Vision . Identity . Purpose

Our Purpose

In other words, why do we as a church in Bedhampton exist? After some considerable input, thought and prayer we concluded that there were two main reasons we exist in Bedhampton.

• To serve the people of Bedhampton.
• To share God’s love and friendship.

We have summarised this into one sentence:

Serving the community of Bedhampton
by sharing God’s love and friendship.

Our Vision

We know we are not there yet, but what do we aspire to be, to enable our purpose? Again after much prayer and input, we concluded that as we walk forward these are the main focuses of our growth, that direct our decisions.

In Bedhampton Parish we seek:

• To be part of the whole community building relationships and seeing God’s Kingdom come.
• To be a place where the community gathers for celebration and commemoration from birth to grave.
• To enable all ages to grow in discipleship and faith in small groups whilst giving and receiving support, love and practical help.
• To be a place where all ages gather together to worship God in a range of expressions.

Our Identity

What type of people are we aiming to be such that we can fulfil our Vision and our Purpose?

In Bedhampton Parish we seek to be with Jesus, become more like Jesus and do what Jesus did. We are people whose identify is in:

• Prayer
  • We seek to have a daily rhythm of being with Jesus.
  • We seek to have a daily habit of spending time in The Bible.
  • We seek to worship God in song, thought, word, and action.
• Helping
  • We seek to serve one another.
  • We seek to serve within God’s church.
  • We seek to serve our neighbour.
• Giving
  • We seek to give of ourselves, going the extra mile.
  • We seek to give of our time in our community and God’s Church.
  • We seek to be generous with our resources and finances.

Some Background

Our church leader Max introduces:

Our Purpose Statement:

Serving the community of Bedhampton by sharing God’s love and friendship.

Our Vision Statement (Part 1):

• To be part of the whole community building relationships and seeing God’s Kingdom come.
• To be a place where the community gathers for celebration and commemoration from birth to grave.

Our Vision Statement (Part 2):

• To enable all ages to grow in discipleship and faith in small groups whilst giving and receiving support, love and practical help.
• To be a place where all ages gather together to worship God in a range of expressions.

Your Part