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Our Mission Statement For 2008 |
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We believe our purpose is: |
To fulfil our purpose we will: |
To worship God |
- strive for quality in worship
- be open to new ways of worship that will supplement our traditional style
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To serve the wider community |
- welcome those who use the Church for baptisms, weddings or funerals
- make our premises available where possible for use by appropriate community groups
- encourage each other to be involved in community issues
- be alert to community needs that as a church we could meet
- support Methodist community work, e.g. NCH
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To be an inviting, welcoming and witnessing fellowship |
- sustain a varied programme of Church family life
- advertise our existence, ethos and programmes
- invite individuals and groups to worship
- be diligent in our care of visitors and newcomers
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To care for one another |
- recruit and sustain a large team of pastoral leaders and visitors
- support and encourage our young people
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To deepen our Christian lives |
- offer a varied programme of prayer meetings, housegroups and bible study groups
- provide opportunities for Christian education
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To understand and fulfil our purpose we recognise our obligation to work with others beyond Wesley Place,
e.g. internationally, ecumenically and within wider Methodism, and to take an active part in Churches Together in Alsager.
Wesley Place also supports God's people in the wider world by:
- Supporting Fairtrade activities within Alsager, using fairly traded products in the activities which take place on the premises, and promoting the sale of fairly traded goods
through a stall held on church premises at church events
- Supporting eco friendly activities, by promoting receycling of waste, saving energy, and offsetting its carbon footprint by the planting of trees
- Sponsoring a class of children at the school run by
COPA in the Dominican Republic
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April 2008 - Wesley Place Given Eco-Congregation Award Following a visit of the assessors in March 2008,
Wesley Place was given an award by the Eco-Congregation Movement.The assessors were particularly impressed by:
- the ownership of change by every committee and team within the various functions of the church. The environment agenda is seen as everyone's responsibility
- the beneficial effects of hanging major efforts and publicity drives on One World Week, now spread across the town, reaching churches and schools |
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