Haynes

Our Details

Revd Dean Henley deanhenley@waitrose.com

Date Adopted by PCC: 20 03 2012
Date presented to APCM: 10 04 2012
Date sent to Bishop: 21 03 2012
Date review date: 04 03 2013

Parish: Haynes
Benefice: Campton, Clophill and Haynes
Deanery: Ampthill and Shefford
Archdeaconry: Bedford

Our Looking

Three things we have seen about our parish and our world

1. The population in Haynes is scattred across six rural hamlets.
2. The Church is situated 1 1/2 miles away from where most people in Haynes live, but still most well attended in Benefice.
3. There is also a strict Baptist chapel and a Methodist chapel, both in Silver End.

Three things we have seen about our church

1. We have a beautiful Church, it is situated in a large churchyard with stunning views across to Haynes Park and surrounding countryside.
2. We have a full choir, a junior choir and a large music group. Church people are involved in every aspect of village life.
3. Francis Thynne built a Mission Hall in Northwood End Road for his staff to worship in. This is still used regularly as a community hall.

Our Discerning

How we want to be described in five years’ time.

As a community faithful to the Gospel, fully engaged with the people amongst whom we live and are called upon to serve.

Our three key priorities for the next five years.

1. To maintain and enhance our work with children and young people through the choir and as bell-ringers
2. Although Church is geographically distant from majority of population, maintain present level of engagement in village life.
3. To encourage vocations to both lay and ordained ministry.

Our five key SMART goals for the next year or more.

1. To support the leadership of the village's Silver Lining Group: a social and support group for the elderly.
2. With Campton and Clophill, develop existing opportunities for learning and spiritual development for both enquirers and members.
3. To maintain our outward giving at its current level.
4. To seek to revive the Community Care Scheme in the village.
5. To invite the Diocesan Vocations Officer to preach at one of our services.