St Giles’ Church Mission Action Plan

Our Vision
‘Our vision is to be a church for our multigenerational community who gather in the church building as a place of prayer and walk in the path of discipleship together.’
Our Values
1.   Welcoming
2.   Outward looking
3.   Caring
4.   Understanding
5.   Tolerant.
Our Priorities
1-   Children and Families
–       Lead regular assemblies and collective worship at St Giles primary school on a Wednesday
–       Provide regular worship for the school at the St Giles Church on a Monday.
–       Increasingly involve others church members at our church in the ministry to the school.
2- Warm welcome
–       Developing our welcome and thinking about ways of becoming more welcoming to newcomers.
–       Invite families connected to  the church to special services / festivals throughout the year.
–       Improved access to the church building in conjunction with DAC and church architect.
3- Community engagement
–     Continue and sustain open church Tuesdays (Open Church).
–     Strengthen our relationship with local community groups by building connections with the school/church community.
–    Loving and serving the  community and supporting life events.