2019 Annual Report LOVE JESUS | BUILD COMMUNITY | TRANSFORM LIVES ST JOHN’S HAMPTON WICK ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2019 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Full name: St John the Baptist, Hampton Wick Church of England Diocese: Diocese of London Episcopal Area: Kensington Area Archdeaconry: Middlesex Archdeaconry Deanery: Hampton Deanery Location: Church Grove, Hampton Wick, KT1 4AL Website: www.stjohnshamptonwick.org Church Office: 020 8977 7733 / [email protected] OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES Our Vision is to LOVE JESUS, BUILD COMMUNITY, TRANSFORM LIVES. Everything we do is centred on this vision. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT St John’s was reopened in 2010 as a church plant from Holy Trinity Brompton and St Stephen’s Twickenham by the Bishops of London and Kensington, in consultation with the then Parish Vicar, The Rev’d David Lund, the Hampton Deanery and the Kensington Area Council. The legal and organisational umbrella for this ministry was the charity known as The Mission Community of St John’s Kingston Bridge. On the 1st May 2017 a new Parish was established within the structures of the Church of England, by redividing the Parish between St Mark’s Teddington and St John’s Hampton Wick. This enables us to serve our local community better and support our vision within the new Parish boundaries. The new Parish is called St John the Baptist, Hampton Wick and assets, certain liabilities and employees were transferred legally on 1st January 2019 to the new Parish from The Mission Community of St John’s Kingston Bridge. The church is managed by the Clergy and Parochial Church Council (PCC), under the authority of the Archdeacon of Middlesex and the Bishop of Kensington. PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL & TRUSTEES Parochial Church Council (PCC): Rev Jerry Field (Vicar) Rev Jon Kissell (Minister) Steven Bryan (Churchwarden) Andi Sisodia (Churchwarden) Daniel Bates (Treasurer) Robin Bell Susan Catcheside Rosemary Hobley Maggie Murphy Kit Powney Graham Simpson Shakti Sisodia Nick Stevens Caroline Vaudrey Garth Watkins Diocesan Trustees: Rev Jerry Field Rev Joe Moffatt Mr Howard Evans The Ven Stephan Welch CLERGY & ORDINANDS Rev Jerry Field (Vicar) Rev Jon Kissell (Minister) Anna Evans (Curate) (from 1 July 2019) Lewis Dean (Ordinand) Tom Simpson (Ordinand) ADMINISTRATION & STAFF Penny Miller (Operations Director/Safeguarding Officer) Philippa Watterson (PA to Rev Jerry Field / Courses Manager) James Hellings (Worship Pastor) Claude Reifler (Student Pastor) (left 27 Feb 2019) Clare Hogan (Student Pastor) (from 8 Jan 2019) Ben Phillips (Youth Pastor) (left 28 Feb 2019) Jamie Blake (Youth Pastor) (from 28 May 2019) Emma-Jane Stapleton (Youth Worker) Kamila Stefanik (SJC Co-ordinator) Prabhath Sumanasekera (Operations Assistant) (from 19 Mar 2019) CONNECT GROUP LEADERS Dan & Sarah Bates Chris & Ruth Blizzard Robin Bell & Hope Caton Lewis & Louise Dean Simon & Caroline Groves Matt & Tineke Harris Ruth Hartley Andy & Rebecca Lynch Andrew & Maggie Murphy (Until Sept 2019) Rachel Phillips Rachel Pim Rich & Kit Powney Graham & Claire Simpson Al & Pip Ramsay Bev Richardson Hugh & Claire Richardson Andi & Shakti Sisodia Stuart & Juanita Walker Tommy & Maria Elstad Sam Found Tom & Kayleigh Simpson MEMBERSHIP There were 499 adults and 203 children and youth registered as regular members of the church at 31st December 2018. CONNECT GROUPS & MIDWEEK GROUPS Connect Groups are at the heart of our community at St John’s. They are smaller groups that are run in homes by lay members, and typically meet fortnightly for fellowship, to study the Bible, pray and care for one another. Other midweek groups include Men’s, Women’s, Mums Connect, Dads Connect and Students Connect. CHURCH WORSHIP & PRAYER • Sunday Worship: weekly at 9am, 11am & 6pm • Average Church attendance on a usual Sunday in 2019: 297 adults 91 children and youth • Occasional Services in 2019: 2 Weddings and 2 Wedding Blessings 16 Baptisms 4 Funerals (on and off-site) • Monthly prayer and worship meetings (FURNACE) COURSES • The Alpha Course ran three times: 55 guests & 30 volunteers • The Marriage Course ran once: 22 couples & 8 volunteers • The Marriage Preparation Course ran twice: 19 couples & 8 volunteers • The Recovery Course ran once WIDER CONNECTIONS Hampton Deanery, Kingston Churches Together, Teddington Churches Together, HTB Network, Kingston University, Twickenham Sea Cadets, Hampton Wick Association, Joel Community Services, Street Pastors MISSION PARTNERS Tearfund, Hope Health Action, International Justice Mission, Justice & Care, Room for Work, St Peter’s West Molesey, Holy Trinity Hounslow, Fusion, Urban Action Trust, Africa Prisons Project, St Richards Hanworth SUPPORTING MINISTRIES WITH VOLUNTEERS Room for Work, Street Pastors, Twickenham Sea Cadets, Joel Community Services Nightshelter CHILDREN 142 registered children SJC (St John’s Children) Core Team: Lee Herdman (Head of SJC) (from Sep 2019) Kamila Stefanik (SJC Co-ordinator) Ilse Bredenoord Roseanna Shefford Claire Stevens Interns: Ellie Welby (left Jan 2019) Lydia Higton(left Aug 2019) Olivia Nunney, Georgia Kirkland (left Aug 2019) Megan Blake, Amy Blake (from July 2019), Emily Blake (from Aug 2019), Lucy Catcheside 51 DBS-checked volunteers Summary Report Prepared by Kamila Stefanik The vision for SJC is to give every child the opportunity to grow and develop their own faith. We want every child to know how loved they are by God and to choose to have a personal relationship with Him. We are currently on a four-year curriculum, through which the children continue to grow in their faith and are always keen to learn and explore more. A highlight of our year is always our DISCOVER Holiday Club, which ran twice a year during the half term holidays with over 30 children joining us.It is always a great time, action packed with games, songs, Bible teaching and craft. In April we had a “Discover the Zoo” Club and in October we had a “Discover the Olympics” Club followed by amazing Light Party, our alternative to Halloween, which saw a further 100 children and their families come through the church. We also ran a number of services including a Good Friday Service, Christingle Service and Crib Service. Another highlight is our Junior Connect Believers group for 8-12 year olds where children enjoy meeting together in a home to study the Bible, pray and worship. In May we launched another JCB group for 6-8 year olds. Our relationship with both local schools continues to grow and we enjoyed visits from Hampton Wick Infant School, as well as Harvest and Easter Assemblies with St John the Baptist Junior School. We continue to regularly lead assemblies at the Hampton Wick Infant School and the Junior School where they are always pleased to see us. We have enjoyed seeing a few familiar faces return to the church throughout the year. Once per term we organised social gatherings for the children aged 7-11 which was always well attended and helped the children to build their relationships and friendships. As ever, our ministry wouldn't run without our amazing team of interns and volunteers who help to make everything we do possible. We are excited to see what the next year brings! YOUTH 98 registered youth St John’s Youth Team: Lewis Dean (Ordinand) Jamie Blake (Youth Pastor) Emma-Jane Stapleton (Youth Worker) 17 DBS-checked volunteers Summary Report Prepared by Emma-Jane Stapleton In 2019 Youth continues to run at the 11am service on Sundays, with sessions for both Younger Youth (aged 11-14) and Older Youth (aged 14-18). Including leaders, these Sunday mornings generally have between 30-40 of us in The Basement (and later the Upper Room) each week. We also have a 5pm Older Youth gathering to meet, chat and pray together, before transitioning to the 6pm service. On alternate Fridays we have a Younger Youth group, whilst on alternate Thursdays we have an Older Youth Connect Group. In 2019 these transitioned back to being in the Warehouse and in Lewis Dean's home, as The Basement became an unsuitable space for us, limiting growth and activities. Another transition of 2019 was with Ben Phillips leaving St John's in February, before Jamie Blake joined the team in May of 2019. With this, 2019 has been another great year for building community and identity within Youth at St John's. As always, our highlights include the residential trips from the year, with us taking youth to a Weekend Away in February, Focus in July, and Soul Survivor in August! These times away are fantastic spaces for great conversations, friendship building, memory making, and faith building. Socials such as Jump Giants, Ice Skating, Summer BBQs, and a Christmas dinner have also provided a great space for people to invite friends to. STUDENTS St John’s Students’ Team: Lewis Dean (Ordinand) Clare Hogan (Student Pastor) Summary Report Prepared by Clare Hogan We've had a great year at Students. Clare and Lewis attended Kingston University and St Mary's University Freshers Fairs in September and had some great conversations, giving out invitations to launch the year with our first ever TryChurch events! Having about 150 people at each event, and 10 people giving their lives to Jesus over the 4 nights, the evenings were a great success and a good way to start the year. Throughout the academic year we've been running 3 student connect groups led by students, alongside various socials and dinners. The focus has been to raise up leaders alongside delving deeper into Bible reading and prayer, and it has been so exciting to see the students grow in their discipleship - particularly for a couple of the students that are new to faith! PRISON MINISTRY Summary Report prepared by Tom Simpson (Ordinand) and Anna Evans (Curate) The Prison Ministry at St John's continues to change lives. We are active in HMP Feltham and established in HMP Bronzefield. With two brilliant teams, one for each prison.