Constitution

HOPE4CHESTERFIELD/

CHRISTIANS TOGETHER for CHESTERFIELD

CONSTITUTION

1. The name of the organisation shall be
   Hope4Chesterfield/Christians Together for Chesterfield.

2. The purpose of the organisation shall be
   the furtherance of the total Christian enterprise
   in and immediately adjacent to the Borough of Chesterfield.

3. Intention and Vision: to
   ‘do more, do it together and do it in word and deed',
   to look for a dynamic, organic and co-operative life in Christ
   and to share in worship, learning and caring, evangelism, service and fellowship.

4. Membership of the organisation shall be open to all Christian congregations and agencies in and immediately adjacent to the Borough of Chesterfield and also to neighbourhood Churches Together groups within the area.
   ‘Christian' is understood to mean acceptance of the divinity of Christ and of the Holy Trinity. In the event of dispute in these matters, the Forum, having taken advice, is empowered to admit or deny admission to, an applicant church or agency.

5. The governing body of the organisation shall be a Forum,
   consisting of one representative of each member organisation.
   A quorum will be one third of the membership.

6. Officers of the organisation shall be
   a Chair,
   a Vice-Chair,
   a treasurer,
   a secretary,
   an IT officer,
   chosen at the AGM.

7. Day to day management of the organisation shall be in the hands of
   an Enabling Group of 12 persons
   as representative as possible of the total membership,
   usually to be chosen at the organisation's AGM,
   but with occasional vacancies to be filled by appropriate co-options by the Enabling Group.
   A quorum will be one third of the membership, to include at least 2 officers.
   The AGM, in choosing members of the Enabling Group,
   will be mindful of the allegiance of the officers already chosen.

8. Both the Enabling Group and the Forum shall have the power to set up working parties, project groups, or whatever and to determine their terms of reference. Such working parties etc may embrace non-church bodies
   such as the police, the local authority, charities, community organisations.

9. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall be held in the spring of each year
   and shall be one of the 3 normal general meetings of the Forum.

10. In the event of urgent business,
    the officers of the Enabling Group may confer and make a provisional decision,
    to be reported within 2 weeks to the membership of the Enabling Group.
    In its turn, the Enabling Group may convene an Extraordinary General Meeting, where a quorum will again be one third of those eligible.

11. In the event of meetings of the Enabling Group or of the Forum being inquorate, business may continue if no objection is raised, but decisions made shall be reported to the membership of the meeting within 2 weeks and confirmed at the next quorate meeting.

12. Observers from member organisations will be welcome at meetings of the Forum, including the AGM, will not have a vote, but may speak with consent of the chair.

13. Core funding of the organisation shall be by subscriptions from member congregations on a proportional basis to be determined at the AGM.
    Funding of projects over and above ‘core funding' shall be on an ‘opt in' basis, following contact with member congregations and agencies
    by the organisers of the said projects.
    The organisation contemplates the possibility of applying for grants for such specific projects.

14. The organisation will seek charitable status
    to facilitate possible receipt of gift aid donations and grants.

15. The treasurer shall have day-to-day responsibility for the organisation's ‘core funding', but responsibility for funding of ‘special projects' may be delegated to other appointees.

16. The financial year of the organisation shall end on...... (to be decided).

17. The organisation will relate to the wider ‘Churches Together in Derbyshire' movement and to other inter-denominational bodies
    in whatever ways are mutually acceptable.

18. In the event of the organisation ceasing to exist,
    any assets shall be disposed of in a manner consonant with the organisation's purposes - the ‘total Christian enterprise' in Chesterfield.
    If the Enabling Group is not able to meet,
    this decision may be taken by the officers.

19. Amendments to this constitution may be made at an AGM by a 2/3 majority of those present and voting, due notice of at least two weeks having been given.

Draft LIST OF the ‘TOTAL CHRISTIAN ENTERPRISE' in CHESTERFIELD

Draft LIST OF the ‘TOTAL CHRISTIAN ENTERPRISE' in CHESTERFIELD

As at September 27^th 2009

 

NEWBOLD

Newbold Churches Together:

St John's CofE (Revd.Nigel Johnson)

Salvation Army (Capt and Major Cadogan)

Catholic Parish of St Hugh, Newbold (Revd.T.Doherty)

St Andrews URC (Revd.David Legge)

Gateway Fellowship at The Church on the Green (John Footit)

Orthodox Congregation of St Cuthbert at Eyre Chapel (Revd. Edwin Hunt)

Central Pentecostal Church, Newbold Road (Revd. Maurice Moore)

 

 

BRAMPTON

Storrs Road Methodist Church (Revd.Chris Gardner)

St Thomas Brampton (with St Peter Holymoorside) (Revd,Matthew Barnes)

Brampton Moor Methodists (Revd Andrew Checkley)

Gospel Mission (Chris Townsend)

St Mark's CofE Parish (Revd.Frank Willett, till October)

Zion (Assemblies of God) Pentecostal Church (Revd.J.McGlade) and MAD

 

BIRDHOLME

Catholic Parish of The Holy Family, Derby Road (Revd.F.Flynn)

Derby Road Methodist Church (Revd.Andrew Checkley)

SS.Augustine CofE parish (vacant)

 

WEST

Barlow/Cutthorpe Methodist Church (Revd.Chris Gardner)

Great Barlow and Old Brampton CofE Parish (Rev.Stanley Monkhouse)

Loundsley Green Ecumenical Council (Methodist and Ascension - Frank Willett till October, Chris Gardner till July)

Acorn Christian Ministries, Holme Hall(Andrew Evans and John Raby)

 

BRIMINGTON

Brimington Churches Together:

Parish Church (St Michael and all Angels) (Revd.M.Shaw)

Brimington Methodist Churches (Revd.Gordon Morton or Mr Kevin Laming)

Brimington Congregational Church (Mrs M.Johnson, Mr Law)

Brimington Seventh Day Adventist Church

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STAVELEY

Staveley Churches Together

Staveley Parish Church (Revd.W.Butt) and Inkersall (RevMartin Daniels)

Staveley Methodist Church and Inkersall (Revd.Linda Brock)

Staveley RC Church (Revd T.Doherty)

Staveley Salvation Army

Acorn Christian Ministries (Phil Pierce)

 

 

HASLAND/SPITAL

Hasland St Paul's Parish Church with Temple Normanton St James (Revd.M.Ainscough & Mr Stephen Wright)

Christian Life Church c/o St Peter and St Paul School, Hady Hill

Hasland Baptist Church (Mrs Titmus or Tony Leigh)

Hasland Methodist Church (Revd.Andrew Checkley)

(St Leonards)

 

WHITTINGTON

Whittington Churches Together:

St Barnabas and St Bartholomew, Whittington (Mrs Sharon Taylor, pro-tem)

Whittington Moor Methodists (Revd.Chris Gardner)

New Life, New Whittington (Jeff Kitts)

 

MARKHAM ROAD

Church of the Peak, New Street (Mr P.Hardy)

The ‘Grace' congregation (Pastor Toyin Taiwo)

Ragged School (David Botham)and Acorn office (Mike Dalby)

Acorn's The Compass (George Bentley)

 

 

CENTRAL

Central Methodists and Cornerstone (Revd.Helen Hoe)

Rose Hill URC (Revd.Nick Mark)

St. Mary's/All Saints (The Crooked Spire) w. St Leonard's and The Saints Coffee Bar (Canon.Michael Knight)

Catholic Parish of the Annunciation (Revd.M.McManus)

Holy Trinity/Christchurch (Revd Chris Jackson till January ) and the Bus Ministry (Capt.Alan Park)

North Derbyshire New Life (Dave Bunting)

Cross St Baptist (Pastor Steve Ansell) and St Michael's Soup Kitchen

NT Church Of God (Pastor Stanford Notice)

 

 

 

 

HOLYMOORSIDE/WINGERWORTH/WALTON

St Peter's CofE (Revd Audrey Smith)

Holymoorside Meth/URC (Revd.David Legge, Revd.Helen Hoe)

St John's Walton,(Revd.Andy Broom till October 4th)

Walton Evangelical Church (Revd Simon Robinson)

All Saints Wingerworth (Revd Jo White)

Salem Independent Methodist Church (Mrs D.Wain)

 

 

AGENCIES

Samaritan's Purse/Operation Christmas Child

Adullam Trust (Mr J. McCollum)at Newbold

Harehill Court, Grangewood

Catholic Primary School, Cross Street

St Joseph's Convent 230321

YMCA Furniture Project (Mark Love) 564294

Action for Children (at various addresses on and off Newbold Road)

Soup Kitchen (Mary Carroll et al)

Costa Coffee/Compass (Jack Fletcher and Ben Bentley)

Christian Education Chesterfield, per Iris Eyre 273688

Churches Action on Social Work, per Angela Webster, 473596

Christian Aid per Mrs Audrey Turner, 67 Littlemoor S41 8Qp

World Day of Prayer per Mrs Openshaw, Clarkson Avenue 271123

Valley Christians in Derbyshire Schools (CIDS) (Dorothy Whitaker)

Missionary Aviation Fellowship per Mr John Revell, New Road

 

CHAPLAINCIES

St Mary's RC High School (Sister Susan)

Newbold CE School (Nigel Johnson?)

Christchurch CE School(Chris Jackson?)

Ashgate Hospice (Revd.Paul Bettison),

Royal Hospital Calow (Revd.J.K. Butterfield) 277271

Walton Hospital (Dr T.Burch)

Chesterfield FC (Pastor Jim McGlade)

Staveley Social Services (Mr David Presson)

Sea Cadets (Rev Nick Mark)

 

OTHER BODIES

Adelphics Supper Club (David Iliffe)

Christian Ladies Luncheon Club (Molly Johnson)

Crackpot Theatre Group (Sue Sawyer)

Surfriders (Mike Dalby)

Hope Christian ministries (Romania)(Pam Gratton)

Progressive Christianity Network (John and Chris Simmonds 251599)

Elder Yard Unitarian and Free Christian Church (Revd. David Shaw)

Friends Meeting (Quakers) Ashgate Road

Letter from the Secretary

Dear Friends,

I have distributed Draft Minutes of the Inaugural Forum Meeting of what is now Hope4Chesterfield/Christians Together for Chesterfield (attached below).
They are going to a large number of people:

(i) to congregations and agencies that have indicated their intention to join the new body, (ii) to those who seem at present to be undecided and

(iii) (for information purposes) to those have indicated that they do not wish to join, at least at present.

Whoever you are, and whatever category you belong to, we offer the information in the Minutes in the hope that it is interesting to you.

Those who have indicated a desire to be subscribing members now receive a request for:

(i) the name of their representative, with full contact details (postal and email addresses and phone number(s), with the firm suggestion of an alternate/substitute person (this information to Paul King, please)

(ii) a request for the appropriate financial contribution -agreed in the Minutes - £50 for a ‘larger' church, £25 for a ‘smaller' one. Please let our treasurer, Jeff Kitts, have a cheque soon. It should still be made out to ‘Hope4Chesterfield' and sent to him at 46 Alexandra Road West, CHESTERFIELD S40 1NP. Do indicate clearly on whose behalf the cheque is sent, and an address for an acknowledgement.

Those who seem at present undecided are asked, please, to see whether, in the light of the first meeting's Minutes, you may like to decide now to join. You would be very welcome. Do you like what you are reading? If not, do kindly indicate whether you wish to remain in contact in some way we can agree on.

Those who have decided not to join are also asked if they wish to re-consider. But if the answer is still ‘No', then we also ask for an indication of whether any form of continuing contact is desired.

As you see, the 12-strong Enabling Group will be meeting on October 22nd. We would welcome your prayers for this fresh venture, and we would assure you of our prayers in return.

If there are any queries from any quarter, do make contact with me. This is a learning experience and a work in progress.

Yours sincerely,

Paul King (secretary)