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“Here to serve: Jesus, each other and the community”

Gleneagles Anglican Church

Presentation of Information

related to the funding requirements for a new

Place of Worship 14 – 16 Farm Road Wellingborough

March 2014

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Contents

1 Executive Summary 2 Wellingborough 3 History of Gleneagles Anglican Church

local area

4 Why does Gleneagles Anglican Church need a New Building?

bench-marking the North-west Wellingborough development what a modern Church offers the community

5 Activities of the Church 6 Partnership of Faith and Community

Churches Together in Wellingborough (CTIW)

7 Key Personnel 8 The Church Building 9 Financial Overview 10 Contact Details 11 Appendix

a. detailed space requirements b. plans and elevations of new building c. design and construction cost analysis d. planning approval documentation e. statement of financial activities – year ending31st December 2013

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“Here to serve: Jesus, each other and the community” 1 Executive Summary

With major developments proposed in the north-west of Wellingborough, Gleneagles Anglican Church believes that it has much to offer the developing communities in this part of the town. Our vision is for a growing Church and that, we believe, requires an appropriate, dedicated, building. This report gives a brief history of Gleneagles Anglican Church, sets it in the context of “Churches Working Together” in Wellingborough and indicates what a modern Church, operating not just as a place for Sunday worship but also as a hub of community life, offers to the growing local community. It also illustrates the need for a dedicated church facility, the progress we have made to date and the costs that have been and will be incurred to complete the project.

2 Wellingborough

Wellingborough is a market town and borough in Northamptonshire and is situated on the north side of the River Nene. At the date of the last census (2011) the population within the Borough of Wellingborough was 75,400 of which the town itself accounts for 49,087. The former traditional economic structure based on footwear and engineering is gradually diversifying with wholesale, logistics and service sectors providing new opportunities for employment The government has identified Wellingborough as one of several towns in Northamptonshire into which growth will be directed over the next thirty years

3 History of Gleneagles Anglican Church

Gleneagles Church was established twenty-three years ago by the town centre Anglican parish of All Hallows to serve the growing community in the Gleneagles estate. The first service was held on October 28th 1990 in Redwell Junior School. A monthly service was established which soon became a congregation which met weekly. In 2006 Gleneagles Church became an Anglican ‘Conventional District’ as a first step towards becoming a Parish in its own right. In September 2010 the Wellingborough Deanery recommended that Gleneagles should become a Parish - that process was completed on May 1st 2013. As a result Gleneagles Church is one of the newest Parishes in the Church of England. The Church was initially served by the Curate and then an Assistant Priest from All Hallows. The Church now has its own full-time Vicar, Revd Melvyn Pereira, who was instituted in September 2007.

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Throughout its existence, Gleneagles Church has been serving the community to the north and north-west of Wellingborough through worship and service. The Church has met in Redwell Junior School, Barnwell Road and in the last two years other activities, including a weekly Mums and Tots group, and a monthly Café Church, have been taking place at the Gleneagles Social Club (also known as the Vicarage Farm Community Centre). Gleneagles Church has now grown to over 100 adult members and 50 children and teens. Our Sunday congregation is close to the comfortable capacity in the school hall, which is our main worship area and

• n a good day we are very full. Our Electoral Roll of active adult members has grown from 42 in March

2007 to 113 in March 2012. We have a vision to extend the range of facilities we provide to include activities for all groups in the community (e.g. groups to serve the elderly), and to improve our existing activities and groups (which includes young people and children).

Local Area

Gleneagles Church, at the moment, primarily serves the Gleneagles and Vicarage Farm estate and it’s near vicinity. Church members also come from two other communities in north-west Wellingborough - Gainsborough Drive to the east

• f Harrowden Road and south of Niort Way /

Northern Way and Redhill Grange. A few Church members come from further afield and we anticipate that a good number of people will also come from the proposed development

• f 3000 new homes north of Niort Way/ Northern

Way in due course. Year Electoral Roll 2000 35 2007 42 2008 56 2009 75 2010 85 2011 96 2012 113 2013 102 (sever yearly revision completed) 2014 111

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“Here to serve: Jesus, each other and the community” 4 Why does Gleneagles Anglican Church need a Building?

Currently there is not a single Church building of any denomination in this area and only one small Church building, Hope Church, in the whole of the north of Wellingborough. As Church still plays a significant part in many people’s lives it is important for the local community that this is addressed (e.g. residents have no local community Church they can go to for Weddings, Infant Baptisms or Funerals). Technically, residents can have children baptised at Gleneagles Church, but very few parents want their children baptised in a school hall and in the last seven years we have conducted baptisms for only three

• families. This is in stark contrast with St Marks, our nearest neighbouring parish, where Baptisms are

conducted almost weekly. Gleneagles Church has worshipped in the local primary school hall for 23 years, but the Church community has reached the capacity of the building. Currently the area served by Gleneagles Church lacks a building large enough for public worship. The lack of a suitable community building also limits the range of activities that the Church can offer to the local community. The further growth planned for the area with the proposed development to the north-west of Wellingborough of 3,000 houses will double the catchment area of Gleneagles Church. Obviously, this factor increases the need for a Church building which will also serve as a community facility in the long- term.

Bench-marking the North-west Wellingborough development

New Horizons, a group of planners and faith groups in Cambridgeshire, commissioned the Three Dragons planning consultancy to develop guidance on the provision of faith facilities in the Cambridgeshire part of the M11 growth zone. This study recommended: “That facility provision for faith groups should be made in all developments of 2,000 or more dwellings. This is based on a standard land provision of 0.5 hectares of free land (or its equivalent) per 3,000 homes to be used by faiths for the most appropriate type of provision. This standard should be applied on a pro rata basis to larger sites, with land allocated in either a single location or spread across multiple

• locations. Developments of 2,000–2,999 units would also be expected to make provision of 0.5 hectares

for faith use. The rationale for the 0.5 hectare figure is based on experience at Cambourne and in Milton Keynes, which suggests that a site of less than 0.5 hectares is too small to provide adequate space to serve a growing congregation and support a range of community facilities.”

What a modern Church offers the community

Our aims are to: (1) establish and grow the Christian Church in Gleneagles by word and action and through worship and service, (2) significantly develop our already strong links in the community through activities and projects.

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With our new church and community building we will be able to develop our existing ministries and introduce new projects so that Gleneagles Anglican Church will offer;

• Access and a way in to the Christian faith
• Learning and growth in life as a Christian disciple
• Regular public worship
• Small groups meeting together in homes for friendship, support, prayer and Bible study
• Counselling, advice and life skills e.g. parenting and marriage preparation courses
• A place for rites of passage and events with community significance
• A resource for local schools
• Comprehensive programmes for children and young people with dedicated children’s and youth

leaders

• Support and nurture for every individual in every age group
• A venue for regular activities, special events, conferences, special dinners, etc
• A venue for Weddings and Wedding receptions all in one venue
• A conference centre
• Indoor sports venue – badminton, table-tennis, carpet bowls, etc
• A place to meet others
• A venue available freely, at cost only, to charitable groups – eg Scouts, Sea Cadets
• A place to develop community projects of various sizes

We are here to serve our community as a seven-day a week Church. The new building is not just for use

• n Sunday mornings for a worshipping congregation but as a place central to the life of the community

with a varied range of activities and opportunities open to all.

5 Activities of the Church

The leaders and members of Gleneagles Anglican Church are already involved in numerous projects and activities which have an impact into their local

• community. These include...
• Sunday Worship including Sunday Club for

children and Tangent for teens

• Kids for Christ mid-week children’s club
• 3:16 mid-week youth group
• Two mid-week youth home groups
• Messy Church – interactive monthly event for

young families

• Children’s Special Events
• Annual Children’s Holiday Club
• Wellitots for parents / carers and toddlers
• Men’s Ministry programme of events for men

including annual weekend away

• Women’s Ministry programme of events for women including days away
• Home groups for fellowship, bible study, support and care
• Parenting Course
• Training Events
• Community Chaplain – Rev Melvyn Pereira is known through the Gleneagles Social Club / Vicarage

Farm Community Association to be available to anyone in the community as Community Chaplain.

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Limitations are placed on several of the above through the lack of having a Church building. With the development of a new facility, new opportunities will be created to either enlarge current projects or develop new ones. These would include...

• Additional Services – Mid-week / Sunday evening / Traditional services
• Groups for the over 50’s e.g. Keep-fit, Luncheon Club.
• Serving the homeless / disadvantaged in Wellingborough
• Drop in centre / Café
• A sending Church – training and sending out workers
• Nursery for under 5’s
• Partnership ministries working with other local organisations
• Community Events
• Debt help/advice
• Counselling
• Skills training
• Marriage Course
• Care / support networks
• Youth work in the community

We would also be eager to invite community groups to come and use the facilities. Groups that are charitable

• rganisations, such as Scouts, Guides, Sea Cadets, etc.,

will be charged minimal amounts to cover costs. Other groups will be able to hire the facilities for regular activities, conferences and special events. We believe a Church building which can act as a centre for the community will be a real and sustainable asset for the area. This will be a building which is recognisable as a Church and used for Church services and activities and which is also available for community use six days a week with a wide variety of activities for all ages and community groups.

6 Partnership of Faith and Community

It is envisaged that the Church building would be used in mid-week for activities which will include Church run projects such as: mums and tots; youth and children’s clubs; lunch and keep fit for older people; counselling and advice centre; community events. The community will also be invited to use the facilities for groups such as scouts and guides, and to run other projects, children’s and young people’s groups, skills training, events, conferences, etc. The building will include a Café run on a non-profit basis available for everyone in the community. This will be available to serve as a drop-in centre.

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Through our partnerships and having a building which we share with other users we see the following benefits:

• Shared running costs
• Ensuring maximum seven day use of the building
• Developing active and beneficial partnerships with other community organisations
• Developing strong community cohesion
• Working closely together with other community services such as social services and the police
• Providing solutions for community problems e.g. through youth work provision
• Becoming known in the community as being much more than ‘a Sunday Church’
• Becoming a hub of community life

The north-west of Wellingborough has developed significantly over the last 20 years, but without the provision of a building for the faith needs of the local community. With existing local buildings (i.e. Redwell Junior School and Gleneagles Social Club) no longer big enough to meet the needs for Gleneagles Church activities we have to plan ahead for the needs of both Church and community.

Churches Together in Wellingborough (CTIW)

The Christian Churches in Wellingborough are working together so that, where one of their traditions is in a position to locate a new congregation in, or relocate an existing congregation to any of the development areas, it is supported in such a move by the other member Churches. This is with the expectation that the congregation would formally and clearly offer an ecumenical welcome and that any worship space would be available for worship by other denominations at the invitation of the host Church. CTIW is, therefore, strongly supportive of building congregations to serve new developments and has expressed support for Gleneagles Church in our plans to build a Church to serve the existing Gleneagles Estate and the potential new development to the north-west of Wellingborough. Gleneagles Church is affiliated to Churches Together in Wellingborough and Revd Melvyn Pereira, is currently a member of the CTIW Executive Committee.

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“Here to serve: Jesus, each other and the community” 7 Key Personnel

Rev Melvyn Pereira – Vicar Ex-Supermarkets Manager, Melvyn, experienced a major change of direction after becoming a Christian aged 26yrs. Melvyn left the retailing world to attend Cliff Bible College before becoming Director of Tyneside Youth for

• Christ. Melvyn then worked for 11 years with two Anglican Churches as

Youth and Children’s Coordinator in Gerrards Cross and as Associate Minister in Leicester before training for Ordination. Melvyn was ordained in 2004 and following a Curacy in Kettering, Melvyn accepted the challenge of becoming the first Vicar appointed to Gleneagles Anglican Church in September 2007. Melvyn is married to June and they have two daughters, Grace and Karlia. Chris Gledhill – Chair, Building Management Team Formerly a Police Officer and for 9 years Church Office Manager with the Christian Centre (now the Reachout Church) in Wellingborough, Chris is currently employed as Crime Manager with the local Police Service. At the Christian Centre, as Project Manager for their new church build seating around 400, Chris was responsible for input into the design element, selection of Architect and Builder and on-going project and site liaison. Additionally he was responsible for writing project documents for aspects of finance and planning consent. During this period Chris acted in a similar manner in respect to two additional properties which were purchased and refurbished for public worship. Chris is married to Steph and they have 3 children and 1 grand-child. They have been committed members of local churches for the last 27 years. Nigel Holland – Chair, Building Fund Team Nigel Holland is married to Lisa and has three children, Matthew, Amy and

• Ellie. They have been members of Gleneagles Church since 2000, having

moved up to Wellingborough from London. Nigel runs his own web design/development and hosting business and designs and develops the Church websites and also helps to design a lot of the church publicity. He is also a published author, having his first book, The 50 List, reach number 9 in the Sunday Times best seller list. Nigel is a keen adventurer and likes to take

• n many challenges to prove that anything is possible.

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Jacqui Virtue – Church Warden Jacqui first started at Gleneagles Church in 1993 and has gradually become more involved in Church life, working with all the children's groups at some stage, producing the church rota, coffee making, reading and even bringing

• flowers. Since 2006, Jacqui has been one of the two Church Wardens

responsible for the smooth running of the church, working with Rev Pereira and the PCC of Gleneagles Church. Jacqui initially trained and worked as a Children's Nurse but returned to work after having children of her own, in 2005 as a Primary School Librarian. She has changed jobs recently and is now employed by Waitrose Supermarkets. Jacqui is married to Mike and they have four children - the youngest two are members of Gleneagles Youth Worship Band. Sally Quincey – Treasurer Having started work at a bank after leaving school, Sally is still enjoying working there some 33 years later. Sally is married to Mike and has two teenage children, Adam and Matthew. Sally started going to Gleneagles Church when her first son started school at Redwell Infant School 14 years

• ago. Sally is now involved in the church as Treasurer, as a Leader in the

children’s work, on the Building Fund Team and as a member of the Church PCC. Jeremy Cox – Stewardship Officer Jeremy Cox is an Independent Financial Adviser, who worked for 18 years for Pearl Assurance Company. This included the roles of Sales Manager, District Manager and Compliance Manager. Whilst there, Jeremy attained the Financial Planning Certificate and also a Mortgage Advice Qualification. After leaving Pearl Assurance he then joined Barclays Wealth and was a Wealth Adviser for them. After a couple of years Jeremy decided to become an Independent Financial Adviser and now runs his own company. He has also recently been awarded a Diploma in Financial Advice. Jeremy is married to Christine and has two daughters, Sophie and Natasha. The family have been actively involved at Gleneagles Church for 20 years particularly in the youth work. Jeremy is currently the Leader of Gleneagles Church youth club which meets fortnightly.

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Maria Seaman – Children’s and Families Worker Maria is originally from Spain and has been in living in England for 14 years. She is married to Rob and they have two 11 year old boys. Maria and Rob moved from London to Wellingborough in 2005. They became involved in Mill Road Baptist Church, where Rob has been involved as a Deacon and the main worship leader. Whilst working as a Spanish tutor and HR Administrator for Northamptonshire County Council, Maria decided to study a Diploma in Children’s Evangelism and Nurture at Cliff College, which she finished in 2012; she has been Gleneagles’ Children’s and Families Worker since July 2012. Alongside her many responsibilities at Gleneagles, Maria continues to be somewhat involved at Mill Road Baptist attending there with her family once a month and running a ladies group. Maria has become a strong link between the two churches. Phil Spriggs – Church Warden and Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) Having been employed by British Telecommunications for just over 45 years, Phil has recently retired. He has been an active member and leader in local churches over the last 50 years. Phil was once the Boys Brigade Captain (4th Wellingborough Company), for a few years he was Pastor of Nest Farm Fellowship (now Hope Church) and most recently, for the last seven years, Phil has served as Church Warden at Gleneagles Church. In 2007 Phil began his training as a Reader in the Church of England and received his licence in

• 2009. Phil leads services and preaches in Gleneagles and in various local

Wesleyan Reform Churches. Phil is married to Mary, and they have worshipped at Gleneagles Anglican Church for 14 years. They have two sons and one granddaughter.

8 The Church Building

In order to develop our ministries we need to have a multi-purpose, flexible Church building as is described below. To develop all the ministries of Gleneagles Church, we envisage a Church building which would function as a new parish centre, providing for a range of needs of the local community. The Church will be…

• The place for worship and a focal point for the local community
• The place for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals – the planned facility, which includes a large

professionally equipped kitchen, will enable us to provide excellent catering for these events at a very reasonable cost

• A place giving opportunities for young people
• A base for community projects and community events as suggested above
• A committed group of people at the heart of the community
• A place to come for those in need

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• A place with great potential through people and facilities to develop new ways of serving the

community. Facilities required include...

• A modern Church building which would be a focal point and a prominent land mark
• A lounge foyer
• An auditorium / worship area seating over 300 people which will be used not only for Sunday

worship but also for dramatic presentations, films, lectures, special events, etc. The auditorium will be flexible with chairs that can be moved so that the space is multi-functional

• Audio-visual equipment including sound amplification and hearing loop facilities provided
• A large kitchen / servery for the provision of hot food and drinks with access to outdoors and an

alfresco café area

• A crèche with facilities for younger children
• Toilet facilities, fully equipped for disabled people and with nappy changing facilities
• A community hall with hard wood floor suitable for sports and physical activities for young and
• ld, e.g. badminton, carpet bowls, etc
• Five meeting / teaching rooms of varying sizes, some divided by sound-proof screens for flexibility
• f size
• Considerable storage space for all the various groups who will use the facilities
• Offices
• Vestry for the use of the clergy, plus prayer room.
• Car parking

please refer to appendix A for detailed space requirements As part of a “design and build” process our initial requirements have gone through a number of refinements to produce a contemporary design which reflects the character of the local church, represents excellent value for money and will provide a facility capable of being “home” to the numerous activities that the building will be used for.

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3D rendered image of new church building

For plans and elevations please refer to appendix b. Planning application was submitted (reference WP/2012/0542/FM) on 29th November 2012 and was validated on 9th January 2013. Following the planning committee meeting on 3rd April 2013 the planners were concerned that there was not sufficient on-site parking (27 spaces were indicated) and deferred the decision whilst alternative arrangements were made. With the support of local councillors, additional (council owned) land, adjacent to the church site, has been made available. The re-designed car park layout now exceeds the required parking recommendation giving the church 60 spaces in total. The scheme was resubmitted (ref: WP/2013/0558/FM) and was approved on 18th December 2013. please refer to appendix D for planning approval

9 Financial Overview

The budgeted project costs are as follows…

description net * estimated VAT liability

Purchase of Land purchase of land – stage 1 £60,000.00

• purchase of land – stage 2

£18,000.00

• land purchase related costs (legal fees etc)

£2,000.00 £400.00 Land Purchase Total £78,000.00 £400.00 Design and Construction design and construction of the new facility (inc planning fees) £1,734,099.00 £9,000.00 furniture, fixtures and fittings £43,476.40 £8003.28 installations £8,244.00 £600.00 Design and Construction Total £1,785,799.40 £17,603.28

Net Project Cost £1,863,799.40 VAT (estimated) £ 18,003.28 Total Project Cost £1,881,802.68

Please note that these figures will be adjusted when the negotiations with the Borough Council has been concluded.

* VAT considerations…

The project is being managed under a “design and build” contract which, on production of an appropriate certificate, enables the design (professional fees etc) and construction elements of the scheme to be zero rated for VAT purposes. There are a few items that will form part of the project which will still be VAT liable, that liability is identified above.

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details of the Design and Construction costs can been seen in appendix C To date the purchase of the land (and associated costs) have been covered by funds from the Peterborough Diocese and local Church. In addition local Church funds have covered the cost of design to planning plus the planning fee totalling £42,345.00. VAT has been charged on all design related invoices to date totalling £7,160.00. This will be reclaimed when the Design and Build contract and an appropriate VAT certificate has been put in place. To complete the project the Church are looking to raise the funds through…

• special offering from local church members
• “soft loans”
• matched funding from Church of England resources
• special fund raising events
• grants (trust funds & businesses)
• section 106 funds

Our Fund Raising Target is £1,753,897.68 Thank you for taking the time to consider the contents of this document.

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“Here to serve: Jesus, each other and the community” 10 Contact Details

Gleneagles Anglican Church 20 Ribble Close Wellingborough Northants NN8 5XJ Design and Construction Team ProVision UK Limited First Floor, 12 Longbow Close Pennine Business Park Bradley Huddersfield HD2 1GQ

11 Appendix

a. detailed space requirements b. plans and elevations of new building c. design and construction cost analysis d. planning approval documentation e. statement of financial activities – year ending 31st December 2013

Melvyn Pereira – Vicar telephone : 01933 673437 e mail : melvyn.pereira@gleneagleschurch.co.uk Chris Gledhill – Building Project Manager telephone : 07557 776292 e mail : thegledhillfamily@uwclub.net Simon Brenchley – md, ProVision UK Limited telephone : 01484 533588 mobile : 07572 612525 e mail : simon.brenchley@provisionuk.com John Hardie – senior architect telephone : 01484 533588 mobile : 07572 612526 e mail : john.hardie@provisionuk.com Nigel May – md, ProMay Construction (Midlands) Limited telephone : 02476 633081 mobile : 07538 061578 e mail : nigel.may@promay.co.uk