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St Andrew’s Starbeck “building for the future” |
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The foundation stone for our present building was
laid in 1909, and the building was completed in 1910. Today, in 2010 the
building limits our ability to serve the community of Starbeck well. We are
planning changes to make the building more hospitable and more accessible. St Andrew’s church has a vision to be a resource centre for the community of Starbeck through welcoming people with open arms leading them towards a Christian faith, while at the same time resourcing stronger Christians and affirming their faith. Our average congregation at the Sunday 9 am service is 70, and at the 10:45 family service is 130. On top of this we have a very active Sunday Club involving 80 or so children, two midweek youth groups, a thriving lunch club for the elderly, family spot for parents and toddlers, host many community activities and engage regularly in prayer and worship activities that require sacred space. In the summer months we run a week-long children’s holiday club and another week-long “holiday at home” for the elderly. The building is used for many community events
such as Starbeck in Bloom, the annual gala, local schools’ events; in
addition to the halls being rented by a number of local organisations. |
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In 2006 the leadership of St Andrews
began looking at ways the building could be improved for the benefit of both
the regular worshipping community and the wider community in Starbeck. A
major consideration was for the building to be easily accessible to all
people regardless of their ability, to provide for the comfort and needs of
all visitors, and to create a warm, hospitable and welcoming meeting space,
including a large and flexible worship area. |
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The story so far |
APCM 2009 |
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Original conclusions
of 14 members of the PCC in March 2006 ·
Conclusions of
Vision and Direction of St Andrew’s church ·
Questionnaire to
church members to obtain their views ·
Church and Halls
User Group questionnaire for all involved in using our buildings ·
Letter sent to 10
Architects to ask for them to tender for working with us ·
Article from Church
magazine about why we chose Byrom Clark Roberts ·
Minutes community
meeting held in order to get feedback from Starbeck community ·
Statement of need
sent to Diocesan Advisory Board identifying plans & seeking approval ·
Plans for updating
St Andrews church approved by PCC ·
Plans presented to
Church family at AGM on 27 April ·
Open discussion
meeting with Church family re plans on 21 Sept in the evening. ·
Open discussion
meeting with Church family on Sunday morning 01 Nov · Topological survey completed, December 2009 · PCC decision to proceed with planning permission drawings, January 2010 |
At the annual
parochial church meeting on 27th April 2009 a number of
presentations were made to all those who attended from the parish. These
included one from the appointed architects who presented options and plans
for the parish to review. The PowerPoint presentations are available for
down-load here: Leadership vision presentation You can also
listen to the full buildings project presentation by downloading the MP3
audio file available from the audio recordings page of
this website. |
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Some documents you may like to read We have written a statement of
need We issue newsletters to update the church and community on progress
with the project |
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The architects’ plans We have detailed plans from the architects
and these are currently under review. These plans are provisional, and not
finalised. They are available here as PDF files for download should you
wish to view them. |
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Below:
any early proposal for the new front entrance giving
easy access and a light and comfortable internal environment |
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St Andrew's Church, |
Office
Telephone: 01423
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High Street Starbeck |
Email: admin@andysonline.org |
