Hereford Diocese

Mission and Mortar

Local Mission

A Local Mission Church is one that offers its community several services a month, but would like to improve their missional and community offering. So the resources in this section will help parishes make those small, minor changes to their church building that will make a huge difference to how they support worshippers and their community. This may be through making them more comfortable through improved access, a minor reordering, a simple servery, and/or a toilet, improved heating, or clearing some space for activities like Messy Church.

This may also give the church an opportunity to develop stronger links with other community organisations, or groups.  Perhaps the local school would like to use the building but have found that lack of facilities creates a barrier.

Churches considering this category would offer a good visitor welcome, range of interpretation, not just about their history and heritage but about their Christian Faith too. To develop this type of project may lead to improved community relationships with local people and between different groups in the village, encouraging a wider use of the building by the surrounding community.

Resources

Building

Mission

Community

Diversity & Equality

Governance

Finance

Bell Resources

Church Building Resources

Church Contents Resources

Churchyard Resources

Environment Resources

Health & Safety Resources

Heritage Resources

History Resources

Maintenance Resources

Organ Resources

Security Resources

Children

Communication / Social Media

General Mission

Ministry Development

Mission Action Planning

Rural Mission

Visitors

Wider Community

Churchyard Resources

 Community Services Resources 

Local Consultation/Plan Resources

Local Government Resources

Wider Community Use of Church Building Resources

Accessible Building Resources

 Accessibility Resources

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resources

Autism Resources

Equality Resources

Learning Disability Resources

Administration Resources

Charity & Trustee Resources

Governance Finance Resources

Fair Trade Resources

Fundraising Resources 

Grant Funding Resources

Income Generation Resources

Treasurer Resources