Warfield Parish Profile 2018 V4.4
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Warfield Church Parish Profile 2018 Preface by the Bishop of Reading dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵĨŽƌLJŽƵƌŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞƐĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐĞƚŚĞƐŝnjĞŽĨtĂƌĨŝĞůĚ͕ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚŝĞƐǁŝůů dŚŝƐŝƐĂŶĞdžĐŝƚŝŶŐƚŝŵĞƚŽďĞŝŶƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJƉŽƐƚƐĂƚtĂƌĨŝĞůĚŚƵƌĐŚ͘tĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƐĞǀĞŶĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƚŝŽŶƐŝŶ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ͘ ŝŽĐĞƐĞŽĨKdžĨŽƌĚ͘tŝƚŚŽƵƌďŝƐŚŽƉ͕ ƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞďůĞƐƐĞĚƚŽďĞŝŶƚŚĞƵŶƵƐƵĂů ƐŝdžůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ͕ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐŵĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ĂŶĚ н^ƚĞǀĞŶƌŽĨƚ͕ǁĞĂƌĞĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐǁŚĂƚ /ĂŵůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌƚǁŽĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂŶĚĞdžĐŝƚŝŶŐƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶŽĨďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽ ĂďŽǀĞĂůůǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ĐůĂƌŝƚLJŽĨƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͕ ǁĞďĞůŝĞǀĞ'ŽĚŝƐĐĂůůŝŶŐƵƐƚŽďĞ͗Ă ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ǁŚŽǁĂŶƚƚŽŐƌŽǁĂƐĚŝƐĐŝƉůĞƐ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƚǁŽĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞƉƌŝĞƐƚƐƚŽƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚƌĞĂůƚĞĂŵǁŽƌŬ͘ ŵŽƌĞŚƌŝƐƚͲůŝŬĞŚƵƌĐŚ͕ĂŚƵƌĐŚŽĨƚŚĞ ŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŶĚĂŵŽŶŐ,ŝƐƉĞŽƉůĞ ƐĂŵĞďĞŶĞĨŝĐĞ͕ĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŝŵĞ͘ tĂƌĨŝĞůĚŚĂƐĂůůŽĨƚŚĂƚ͘ ĞĂƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ͖ĂŚƵƌĐŚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ŚĞƌĞ͘/ĨLJŽƵƉůĂĐĞĂŚŝŐŚǀĂůƵĞŽŶďĞŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚŝǀĞ͕ĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĂŶĚ dŚĞŝŶĚƵĐƚŝŽŶŽĨĂƚŚĂƌŝŶĞDĂďƵnjĂ͕ ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚŚĞƌĞ͕ ĂƐŚĞƉŚĞƌĚŽĨŚƌŝƐƚ͛ƐĨůŽĐŬ͕ĂŶĚŝĨLJŽƵ ĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŽƵƐ͕ĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĂŬĞŽĨƚŚŝƐǁŽƌůĚ ĞĂƌůŝĞƌƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͕ŶŽƚŽŶůLJŵĂƌŬĞĚĂŶĞǁ ĂŶĚŽǀĞƌŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐ͕ŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ƐĞĞŬƚŽůŽǀĞĂŶĚƉƌĂLJĨŽƌĂŶĚƐĞƌǀĞ 'ŽĚůŽǀĞƐƐŽŵƵĐŚ͘ ĐŚĂƉƚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞůŝĨĞŽĨtĂƌĨŝĞůĚ͕ďƵƚǁĂƐ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƉƌĂLJĞƌĂŶĚůŽǀŝŶŐ 'ŽĚ͛ƐƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ǁĞǁŽƵůĚůŽǀĞƚŽŚĞĂƌ ĂůƐŽƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚŝŶƚŚĞƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŽĨůĂƌŐĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂŶĚĂƐǁŚŽůĞƚĞĂŵƐŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ĨƌŽŵLJŽƵ͘ tĞŚŽƉĞLJŽƵ͛ůůǁĂŶƚƚŽũŽŝŶƵƐ͘ ĐŚƵƌĐŚĞƐŶĂƚŝŽŶĂůůLJ͕ǀĞƌLJĨĞǁŽĨǁŚŝĐŚ ůĂLJĂŶĚŽƌĚĂŝŶĞĚ͕ǁŽƌŬƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽĐĂůů͕ dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ͕ƐŽLJŽƵ ĂƌĞůĞĚďLJǁŽŵĞŶ͘ƐůĞĂĚĞƌŽĨĂůĂƌŐĞ ĞƋƵŝƉĂŶĚƌĞůĞĂƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶƚŽŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ ǁŝůůŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞŝŶǁŚŽLJŽƵ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ĂƚŚĂƌŝŶĞďƌŝŶŐƐĂŶŽďǀŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘ +Andrew Reading ĂƌĞ͕ĂŶĚŝŶtŚŽƐĞLJŽƵĂƌĞ͕ďƵƚǁĞĐĂŶ ůŽǀĞĨŽƌ'ŽĚ͕ĂƌĞĂůŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂůŚĞĂƌƚ͕ ƐƌĂĐŬŶĞůůĞdžƉĂŶĚƐ͕ĂŶĚƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞLJŽƵŽƵƌůŽǀĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘ ϯϬƚŚƵŐƵƐƚϮϬϭϴ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵ͕ ĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĞĂŶĞƌLJƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ͕ŵŽƌĞ ĂŶĚĂƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚĞĂŵǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͘ Warfield Church Parish Profile 2018 Page 2 of 24 Contents Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Other Services and Activities .................................................................................... 17 Executive Summary tĂƌĨŝĞůĚWĂƌŬ The Roles Contents ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 'ŽĚŝŶYƵŝĞƚ džĞĐƵƚŝǀĞ^ƵŵŵĂƌLJ ƵƚƵŵŶůƵď tĞĂƌĞƐĞĞŬŝŶŐƚŽĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƚǁŽƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐ͕ǁŚŽǁŝůůĞĂĐŚ WŝůŐƌŝŵ,ĞĂƌƚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĨŽƌƚǁŽŽĨŽƵƌĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƚŝŽŶƐʹĞŝƚŚĞƌƚŚĞ Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 4 ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝďůĞ^ƚƵĚLJ;͞^͟Ϳ tĞůĐŽŵĞƚŽƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚWƌŽĨŝůĞĨŽƌtĂƌĨŝĞůĚŚƵƌĐŚ DKŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶ&ĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉ ĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨ^ƚDŝĐŚĂĞů͛ƐĂŶĚ^ƚWĞƚĞƌ͛Ɛ͕ŽƌƚŚĞĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨ ^ƚŶĚƌĞǁ͛ƐĂŶĚƚĞƌŶŝƚLJƵůůďƌŽŽŬ͘ Where we are .................................................................................................................................... 5 Employment and Finances ............................................................................................ 18 KƵƌ^ƚĂĨĨdĞĂŵ /ŶƚŚŝƐĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ͕ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉŵĞĂŶƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǀĞƌLJĐůŽƐĞůLJĂŶĚ Who we are ............................................................................................................................................ 7 KƵƌ&ŝŶĂŶĐĞƐ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝǀĞůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĂLJůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉƚĞĂŵƐŽĨĞĂĐŚĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƚŝŽŶ͕ KŶĞŚƵƌĐŚ͕ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ /ŶĐŽŵĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐƚLJůĞƐĂŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚŝĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ KƵƌsĂůƵĞƐ džƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞ ĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŬĞLJƌŽůĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚLJĞĂƌǁŝůůďĞƚŽ KƵƌEƵŵďĞƌƐ ŚĞůƉƚŚĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉƚĞĂŵĂŶĚĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽƚŚŝŶŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŝƌ Our PCC and Committees ................................................................................................. 19 KƵƌ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͕ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĂŶĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJŽĨ KƵƌ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ Wͬ^ƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞ &ŝŶĂŶĐĞŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞ tĂƌĨŝĞůĚŚƵƌĐŚ͘ The Senior Leadership Team ..................................................................................... 10 &ĂďƌŝĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞ /ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶƚŽĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƚŝŽŶĂůůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ĞĂĐŚDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌǁŝůůƚĂŬĞĂ ,ZŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞ Who we are near ........................................................................................................................... 11 ,ĞĂůƚŚΘ^ĂĨĞƚLJŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞ ƉĂƌŝƐŚͲǁŝĚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌŽŶĞŽƌŵŽƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƐ͗ >ŽĐĂůŽŶƚĞdžƚ DŝƐƐŝŽŶŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞ x DŝƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĞǀĂŶŐĞůŝƐŵ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐůƉŚĂĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͖ ^ĐŚŽŽůƐ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌĐŚƵƌĐŚĞƐ Our Buildings ............................................................................................................................................ 21 x WƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ͖ dŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚZŽŽŵƐ x WƌĂLJĞƌ͖ Our Worshipping Communities ................................................................................... 12 ŚƵƌĐŚƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ x tŽƌƐŚŝƉ͖ ^ƚDŝĐŚĂĞů͛Ɛ͕tĂƌĨŝĞůĚ dŚĞƌŽǁŶůŽǁ,Ăůů x WĂƐƚŽƌĂůĂƌĞ͖ ^ƚŶĚƌĞǁ͛Ɛ͕WƌŝĞƐƚǁŽŽĚ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚŝŽŶ x ůů^ĂŝŶƚƐ͕tĂƌĨŝĞůĚ >ŝĨĞ'ƌŽƵƉƐ͖ ƚĞƌŶŝƚLJƵůůďƌŽŽŬ Bracknell Deanery .................................................................................................................. 22 x ^ŽĐŝĂůĐƚŝŽŶ͘ ^ƚWĞƚĞƌ͛Ɛ͕tŚŝƚĞŐƌŽǀĞ ŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ͕tŽŽĚŚƵƌƐƚ The Diocese of Oxford ........................................................................................................ 23 WůĞĂƐĞƐĞĞƚŚĞZŽůĞĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĨŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨƚŚĞ ǀĞŶŝŶŐ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞWƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ƌŽůĞƐ͘ DŝĚǁĞĞŬĐŽŵŵƵŶŝŽŶƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................... 24 /ŶŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ Children and Youth ......................................................................................................................