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Dalneigh and Bona Church of Scotland Dalneigh and Bona Church of Scotland Parish Profile 2 Contents Background p3 Mission p3 Vision p4 The Parish p5 The Church Premises Dalneigh Church p6 Bona Church p6 and 7 Dalneigh Manse p7 and 8 Membership and Church Services p9 The Kirk Session p10 The Congregational Board p 10 Safeguarding p 10 Employees p 10 Church Activities/ Ministries p11 and 12 Inverness p13 and 14 Summary p14 3 Background This document has been prepared in 2015 by the Nomination Committee of Dalneigh & Bona Church of Scotland, Inverness. The unrestricted call is a joint charge. Our vacancy has arisen because of our minister, Rev Andrew MacMillan along with some of our congregation leaving to form a new congregation of the Free Church of Scotland. The majority of the congregation have remained at Dalneigh and Bona, firmly believing that there is still a need and an opportunity to exercise a biblical gospel ministry within the Church of Scotland. The departure of our minister and some of the congregation, although a difficult and painful experience, has been an awakening to the fact that we need to be continually working together to be the Church of today in our parish. Mission We believe that under God the purpose of our church is to enable each person: To worship God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. To grow in faith, knowledge and love of God. To live a life worthy of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To share in the work of the Gospel through word and deed. In summary, we are a family that looks out for each other, worships and prays together and we encourage each other to communicate the love of Jesus with those we meet. Vision We recognise that the traditional model of the minister covering all functions is not only unworkable but is unbiblical and stifles the life of the church family. We need a culture of encouragement, equipping and enabling, for all the people of God to share in the work of the church. There is an imperative to be a truly mission minded fellowship. We are challenged by the rapidly changing nature of the population in our community. There are younger individuals and families with whom we find it difficult to connect. We need to be open to challenging and possibly changing the 4 way we have always done things. The current pattern of services and meetings is long established but an honest review of what we are doing and why we are doing it is currently underway. The fundamentals of the faith are unchanging. The practices and outward expressions are much more culturally dependant. 5 The Parish The combined population of Dalneigh and Bona recorded by the 2011 census was 3,779 and comprises a significant number of elderly and very elderly people. Compared to Inverness Presbytery overall, there are fewer people who have been educated to Higher or Further Education levels and in terms of housing there is a lower percentage of homes which are owner occupied when compared with other areas in Scotland. http://cos.churchofscotland.org.uk/resources/statistics_for_mission/parish_profiles/3 72142.pdf Dalneigh Dalneigh parish is set in a housing estate built mainly in the 1950s. It is bounded by the Caledonian Canal, Bruce Gardens, Dochfour Drive and Fairfield Road. There is a primary school and nursery in Dalneigh and outside the parish boundary lies Inverness High School, a short distance from Dalneigh Church and manse. There is also a relatively modern community centre adjacent to the primary school. Bona Bona is a rural parish incorporating some 15 sq miles of some of the most beautiful scenery in the Highlands, including a portion of the north aspect of Loch Ness and Loch Dochfour and a section of the Caledonian Canal at Dochgarroch Locks. Bona also includes picturesque Abriachan, a scattered community located high above Loch Ness and approached by steep roads from the A82. This community has a recently refurbished community hall. The primary school and nursery for the area are situated at Dochgarroch. 6 Church Premises Dalneigh Church Dalneigh church, built in 1953, became the church hall when the current church building was completed in 1979. The church seating is fixed pews and seats around 350 people. The main worship instrument is an electric piano. There is a vestry and a small room housing the tape library. Within the hall building there are a number of smaller rooms that were part of a refurbishment programme when new toilet facilities including a disabled toilet were provided. Both buildings are heated by gas central heating powered by two gas boilers. The buildings are in reasonable repair. Dalneigh Church 7 Bona Church Bona Church is situated in a prominent position above the northern shore of the Loch Ness overlooking the hamlet of Lochend. Adjoining the church is the former manse which forms part of Dochfour Estate. It is currently leased. The church seats 110 with further accommodation achieved by moving a sliding partition. The main worship instrument is an electric keyboard. The church hall attached to the rear of the church accommodates around 25 people. There is a small vestry, toilet and kitchen. The church building and the halls are in good repair. The picturesque appearance of the church and its location means that it is a popular location for weddings. Bona Church 8 Dalneigh Manse The manse, built in 1909, is set back from St Mungo Road. It was formerly the farmhouse for Dalneigh Farm on which Dalneigh housing estate is situated. Internal decoration is in good order. The building is on two levels. The ground floor comprises: two large public rooms with open fires and a study, a small shower room with WC and at the rear of the house a well appointed kitchen. On the first floor there are five bedrooms and a bathroom. Windows are double glazed and the house is heated by gas central heating. There is a wooden garage and carport and the house stands in approximately one third of an acre, mostly laid to grass. Dalneigh Manse 9 Membership and Church Services The combined membership of Dalneigh and Bona Church is 200 with over 60 adherents. It is mainly a gathered congregation. There are currently two Sunday morning services: 10:00 am at Bona and 11:30 am at Dalneigh. Sunday evening services are held weekly in Dalneigh at 6:30 pm. During the months of May through to September our congregations hold joint services once a month: 11:30am at Dalneigh and 6:30pm at Bona. Members of our congregations are happy to participate in services, reading the Scripture lesson and leading prayers. Our regular pianist is accompanied by two violinists at Bona, one of whom assists in leading the praise at the evening and joint services at Dalneigh. Hymn Quest and Easy Worship are used to access the praise for worship which is projected onto a single screen at Dalneigh. At Bona, Songs of Fellowship (volume 1), CH3 and Keswick Praise (1975) are used. Communion is celebrated quarterly on the last Sunday of the month: January, April, July and October. Joint Family services (normally four) are held throughout the year. These services are usually followed by a church lunch. The mid-week service/prayer meeting is held at Dalneigh. This meeting is conducted by the Minister, a member of the congregation, or a visiting missionary, followed by a time of open prayer. A regular prayer bulletin is compiled by our recently appointed Prayer Secretary. Tea is served after the morning service at Bona, the evening service and mid- week meeting at Dalneigh. These times of fellowship are well supported and enjoyed by our congregations. A new Dalneigh and Bona website is now in place with details of the life and work of the church. The website will be developed further in the months ahead and updated on a regular basis. http://www.dalneigh and bonachurch.org.uk A facebook page has also been set up for Dalneigh and Bona church. https:// www.facebook.com/dalneighandbona 10 The Kirk Session The Kirk Session has 14 members, allocated to 11 districts. The Session meets bi-monthly (or as required). The Moderator is the Minister and the Session Clerk is Arnett Cook who is also a Reader. Currently one elder is a member of Presbytery. Most elders have help in distributing the church magazine: ‘The Link’, published quarterly, and also with visiting and delivering Communion Cards. The Congregational Board The Board consists of all the Elders and 11 elected members. It is chaired by one of our Elders Eric Stewart. There is a Finance Committee (Chair: Arnett Cook), Property Committee (Chair: George Hall) and a Grounds Committee. Safeguarding Roy Marr supervises safeguarding in our church and is the Presbytery trainer. Employees The church currently employs a church officer and cleaner at Dalneigh and a church officer (job share) at Bona. 11 Church Activities/Ministries Creche: A crèche operates during the morning and evening services at Dalneigh and is run by an enthusiastic group of volunteers. Rotas are used to ensure appropriate cover. There is currently no crèche at Bona. Sunday School: The Sunday school at Dalneigh meets during the morning and / or evening services. At present there is no Sunday school at Bona. The Sunday School Superintendent is Mrs Linda Cook. Guild: This organisation meets every second Tuesday afternoon in Dalneigh church hall. Mother and Toddler Group: Noah’s Ark meets every second Thursday in Dalneigh church hall. This group is open to families in the parish. Approximately 20 mothers and carers with their toddlers attend regularly. Kidzone: This is an outreach for primary school children which meets on a Wednesday evening for an hour during school term times in Dalneigh church hall.
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