Parish Profile This form is designed to give an overview of a parish to be used in a vacancy for the appointment of a new parish priest. It will be accepted as the "statement describing the conditions, needs and traditions of the parish" required by the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986. Additional information may be given by way of printed documents or written submissions. Please write in black ink These numbers are mainly based on the 2011 Census, so while they are not “new” we do not expect the numbers to have changed significantly since. I. Parish Information 1(a) Name of parish(es) to which this information Birstall, West Yorkshire relates: (b) Name(s) of parish church(es): St Peter’s 2. Name(s) of other C of E church(es)/centres for Methodist Church, Birstall Community Church, public worship in the parish: St Patrick’s RC Church 3. Cluster or group of parishes within which you We work informally with St Saviour’s Brownhill, work (formally or) informally: e.g. sharing Ash Wednesday morning/evening, and cover for vicar’s absence. 4. Deanery: Dewsbury and Batley 5. Population: The 2018 population of the Birstall Parish is 5861. We are not aware of any new house The 2011 census information gives the building or other factors which would have following figures. Please indicate how this changed this significantly away from longer term 1 might have changed since then. demographic trends. 6(a) Number on Electoral Roll: 90 (b) Date of APM when this number was declared: 16/09/2020 7. Attendance at worship in each church Please provide details of average attendance at Sunday and weekday services Church/Service Time No. of Adult Under 16 communicants attendance Sunday Traditional 9:00 36 36 Sunday Modern 10:30 35 35 6 Wednesday 9:30 12 12 8. Occasional offices Number for last 12 months in each church Funerals taken by clergy not in church Funerals Church Baptisms Confirmees Weddings in church St Peter’s 3 4 9 10 2 9. Communications Names, Addresses, Telephone Numbers and E-mail addresses for each church Church Clergy Readers Lay staff - pastoral Churchwardens ministers St Peter's Church N/A Leif Wilks Elaine Jackson Denise Gosling Kirkgate, Birstall, 109 High Street Pastoral Care 2a Whewell Street West Yorkshire Birstall 205 Ealand Road, Birstall WF17 9PB West Yorkshire Batley, West Yorkshire WF17 9HW West Yorkshire, WF17 9PQ 01924 440511 WF17 8JL 01924 420479 leifwilks7@gmail. elaine.jackson10@ denisegosling@uw com sky.com club.net Wendy Harper Solly Wilson Miles Lawson 24 Fieldhead Pastoral Care 49 Enfield Drive Lane, 3 Melbourne Batley Birstall, Street, West Yorkshire West Yorkshire Liversedge, WF17 8DY WF17 9BH West Yorkshire 0786 6688759 wharper1943@bt WF15 7WW mileslawson@virgi internet.com sollywilson@hotm nmedia.com ail.com Alison Sowden Pastoral Care 11 Bronte Road, Birstall, West yorkshire WF17 9JL bongobean.as@g mail.com II. Parish/Community Information 1(a) Briefly describe the population mix of the(se) All numbers according to the 2011 Census of parish(es) in terms of its employment, cultural, Birstall : ethnic, age and housing mix. Age: ● 0-15: 18.7% ● 16-29: 17.1% ● 30-44: 19.4% ● 45-64: 28.2% ● 65 and over 16.6% 3 Ethnicity: ● English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British: 95% ● Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: 1.3% ● Asian/Asian British: 1.6% ● Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 0.4% ● Other white 1.7% Religion: ● Christian: 67.7% ● Muslim: 1% ● Buddhist/Hindu/Jewish/Sikh/Other: 0.7% ● No religion: 24.6% ● Other religions: 6% Household:(demographics) ● One person household,all ages : 29% ● One person household over 65: 8.5% ● Lone parent household: 10.5% ● Dependant children in household all ages: 30.9% ● Cohabiting: 12.4% ● Lone parent: 7.4% ● Other: 1.3% Household Tenure: ● Private owned outright:30.3% ● Private owned with Mortgage:35% ● Shared ownership:0.4% ● Social Rented (council):17.9% ● Social Rented ( Private):8.9% ● other: 7.5% Employment: ● Employed full-time: 41% ● Employed part-time: 14.4% ● Self-employed: 7.8% ● Unemployed: 4 5% ● Student: 3.0% ● Retired: 17.4% ● Looking after home or family: 3.3% ● Long-term sick or disabled: 4.3% 4 (b) Are there any special social problems (eg high No particular problems, although the church unemployment)? school is aware of some ongoing child poverty and social issues. A few numbers from the 2011 census are above or below the national average by a significant amount: Category Birstall National average No 28.7% 22.5% qualifications Level 4 19.7% 27.4% qualification (degree or higher) Jobseekers 4.5% 3.3% Allowance Any benefits 15.4% 13.5% 2. Please list for each ● Local Schools: ● St Peter's C of E (VA) J&I EY, ● Birstall Primary Academy ● Fieldhead Primary Academy ● St Patricks RC Primary ● Birstall preschool ● Youth centres: ● No specific youth centres ● Hospitals: ● None in the parish, main hospital in nearby town of Dewsbury ● Nursing/elderly persons' homes: ● Priestley Residential Care Home ● Places of worship of other faiths ● Birstall Methodist ( From our research we cannot identify ● St Patrick’s Catholic Church any other places of worship of other ● Birstall Community Church faiths in the Birstall parish- other ● St Saviour's church Brownhill church denominations have therefore ● Howden Clough Methodist Church been listed ) ● Local Businesses: ● PPG in Birstall is Europe’s largest manufacturer of Architectural Coatings and decorative paints. Also Mars Pet foods are the two largest employers but there are many more besides-- all SMEs. ● Neighbourhood initiatives: ● Birstall in Bloom 5 ● Associations eg tourist group: ● Bridge club ( at St Peter's church) ● Some activities such as knit & natter are conducted at Fieldhead community center. ● Irish club ● Birstall Library ● Birstall conservative club ● Birstall Cricket club ● Park Run at Oakwell hall ● Describe any civic responsibilities which ● Remembrance service and parade the clergy have: III. Church Information Please give details for each church 1(a) What percentage of the congregation lives 25% outside the parish? (b) Describe the mix of the congregation in terms Based on responses to a church questionnaire: of age, employment, cultural, ethnicity, age and gender. ● 65% of the congregation are 65 and over ● 16% are in the age group 56 to 64 ● 68% are Female and 32% are Male ● Almost all are British and white 2(a) How would you describe the churchmanship ● Evangelical/broad tradition of each church and give details of ● Previous vicar invariably wore alb and robes and vestments worn by officiants? stole ● Readers robe (cassock, surplice and scarf) to preach (b) What is the regular average weekly giving of ● £11.15 = average weekly giving based those 16 years & over and what proportion of on a usual Sunday attendance of 71 the giving is gift aided? adults ● Proportion of giving gift aided is 88.5% (c) When did you last have a stewardship 2nd to 23rd September 2018 campaign? 3. How does each Church supplement its direct ● Fundraising events - summer fete, giving in order to meet its financial needs? bonfire night, Christmas Fayre, music and entertainment evenings ● During 2019 we held special events to celebrate 900 years of worship in the community ● Hire of the fellowship area within the 6 church 4(a) What amount of working expenses were paid to Reimbursement of vicar's expenses claimed - the clergy in the last financial year? £914.36 (b) Were these met in full? Yes (c) Is there an annual discussion about the level of Yes including major projects and updates and expenses as part of the PCC’s budgeting progress reports are provided at each PCC process? meeting 5(a) What amount of Share has (a) been requested; Share requested Share Paid and (b) been paid from the parish in: ● last year? £45,177 £45,177 ● current year? £46,545 £46,545 ● next year ? £46,545 (b) Will this year’s be met? Yes 6(a) Is there any capital project in hand at the Yes repairs to roof of both north and south moment? aisles. Work to commence April 2021. (b) Please give brief details with costs and state The contract costs are £69,032 excluding VAT how they are to be met. This is fully funded by donations received, grants obtained and the sale of shares in a restricted fund. A temporary loan has been agreed with LDBF to cover VAT until this can be reclaimed 7. Please attach a copy of the last PCC accounts. Attached 8(a) What is the general state of repair of: Once the roof has been completed the Church(es) - please list the building will be in a good state of repair. ​ There are various projects on our 'wish list'. These include: ● a roof alarm, ● a replacement intruder alarm, ● provision of two toilets (replacing the existing toilet) with one being an accessible toilet, ● an accessibility entrance, ● a kitchen update. (b) Please give details of major maintenance All work highlighted by the last quinquennial needed following the last quinquennial. inspected has been carried out in full, except a ​ small amount of repointing still to be addressed. 7 IV. Outreach and Mission 1(a) What are the regular mission and outreach Wednesday lunch club (Bridge), Weekly activities of the parish? Playtime, Messy church. Occasional events, e.g. Walk of Witness, All Souls, Carols in the Market Place. Food cupboard and support of local foodbanks. (b) What are you doing to help people find out We have held ‘Start’ courses for those who about Jesus? want to find out more. Whatever may be the aggregate of individuals’ personal contacts. Not a lot in a structured way. (c) What are you doing to help grow people in Courses like 40 Days.