Contacts
Telephone
01304 366605
Parish Office
(Mon, Tues, and Thurs 9.30-12.30)
Elizabeth House
32 St Mary’s Road
Walmer
Deal, Kent
CT14 7NQ
E-mail
office@walmerparishchurches.org
Website
walmerparishchurches.org
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Walmer Parish Churches
St Mary’s, St Saviour’s,
and Blessed Mary of Walmer
Open lives, open hands, open churches
Mission Action Plan
January 2015
Our Vision
Open lives, open hands, open churches
We seek to follow Christ’s commands to love God, one another, and our neighbour by
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opening our lives to God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, for praise, prayer and renewal
opening our hands to each other in ministry and discipleship
opening our churches to the community for witness and evangelism
We recognize that this is a life-long pilgrimage following the way of Jesus Christ and marked by
prayer, discipline and sacrifice. As we journey with one another on the way we want to see our
churches grow in quality and quantity.
open lives - worship & prayer
What?
Who?
Review
Download
provision
Develop
prayer team
Download
team
Sustainable
use of BMW
PCC appoint
team
Review St S’s
worship
PCC appoint
team
Develop
families
mission
Review CW
PoW@Kidz
tm, PCC
appointees
PCC appoint
team
Prayer Tm
How?
Meet and
consider
possibilities
Plan
meetings,
retreats
Research,
seek advice,
proposals
Consultation
w members.
Proposals
Seek advice
Consultations
proposals
Discussions
Experiments,
Proposals,
When?
From January
2015
Resources
Outcome
Use of St M’s
PA in St M’s
Flourishing
family
worship
More people
engage with
prayer min.
More secure
future for
BMW
Growing
attendance
From early
2015
Venues
Admin
Training
Spring/summer Venues
2015
Autumn 2015
Venue
Early 2016
Late 2016
Venue
Clear plan
for engaging
young fams
Inclusive use
of CW
material
open hands – ministry and discipleship
What?
Develop
Pastoral
ministry
Small groups
Improve
team
structures
‘Social’
committee
BMW 900th
(2020)
Who?
Pastoral
team
Chris M
Existing gp
leaders
Leadership &
team leaders
PCC
appointment
Volunteers
PCC appoint
team
How?
When?
Resources
Consultation
Esp. w. wider
community
Dad’s gp
womens gp
+ multiply
Ask ‘what
helps/
hinders?’
Hard work!
Ongoing
Venue
Admin
From
January 2015
Venues
Resources
2015
Time
During 2015
Discuss,
propose,
plan
From 2017
Venues
Publicity
Budget
Budget
Admin
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Outcome
Increased
pastoral
provision
Better
involvement
w gps
Environment
‘helps’
teams work
Events
happening
Big
celebration
in 2020
open churches – witness and evangelism
What?
Who?
Community
Hub @ St S
Chris M
Paul H
Alpha &
youth Alpha
Leadership
tm & sml
groups
PoW@Kidz
team
PoW@Kidz
Clergy
Brenda R-W
PCC teams
Social media
use
Engage
baptism
families
Welcome
‘Teas’
Faith sharing
training
Leadership
team
How?
When?
Resources
Outcome
Research
Proposal to
PCC
Run
courses..!
From
January 2015
Active
community
use of St S
Regular
Alpha
Training
Set it up
Invites
Publicity
Ongoing
Tel., internet,
improve
toilets
Venue
Publicity
Resources
Training
Admin
Publicity
Admin
Ongoing
Ongoing
Identify new- From early
comers,
2015
invite to ‘tea’
Research
2016
training
Venue
Refreshments
Resources
Increased
publicity
More bapt
fams in
church life
Newcomers
feel included
More
confident
evangleism
resourcing
What?
Who?
How?
When?
Research
Proposal
Identify
potential
leaders
Gather email
info etc.
Appoint fund
raising team
January 2015
Budget
From early
2015
Time…
2015 &
ongoing
Early 2015
Admin time
PCC
St M’s
congregations
PCC
Discussion
Experiment
Consultation
Research
Discussion
From 2015
Time
Meeting
rooms
Poss. budget
From 2016
Time…
Vicar
Contact
diocese
Stewardship
programmes
2016
None
2016, 2018,
Admin
Materials
St M’s PA
PCC
Leadership
mentoring
Leadership
team
IT comms
Administrator
Repairs to St
M’s tower
roof/bells
St M’s reordering
St M’s warden
PCC
PCC
structure
review
Seek Curate
succession
Raise
Finance
PCC
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Resources
Outcome
More flexible
PA in St M’s
New leaders
Less paper &
p’copy use
Repaired
roof/bells
St M’s interior
considered
Effective
management
structure
New Curate
in post 2017
Costs met
from regular
income
The Mission Action Plan
This Mission Action Plan (MAP) seeks to outline the development of mission and ministry of
Walmer Parish Churches over the next three to five years. It is based on continuing our existing
mission and ministry as well as developing key priorities for our church life.
The development of each section will be outlined under the headings
What?
How?
Who?
When?
Resources
Outcome
The PCC will oversee the implementation of the MAP. It will delegate much of the actual
ministry to teams and sub-committees but will retain the final say over matters of mission. The
PCC has particular responsibility for buildings, finance, legal obligations, charitable status, and
relationships with other churches, groups and organizations.
we want to see…
- worship
- prayer
- social action
- fellowship (socials)
- young families & children
- pastoral care
- growing churches
wider context
We are committed to working in partnership with others. We pray for God’s blessing that all of
this is done in the work and life of God’s Kingdom and, among others, we will work with
 Our Bishop, Archdeacon and The Diocese of Canterbury
 Churches and officers in the Deanery of Sandwich
 Other local churches primarily through Deal Area Churches Together
 Local schools especially the Downs CoE Primary school
 The Diocese of Toliara in Madagascar
 Local Government, especially Walmer Parish Council
 The Royal School of Church Music
Readings and Prayers for Mission
“Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation” Mark 16.15
“The Lord has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed , to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim
liberty to captives and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour” Isaiah 61.1-2
Eternal giver of life and love, your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world to preach the gospel
of his kingdom. Confirm us in this mission, and help us to live the good news we proclaim, through him
who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
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