Congregation Profile
History
In the last few years of the 20th Century a great majority of the congregation were over 60 with only a small number of families with young children. The incumbent at the time had a vision of opening a church school in the town. With much effort this vision was realised in September 1999 when St Anne’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School opened its doors to 90 pupils.
A new incumbent was appointed in 2001 with a priority to work with children and young people.
The Current Situation
The electoral roll is 210.
The efforts of the last two incumbents have resulted in a significant increase in the percentage of families with young children attending worship and participating regularly in parish life, but there is still a majority of senior citizens.
Most of the congregation are middle class professional people.
The Future
The new incumbent will need to achieve a balance in ministering to all age groups to ensure that we continue to build on what has been achieved so far.
