WORSHIP | DISCIPLE | TRANSFORM

CHURCH PROFILE

Page 1 of 22 DEANERY SUMMARY

Coventry South deanery has a population of 86,864. We have 11 parishes in 10 benefices. It is very supportive and has a friendly and caring clergy chapter, meeting over lunch and includes space for mutual support and prayer. The majority of the 11 parishes have lively and growing churches and all are involved in ecumenical groups.

Over the last 5 years, the majority of the parishes have appointed new clergy and we have a new university chaplain. These have been exciting appointments and there is huge energy in the clergy chapter to see God’s kingdom come as we support each other. We have an average age of 45 in our incumbents, most of whom are in their first livings. Most churches have on board the diocesan Mission statement of ‘Worshipping God, Making New Disciples and Transforming Communities’, and are seeking to make this their own. Several parishes are working with the 8 Essential Qualities.

The financial journey over the last 10 years has meant that nearly all the parishes are now financially self-supporting. Wherever possible, parishes work together in mission, supporting those in the more deprived areas and helping each other – we hope to increase this generosity in future years.

The deanery has many students resident who attend Warwick or Coventry University, with both home and overseas students. The 20-30s (21,000) are an area for growth as part of the diocesan strategy and is being invested in by diocesan and parish funding. In the last 3 years 2 Kidz Klub satellites have been set up in the 2 most deprived parishes. These are beginning to flourish. We work closely with the neighbouring deanery of Kenilworth. This means we share our chapter meetings and also our deanery synod meetings. The joint working as deaneries brings the benefit of a mix of rural and urban parishes.

Finham is a parish with strategic significance in the mission of Coventry south and has seen significant life and growth over the last 15 years. As a deanery we are looking for a colleague who will be active in the wider life of the deanery and continue to work together with us in mission.

Greg Smith Area Dean (Coventry South)

Page 2 of 22 Background to St Martin’s

St Martin-in-the-Fields, Finham is an established church on the South-East side of Coventry. With a current population of 7,849 the Parish is set to grow further by the proposed addition of 4,000 new homes over the next twenty years with the build stated as beginning in late 2020. It is mixed socially with areas of moderate affluence and very little deprivation, which is reflected in the Parish’s ranking of 11,650 out of 12,599 in England (where 1 is the most deprived).

St Martin’s is a vibrant and enthusiastic family church with great lay leaders and members. We are very active and encourage all to participate as fully as possible in church life, expressing our faith in our places of work and the wider community.

Rev Matt Taylor joined St Martin’s a year ago, and alongside a number of other changes he has led the church through the process of re-examining its Mission Statement, Vision, Core Values and Strategy. New working groups are soon to begin to implement this strategy, mobilising the Church in worship, discipleship and mission. With experience in leading contemporary worship, music both Matt and his wife Sandra have spent time developing the existing worship team at the 11am contemporary All Age Service.

St Martin’s has a significant number of Church groups that cater for all ages. We are blessed to have a full time Youth worker. In addition, particularly with opportunities opening up in one of our local primary schools, beginning this September, we have re- deployed our existing part time Youth worker as our Children’s and Families worker. In addition we have a team of well-motivated volunteers in all aspects of our youth and children’s work. There are a also a number of events aimed at our older members of St Martin’s congregation, most notably our Seniors meeting on a Monday and Four o’clock Focus once a month at 4 on a Sunday afternoon.

Page 3 of 22 We are of evangelical tradition, believing in the importance of the word preached. We are open to God’s will and looking to the Holy Spirit’s work to guide us into new ways of expressing our faith. A group from the congregation went to New Wine together for the first time this year.

Page 4 of 22 THE PARISH

History

St Martin-in-the Fields Church, Finham was consecrated on St Martin’s Day, Friday 11 November 1938. Before the church was built, the district had been part of Styvechale Parish (also spelt, ‘Stivichall’) served by St James’ Church on Leamington Road.

The unusual design of St Martin’s is said to derive from Sussex barns. There is a similar chapel at the Hayes Conference Centre at Swanwick in Derbyshire and an almost identical church, St Mary’s in Camberley, Surrey. St Martin’s does not have a graveyard.

The church hall was built in 1963. In the following year a new vicarage was constructed in front of the hall. The church and hall were joined together in 2006 by the addition of the ‘Community Hub’.

Location

Finham is a mainly residential part of the city of Coventry, West Midlands, England, and is the city's southernmost suburb, approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Coventry city centre.

It shares its northern boundary along the A45 with the suburb of Styvechale to the north, and part of its South Eastern boundary is shared with the village of Baginton in Warwickshire.

Green Lane, in which the church is situated, lies directly to the west and the hamlet of Kings Hill, which is part of the parish, and is Coventry's southernmost point. There are currently proposals, yet to be approved, for 4,000 new homes to be built within the parish

Page 5 of 22 over a period of around 20 years. If these plans go ahead then additional community facilities are proposed including a school, health centre and employment opportunities. If the development goes ahead this would present exciting new opportunities for mission.

In May 2016 the residents of Finham elected the first Councillors for the newly formed Parish Council including a member from St Martin’s. Meetings are held on a monthly basis (except August and December), with members of the community being invited to attend. With the proposed Kings Hill development and other major changes within Finham, the Parish Council has a very important role within the community.

Population

The Parish comprises of approximately 7,800 people in 3,500 households, of whom 25% are from a minority ethnic background. It is one of the more affluent residential neighbourhoods in the city of Coventry, with fewer than 5% of working-age people registered unemployed and 40% educated to degree level. There is no social housing within the parish at present.

There are four schools within the Parish:

! Finham Park Secondary School is a popular large school with just over 1500 pupils. Finham Park forms the major part of the Finham Park Multi Academy Trust. It is a Mathematics and Computer College and also a teacher training school situated on Green Lane. It has an excellent reputation and many families move into this area to secure a place in this school. In its last OFSTED inspection (2015) the school achieved Outstanding. ! Finham Primary School has space for 420 pupils. It achieved a good OFSTED rating (2012) and has since joined the Finham Park Multi Academy Trust. ! Stivichall Primary School (rebuilt in 2009) has space for 525 pupils. The school achieved a Good OFSTED rating (2016) ! Bishop Ullathorne Catholic Secondary School is also located in the parish with a Good OFSTED rating at its last inspection (2016).

There is a library within the parish, which is being run by a group of volunteers from within the community. St Martin’s have been working with the community group to enable them to run fundraising events using church premises. Matt, Sandra and our Children and Families worker have led a successful holiday craft activity morning.

Page 6 of 22 ST MARTIN’S FINHAM AND THE 8 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF HEALTHY CHURCHES

We believe that both the Diocesan purpose and our vision statement can be achieved by developing the 8 essential qualities in the life of the church.

In September 2016, a number of members from the community at St Martin’s participated in the Natural Church Development (NCD) questionnaire which considers the eight essential qualities of healthy churches. We had consistent and generally positive results in all 8 qualities with Holistic Small Groups coming out as the highest scoring quality and Inspiring Worship Services as the lowest (although not significantly lower than the other areas).

Since Matt’s arrival, we have begun to address some of these areas. As this report is now a little out of date after each outcome we have provided additional information outlining how we have started to develop each quality.

Empowering Leadership

St Martin’s is greatly blessed, having a significant number of people within the Church family with a wide variety of God-given gifts. People are actively encouraged to use their gifts in all aspects of ministry.

The 11am and 6:30pm services are organised and led by a member of a small team of worship leaders. We also have a number of gifted preachers within the congregation. Lay leadership plays a strong and significant part in the life of our Church.

Page 7 of 22 UPDATE SEPT 2018: Working through our new mission statement process will continue to value and further mobilise the members of St Martin’s to exercise their gifts. Mentoring and training will be part of this process.

Gift-Oriented Ministry

We are committed to supporting individuals to both identify and use their God-given gifts wisely and effectively. When reviewing the results of the NCD questionnaire, many individuals felt that they are being used by God to build the Church and that they are personally challenged and stretched in their faith within the Church. People felt strongly that they know their gifts and enjoy serving God. A particularly striking feature within this quality is that some individuals feel unsupported in their ministry.

UPDATE SEPT 2018: Matt has taken steps to support people and help equip them to further use their gifts. He has also implemented regular meetings with key leaders.

Passionate Spirituality

The 2016 report highlights that Prayer underpins and is fundamental to the life of our Church, both corporately and individually. Prayer ministry is available after the 11am service each week. We have an established network of 36 intercessors and a small number of our church members are involved in prayer triplets. Prayer and praying for one another is an important part of our home groups.

We hold weekly prayer meetings on both Wednesday and Saturday mornings. It would be good to explore some additional opportunities for regular corporate prayer. Previously a number of services have been put on to encourage prayer, but sadly this has has lost the profile in the church it once had. Previously we knew we needed help, generally, to raise the spiritual temperature of the church. This may necessitate developing a clearer and more coherent sense of direction.

UPDATE SEPT 2018: During the process of seeking God for His direction, the Church entered into a week of prayer as part of Thy Kingdom Come. This generated material which was put into a booklet that was then given to the Church as part of the re- examining of direction. After a PCC Away Day a further booklet was produced which more clearly defined our direction – this is still in the process of implementation. All this was bathed in prayer. We recognise that more work needs to be done on our corporate and individual prayer life.

Page 8 of 22 Inspiring Worship Services

Inspiring Worship Services received the lowest score within the NCD survey. However, the overall score was not significantly lower than the other categories.

In order to try and better understand the reasons behind the lower scores we had the opportunity to discuss this further in our home groups. The main feedback from these discussions in relation to the morning services was:

! 11am – The music group could play something a few minutes before the start of the service to help people prepare; more opportunities after the sermon for silence / time to reflect; ensure that only one new song is introduced per week. ! Both Sunday morning services – Having testimonies from individuals is really helpful (but need people to be willing to do it!)

We recognise that there have not been any major changes to the format and timings of our services over the past few years but sense that our worship needs freshening up.

UPDATE SEPT 2018: The 11am service has been further worked on and the feedback so far is that the sung worship has developed well and a sense of God’s presence increased. The series over the Summer of All Age Celebrations which focused on the ‘Names of God’ was well received. On several occasions as part of the service members of the congregation have painted a large mural to help explain a theme. The Christmas Eve celebration service, which involved drama and craft, was very well attended and well received.

Holistic Small Groups

The results of the NCD questionnaire showed that Holistic Small Groups is the strongest area of church life within St Martin’s. There are 110 people who currently belong to a homegroup. There are 10 groups in total, including a youth homegroup for 13 – 18 year olds and a recently formed Young Adults group for 18 – 30 year olds. Generally, members build strong relationships and find it easy to share life’s joys and struggles and details of their spiritual journey with one another.

The majority of homegroups meet fortnightly, although some do meet each week. Each group can determine what material they study although Matt produces regular questions which help people to explore Sunday’s sermons a little more deeply, some groups and individuals use these.

Page 9 of 22 Everyone is encouraged to join a homegroup. However some people, for a variety of reasons, are unable to do so. These people are assigned to someone from our Pastoral Care team, who will pray for them and provide support.

UPDATE SEPT 2018: Although things have not changed much in terms of homegroups, Matt is visiting all of them over the next few months and reviewing their development.

Need-Oriented Outreach

St Martin’s has a strong evangelistic heart that is reflected in Need-Oriented Outreach. For many years we have been and continue to be very active in our community.

We have our Senior Citizens @ St Martin’s club. This is a lively group of more than 50 ladies and gentlemen over the age of fifty. The group meets every Monday afternoon between 2 and 4pm in St Martin’s Church Hall for a variety of activities, entertainments, and outings. On the first Monday of each month, we provide a lunch club at a cost of £3 per person for a two-course hot meal plus tea or coffee. Lunch is followed by our afternoon’s entertainment. We also provide members with practical talks on safety and well-being in the home and liaise with organisations to provide support.

We have lay-led teams who take responsibility for pastoral care in the parish, what we are not so good at though and where we need guidance is in welcoming newcomers into the church family and, more particularly, helping them to feel part of the congregation.

UPDATE SEPT 2018: Some special outreach events we have held in the past year include: regular men’s breakfasts and an open air concert which attracted many neighbours from near the church. This October we will be starting an Alpha course.

Loving Relationships

We are an open and trusting Church. We know we can rely on each other and people share in both the ups and downs of life, and often something of our faith journeys.

After the morning and evening services refreshments are provided, giving opportunity for fellowship with each other. On a Sunday morning, people arriving early for the 11am service, can take the opportunity to catch up with people from the earlier service too.

Newcomers are welcomed to the church services by our Welcome team. They will be shown to a seat, if required, and at the end of the service they will be invited to enjoy the refreshments in the community hub.

Page 10 of 22 UPDATE SEPT 2018: We have recently put on an Afternoon tea in the Vicarage Garden to help encourage and build relationships.

Functional Structures

The core leadership team consists of five members of the PCC plus the vicar. These are the two church wardens, the treasurer, a lay reader and the lead person on prayer, pastoral care, welcome and outreach. The team meets monthly, overseeing all aspects of Church life and discussing issues affecting the wider community. Individuals within the team take responsibility for the various groups within the wider church. At each meeting the team spend time studying the Bible and praying together. Time is then spent discussing the big issues surrounding God’s future plans for the Church and our interaction with the wider community. Finally the group will discuss day to day issues and decide how information should be presented to the wider PCC to enable effective decisions to be made. Currently the core team also serves as the PCC Standing Committee, which has delegated authority to operate between PCC meetings to carry out agreed business.

The PCC meets 6 times a year in alternate months. There are currently 15 people on the PCC (including the members of the core team). At each meeting there is a prayer and short reflection on the Bible prior to the start of any business discussions.

UPDATE SEPT 2018: With the beginning of our new structure (see below) we hope to increase communication and efficiency.

Page 11 of 22 YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S WORK

We are exceptionally blessed at St Martin’s as we currently have one full-time Youth worker and one part-time Children and Families worker. Both are funded by the Church. In addition to the paid employees, there are 40 DBS checked enthusiastic volunteers that help to staff all our different groups.

During an average month we see between 70 and 80 different children and/or young people coming to one or more of the groups provided for them. (Note: this excludes the children that come with their families to Messy Church).

Schools Work

Both our Youth and Children and Families workers are actively engaged in schools work.

Finham Park Our Youth worker is soon to be teaching RE lessons in Finham Park, along with the support of Matt. The school is situated next door to the church. Earlier in the year the Youth Worker, Vicar and other members of the team were involved a mission to the school led by the Message Trust. More recently the Church pad for a science dome for children in years 7 and 8 presented by a Reverend who is also an astrophysicist.

Finham Primary St Martin’s has been working with Finham Primary presenting Open the Book for many years. We have also provided opportunities for pupils to come to the church for Easter and Christmas events which include presentations and craft fun. In addition to this we have been invited to deliver RE lessons and whole school assemblies during the next term. Matt has recently taken up a post as a Community Governor at the school.

Page 12 of 22 Stivichall Primary We are continuing to build our links with Stivichall Primary. Alongside our existing Easter and Christmas events (the same as Finham Primary), we will be delivering more lessons as part of the curriculum.

Mid-week Groups

The midweek youth groups run in term time only. Please see further details about each of the groups below:

Monday (Fortnightly) Youth Home Group (11 - 16 year olds) Aim: To provide our young people with a place where they can deepen their relationship with God through fellowship, relevant topical discussions, bible study, prayer and worship.

Wednesday (Weekly) The Hub Café (11 - 16 year olds) Aim: To show the young people in our community that they are loved, valued and accepted by God and welcome in our church family by providing them with a safe place to hang out after school and opportunities to discuss things that are happening in their lives

Thursday (Weekly) Breakfast Club (11 - 14 year olds) Aim: To offer a safe environment, where children can buy breakfast and chat with friends, in a warm café type area.

Ignite (7 - 11 year olds) Aim: To support, strengthen and extend the children’s fellowship within the church environment, with a strong Christian base; To supply an enjoyable social time together within a Christian ethos and to develop knowledge of Bible stories, experience prayer and recognise their importance in our lives (and eat chocolate!).

Friday (Weekly) The Base Youth Group (11 - 18 year olds) Aim: To show the young people in our community that they are loved, valued and accepted by God and welcome in our church family by providing them with a safe place to hang out and opportunities to discuss things that are happening in their lives and create opportunities for them to hear about and meet with God. Once a term usually the young people will go on an off-site trip. They have been to various places including the Snowdome, Laser Quest or out for a pizza.

Page 13 of 22 Sunday Groups

There is a group staffed by two DBS checked adults available for any children whose parents attend the 9am service.

Usually the 11am service on the first Sunday is All-Age. On the remaining weeks the following groups are available:

Crèche (0 -2.5 year olds) We have a good number of toys, books, jigsaws and a small team staffing this group.

Carousel group (2.5 - 11 year olds) This is a mixed group for pre-school and primary school children using ‘The Bible Curriculum’ resources. This system has worked well for our mixed group, allowing siblings to be together as they learn and have fun. Three leaders each prepare and deliver a ‘zone’. The session usually starts with a game to introduce that weeks’ story, followed by the story with age-appropriate application and prayer time. We finish with a craft activity linked to the story and have found this time gives us a chance to chat to the children in a relaxed manner while they are busy.

Youth Breakfast (2nd Sunday of the month) (11 - 18 year olds) Aim: To encourage young people to get up early and come to church by providing them with a good breakfast, fellowship and a fun and interactive Christian study/ discussion.

Level-up - (3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays of the Month) (11 - 18 year olds) Aim: To encourage young people to deepen their relationship with God by giving them the opportunity to unpack the Bible, ask questions, have honest discussions and apply what they have learnt to their lives in practical ways.

Messy Church

St Martin’s started a regular, bi-monthly, Sunday tea time Messy Church in May 2015. Messy Church is an exciting and fun way to teach the Bible and is always a happy time for our guests and our team. The families attending are a mix of our regular church congregation, their extended families and others from the community and all engage well with the activities.

Youth Holidays

Spree This is a weekend event run in July by Urban Saints which is attended by some of our younger children (generally 8 – 12 year olds). They have a great time at an outward bound

Page 14 of 22 centre with a group of our leaders. They enjoy trying some challenging activities, camping and also learning about God with groups from a number of other churches and schools. The children have a great time and we see them growing in their faith.

Soul Survivor This is a 5 day event during July / August which a large number of our young people (13 – 18 year olds) have attended over the past few years. Many of the young people have seen Soul Survivor as a major step in their Christian journey and have gone on to be baptized.

Holiday Bible Club

During the recent summer holidays we held a three day holiday bible club for primary school aged children. This was the first club hosted by the Church for a number of years. There were 22 children each day along with a dedicated team of helpers. The atmosphere at the club was great, full of fun and fellowship. We invited the parents / guardians to come early on the last day to see what the children had been up to and stay for a picnic, and a good number of them did.

Page 15 of 22 Services

An example of an average monthly service rota is shown below. We are willing to consider changes to this.

1st Sunday 2nd Sunday 3rd Sunday 4th Sunday 5th Sunday

09:00 09:00 09:00 09:00 09:00 Traditional style Traditional style Traditional style Traditional style Traditional style Eucharist Eucharist Eucharist Eucharist Eucharist

11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 All Age All Age Worship – All Age All Age Worship – All Age Worship – Celebration with Children's Communion – with Children's with Children's Groups with Children's Groups Groups Groups

18:30 16:00 16:00 Worship and Messy Church Four O Clock Word (alternate Focus months) (Senior Citizens)

Typical attendances at the services are as follows: ! 09:00 – 45 adults, 2 children ! 11:00 – 65 adults, 10 children ! Worship & Word – 25 adults ! Messy Church – 10 families ! Four O’Clock Focus – 15 adults

In addition to the above, there is a spoken service of Holy Communion with a short (5 minute maximum!) sermon held at 10:00 every Wednesday morning.

Administration

The vestry doubles up as the church office during the week. We currently have a church administrator who works 11 hours per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning

FURTHER DETAILS Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post.

Page 16 of 22 Leadership Project in Outline

The leadership project at St Martin’s is an exciting opportunity for the Kingdom; telling the Good News about Jesus, building a church plant and influencing a good environment for community to grow in a new housing development. This very much resonates with our own recently defined Mission Statement and echoes the Diocesan statement. Put simply: Worship, Disciple and Transform.

Largely within the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields, a sizeable new housing development called Kings Hill is planned. The estimated build date begins in 2020.

The planning document cites the following:

Site clearance and mixed-use development of land at Kings Hill for the provision of up to 2,500 dwellings (Use Class C3), 4,000 sq.m. of mixed use floorspace (Use Classes A1, A3, A4, C2, D1 and D2) in a district centre, a primary school, a secondary school, formal and informal open space and enabling infrastructure including new roads within the site and improvements to the existing road junction at Stoneleigh Road. Outline application with all matters reserved except for access.

Having been in discussion with the developers earlier this year, they expressed a positive desire for St Martin’s to connect with early residents to help build cohesion and community as they arrive on an estate in the middle of what will essentially be a building site. With the likelihood that any future community centre won’t be in the first wave, we would be the largest and nearest community hub for new residents.

Page 17 of 22 Stage one of the project would be, (amongst other elements):

● To connect the residents with the Church and community projects, such as our Stay and Play, Youth drop-ins and the possible development of a coffee shop in our hub area.

● For the older residents, the curate would also connect them with our regular seniors group which has 50+ members.

● The curate also would work alongside our own existing pastoral care team for those who are struggling with life issues.

Stage two will be as the estate grows and schools are built, opportunities will open up:

● To work within the school environment and build links along with our Youth worker, students and staff.

● If this school was a Church of England school, there could be opportunities later for a possible chaplaincy as part of the connection with the local church.

● The curate would begin to build a church plant in a minster style arrangement, being resourced as part of St Martin’s parish.

● This would mean building a team of members from the main body of St Martins who would help with various tasks.

● The curate would be mentored and helped in the project by the Vicar, ensuring good cohesion with the rest of the church as a project that comes from the Church’s own Mission Statement and values.

● This is a long term project where beginning well and embedding ourselves in the community would be extremely important for the future of God’s work in a new and growing area of Coventry.

● See next page for the latest development master plan.

Page 18 of 22 Page 19 of 22 Buildings

Church Grounds The church complex is reached from Green Lane South. The entrance leads immediately to a tarmac car park, which is able to accommodate up to 20 cars. Well-kept gardens are on the left as one looks at the building. This leads directly to the main entrance.

On the other side of the church there is a driveway, through wrought-iron gates, which takes you around to the back entrance of the church. There is another tarmac parking area, which has 22 spaces including 2 specifically designated for disabled users. Beyond the rear car park there is a large grassed area, which along with the front gardens, is well maintained by our dedicated team of gardeners! The grass is sometimes used as overflow parking for special events.

Access for all, including wheelchair users, to all parts of the building is available through either the front or rear entrances. This is easy to negotiate and brings the visitor directly into the ‘Hub’.

The Hub This is the most recent main addition to the building, and was completed in 2006. It is a reasonably sized open area. The Hub is used for a variety of activities including a coffee shop, a general meeting place, and a youth café. The space is very flexible and can be reached from all areas of the complex.

The Narthex The church is accessed from the Hub via a gradual ramp from either entrance, and/or a short flight of steps and ramp from the rear entrance. After reaching the top of the ramp

Page 20 of 22 the visitor will go through a set of glass doors into the Narthex. The Narthex is a small lobby housing information boards and leads to another set of double doors through which is the church.

The Church From the rear of the church one can look directly towards the Sanctuary and Cross. The chancel area is an adaptable space that can be easily rearranged for flexible worship patterns. The main body of the church has seating for around 200 people. There has also been a recent addition of new fire doors at the back of the church.

The Vestry The vestry can be accessed via a corridor through a door on the front left-hand side of the church. Next to the vestry is a small utility area and toilet.

The Prayer Room Above the vestry, accessed via the staircase located in the corridor, is an attractively decorated and furnished prayer room.

The Fellowship Room With your back to the church, on the left hand side of the Hub there is a doorway leading to the Fellowship Room. This room can hold 30 to 40 people comfortably for differing activities. There is a small self-contained kitchen attached.

The Main Hall Also accessed from the right hand side of the Hub are double doors leading to the Main Hall. The Main Hall has space to seat 100 people. There is a substantial stage at the far end of the hall. In 2014 the hall roof was replaced and some new double glazed windows / doors were fitted.

The Kitchen Off of the Main Hall, there is a decent sized kitchen. The kitchen was completely refitted in 2012. There is a large gas oven, 6 ring gas hob, a dishwasher, a microwave, fridge/freezer, 3 sinks (one for hand washing) and adequate storage space. There are serving hatches into both the Hub and Main Hall.

The Youth Room At the far end of the Main Hall there are a couple of small rooms that can be used for group meetings. The larger one of these (on the right hand side) is the Youth Room, which is regularly used by our Youth worker and Children and Families worker as their office as well as a comfy space for our Youth.

Page 21 of 22 Toilets The main toilets can be accessed from the Hub via a corridor between the Fellowship Room and Main Hall. These toilets include provision for disabled users and a baby changing area. There are also some toilets at the far end of the Main Hall near the Youth Room.

We are very fortunate to have a caretaker who is employed part-time. He works with our committed maintenance team to check the facilities and ensure that all minor repairs are completed in a timely manner. The caretaker is also responsible for opening up the complex during the week to ensure access is available to the many groups from the local community that use them.

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