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DIOCESAN SYNOD

Title: MISSION AND MINISTRY UNITS

Author: BISHOP OF

Date: 16 MARCH 2019

1. INTRODUCTION

At its meeting on 2 March 2013 the Chelmsford Diocesan Synod approved the proposal that Mission and Ministry Units (hereinafter referred to as MMUs) be formed as a response to the need to re-imagine ministry in the Diocese.

This paper set out the progress to date on the formation of MMUs and sets a goal for the completion of the formation of MMUs by the end of 2020.

Since that decision there have, of course, been changes to the membership of Diocesan Synod and therefore, particularly to assist newer members, appended (in Appendix 1) to this paper or enclosed with the Synod meeting pack are two documents, ‘Guidelines for the Formation of a Mission and Ministry Unit’ and ‘Mission & Ministry Units - a simple guide’, which will help to prepare members for this item.

2. MMU PROGRESS

To date a total of 27 MMUs have been given formal approval by their Area Mission and Pastoral Committee. Not all of these have been commissioned as yet.

These MMUs comprise a total of 148 benefices and 252 within the Diocese. A simple plan showing those parts of the diocese where an MMU has been approved is included in Appendix 2.

The approval of MMUs has involved a great deal of hard work from the clergy and laity in the parishes involved. Area Deans, Lay Chair and Archdeacons in particular have contributed a great deal of effort in facilitating the formation of MMUs, which cannot be done justice in this paper.

You will notice from the aforementioned plan that a large part of the Diocese is not part of an MMU. In many instances the proposals are not far off from coming forward for final approval and Appendix 3 includes a report by Archdeaconry on how these are continuing to develop. Some of the proposed MMUs in these summaries are at a very embryonic stage and therefore still subject to discussion and may well change.

There are a number of challenges that have arisen as a result of MMU formation. These will be spoken about much more on the day and will doubtless come up during the debate for this item, but include finances, tradition, geography, relationships, to name a

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few. Thankfully, the MMUs that have been approved to date show that none of these are insurmountable.

3. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

Below you will see that the motion proposes that each Area Mission and Pastoral Committee provide a plan for the completion of MMU development in the Diocese by the end of 2020. It is recognised that, for good reason, not every will be part of an MMU by this deadline, but a plan will be agreed and a timetable for eventual approval and commissioning for the MMU will be in place.

The most important thing that this debate will help us remember is that MMUs exist to enable every worshipping community to have a sustainable ministry, to put an end to the salami slicing of ministry that has dogged the Church of for at least fifty years, and to make it easier for us to pool resources so as to develop new mission initiatives, and where appropriate plant new churches, in the communities we serve.

4. MOTION

‘This Synod:

a) support and celebrate the work that has been done across the diocese to develop Mission and Ministry Units, b) recognise the way this is enabling us to provide a sustainable ministry in all of our parishes and work together to be more missionally effective and plant new worshipping communities; and c) ask the Area Mission and Pastoral Committees to give Bishop’s Council a timetable and plan on MMU formation across their Episcopal Area by March 2020 with a view to concluding MMU formation by the end of 2020.’

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APPENDIX 1

Diocese of Chelmsford Guidelines for the Formation of a Mission and Ministry Unit

Draft guidance on forming Mission and Ministry Units was discussed by Area Mission and Pastoral Committees in 2014. Since then Mission & Ministry Units A Simple Guide has been published1 and every deanery has explored their options for forming MMUs.

This updated guidance has been produced in the light of the progress that has been made and the new ideas for MMUs that have emerged. These Guidelines have been agreed by Bishops and Archdeacons and are offered to deaneries and AMPCs to assist with the important decisions about MMU formation that lie ahead.

Guidance is offered under four headings: Process, Mission, Ministry and Administration, and Leadership.

1 Process Guidance 1.1 The Area Dean and Lay Chair have key roles to play with the Archdeacon in discerning appropriate configurations of Units in their deanery and in cooperating with neighbouring deaneries where crossing current deanery or archdeaconry borders may be missionally appropriate. AMPCs will want to know that cross-border options have been considered. 1.2 When the relevant PCCs and Deanery Standing Committee have agreed the configuration of a Unit and are satisfied that these guidelines have been appropriately addressed, the Archdeacon will propose the formation of the Unit to the Area Mission and Pastoral Committee (AMPC). Following AMPC agreement, the Area Bishop will arrange to publicly commission the Unit. 1.3 It is not necessary for all the Units in a deanery to be agreed at the same time. 1.4 Potential Units are encouraged to start to work together before commissioning with agreement from the Archdeacon and Deanery Standing Committee. This phase may be vital to demonstrate that these guidelines can be met and that the new Unit will be viable and sustainable. 1.5 AMPCs have discretion to make reasonable amendments to this guidance for missional reasons in individual Units. Such amendments are to be explicitly noted in the minutes and, in cases of uncertainty, matters should be referred to the Diocesan Mission & Pastoral Committee. 1.6 Some deaneries have made a compelling missional case for the deanery to become an MMU. Others, for a variety of missional and practical reasons, wish the deanery to be the Unit for the time being while potential groupings of parishes become viable Units. In such cases, the AMPC may approve a time-limited Unit to be commissioned for a fixed period not exceeding four years. During that time, the deanery is encouraged to identify the likely leaders of the anticipated Units so that they can engage in diocesan-wide learning programmes.

1 Available at: www.transformingpresence.org.uk/resources/mmu.pdf 1

2 Mission Guidance 2.1 The formation of a Unit should prioritise the missional opportunities of the locality and take account of the particular context, demography, schools, other churches, businesses etc. 2.2 Each Unit should identify their particular Mission Priority Area(s), which may be shared with other Units. 2.3 Each Unit proposal will normally identify how pioneer, Fresh Expressions and mixed- economy working will be developed, including the identification of potential new congregations. 2.4 Each Unit should demonstrate a commitment and plan to enable sustainability and growth in every participant congregation or church, recognising that growth may be defined differently in response to local contexts. 2.5 The Unit may identify resources of people, money or buildings that could be used differently to promote overall growth in the future. 2.6 The Unit proposal will normally demonstrate a commitment and plan to work appropriately with all ages.

3 Ministry and Administrative Guidance The AMPC will want to know: 3.1 The Unit Name and its participant parishes/benefices. 3.2 Who will form the initial Unit Team including their ways of working/meeting and allocation of responsibilities and accountabilities. 3.3 How collaboration and collegiality between clergy and lay ministers will be developed within and between units in order that no ministers or congregations are isolated. 3.4 How leadership of the Unit will be exercised, including issues of authority, representation and collegiality (see further criteria below). It will be important to recognise the statutory responsibilities of PCCs and to ensure that the voices of lay people are heard. 3.5 How local ministry (ordained and lay) will be planned for every worshipping congregation so that they will flourish missionally, liturgically and pastorally. This includes consideration of sacramental availability. 3.6 That the Unit’s ministry plan is viable and addresses: deployment of stipendiary, non- stipendiary, ordained and lay ministers; how the sustainable minimum number of stipendiary clergy will be reached by 2025; how vocations of all sorts will be discerned and developed; and what additional resources may be needed and how they might be provided for. 3.7 How the work of administration is recognised, provided and developed so that the Unit is increasingly effective in mission, pastoral care and the use of resources. 3.8 Whether any new legal structures will needed for the Unit to operate effectively in the future. 3.9 How financial issues will be addressed including the affordability of ministry and administration, allocation and payment of share, and commitment to stewardship renewal and mutual generosity within and beyond the Unit. In addressing these issues, the AMPC has a duty to have due regard to the statistical data on the proposed Unit with a view to ensuring viability. 2

4 Leadership Guidance 4.1 With the priority of mission, Unit Leaders will be especially concerned to develop this aspect of the Unit’s life as they enable the Unit to develop and evolve. The title given to the leader may be decided locally (indeed, some Units may wish to avoid that term altogether and instead refer to a chair, enabler or facilitator). 4.2 The role description for the Unit Leader will be formed locally to set out the responsibilities that the leader will carry on behalf of the Unit. As a minimum, the leader will be the contact person known to the deanery and diocese, and will be the prime convener of the ministry team. 4.3 The choice of Unit Leader need not be restricted to stipendiary clergy. The role will require both appropriate skills and adequate time and so it may be appropriate to consider other options2. 4.4 The first Unit Leader will be named in the proposal to the AMPC. Thereafter future Unit Leaders will normally be nominated by the unit ministry team and agreed by the Archdeacon. 4.5 There will be much to learn about how Units can best be led and enabled and so it is vital that those who take on leadership responsibility will be committed to work on their own development, including learning with other MMU leaders and engaging in diocesan leadership development programmes.

In responding to these guidelines, potential Mission and Ministry Units should offer sufficient evidence to their AMPCs that these criteria have been considered. Clarity of responsibilities, decisions and plans is more important that fine detail. We recognise that some fluidity is desirable so that Units can adapt to changing circumstances and opportunities.

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2 We do not recommend appointing joint leaders. However, it will be usual for leadership responsibilities to be exercised mutually and collaboratively within the ministry team so that the gifts of all can be affirmed and used. Having a single leader named publicly does not imply they will exercise a command and control form of leadership, rather they are the prime servants whose role is to enable the whole unit to function in the best possible way. 3

APPENDIX 2 Parishes in an approved MMU are shaded blue on the map below APPENDIX 3

Havering Potential and proposed MMUs in Havering Deanery: Hornchurch PiMM Havering has two MMUs, which they refer to as ‘PIMMS’ – Hornchurch St Andrew Partners in Mission and Ministry. Hornchurch Holy Cross

South Havering PiMM Hornchurch St Nicholas (Elm Park) Central and North Romford Rainham St Helen & St Giles Romford, St Edward’s Wennington St Mary & St Peter Ascension Collier Row South Hornchurch St John & St Matthew Good Shepherd Collier Row And the new Beam Park development Collier Row (St James) and Havering-Atte-Bower Upminister Area PiMM Harold Hill (St George) Cranham All Saints Cranham Park St Luke North Ockendon St Mary Magdalene Upminster St Laurence

Havering North East Gidea Park

Harold Hill (St Paul) and Noak Hill Harold Wood Not Yet Associated with any MMU Squirrels Heath Romford St Alban Romford St Andrew (& St Agnes) Romford St Augustine of

APPENDIX 3

Barking & Dagenham

Barking & Dagenham Deanery has no commissioned MMUs as yet.

In Central Dagenham, three parishes are working together well but are not a formal MMU:

Dagenham Parish Church St George’s Becontree St Elisabeth’s Becontree

North Barking and Dagenham MMU is close to being ready to be commissioned and comprises –

St Chad's, Chadwell Heath St Mary’s, Becontree St Mark’s, Mark’s Gate and St Thomas’, Becontree

There is considerable work to be done elsewhere in the deanery to move the vision for reimagining ministry forward.

The Archdeaconry of Chelmsford

Mission and Ministry Units February 2019

Population: 2018 census 263 562

BMO in Brentwood and in Chelmsford (clergy for BMO’s 2.5) Cathedral (no figures for these)

Church buildings 84 Parishes 75 Electoral roll total 5 899

Clergy numbers: Current (2019) 33 Proposed (2025) 26

Chelmsford North Deanery MMU Code Parish Stipendiary HfD SSM Popn ER

North Chelmsford 2019 4.5 34815 830 MMP 2025 3 11a01 Boreham 0.5 3601 124

Broomfield 1 2 5552 162 11a02 11a07 The Chignalls w 1 363 16 Mashbury 11a14 Great & Little 1 4011 98 Leighs and Little Waltham 11a16 Great Waltham 1 2210 100 W Ford End 11a21 Pleshey 1 237 36

11a25 Springfield 1 9728 266 All Saints 11a26 N Springfield 1 9113 28

Unnamed – 2019 3 28685 395 Population: but taking shape 2025 2 11a33 Writtle 1 5408 138 2018 census 81 177 11a33a Highwood 646 12

11a22 1 1046 58

Church buildings 18 11a05 Chelmsford 1 15498 98 Parishes 15 Ascension 11a06 Chelmsford 1 89 Electoral roll total 1426 St Andrews 6087 No clear plan 2019 2 17677 201 2025 1 Clergy numbers: Cathedral 3 3950 Current (2019) 9.5 Proposed (2025) 6 11a27 East Springfield 1 9465 101

11a28 Holy Trinity 1 1 4262 100 Springfield Chelmsford South Deanery MMU Code Parish Stipendiary HfD SSM Popn ER

A. South West 2019 3 31 998 369 Chelmsford Churches 2025 2

11b12 Galleywood 1 6625 130 St Michael 11b31 Widford 1 7503 77 St Mary Church of the Holy Spirit 11b91 Moulsham 1 9519 94 St John 11b20 Moulsham 8351 68 St Luke B.Compass Churches 2019 3.5 35 529 704 Group 2025 3 11b08 Danbury 1 5018 107

11b17 Little Baddow 1591 69

11b23 Sandon 1 1618 71

11b11 East 1 1156 48 Hanningfield 11b30 West 614 27 Population: Hanningfield 2018 census 82 298 11b29 Stock Harvard 0.5 2076 141

11b09a South 241 14 Hanningfield 11b09b Ramsden 1360 21 Church buildings 19 Bellhouse 11b09 Downham 1 2 2419 73 Parishes 18 SSM Electoral roll total 1537 11b24 South 1 16 340 82 Woodham Ferrer’s Clergy numbers: 11b35 Woodham 1 3096 51 Current (2019) 9.5 Ferrer’s and Proposed (2025) 7 Bicknacre C.Great Baddow 2019 3 14771 464 Team Ministry 2025 2 11b13a St Mary 1 1 7499 280

11b13b St Paul 1 4838 51

11b13c Meadgate 1 2434 133 Brentwood Deanery MMU Code Parish Stipendiary HfD SSM Popn ER

a. Town Centre 2019 2 2293 366 2025 2 09.03 St Thomas 1 1 9285 158

09.02 St George w 1 6519 111 Beckett Keys 09.09 Ingrave 1 2264 64 St Nicholas 09.09a Ingrave 1 4923 33 St Stephen B .North Brentwood 2019 3 26066 904 2025 2 09.18 1 5455 501 09.11 Hutton 1 1 13818 166 09.12 1 4689 97 09.12a Fryerning 465 37

09.07a Margaretting 1 802 14

09.07a 816 66 Population: 09.07b Buttsbury 21 23 2018 census 50392 South Brentwood 2019 2 13775 536 2025 2 09.20 Warley 1 1 107 Christ Church 8197 Church buildings 22 09.20a Warley 563 30 St Mary Parishes 21 09.19 South Weald 1 3165 347 Electoral roll total 2090 09.06 E & W Horndon 1 1499 37

09.05a Little Warley 93 5 Clergy numbers: 09.05b Childerditch 258 10 Current (2019) 8 No clear plan 2019 1 8258 284 Proposed (2025) 7 2025 1 09.01 Bentley Common 1 2285 111 09.01a Hatch 2612 67 09.01b Navestock 562 22 09.04 Doddinghurst 1 2799 84 and Deanery

MMU Code Parish Stipendiary HfD SSM Popn ER

Eastern Unit 2019 3.5 22997 439 2025 3 12.01 Bradwell 1 863 26

12.01a St Lawrence 1400 30 12.09 Tillingham 1060 33 12.09a Dengie 123 17 12.20 1 4273 66

12.20a Steeple 446 22 12.02 Burnham 1 7602 80 12.22a Latchingdon 1215 20 12.22 Mayland 4007 20 12.04 1 69 86

12.23 Althorne 0.5 1102 26 12.23a N Fambridge 837 13 Population: Western Unit 2019 2.5 26698 407 2018 census 49 695 2025 3 12.16 Maldon St Mary 1 5791 83 12.15 Maldon All Saints 1 134 8776 Church buildings 25 12.21a Woodham HFD 530 46 Walter Parishes 21 12.21 Woodham 654 26 Electoral roll total 846 Mortimer 12.03 Purleigh HFD 1194 56 Clergy numbers: 12.13 Heybridge 1 8265 27 Current (2019) 6 12.13a Langford 165 14 Proposed (2025) 6 12.05 0.5 1123 10 12.05a 200 11 The Archdeaconry of

Mission and Ministry Unit Projections – February 2019

Challenges and Opportunities

Population: 355,211 (2018)

Area: 331 miles2

Proposed clergy numbers by 2025: 32 - to serve 91 parishes with 99 churches

Poverty and Prosperity: Pockets of deprivation, both urban and rural, especially in the east. New house building on a large scale across the archdeaconry, especially around Colchester.

RK Feb 2019 Parish Population (2018) Elec. Roll Stipendiary HfD DEANERY A. Thurstable & Winstree with Kelvedon & 21,561 520 3 Feering MMU (1 day for Rural Excellence) Thurstable & Winstree TM 17.15 Tolleshunt Knights with 10,224 114 17.15a Great Braxted 346 22 17.15b Layer de la Haye 1940 88 17.15c Layer Breton with Birch 1,183 11 17.15d Layer Marney 177 36. 17.15e Copford 1,532 55 17.15f Easthorpe 135 11 17.15g Messing 380 36 17.15h 206 15 17.07 Kelvedon 3,600 89. 17.07a Feering 1,838 43 B. Witham & Villages with 36,057 481 3 + and MMU 1 Lay Worker Witham & Villages TM 17.17 Witham 25,359 225 17.17a & Silver End 4,588 63 17.17b Fairstead 195 11 17.17c Terling 755 57. 17.17d White Notley 522 21 17.17e Faullkbourne 99 19 17.06 Hatfield Peverel with Ulting 4,539 85 C. Coastal MMU (proposed) 22,540 724 3.5 North Blackwater Parishes Population: 17.11 Tollesbury 2,617 57 2018 census 80,158 17.11a Salcott 306 22 17.11b Tolleshunt D’arcy 1,012 20 17.11c Tolleshunt Major 658 15 17.05 Great Totham 2,812 63. 17.05a Little Totham 447 76 Church buildings 36 17.05b Goldhanger 662 31 Parishes 33 17.03 7,183 114 Electoral roll total 1,725 17.03a East Mersea 266 75 17.03b 550 25 17.03c Great & 253 17 Clergy numbers: 17.04 840 30 Current (2019) 9.5 (+1 stip Lay) 17.04a East Donyland (Rowhedge) 1,956 23 Proposed (2025) 9 17.04b Abberton with Langenhoe 971 16 17.12 Wickham Bishops 2,007 140 (0.5) COLCHESTER DEANERY Parish Population (2018) Elec. Roll Stipendiary HfD A. North Colchester MMU 29,455 524 3 20.15 3,348 53. 20.15a Great Horkesley 2,487 29. 20.05 Langham & Boxted 2,461 98 20.19 Wormingford 451 31 20.19a Mount Bures 248 33 20.19b Little Horkesley 177 73 20.17 13,334 87 20.10 Colchester, St Luke 6,949 120 B. East Colchester MMU 31,656 507 4 Greenstead with Colchester St Anne TM 19,202 20.03a Greenstead 38 20.03b Colchester, St Anne 22 20.03c Colchester, St Matthew 19 20.07 Colchester, St John 4,771 305 20.23 7,683 123 University C. South Colchester MMU (proposed) 74,197 1,297 10 20.01 2,415 60 20.01a Aldham 493 72 20.02 9,994 93 20.04 5,415 95 20.06 Colchester, St James 8,357 123. 20.08 Colchester, Christ Church 7,372 100 20.09 Colchester, New Town & The 5,597 109 Hythe 20.11 Colchester, St Peter 1,537 59 Population: 20.11a Colchester, St Botolph 3,511 60 2018 census 135,308 20.13 Fordham with Eight Ash Green 2,566 142 20.14 Stanway 8,061 67 20.16 Lexden 6,445 232 20.20 Shrub End 12,434 85 Church buildings 29 20.12 DNA Networks/Essex Integration Parishes 26 Electoral roll total 2,328

Clergy numbers: Current (2019) 17 Proposed (2025) 10 DEANERY Parish Population (2018) Elec. Roll Stipendiary HfD A. Harwich Deanery MMU 38,759 991 6 24.01 Dedham 1,906 237. 24.01a Ardleigh 1,862 36.

Harwich Peninsula TM 21,197 164 24.02a & Parkeston 24.02b Harwich 24.02c Ramsey with Little Oakley

24.08 Lawford 4,631 199 24.08a Little Bentley 273 17 24.08b The Bromleys 1,269 51

24.09 Mistley with 3,202 77 24.09a Bradfield 1,203 59

24.12 Great Oakley 1,017 41 24.12a Wix 722 19 24.12b Wrabness 397 40. 24.12c Tendring 745 27. 24.12d Beaumont cum Moze 335 24

Population: 2018 census 38,759

Church buildings 15 Parishes 15 Electoral roll total 991

Clergy numbers: Current (2019) 6 Proposed (2025) 5 Parish Population (2018) Elec. Roll Stipendiary HfD ST OSYTH DEANERY A. The Priory Parishes Mission & Ministry 27,705 744 3 Partnership 27.01 Alresford 2,013 131 WALDEN MMU 27.01a Frating with Thorrington 1,826 32 27.01b Elmstead 1,811 71 27.02 8,076 163 27.14 St Osyth 4,473 117 27.14a Great Bentley 2,240 82 27.18 Thorpe le Soken 1,880 51 27.20 Weeley 1,756 40 27.20a Little Clacton 3,630 57. B. Coastal MMU 73,281 1,005 6 + 0.5 Lay Worker 27.03 Clacton, St James 17,373 118 27.04 Clacton, St Paul 7,522 108 27.06 Frinton 5,939 248 27.08 Great Clacton 22,880 177 27.10 Holland on Sea 6,580 97 (0.5 Lay) 27.12 Kirby le Soken 5,195 102 27.12a Great Holland 840 36 27.19 Walton le Soken 6,952 119.

Population: 2018 census 100,986

Church buildings 19 Parishes 17 Electoral roll total 1,749

Clergy numbers: Current (2019) 9 (+0.5 stip Lay) Note re Elec. Roll figures: Proposed (2025) 8 . following = 2018 All others = 2017

The Archdeaconry of

Mission and Ministry Unit Projections – February 2019 Challenges and Opportunities General: probably the most diverse of the seven archdeaconries –a mixture of inside the M25, Harlow new town and sparsely populated rural West Essex. Local authorities: Harlow Town and District, District and four parishes in the south-west corner of District. Significant swathes of new-build anticipated (e.g. 16000 new homes around Harlow by 2033). Arrival of Public Health England in Harlow (2019-2023) will have significant impact on population and wider demography.

Population/Rank/Ethnicity (not including 4 parishes in Uttlesford which are affluent White) Harlow: 86,200 (rank 284/326) - 92.5% White, 2.5% Asian, 1.8% Black, 1.6% Chinese/Other, 1.5% Mixed Epping Forest: 130,600 (rank 125/326) - 95.4% White, 2.7% South Asian, 1.3% Black, 0.6% Mixed

Poverty and Prosperity: Some areas of great deprivation (e.g. Debden and parts of Harlow); others of considerable affluence.

Ratio of the projected 19 Stipendiary Clergy Posts to population: 1 : 12,000 (not including new housing). Clergy recruitment increasingly challenging. VAH February 2019

Feb 19 Stipendiary HFD Other

Epping Forest South MMP Epping Forest & Ongar 02.01 St John 1 LLM Team 02.02 Chigwell St Mary 1 LLM x 2 02.02a Chigwell St Winifred 1 02.02b Chigwell Row All Saints 1 (Team Curate)

02.08 St Mary & All Saints w 1 Holy Trinity 02.08a St Mary the Virgin

02.09 St John the Baptist 1 1 (Curate) 02.10 Loughton St Mary the Virgin 1 LLM x 2 1 (Curate) 02.14 Loughton St Michael & All Angels 1 Associate Deacon (Curate)

Epping Forest North MMU Epping Team 02.05a Epping St John the Baptist 1 LLM x 3 02.05b All Saints 1 02.05c St Alban 1 (Team Curate) LLM Focal minister

02.11 St Mary the Virgin 1 02.11a All Saints 1 02.11b St Mary the Virgin w LLM St Michael

Waltham Abbey Team 02.13 Holy Cross and 1 Associate x 3 Ninefields St Lawrence 1 (Curate) 02.13a High Beach Holy Innocents 02.13b St Thomas

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Feb 19 Stipendiary HFD Other

Ongar 02.15 St Lawrence 0.5 LLM 02.15a St Peter & St Paul

02.16 St Martin w 1 LLM x 2 Shelley St Peter 1 (Curate) 02.16a St Andrew Associate Juxta Ongar 02.16b St Margaret

02.17 Fyfield St Nicholas 1 LLM 02.17a Moreton St Mary the Virgin Retired priest 02.17b St Germain 02.17c Willingale St Christopher w Shellow & 02.19 All Saints w St Mary Magdalene w St Mary the Virgin 02.19a Matching St Mary w St Edmund

02.20 St Mary the Virgin w 1 (Interim Minister) All Saints

02.21 North Weald St Andrew

Note: The parishes of the former Ongar Deanery are working towards becoming an MMU. Clergy numbers 2009 Baseline clergy posts 19 - Actual now (excluding curates) 12.5 (+ 1 IM) 2 37 Churches Previously projected for 2016 16 - Planned for 2025 12 (3)

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February 19 Stipendiary HFD Other

Harlow The Six Villages 03.01 St Giles 0.5 03.01a St Mary the Virgin LLM 03.08 St Mary the Virgin 0.5 03.08a Bush End St John the Evangelist 03.09 Holy Trinity 1 03.09a St Mary the Virgin

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03.02 Harlow St Mary & St Hugh w 1 St John the Baptist 03.03 Harlow St Mary Magdalene 0.5 Associate 03.04 Harlow Town Cent St Paul w 1 LLM Little Parndon St Mary 0.5 Associate 03.05 Great Parndon St Mary 0.5 LLM 03.06 Tye Green St Stephen w 1 LLM Netteswell St Andrew 1 (curate) 03.07 Latton St Mary 1 Associate LLM 03.10 Staple Tye St James 1 03.12 All Saints w St Giles 0.5 (Interim Minister) 03.13 Roydon St Peter 0.5 03.14 Church Langley 0.5 LLM

Additional posts:

Note: Harlow Town Chaplain 1 The Harlow town parishes, Deanery Missioner 0.5

together with Roydon and

Nazeing are still discerning the Clergy numbers 2009 Baseline clergy posts 11 - shape of future MMU(s). Actual now (excluding curates 8.5 (+ 0.5 IM) 1 Consultation to take place in May and additional posts) 2019. 17 churches Previously projected for 2016 9 - Planned for 2025 7 (3)

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The Archdeaconry of Southend

Mission and Ministry Unit Projections – February 2019 Challenges and Opportunities Population: 680,445

Area: 52,590 hectares

Ratio of the projected 44 Stipendiary Clergy Posts to population: 1 : 15,500 - To serve 62 parishes with 92 Churches

Poverty and Prosperity: Basildon, Southend and have pockets of deprivation, whilst in other areas the quality of life is relatively strong. Sites of growth have been identified along the A13 and A127 corridors between Thurrock and Southend, including .

Ethnic and social diversity: The population has been expanding across the area, especially in Thurrock and Southend, with an ethnic and social diversification, typically associated with the interlinked processes of social and geographical mobility. MJL February 2019 Basildon

Population Elec.roll Stipendiary HfD (2018) (2017) (current) Basildon Deanery 176,592 1299 12

Parish

Basildon South West 56,763 248 3

10.01 St Martin of Tours 20,677 71 1

10.02 St Andrew w Holy Cross 16,118 116 1

10.05 St Nicholas w Dunton 19,968 61 1

Basildon North West 41,863 548 3

10.03 & 29,402 457 3

10.06 Gt Burstead St Mary w Ramsden 12,461 91 1

Basildon South East 45,223 321 3

10.04 Bowers Gifford w N Nth Benfleet 2,664 31 0.5

10.07 Langdon Hill St Mary & St John 9,223 162 1 Population: 10.08 St Gabriel w Nevendon 19,697 82 1 2018 census 176,592

10.11 Vange St Chad 13,639 46 0.5

Church buildings 18 Basildon North East 32,743 182 2 Parishes 10 10.12 & Runwell 32,743 182 2 Electoral roll total 1,299

Clergy numbers: Current (2019) 12 Proposed (2025) 11 Hadleigh

Population Elec.roll Stipendiary HfD (2018) (2017) (current) Hadleigh Deanery 131,906 1707 11

Parish

MMU A 38,170 396 2

13.01 Canvey Team Ministry 38,170 396 2

13.11 St Benfleet St Mary* ? 12,238 98 1

MMU B 19,446 286 2

13.02 Eastwood St Laurence 5,269 111 1

13.06 Leigh on Sea St Aiden 4,860 115 1

13.03 Eastwood St David* 9,317 60 1

MMU C 39,414 499 2

13.04 Hadleigh St James the Less 8,919 112 0.5

13.05 Hadleigh St Barnabas 4,526 85 0.5 Population: 2018 census 131,906 13.10 New St George 12,484 169 1

13.12 Thundersley St Peter & St Michael 13,485 133 1

Church buildings 15 MMU D 22,638 428 2 Parishes 12 Electoral roll total 1,707 13.07 Leigh on Sea St Clement 7,689 155 1

Clergy numbers: 13.08 Leigh on Sea St James the Great* ? 7,893 96 1 Current (2019) 11 Proposed (2025) 8 13.09 Leigh on Sea St Margaret* ? 7,056 177 1 Southend Population Elec.roll Stipendiary HfD (2018) (2017) (current) Southend Deanery 130,574 1521 12

Parish

Southend East 37,354 560 3 (2)

14.03 Nth Shoebury St Mary 8,776 69

14.08 Southchurch Holy Trinity 12,661 136 1

14.11 St Shoebury St Peter & St Andrew 11,799 156 1

14.12 Thorpe Bay St Augustine 4,118 199 1

Southend North 38,307 377 3 (2)

14.04 St Mary 15,928 140 1

14.05 Prittlewell St Luke 7,435 80 1

14.06 Westcliff St Peter 6,318 76 0.25

14.06a Westcliff St Cedd 3,624 28 0.25

14.07 Prittlewell St Stephen 5,002 53 0.5

Southend Central/South 31,396 249 2 Population: 2018 census 130,574 14.09 Southchurch Christ Church 7,028 91 1

14.10 Southend Team Ministry 24,368 158 2 Church buildings 18 Southend West 23,517 335 2 Parishes 14 Electoral roll total 1,521 14.13 Westcliff St Andrew 8,832 86 1 Clergy numbers: 14.15 Westcliff St Saviour 7,661 98 1 Current (2019) 12 Proposed (2025) 8 14.16 Westcliff St Michael 7,024 151 1 Thurrock Population Elec.roll Stipendiary HfD (2018) (2017) (current) Thurrock Deanery 157,452 1426 13

Parish

Thurrock West 33,743 182 2

15.01 Team Ministry 33,743 182 3

Thurrock East 41,100 609 3

15.04 Corringham St Mary 12,358 99 0.5

15.04a Fobbing St Michael 703 68 0.5

15.05 E&W and Linford 5,978 73 1

15.10 Orsett St Giles 3,518 70 1

15.10a St Mary 779 42

15.01b Horndon St Peter & St Paul 1,838 59

15.12 Stanford-le-Hope St Margaret 15,926 198 1

Thurrock South 60,360 488 4

Population: 15.07 Grays Thurrock Team Ministry 43,812 275 3 2018 census 157,452 15.09 Grays North St John 10,665 130 1

15.13 Stifford St Mary & St Cedd 5,883 83 1 Church buildings 23 Parishes 13 1 Electoral roll total 1,426 15.03 Chadwell St Mary & Emmanuel # ? 9,885 85 1 Clergy numbers: Current (2019) 13 15.14 Tilbury Docks St John # ? 12,364 62 1 Proposed (2025) 10 F C Rochford

Population Elec.roll Stipendiary HfD (2018) (2017) (current) Rochford Deanery 84,072 884 8

Parish

Rochford East 24,178 298 3

16.01 Ashingdon w Sth Fambridge 4,902 72 0.5

16.01a Canewdon St Nicholas 1,468 37 0.25

16.01b Paglesham St Peter 285 30 0.25

16.02 Barling & Little Wakering 2,381 30 0.5

16.03 Gt Wakering St Nicholas w Foulness 5099 58 0.5

16.11 Rochford St Andrew w Shopland 9,418 53 1

16.12 Stambridge St Mary 625 18

Rochford West 59,894 586 4 Population: 2018 census 84,072 16.06 Hawkwell St Mary & Emmanuel 10,585 115 1

16.07 Hockley St Peter & St Paul 8,928 67 1

Church buildings 18 16.08 St Nicholas 1,510 33 0.5 Parishes 13 16.10 Rayleigh Team Ministry 31,067 290 2 Electoral roll total 884

Clergy numbers: 16.14 Rettendon All Saints 1,550 29 0.25 Current (2019) 8 Proposed (2025) 7 16.14a Hullbridge St Thomas 6,254 52 0.25

The Archdeaconry of Stansted

Mission and Ministry Unit Projections – February 2019

Challenges and Opportunities

Population: 185,609 (2018)

Area: 435 square miles

Proposed clergy numbers by 2025: 24.5 - to serve 101 parishes with 125 churches Challenge of fewer clergy spread ever more thinly across larger areas

Poverty and Prosperity: Pockets of deprivation, both urban and rural, but also some wealthy commuter villages in the south and northwest.

RK Feb 2019 Parish Population (2018) Elec.Roll (2016) Stipendiary HfD MMU A. North Hinckford benefice 3,386 394 2 18.01 Alphamstone 214 32 18.01a 320 17 18.01b 367 27 18.01c 231 28 18.01d Bulmer 581 39 (2018) 18.01e 252 24 18.01f Gt & Lt Henny 209 31 18.01g 187 37 A 18.01h Liston & (2 churches) 150 19 C 18.01i Middleton 121 19 18.01j Ovington 62 5 18.01k 229 28 18.01l 135 55 18.01m Wickham St Paul 328 33 D B. Area Team 21,839 636 2.5 18.04 Colne Engaine 1,012 52 18.04a Earls Colne 3,704 63 18.04e White Colne 541 19 B 18.04d Halstead (2 churches) 12,118 135 18.04c Greenstead Green 452 61 18.04b Gosfield 1,366 72 18.04f Gestingthorpe 409 25 18.04g Gt Maplestead 338 52 18.04h Lt Maplestead 270 33 18.04i 567 48 18.02a & 1062 35 (1) 18.02 Gt & Little Tey 1014 41 C. Two Rivers Benefice 3,739 159 1

18.11 467 14 Population: 18.11a Ashen 320 11 2018 census 41,166 18.11b 408 32 18.11c Sturmer 487 13

18.11d 1,595 56

18.11e 462 33 Church buildings 44 D. Hedinghams and Upper Colne Benefice 12,202 289 1.5 Parishes 40 18.14 1,854 22 Electoral roll total 1,478 18.14a Little Yeldham 331 37 18.14b 393 49 18.14c Tilbury-juxta-Clare 184 19 Clergy numbers: 18.14d 502 45 Current (2019) 8 18.14e 3,998 63 Proposed (2025) 7 18.14f Castle Hedingham 1,201 54 (2018)

BRAINTREE MMU

Parish Population (2018) Elec.Roll (2016) Stipendiary HfD A. The Notleys and Rayne 12,069 157 1 19.01 Black Notley & Gt Notley (LEP) 9,353 99 19.01a Rayne 2,716 58

B. Bocking 20,569 264 19.02 Bocking, St Mary 6,647 144 1 19.02a 849 19 19.03 Bocking, St Peter 13,073 101 (1) E C. Braintree - St Michael’s & St Paul’s 23,277 280 19.04 St Michael’s Braintree 14,220 222 (2018) 1 19.09 St Paul’s Braintree 9,057 58 (2018 (1)

D. and Villages 7,508 257 1 19.05 Coggeshall (St Peters, St Nic’s) 4,729 165 (2018) 19.07 Cressing (2 churches) 1,605 31 19.07a Stisted, Bradwell & Pattiswick 1,174 61 B D (2 churches)

E. and Villages 3,554 114 1 C 19.06 Finchingfield 1,225 35 A 19.06a 321 10 19.06b Wethersfield 1,266 39 19.06c Shalford 742 31

Population:

2018 census 66,977 Population:

2018 census 66,977 Planned growth Church buildings 17 2025 expected Parishes 14

Electoral roll total 1,072 Church buildings 17

Parishes 14 Clergy numbers: Electoral roll total Current (2019) 7 Proposed (2025) 5

DUNMOW & STANSTED MMU

Parish Population (2018) Elec.Roll (2016) Stipendiary HfD MMU A. Pilgrim Parishes 4,116 355 1 23.20 Stebbing 1,390 114 (2018) 23.20a Lindsell 260 23 (2018) 23.20b Great Saling 291 22 23.20c Little (Bardfield) Saling 173 20 23.09 , , , 2002 176 A Gt & Lt Easton (4 churches) The Bardfields 1,465 84 23.12 1,195 61 (1) 23.12a Little Bardfield 270 23 B B. Dunmow (and Connect 120) 22,272 426 1 B 23.15 8,824 153 D 23.15a Barnston 942 27

23.22 Takeley & Lt Canfield (2 churches) 4,321 57 1 (to 0.5)

23.23 6,352 110 1 C 23.23a 1,424 34 23.23b Farnham 409 45

C. The Ten Churches 3,830 204 1 23.04 The South Rodings (4 churches) 1,353 56 23.14 416 29 23.14a 464 13 23.14b 226 11 23.17 764 54

23.17a 389 37

Population: 23.17b 218 4 2018 census 37,140 D. 5,457 142 23.07 Felsted 3,044 124 1 Church buildings 29 23.07a Little Dunmow 2,413 18 Parishes 22 Electoral roll total 1,211

Clergy numbers: Current (2019) 7 Proposed (2025) 5.5

SAFFRON WALDEN MMU Parish Population (2018) Elec.Roll (2016) Stipendiary HfD A. Icknield Way Parish 2,243 148 1 26.09 Gt Chishill, Lt Chishill, , , Strethall, Heydon, Duddenhoe End (7 buildings) B. and Villages Team 22,462 901 2 1 26.14 Saffron Walden St Mary’s, 16,042 427 St James, St John (3 buildings) B 26.14a Wendens Ambo 471 79 26.14b & (2) 740 50 A 26.14c Ashdon 763 55 26.14d Hadstock 354 36 26.14e Debden 800 81 26.14f Wimbish 1,632 45 26.14g 1,456 85 F C 26.14h Little Chesterford 204 43 D C. and villages 4,765 193 1 26.17 Thaxted 2,829 89 26.17a Great & Little Sampford 845 47 26.17b Radwinter 640 36 26.17c Hempstead 451 21 E D. Clavering benefice 3,303 281 1 26.19 Clavering 1,212 74 26.19a Langley 338 44 26.19b Arkesden 359 64 26.19c 242 34 26.19d Manuden 687 39 Population: 26.19e 465 26 2018 census 40,326 E. HEU Churches 4,104 182 1 26.20 1,215 67 26.20a 2,445 80 Church buildings 37 26.20b 444 35 Parishes 26 Electoral roll total 1,865 F. Newport and villages 3,449 160 1 26.22 Newport 2,362 63 26.22a Widdington 489 69 Clergy numbers: Stipendiary HfD 26.22b Quendon & Rickling (2 churches) 598 28 Current (2019) 7 2 Proposed (2025) 7 2

The Archdeaconry of West Ham

Mission and Ministry Unit Progress so far – March 2019

Challenges and Opportunities

Population by 2026: 1.029 million (Newham 400,000, Redbridge 334,000, Waltham Forest 295,000) Compared to Liverpool 487k, Sheffield 574k, Coventry 353k, Birmingham 1.13m, Bradford 532k, Leeds 781k, Somerset 587k, Surrey 1.24m, Chelmsford 185k, Harlow 92k, Essex 1.572m

Ratio of the projected 44 Stipendiary Clergy Posts to population : 1 : 23,386

Poverty and Prosperity: Some areas of great deprivation amidst booming house prices.

The attraction of the metropolis means that clergy recruitment is easier and House for Duty works here.

Ethnic and social diversity: Very little support for BNP/EDL/UKIP. Our fastest-growing churches are mostly multi-ethnic, and often black-majority congregations. We have a higher proportion of BME clergy in this archdeaconry than any diocese in the country. Elwin Cockett - March 2019 With huge development going on and fast-changing demographics, Newham Newham opted to start as one MMU working towards becoming five or six MMUs in due course. One possible configuration for these is:

A. Plaistow & Canning Town Population: 56,000 St Philip & St James’, Plaistow with St Mary, Plaistow St Matthias’, North Canning Town St Luke’s, Victoria Dock

B. Custom House, Silvertown and Beckton Population: 45,000 Ascension, Victoria Dock St Mark’s, Beckton St John’s, North Woolwich

C. East Ham, Little Ilford and Manor Park (or 2 MMUs) Population: 146,000 Holy Trinity (the East Ham Team Ministry) St George’s, East Ham St Paul’s, East Ham St Michael and all Angels with St Mary’s Little Ilford St Barnabas’, Manor Park St Martin’s, Plaistow

D. Forest Gate Population: 56,000 Emmanuel, Forest Gate St Mark’s, Forest Gate St Saviour’s, Forest Gate All Saints’, Forest Gate

E. Stratford Population: 56,000 Population Stipendiary clergy St John’s, Stratford 2011 Census 306,640 (+15%?) St Paul’s, Stratford 2009 baseline 23 All Saints’, West Ham 2026 planned 15 St Matthew’s, West Ham Redbridge has three established MMUs:

A. Seven Kings & Goodmayes – FERMM Population: 52,000 Redbridge St Peter’s, Aldborough Hatch St John’s, Seven Kings All Saints’, Goodmayes St Paul’s, Goodmayes

B. Wanstead & Woodford Population: 54,000 Christ Church and St Mary’s, Wanstead C C St Gabriel’s, Aldersbrook Holy Trinity, Hermon Hill St Mary’s, Woodford and, from Waltham Forest: St Peter-in-the-Forest, Walthamstow B D C. All Saints’ Minster Population: 46,000 A All Saints’ with St Andrew’s, Woodford Wells D St Cedd, Barkingside A St Paul’s, Hainault and, from Waltham Forest: All Saints’, Higham’s Park B

Two or three others are in the process of formation:

D. Barkingside Population: 66,000 Holy Trinity, Barkingside St Francis’, Barkingside E St George’s, Barkingside E St Laurence’s, Barkingside St Paul’s, Woodford Bridge

E. Ilford Population: 67,000 St Margaret, Great Ilford St Andrew, Great Ilford St Luke, Great Ilford St Mary, Great Ilford Population 2011 Census 279,000 Stipendiary clergy Under discussion Population: 19,000 2009 baseline 23 St Barnabas, Woodford Green 2026 planned 15 St Alban, Great Ilford Waltham Forest has one established MMU and two parishes which Waltham Forest have joined MMUs in Redbridge:

Chingford, Walthamstow TM and Cornerstone (CO MMU) St Peter & St Paul’s with All Saints’, Chingford St Mary’s, St Gabriel’s and St Luke’s on the High Street, Walthamstow Cornerstone Church, Leyton Population: 79,000

All Saints’, Higham’s Park has joined the All Saints’ Minster MMU in Redbridge, and St Peter’s-in-the-Forest has joined Wanstead and Woodford MMU in Redbridge

The deanery is looking at a number of other potential MMUs or informal clusters of parishes which might include:

E4 Parishes Population: 50,000 St Anne’s, Chingford St Edmund’s, Chingford St Andrew’s, Higham Hill D Leyton Population: 30,000 All Saints’, Leyton St Mary’s, Leyton A Leytonstone Population: 45,000 St John’s, Leytonstone Holy Trinity, Harrow Green St Margaret’s Leytonstone St Andrew’s, Leytonstone

Walthamstow West Population: 39,000 Stipendiary clergy C St Barnabas, Walthamstow 2009 baseline 22 St Michael and all angels, Walthamstow 2026 planned 14 St Saviour, Walthamstow Emmanuel, Leyton Population Conservative Evangelical Population: 28,000 E 2011 Census 257,930 B Christ Church, Leyton St John’s, Walthamstow

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