Know Christ Make Christ More Known Church of King Charles the Martyr Parish Profile 2017 368 Mutton Lane Potters Bar Herts EN6 3AS Registered Charity Number 1130748 CHURCH OF KING CHARL ES THE MARTYR - PARIS H PROFILE 2017 Contents PROFILE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... 4 The vicar we are looking for ................................................................................................................ 4 What we can offer our new vicar ........................................................................................................ 5 ABOUT THE CHURCH ................................................................................................................................... 6 Our mission .......................................................................................................................................... 6 The Church and its people ................................................................................................................... 7 History .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Electoral Roll ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Styles of worship .................................................................................................................................. 8 The Church and its leadership ............................................................................................................ 13 Reader ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Church Wardens ............................................................................................................................ 13 PCC ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Church Secretary and Halls Administrator ............................................................................................ 14 Music ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Pastoral Team ........................................................................................................................................ 16 The Church and the Community ............................................................................................................ 17 KCM Community Café ........................................................................................................................ 17 Weddings, Baptisms and funerals ..................................................................................................... 18 Links with schools .............................................................................................................................. 18 Church activities .................................................................................................................................... 19 Pattern of services ............................................................................................................................. 19 Home groups ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Youth and Children’s work................................................................................................................. 21 2 CHURCH OF KING CHARL ES THE MARTYR - PARIS H PROFILE 2017 Social groups ......................................................................................................................................... 23 The Church and its buildings .................................................................................................................. 25 The church ......................................................................................................................................... 25 The Halls Complex ............................................................................................................................. 27 The Vicarage ...................................................................................................................................... 29 The Church and its finances ................................................................................................................... 32 ABOUT THE PARISH ................................................................................................................................... 33 Our parish ............................................................................................................................................. 33 Ecumenical ........................................................................................................................................... 34 ABOUT POTTERS BAR ................................................................................................................................ 35 Living in Potters Bar ............................................................................................................................. 36 Schools and Colleges ............................................................................................................................ 37 Surrounding areas ................................................................................................................................ 37 FINAL WORDS ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats ............................................................................ 38 3 CHURCH OF KING CHARL ES THE MARTYR - PARIS H PROFILE 2017 Profile summary The vicar we are looking for We are an imperfect church in an imperfect world and we do not expect our next vicar to be perfect. However, we do hope to find somebody who will help us build on what we have already achieved and help move us on to the next phase of our journey. To achieve this, we are praying for a vicar/priest who: • Has a bold and creative vision for growing the church and the wisdom and persistence to make it happen; • Has a genuine heart for mission and discipleship and can inspire and equip the church to proclaim the unchanging gospel in new and relevant ways to a changing world; • Is a collaborative team player and able to nurture, motivate and affirm the talents and contributions of others; • Can preach, teach and apply the Scriptures so we as individuals may learn to Know Christ More and be better equipped to Make Christ Known; • Has a strong faith rooted in Scripture and is prayerful and eager to grow in personal commitment to Christ; • Will recognise and nurture the diversity in styles of worship at KCM and work to retain the current unity of the entire church membership; • Will be a sincere, caring and empathetic pastor with the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of people within the church and parish; • Has a good sense of humour! 4 CHURCH OF KING CHARL ES THE MARTYR - PARIS H PROFILE 2017 What we can offer our new vicar • An enthusiastic, friendly and supportive congregation with a passion to Know Christ More and Make Christ Known; • A willingness to change and adapt in order to pursue our mission; • A supportive staff team and PCC – we expect you to lead but not to do everything; • A busy parish, full of opportunities for reaching out to the community; • A church that fully meets its parish share and has a healthy balance sheet; • A beautiful, flexible church building in an excellent state of repair; • An exceptional church hall complex which provides superb facilities for the church, acts as a hub for the local community and generates significant income for the church; • Excellent working relationships with all the churches in the town and the deanery; • A modern four bedroom, purpose-built vicarage in a pleasant town, with good schools and leisure facilities and with excellent transport links to London; • Professional administrative support; • All reasonable expenses of office covered; • Time and space for you to relax and get away from us from time to time! 5 CHURCH OF KING CHARL ES THE MARTYR - PARIS H PROFILE 2017 About the church Our mission Our mission statement is based on the acronym KCM, by which the church of King Charles the Martyr Church is widely known. 6 CHURCH OF KING CHARL ES THE MARTYR - PARIS H PROFILE 2017 The Church and its people History The Parish was founded in December 1937 when the first Minister was appointed and held services in the dining room of his house in 80 Borough Way – 9 people attended the Christmas Eucharist that year. Later the worshippers met in his garage and then in the Hall-cum-Church built near the corner of Mutton Lane and Dugdale Hill Lane. The current church was built during the Second World War. Funded partly by the Diocese of London and partly by the Royal Martyr Church Union, the Church was consecrated on 12th July 1941. In 2000, the PCC made the bold decision to demolish the old church hall and build a new vicarage and church halls complex on the site. With the help of the diocese,