Our church building needs to be flexible to host a wide variety of new and existing ministries.
Ever since St James Gerrards Cross was built each generation has ensured that the building has fulfilled its potential for reaching the community with the saving love of Christ.
When we embarked on Project 2000 in the late 1990s, we always planned that we would not only re-develop the site with the Saint James Centre but also that the church building would be equipped and developed for its 21st century mission.
The re-ordering plans will enable us to:
- Extend the current foyer area and to join it up with the extension to create a flexible gathering and meeting area.
- Renovate the interior to enhance many of its original architectural features with good lighting, well concealed audiovisual technology and redecoration.
- Install sympathetic yet effective audio and visual equipment for a variety of worship and teaching settings.
- Create a flexible worship and meeting space in the main body of the church giving both increased comfort from chairs and maximum flexibility for Sunday and midweek activities.
- Modify the chancel to create flexible space for both traditional and contemporary services.
Imagine… a Gerrards Cross church building and site that is teeming with life and ministry to all ages every day of the week throughout the year – where 21st century facilities equip the people of God to proclaim Christ to the community and the wider world.
More on Mission Context I:
Click on “Mission Context I” in the menu bar and select one of the articles (click “Continue Reading” for the whole article) or select one of the following:
Video: Everyday missionaries from St James
Walk-through: Images with comments
Eras of St James Gerrards Cross
Or read the introduction to EQUIP SJ and all three mission contexts here…
