{"id":3017,"date":"2016-04-20T18:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T18:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lowerswalechurches.org.uk\/?page_id=3017"},"modified":"2018-09-17T18:13:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T18:13:18","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lowerswalechurches.org.uk\/?page_id=3017","title":{"rendered":"OUR MISSION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mission Statement of the Benefice of the Lower Swale:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Our mission is to promote the teachings of God as revealed to us by Jesus Christ through the way we act toward each other across the Benefice, in the way we seek to engage with our local communities, the Deanery and the wider Church Community. This will be achieved by focusing on:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Making our Church Buildings more amenable to our local communities for a variety of activities and events.<\/li>\n<li>Continuing to develop, support and widen our work with young children across the Benefice and to seek to provide church activities which are accessible to working families coping with the pressures and demands of modern day living.<\/li>\n<li>By continuing to develop and sustain financial support through individual contributions and social events through which we will seek to lay a foundation for sustainable growth.<\/li>\n<li>Through the development of a teaching and nurturing programme of study in the Christian Faith for both children and adults, we will seek to engage with the needs of our local communities and the wider world.<\/li>\n<li>By seeking to celebrate the seasons of the Rural Community in which we live by making stronger connections between it and the liturgical expression of our worship.<\/li>\n<li>By completing a skills audit of our church communities through which we will seek to improve communication and the sharing of resources across the Benefice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement of the Benefice of the Lower Swale: Our mission is to promote the teachings of God as revealed to us by Jesus Christ through the way we act [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3017","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5iCpn-MF","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":81,"url":"https:\/\/www.lowerswalechurches.org.uk\/","url_meta":{"origin":3017,"position":0},"title":"Welcome","date":"March 30, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Events SERVICES AROUND OUR BENEFICE - 26th April 2026 SCRUTON9.30AMMORNING WORSHIPPaul YAFFORTH9.30AMBCP HOLY COMMUNIONStasi LANGTON11.00AMHOLY COMMUNIONJenni LITTLE LAMBSThursday30th April2-3.30pm0 to 5 years BUSY BEESThursday30th April3.30 to 5pm0 to 7 years GROOVERS & SHAKERSThursday30th April6.15 - 8pm6 to 11 years TRENDY TEENSThursday 23rd April6.30-8.30pm11 to 18 years OUR YOUTH GROUPS Click\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lowerswalechurches.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4487,"url":"https:\/\/www.lowerswalechurches.org.uk\/?page_id=4487","url_meta":{"origin":3017,"position":1},"title":"SAFEGUARDING","date":"July 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Benefice of Lower Swale Churches is committed to promoting a safer church and complies with Church of England safeguarding policies. Our Safeguarding Officers for Ainderby, Kirky Wiske, Maunby and Yafforth are:Shawn Costello 01609 772324 sp.costello@btinternet.comRev\u2019d Jenni Lane01609 631122jennilane2013@btinternet.com Our Safeguarding Officers forKirkby Fleetham, Langton and Scruton are:Bridget Vickers jbvickers@hotmail.co.ukRev'd\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24,"url":"https:\/\/www.lowerswalechurches.org.uk\/?page_id=24","url_meta":{"origin":3017,"position":2},"title":"St John Baptist, Kirby Wiske","date":"March 24, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Rector: Rev'd Jenni Lane\u00a0 -\u00a0 01609 631122 email:\u00a0 jennilane2013@btinternet.com Associate Minister: Paul Chubb Churchwarden:\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Phillips - 01609 774016\u00a0 \u00a0 email:\u00a0 cllr.brian.phillips@hambleton.gov.uk View Benefice of Lower Swale in a larger map","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"Kirby_Wiske church","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lowerswalechurches.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Kirby_Wiske-church.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11,"url":"https:\/\/www.lowerswalechurches.org.uk\/?page_id=11","url_meta":{"origin":3017,"position":3},"title":"St Helen&#8217;s, Ainderby Steeple","date":"March 9, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"ST HELEN'S AINDERBY STEEPLE \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Rector: Rev'd Jenni Lane\u00a0 -\u00a0 01609 631122 email:\u00a0 jennilane2013@btinternet.com Associate Minister: Paul Chubb Churchwardens:\u00a0 Brian Phillips - 01609 774016\u00a0 \u00a0 email:\u00a0 bp10ann@gmail.com Church Floodlights At night, the floodlights of St Helen's Church shine out and\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lowerswalechurches.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0094-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":92,"url":"https:\/\/www.lowerswalechurches.org.uk\/?page_id=92","url_meta":{"origin":3017,"position":4},"title":"St Andrew&#8217;s, Great Fencote","date":"August 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"A final service celebrating 172 years of worship at St Andrew's Church, Great Langton was held on Sunday 1st September 2019.\u00a0 The service was taken by Paul Chubb, our Lay Reader, and Bishop of Ripon, Helen-Ann joined everyone in St Andrew's Church. 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