St Mary’s Church Survey

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St Mary’s Church Survey

Statement Scores Each “tick statement” is given a score depending on how people responded: 100 = everyone agreeing strongly with the statement 50 = equivalent of everyone agreeing with the statement (not strongly) 0 = agreement and disagreement exactly balanced -50 = equivalent of everyone disagreeing with the statement (not strongly) -100 = everyone disagreeing strongly with the statement

Overall Strong Agreement (score of 50+) I enjoy being part of St Mary's Church [78.8] St Mary's Church building is kept to a good standard. [71.2] St Mary's Church is good at fundraising for charities. [69.7] St Mary's Sunday School helps children learn about the Christian faith in a fun and relevant way. [65.2] St Mary's Church is good at fundraising for church causes. [64.4]

Overall Strong Agreement (score of 50+) There is a strong sense of community within St Mary's Church. [62.1] St Mary's Church provides good opportunities for adults to grow and develop in their Christian faith. [56.8] The sermons / homilies at St Mary's Church are relevant and thought-provoking [54.5] St Mary's Church provides a good range of social events for adults. [54.5] The worship at St Mary's Church is attractive and high quality. [53.0]

Overall Agreement (score of 25.0 to 49.9) It is easy and straightforward to find all essential information about St Mary's Church. [48.5] St Mary's engages well with the local community of High Crompton. [45.5] St Mary's Church provides a good level of care and support for individuals who need it. [40.9] Newcomers to St Mary's Church are made to feel welcome and included. [38.6] Families with children are made to feel welcome and included at St Mary's Church. [37.1]

Overall Agreement (score of 25.0 to 49.9) St Mary's Church cares well for elderly and vulnerable residents of the parish of High Crompton. [37.1] The choice and range of hymns and worship songs at St Mary's Church are appropriate. [34.8] During the week, St Mary's Church provides a good range of clubs and activities for primary school children (5-11). [34.8] Others have encouraged me to volunteer within the life of St Mary's. [31.1] Children are able to participate in the worship at St Mary's Church, when they are present. [28.8] I would be willing to volunteer (or more than I currently do) within the life of St Mary's Church. [27.3]

Overall Weak Agreement (score of 0.0 to 24.9) St Mary's Church offers a good provision for families with young children. [21.2] During worship services at St Mary's Church, members of the congregation behave appropriately [12.1]

Overall Disagreement (score of less than 0.0) During the week, St Mary’s Church provides a good range of clubs and activities for secondary school children and young people (11-18). [-4.5]

Biggest Differences There were marked differences in how different groups responded. In particular between what I am calling: established attendees (those who have attended St Mary’s Church for more than 10 years) new young families (those who have started attending St Mary’s Church within the last 10 years and have children aged under 11) The following statements show the most marked differences:

Biggest Differences #5 “Others have encouraged me to volunteer within the life of St Mary's Church.”   Established attendees: 37.8 New young families: 20.0 Difference: 17.8

Biggest Differences #4 “St Mary's Church cares well for elderly and vulnerable residents of the parish of High Crompton.”   Established attendees: 29.7 New young families: 48.0 Difference: 18.3

Biggest Differences #3 “I enjoy being part of St Mary's Church.”   Established attendees: 89.2 New young families: 64.0 Difference: 25.2

Biggest Differences #2 “During the week, St Mary's Church provides a good range of clubs and activities for secondary school children and young people (11-18).”   Established attendees: -12.2 New young families: 14.0 Difference: 26.2

Biggest Differences #1 “During worship services at St Mary’s Church, members of the congregation behave appropriately.”   Established attendees: -4.1 New young families: 32.0 Difference: 36.1

Comments The comments in each section have been categorised. Numbers in brackets indicate number of comments. (66 people completed surveys in all). There are also a couple of “word cloud” graphics (The size of each word is based on how often it came up in the comments).

One Thing You Value Most (60) Friendship / community (50) Worship / prayer (6) Exploring / expressing faith (6) Family / child focus (4) The church building (3) The fact the church is there (2)

One Thing You Value Most (60)

If You Could Change One Thing (56) Start time of the service (8) More family friendly (7) Disruption in worship (7) Choice of hymns (6) More welcoming / inclusive (5) (continued…)

If You Could Change One Thing (56) Aspects of building / grounds (5) 2 about lack of hall More volunteers (4) Events for youth aged 11+ (3) Clearer information (2) Other things (8) all unrelated!

If You Could Change One Thing (56)

Worship (25) Disruptive behaviour (16) Choice of hymns (7) Desire for more “modern" / “new” / “child friendly” hymns Difficulties for families (5) More child-friendly preaching (3) Lack of participation of children (2)

Welcome & Community (13) General welcome in church (5) 1 positive, 2 negative, 2 mixed Difficult for newcomers to find information (4) Unwelcoming for families (3) Lack of care / support for parishioners (3)

Opportunities For Adults (7) Faith activities (3) 1 positive; 2 about poor uptake Lack of information about events (3) Accessibility of social events (2)

Children & Families (16) Lack of activities for young people aged 11+ (7) Worship not child-centred (6) 2 about pre-school children Lack of weekday provision for children (5) 3 about pre-school children Sunday School (3) 2 about mismatches with Gospel reading in church Families “using” St Mary’s for secondary school places (2)

Fundraising & Volunteers (13) Volunteering (7) 5 about lack of volunteers Information about volunteering (3) 2 negative, 1 mixed Fundraising (3) 1 negative, 2 mixed

Practical Issues (10) Information (7) Security of church & grounds (2) 3 positive, 1 negative, 3 mixed Security of church & grounds (2)