2015-16
Introduction
Our aim is to bring people into a vital relationship with
Jesus Christ. We do this through various ministries which
work locally, regionally and beyond. The church measures
progress in each area on at least three dimensions:
numerical participation, volunteer hours committed,
and financial growth and stability. Stirling Baptist Church
organises ministries based around the ACTS organisational
acronym. This document is to communicate to you the
impact of our activities over the last year.
Adults
Community
Teenage, Children & Students
Support
Adults
Through our adult ministries we provide opportunities
for people to worship and grow in their faith, engage in
spiritual reflection and reflect on their own beliefs. As with
all SBC ministries, our activities are open to all who wish
to join with us regardless of background, race, sexuality or
religion. There is neither charge nor a mandated offering
amount. We measure performance by consistency or
growth in numbers attending regular worship, and
numbers engaging in discipleship and personal spiritual
development activities.
Throughout the week there are many discipleship
focused activities which take place for adults. Over and
above our regular prayer triplets and 22 small groups, our
congregation also takes part in mens events, womens
events, book clubs, craft club and groups such as XS which
is for over 65s and has an average weekly attendance of
45.
sunday morning
average
attendance
2014-15
347 adults
sunday volunteers
amounting to approx.
2,500 3,000 hours
per year
2015-16
358 adults
pastoral visits
We have a number of groups and individuals who commit
there are approx 1500
to pray and are part of our prayer ministry team, prayer
volunteer hours per year
chain and prophetic team as well as particular prayer
given by our 6 regional
initiatives which focus on our community and church.
pastoral teams
small groups
2015
255 people
2016
304 people
Community
We seek to build and strengthen community life and
to bless our city through a number of social action
programmes.
Lifeway is a worshipping community
for those with additional support needs
which meets each Sunday following the
second service, with an average weekly
attendance of 35. We celebrated its 50th
birthday this year!
50 years
backchat school
listening service
24 children
impacted
per week
Volunteers donate
165 hours each week
to the community,
or 8,000 hours each
year
Family Life Centre provides access
family life
to a range of support services for
centre
individuals and families including:
supports 150
individual counselling, marriage
people per
counselling, addiction counselling,
week
play therapy, vulnerable parents
network, creative expressions and more - often working in
partnership with other agencies.
City Centre Chaplaincy is a
contacts made
counselling/advisory/signposting
each week
support service for those who work
daily in the city centre, primarily
Average
those working in the retail trade.
50 people
This work is funded jointly by Stirling
Baptist Church and Workplace Chaplaincy Scotland and
operates 5 weekdays per week.
Volunteers donate
177 hours each week
to under 25s, or
6,000 hours each year
children &
young people
207 per
week
Support Ministry
Students
We believe that God has a plan and a purpose for each
students time here. We run monthly Student Collective
events to build community and allow students to begin
conversations on some of lifes biggest issues, as well as
making sure that students feel at home here, by providing
Host Families who help them integrate into the life of the
church. Students also contribute a significant amount in
volunteer hours to the life of our church.
level one - winner!
premiers love
britain & ireland
awards for youth
& childrens work
2015-16
most
youth
2015
youth
innovative
work in the
christian
work awards
sources of income
offerings 359,468
gift aid 73,419
charitable activities 32,026
donations & gifts 24,903
grants 23,058
other 6,652
total 519,526
expenditure
staff costs 304,072
local ministries 92,748
property & resources 83,334
national & overseas 54,972
governance 5,166
total 540,292