete this page for each Parsonage/vicarage/Rectory within the Mission Area
20
Address and post code of Parsonage Is the building listed?
21 If yes, please provide listing
The New Rectory, Halkyn, CH8 8BU
NO
22
Is the building used for church purposes?
23
If answer to 22 is YES Please detail church use (office, meetings etc) How often is the Parsonage used in this way? (add extra use as needed)
Administrative Office
Mission Area/Church Committee Meetings
Sub Committee meetings (eg youth, buildings etc) 24 Community Use (fetes, fairs, teas etc)
NO
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.
Every Day
Once a week
Once a month
Once every 3 months
Once every six months
Other
Never
BUILDINGS SURVEY PARISH LAND 25
Is there a churchyard associated with the church?
YES
26
If YES to 25 - does the churchyard contain any burials?
YES
27
If YES to 25 - how long ago was the last burial?
Over 50 years ago
There is also a closed graveyard nearby that is closed for burials and is the responsibility of FCC
25 50 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?
29
Is there support for the churchyard fund from within the community?
YES
30
Is there a war memorial in the churchyard?
YES
31
Are there any war graves within the churchyard?
YES
32
Is there any unburied land available for reuse/development?
PCC Limited financial support from the Community Council plus individual donations
NO
OTHER PARISH PROPERTY 33
Does the church own any properties?
NO
If YES, please provide details below
Property address
34
Location
Type of property
BUILDINGS SURVEY CHURCH HALL 35
Who owns the church hall?
36
Please provide the location of the church hall
37
Date of construction approximate if not known
Representative Body
Diocese
User
Frequency
Church (former Parish)
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?
Notes
40
Good
What is the current state of repair of the hall?
Fair
Poor
BUILDINGS SURVEY OTHER CHURCH OWNED PROPERTY 41
Is there any immediately adjacent land in church ownership?
42
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)
NO
NO
Please list (if applicable) any buildings used by the Church Community but owned by other Christian bodies
Building
43
ACCESS AND LEGAL ISSUES 44
How is access to the church building obtained?
45
Is any part of the access over third party land? (please denote yes/no/don't know as appropriate)
46
47
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?
From the road
Church
Church Hall
Other buildings
Church Hall
Other buildings
no Church
48
Has there been a Disability Audit? (please denote yes/no as appropriate)
49
Are there any buildings (or parts thereof) subject to restrictive covenants or a reverter? (please denote yes/no as appropriate)
50
Are there any other issues that might hinder extension/alternative use of buildings?
Church
Church Hall
Other buildings
Church Hall
Other buildings
yes Church
Yes – we have covenants on the former school opposite the church Yes
BUILDINGS SURVEY LOCATION AND LOCAL DEMOGRAPHICS 51
What is the approximate population of the Community?
52
Please comment on the availability of parking for:
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
3000 Church
Church Hall
Other buildings
Road
There are members of most Christian denominations in the community
One Independent Welsh Methodist Chapel in Pentre Halkyn 55
Please list other denominations and/or faiths that are represented in the community
Pentre Halkyn Community Centre
Halkyn Library/Hall
56
Please list any community buildings in your part of the Mission Area
BUILDINGS SURVEY SCHOOLS School
57
Please list any schools (Not church schools) in the area, junior and senior
approx number of pupils
School Flint High School 58
Where do young people from the Community attend secondary education?
Mold Alun Richard Gwyn Holywell High
BUILDINGS SURVEY CHURCH SCHOOLS If you have a Church School in the Mission Area (formerly within your Parish), please answer the following questions:
59
YES/NO
Voluntary Controlled
YES/NO
Is the school
60
How many children are on the register?
61
Is this number likely to increase or decrease? Reasons?
62
Voluntary Aided
What is the current state of repair of the school? What facilities are there within the school - tick all that apply
INCREASE/DECREASE GOOD
Kitchen
Hall
Disabled Facilities
63 Sound System
Loop System
Facility for Projection
Other - please detail
64
Is the school building listed?
YES
NO
65
Is the School within a Conservation Area?
YES
NO
FAIR
POOR
66
Is there a School House?
67
If YES 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?
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO