1. To reach and transform our town with the love of Jesus Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town

2. Inspired by these scriptures…… Psalm 78:1-8 Matthew 28:16-20 Luke 10 The wonderful God. The sending God…. Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town

3. Movement 1 : From ‘Come to Us’ to ‘Go to the people’

4. Movement 2: From whirlpool to launch pad – ‘Low maintenance – high blessing’ Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town

5. Our primary vehicle to ‘Reach and transform our town with the love of Jesus’ are our Mission Area Teams (MATs) -High Street -FLAME -Gamesley -Whitfield Breeze -St Luke’s Area -Shirebrook? Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town

6. MATs are groups of between 10-20 people who commit to reaching and transforming an area of our town with the love of Jesus. How? Prayer Acts of service and community gathering Words of Jesus Works of Jesus Wounds of Jesus Way of Jesus Low control – High accountability’ Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town

7. Our Buildings Do they matter? Excellence – home and away – the medium is the message Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town

8. PCC options for the Vineyard – steering group formed and user groups consulted 1) Sell and build on side of St James or adapt St James 1) Sell and buy elsewhere 3)Refurbish the Vineyard 4) Do nothing Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town

9. The Vineyard Building a brighter future for our Parish & Community How will you be part of this? Isaiah 61 Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town

10. Why? We are looking to refurbish The Vineyard into a 21st Century building for the church and local community to meet and make 21 st century disciples Lovingly maintained but no major investment since the early 80s Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town

11. Why? God’s intention for his community is that we should be a place where the lost, broken and the lonely can find hope, healing and love. Our vision is to rebuild, restore and renew this building to enable us to reach and transform our town with the love of Jesus (Isaiah 61) Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town

12. User Group Feedback warmer building dedicated youth space more storage inc. lockable storage space downstairs building is too tired better lighting kitchen not big enough access and signage to the building not good more inviting & brighter space less noisy floors and warmer ones better toilets

13. What does the Project involve? Creation of multifunctional rooms on the ground floor for church and community use Provision of disabled access and facilities throughout the building Installation of new and more efficient heating and lighting systems for the building

14. What does the Project involve? Larger and refurbished catering kitchen Greater storage on ground and first floors First floor office space for growing parish, community and Christian organisations Dedicated youth space on the first floor Attractive, welcoming entrance & signage

15. What benefits does this Project bring? To have a facility that truly honours God and reflects His glory, welcome and hospitality to our community and church To create an improved and increased space that can be used to develop existing outreach activities such as Whitfield Breeze Café and increase our ability to host a greater range of other activities such as Alpha, Marriage Course, and partner events with the local community that involve catering.

16. What benefits does this Project bring? Improved facilities and environment for our existing church groups including our children and youth groups To improve access for all including the less able, young children and the elderly To develop a space where we can reach out and support our community in a building that is not considered ‘church’ in the same way St James’ building is

17. Benefits continued Greater opportunity to work with community groups. Examples could be groups on addiction, confidence & self- esteem, mental health, money management, dementia, music, art, children, youth, seniors and much more. These would run alongside groups already using the building e.g. Guides, Brownies, St Christopher’s Trust. These new projects would be self-funded through the group operating it.

18. Benefits continued Opportunity to work with other Christian groups needing a ‘work hub’ in the area and expand our Christian outreach into the community. We have already been approached by two groups who are investigating this An office space where our staff and volunteers can truly work as team

19. Proposed Ground Floor

20. Ground Floor

21. Proposed First Floor

22. First Floor

23. Project Costs £180k-£302k Building and flooring work inc entrance & signage £70 – 94k Heat and lighting £36 – 88k Kitchen£10 – 15k Lift£24 – 28k

24. Project Costs £180k-£302k Main contractors prelims Ranging from volunteers to full Corporate Project Management Between in-house and £26k Contingency allowance Based on 10% project costs £14 – 25k Fees Includes fees for architect, structural engineers, construction design management, building regs. Approx £26k

25. Where will the money come from? 40k PCC reserves + 6k gift=£46k Therefore between 134 and 256k needed Less than St James Refurb 1) Congregation One off gifts Loans to the parish Increase in monthly giving over 3 year period 2) Grant Funding – Bids & Proj Man

26. 5 tests of faith from the life of Abraham Uncertainty Gen 12:1-3 Fear 12:10-20 Disappointment 13:7-9 Delay 15:4-6 Blessing 22:1-2 Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town

27. Today I encourage US to…. For our generation and the next! Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town