Anglican Church of Canada Diocese of Edmonton Diocesan Parish Profile

Anglican Church of Canada Diocese of Edmonton Diocesan Parish Profile

Anglican Church of Canada Diocese of Edmonton Diocesan Parish Profile Letting Down the Nets Presentation September 30, 2005 Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom Contents z Overview of the Diocese Of Edmonton z City of Edmonton Parishes and Suburbs z West Region z East Region z North Region z South / Southeast Region Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom 1 The Diocese of Edmonton Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom Parishes in the Diocese of Edmonton West City East South North Region Region Region Region Region Cold Lake Bonnyville Westlock Ashmont Barrhead Whitecourt Redwater Lac la NonneBon Accord McLeod Valley Gibbons St. Paul Sangudo Morinville Onoway Edson Fort Sask. St. Albert Vegreville Sherwood Park Hinton Rexboro Devon Vermilion Evansburg Tofield Parkland Beaumont (incl. Spruce Grove Leduc Mannville Drayton Valley and Stony Plain) Viking Camrose Millet Wetaskiwin Wainwright Jasper Ponoka Sedgewick Edgerton Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom 3 Sherwood Park St. Albert Parkland and Stony Plain) Suburbs surrounding the city (incl. Spruce Grove e e e e e v v v v v i i i i i r r r r r D D D D D th g g g g g 5050 StreetStreet n n n n n i i i i i n n n n n n n n n n a a a a a M M M M M St. Augustine St. Mary St. St. Luke St. Patrick St. St. David St. St. Stephen St. St. Faith St. Holy Trinity Holy GGatewayateway BBlvd.lvd. All Saints Yellowhead Trail Whitemud Drive Good Shepherd Proclaiming the Gospel – the Gospel Proclaiming – Disciples Making Furthering the Kingdom St. John St. St. George St. Peter St. Christ Church Christ St. St. Margaret l ai r Paul St. t T er lb Timothy St. A l l l . l i i i t i S a a a a r r r r T T T T d d d d a a a a e e e e h h h h w w w w o o o o l l l l l l l l Holy Trinity Holy Trinity (Riverbend) e e e e Y Y Y Y 170170th StreetStreet Whitemud Drive St. Matthias Anthony Henday Dr. Yellowhead Trail Yellowhead Stony Plain Road Plain Stony Whitemud Drive City of Edmonton City of Edmonton and Suburbs 5 …continued on next slide (south and west areas) • city churches are fastest growing in Diocese Some • parish Several turnarounds • ‘commuter’ Some parishes • population growth Fastest in southern area of city • areas of city Vast development not served by a church • part Northern of the city is under-churched • class Working churches on east side are ‘struggling’ e e e e e v v v v v i i i i i r r r r r D D D D D th g g g g g 5050 StreetStreet n n n n n i i i i i n n n n n n n n n n a a a a a M M M M M St. Augustine St. St. Mary St. St. Luke St. St. Patrick St. St. David St. St. Stephen St. St. Faith St. Holy Trinity GGatewayateway Blvd.Blvd. All SaintsAll Yellowhead Trail Yellowhead Whitemud Drive Whitemud Good Shepherd St. John St. George St. Proclaiming the Gospel – the Gospel Proclaiming – Disciples Making Furthering the Kingdom St. Peter St. Christ Church Christ St. St. Margaret l ai r Paul St. t T er lb Timothy St. A l l l . l i i i t i S a a a a r r r r T T T T d d d d a a a a e e e e h h h h w w w w o o o o l l l l l l l l Holy Trinity (Riverbend) e e e e Y Y Y Y 170170th StreetStreet Whitemud Drive St. Matthias St. Anthony Henday Dr. Yellowhead Trail Yellowhead Stony Plain Road Whitemud Drive City of Edmonton and Suburbs City of Edmonton and Suburbs Parish 2004 2004 Offerings Average St. Albert Attendance All Saint's Cathedral 259 $ 223,070.00 Sherwood Park Christ Church 205 $ 314,993.00 Holy Trinity, Strathcona 188 $ 241,583.00 St. John's 383 $ 534,305.00 St. Paul's 216 $ 436,759.00 Parkland St. Timothy's 151 $ 171,410.00 (incl. Spruce Grove St. Thomas, Sherwood Park 195 $ 209,485.00 and Stony Plain) Good Sheperd 124 $ 103,011.00 St. George, Edmonton 99 $ 131,955.00 St. Matthew, St. Albert 125 $ 123,381.00 • Seat of provincial government; high number of St.Matthias 152 $ 177,975.00 provincial government employees St. Peter 110 $ 130,221.00 St. Luke 91 $ 99,465.00 • High growth in health care / research / technology Holy Trinity, Riverbend 56 $ 105,395.00 industries St. Augustine 64 $ 110,782.00 St. Augustine, Parkland 161 $ 117,119.00 • In excess of 10 universities/colleges/trade schools St. David 62 $ 85,064.00 • Increasing integration of military families within city St. Faith 89 $ 80,107.00 St. Margaret's 79 $ 123,928.00 communities, moving from the Canadian Forces Base St.Mary 66 $ 59,225.00 • Family incomes in Sherwood Park and St. Albert St. Michael's 59 $ 65,091.00 among highest in Canada St. Patrick 58 $ 46,904.00 St. Stephen 77 $ 56,468.00 • Inner city faced with homelessness and poverty Total 2039$ 2,674,543.00 Average Offering per Attendee $ 1,311.69 • Homeless people outside the city (especially west and east regions), migrate to the city Suburbs Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom 6 West Region of the Diocese Westlock Barrhead Whitecourt Lac la Nonne McLeod Valley Sangudo Onoway Edson Hinton Evansburg Rexboro Drayton Valley Jasper Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom West Region of the Diocese Parish 2004 2004 Average Offerings Attendance St. Patrick, Whitecourt 21$ 28,200.00 Westlock Barrhead St. Catherine's, Edson 43$ 47,157.00 Whitecourt St. Columba, McLeod Valley n/a n/a Lac la Nonne St. Francis, Hinton 13$ 19,672.00 McLeod Valley Sangudo St. Mary's & St. George's, Jasper 34$ 27,941.00 Onoway Edson All Saint's, Drayton Valley 77$ 88,698.00 St. Paul, Evansburg n/a n/a St. John, Onoway 56$ 44,221.00 Hinton Evansburg Rexboro St. Mary, Sangudo 5 $ 3,570.00 St. Peter, Lac La Nonne 11 $ 5,790.00 Drayton Valley St. Mary, Barrhead 61$ 36,356.00 St. Philip, Westlock 36$ 35,635.00 Jasper St. Aidan & St, Hilda, Rexboro 26 $ 7,554.00 Total 362$ 316,594.00 Average Offering per Attendee $ 874.57 • Parishes are older and do not yet reflect the younger population • Large population from Newfoundland • Diverse and growing economy based on oil and gas, • due to economy and job opportunities forestry, agriculture and tourism • Family incomes are higher than average • Agricultural economies affected by BSE and high fuel prices • Less stable area of the Diocese—families are not as stable due to parents working away from home, largely • Transient workforce in the tourism industry in the oil and gas industry • Higher standard of living • More social problems such as substance abuse • More younger families and housing shortages due to high population growth in several communities Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom 8 East Region of the Diocese Cold Lake Bonnyville Ashmont St. Paul Vegreville Vermilion Tofield Viking Mannville Wainwright Sedgewick Edgerton Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom East Region of the Diocese Parish 2004 2004 Average Offerings Attendance Cold Lake Holy Trinity, Tofield 14$ 18,946.00 St. Matthew, Viking 20 $ 2,415.00 St. Edmund, Sedgwick 30$ 21,892.00 Bonnyville St. Thomas, Wainwright 36$ 46,907.00 Ashmont St. Mary, Edgerton 21$ 26,899.00 St. Mary, Vegreville 27$ 28,687.00 Christ Church, Mannville 10 $ 9,241.00 St. Saviour's, Vermilion 41$ 42,149.00 St. John, St Paul 7 $ 5,035.00 St. Paul St. Matthew, Ashmont 18 n/a St. James, Bonnyville 15$ 15,548.00 St. John, Cold Lake 52$ 49,241.00 Vegreville Total 291$ 266,960.00 Average Offering per Attendee $ 917.39 Vermilion • Long time core of people supporting church Tofield • New models of ministry being explored for the region Viking Mannville • ‘Down-to-earth’ people with grassroots faith; farming viewed as a spiritual experience Wainwright • More younger families moving into region due to oil Sedgewick Edgerton and gas industry • Young, transient families in Vermilion (College) and Cold Lake and Wainwright (Canadian Forces Base) • Agriculturally challenged area with drought, BSE and high fuel prices Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom 10 North Region of the Diocese Redwater Bon Accord Morinville Gibbons Fort Sask. Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom North Region of the Diocese Parish 2004 2004 Average Offerings Attendance St. Mary, Redwater 17 $ 3,840.00 Holy Trinity, Bon Accord 25$ 16,663.00 Emmanuel, Gibbons 47$ 36,620.00 St. Andrew, Mornville 42$ 29,431.00 St. George's, Fort Saskatchewan 50$ 96,549.00 Total 92$ 125,980.00 Average Offering per Attendee $ 1,369.35 • Growth area in the Diocese Redwater • Resource-based and agricultural economies Bon Accord • “Suburbs to the suburbs”—suburbs in the making Morinville Gibbons • Housing shortages in Fort Saskatchewan • Redwater at the beginning of a church plant Fort Sask. • Younger church-going families in these parishes • Two-parent working families leading to high demands on personal time, less volunteer time available Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom 12 South Region of the Diocese Devon Beaumont Leduc Camrose Millet Wetaskiwin Ponoka Proclaiming the Gospel – Making Disciples – Furthering the Kingdom South Region of the Diocese • Growth area of the Diocese Beaumont Devon • Large agricultural economies, some affected by BSE Leduc and high fuel prices • High number and largely prosperous Aboriginal Millet populations but also with significant social problems Wetaskiwin (Hobbema between Wetaskiwin and Ponoka; Enoch Camrose near Devon) Ponoka • Large Lutheran community with older population in Camrose • Bedroom communities close to Edmonton (Beaumont) are more characteristic of the suburbs Parish 2004 2004 • Cottage community around Pigeon Lake being Average Offerings Attendance considered as a future church plant St.

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