Glebe Road United Church Survey

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* 1. How long have you attended Glebe?

Less than one year

1-2 years

2-5 years

6-10 years

11-20 years

More than 20 years

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* 2. What is your age?

Under 20

20 to 29

30-39

40-59

60-79

80 or over

Not disclosing

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* 3. Are you a member of Glebe?

Yes

Not sure

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* 4. Did you grow up attending church?

Yes, in the United Church

Yes, but not the United Church

Comment

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* 5. How close are you to the church building?

I can walk there in 20 minutes or less

I do not live in the immediate neighbourhood and normally drive or get a ride

I do not live in the immediate neighbourhood and normally take the TTC

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* 6. How often do you normally attend worship on Sunday morning?

2-4 times per month

Once a month

A few times a year

Special occasions only

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you are not able to attend worship or participate in activities, what prevents you from doing so?

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* 8. For what reasons do you attend Glebe, and how important is each one to you?

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not very important	Not important at all
Faith and spiritual growth	Faith and spiritual growth Very important	Faith and spiritual growth Somewhat important	Faith and spiritual growth Not very important	Faith and spiritual growth Not important at all
Religious and moral teachings for my child(ren)	Religious and moral teachings for my child(ren) Very important	Religious and moral teachings for my child(ren) Somewhat important	Religious and moral teachings for my child(ren) Not very important	Religious and moral teachings for my child(ren) Not important at all
A sense of community, fellowship and friendship	A sense of community, fellowship and friendship Very important	A sense of community, fellowship and friendship Somewhat important	A sense of community, fellowship and friendship Not very important	A sense of community, fellowship and friendship Not important at all
Programming for children and youth	Programming for children and youth Very important	Programming for children and youth Somewhat important	Programming for children and youth Not very important	Programming for children and youth Not important at all
Adult religious education	Adult religious education Very important	Adult religious education Somewhat important	Adult religious education Not very important	Adult religious education Not important at all

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How important are these Sunday worship objectives?

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not very important	Not important at all
Building a faith community	Building a faith community Very important	Building a faith community Somewhat important	Building a faith community Not very important	Building a faith community Not important at all
Helping us understand the Christian message	Helping us understand the Christian message Very important	Helping us understand the Christian message Somewhat important	Helping us understand the Christian message Not very important	Helping us understand the Christian message Not important at all
Celebrating God through words, music and prayer	Celebrating God through words, music and prayer Very important	Celebrating God through words, music and prayer Somewhat important	Celebrating God through words, music and prayer Not very important	Celebrating God through words, music and prayer Not important at all
Providing a supportive environment for sharing individual beliefs	Providing a supportive environment for sharing individual beliefs Very important	Providing a supportive environment for sharing individual beliefs Somewhat important	Providing a supportive environment for sharing individual beliefs Not very important	Providing a supportive environment for sharing individual beliefs Not important at all
Providing Sunday School programming that welcomes children of all ages	Providing Sunday School programming that welcomes children of all ages Very important	Providing Sunday School programming that welcomes children of all ages Somewhat important	Providing Sunday School programming that welcomes children of all ages Not very important	Providing Sunday School programming that welcomes children of all ages Not important at all
Making everyone feel welcome who comes through our doors	Making everyone feel welcome who comes through our doors Very important	Making everyone feel welcome who comes through our doors Somewhat important	Making everyone feel welcome who comes through our doors Not very important	Making everyone feel welcome who comes through our doors Not important at all
Putting faith into action through social justice and outreach work	Putting faith into action through social justice and outreach work Very important	Putting faith into action through social justice and outreach work Somewhat important	Putting faith into action through social justice and outreach work Not very important	Putting faith into action through social justice and outreach work Not important at all

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How important are the following activities in our worship services?

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not very important	Not important at all
Involvement of children and youth	Involvement of children and youth Very important	Involvement of children and youth Somewhat important	Involvement of children and youth Not very important	Involvement of children and youth Not important at all
Celebration of the arts through a variety of music styles, poetry, dramatic presentations both religious and secular	Celebration of the arts through a variety of music styles, poetry, dramatic presentations both religious and secular Very important	Celebration of the arts through a variety of music styles, poetry, dramatic presentations both religious and secular Somewhat important	Celebration of the arts through a variety of music styles, poetry, dramatic presentations both religious and secular Not very important	Celebration of the arts through a variety of music styles, poetry, dramatic presentations both religious and secular Not important at all
Acknowledging the indigenous territory on which Glebe worships	Acknowledging the indigenous territory on which Glebe worships Very important	Acknowledging the indigenous territory on which Glebe worships Somewhat important	Acknowledging the indigenous territory on which Glebe worships Not very important	Acknowledging the indigenous territory on which Glebe worships Not important at all
Opportunities for lay leadership such as leading parts of worship, sharing spiritual journeys and doing readings	Opportunities for lay leadership such as leading parts of worship, sharing spiritual journeys and doing readings Very important	Opportunities for lay leadership such as leading parts of worship, sharing spiritual journeys and doing readings Somewhat important	Opportunities for lay leadership such as leading parts of worship, sharing spiritual journeys and doing readings Not very important	Opportunities for lay leadership such as leading parts of worship, sharing spiritual journeys and doing readings Not important at all
Listening to the sermon	Listening to the sermon Very important	Listening to the sermon Somewhat important	Listening to the sermon Not very important	Listening to the sermon Not important at all
Listening to the choir	Listening to the choir Very important	Listening to the choir Somewhat important	Listening to the choir Not very important	Listening to the choir Not important at all
Singing hymns	Singing hymns Very important	Singing hymns Somewhat important	Singing hymns Not very important	Singing hymns Not important at all
Listening to paid guest soloists	Listening to paid guest soloists Very important	Listening to paid guest soloists Somewhat important	Listening to paid guest soloists Not very important	Listening to paid guest soloists Not important at all
Doing responsive readings printed in the bulletin	Doing responsive readings printed in the bulletin Very important	Doing responsive readings printed in the bulletin Somewhat important	Doing responsive readings printed in the bulletin Not very important	Doing responsive readings printed in the bulletin Not important at all

Other (please specify)

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* 11. How important are the following components of a sermon to you?

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not very important	Not important at all
Addresses issues and crises happening in the world around us and offers a way of understanding or making sense of the world	Addresses issues and crises happening in the world around us and offers a way of understanding or making sense of the world Very important	Addresses issues and crises happening in the world around us and offers a way of understanding or making sense of the world Somewhat important	Addresses issues and crises happening in the world around us and offers a way of understanding or making sense of the world Not very important	Addresses issues and crises happening in the world around us and offers a way of understanding or making sense of the world Not important at all	Addresses issues and crises happening in the world around us and offers a way of understanding or making sense of the world
Reflects and explains the bible readings for that day	Reflects and explains the bible readings for that day Very important	Reflects and explains the bible readings for that day Somewhat important	Reflects and explains the bible readings for that day Not very important	Reflects and explains the bible readings for that day Not important at all	Reflects and explains the bible readings for that day
Contains humour and personal anecdotes	Contains humour and personal anecdotes Very important	Contains humour and personal anecdotes Somewhat important	Contains humour and personal anecdotes Not very important	Contains humour and personal anecdotes Not important at all	Contains humour and personal anecdotes
Includes historical and cultural context of the bible and the Christian faith	Includes historical and cultural context of the bible and the Christian faith Very important	Includes historical and cultural context of the bible and the Christian faith Somewhat important	Includes historical and cultural context of the bible and the Christian faith Not very important	Includes historical and cultural context of the bible and the Christian faith Not important at all	Includes historical and cultural context of the bible and the Christian faith
Includes commentary and quotations from a variety of voices including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQIA community, those of other religions, cultures and experiences	Includes commentary and quotations from a variety of voices including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQIA community, those of other religions, cultures and experiences Very important	Includes commentary and quotations from a variety of voices including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQIA community, those of other religions, cultures and experiences Somewhat important	Includes commentary and quotations from a variety of voices including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQIA community, those of other religions, cultures and experiences Not very important	Includes commentary and quotations from a variety of voices including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQIA community, those of other religions, cultures and experiences Not important at all	Includes commentary and quotations from a variety of voices including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQIA community, those of other religions, cultures and experiences
Challenges my personal beliefs or understanding of the world	Challenges my personal beliefs or understanding of the world Very important	Challenges my personal beliefs or understanding of the world Somewhat important	Challenges my personal beliefs or understanding of the world Not very important	Challenges my personal beliefs or understanding of the world Not important at all	Challenges my personal beliefs or understanding of the world
Helps me to find comfort/cope with the challenges in my own life and understand how God/Holy Spirit is at work	Helps me to find comfort/cope with the challenges in my own life and understand how God/Holy Spirit is at work Very important	Helps me to find comfort/cope with the challenges in my own life and understand how God/Holy Spirit is at work Somewhat important	Helps me to find comfort/cope with the challenges in my own life and understand how God/Holy Spirit is at work Not very important	Helps me to find comfort/cope with the challenges in my own life and understand how God/Holy Spirit is at work Not important at all	Helps me to find comfort/cope with the challenges in my own life and understand how God/Holy Spirit is at work
Propels me to take action in my life or offer support to others	Propels me to take action in my life or offer support to others Very important	Propels me to take action in my life or offer support to others Somewhat important	Propels me to take action in my life or offer support to others Not very important	Propels me to take action in my life or offer support to others Not important at all	Propels me to take action in my life or offer support to others

Other (please specify)

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* 12. As a faith community, how important is it for us to engage in these activities outside of worship?

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not very important	Not important at all
Counselling congregation members who have personal, family or work concerns or are dealing with loss	Counselling congregation members who have personal, family or work concerns or are dealing with loss Very important	Counselling congregation members who have personal, family or work concerns or are dealing with loss Somewhat important	Counselling congregation members who have personal, family or work concerns or are dealing with loss Not very important	Counselling congregation members who have personal, family or work concerns or are dealing with loss Not important at all
Visiting congregation members who are unable to attend worship	Visiting congregation members who are unable to attend worship Very important	Visiting congregation members who are unable to attend worship Somewhat important	Visiting congregation members who are unable to attend worship Not very important	Visiting congregation members who are unable to attend worship Not important at all
Maintaining a benevolent (financial aid) fund for those in our congregation or who come to our doors asking for help	Maintaining a benevolent (financial aid) fund for those in our congregation or who come to our doors asking for help Very important	Maintaining a benevolent (financial aid) fund for those in our congregation or who come to our doors asking for help Somewhat important	Maintaining a benevolent (financial aid) fund for those in our congregation or who come to our doors asking for help Not very important	Maintaining a benevolent (financial aid) fund for those in our congregation or who come to our doors asking for help Not important at all
Offering book or bible studies	Offering book or bible studies Very important	Offering book or bible studies Somewhat important	Offering book or bible studies Not very important	Offering book or bible studies Not important at all
Offering programs and confirmation classes for our youth	Offering programs and confirmation classes for our youth Very important	Offering programs and confirmation classes for our youth Somewhat important	Offering programs and confirmation classes for our youth Not very important	Offering programs and confirmation classes for our youth Not important at all
Actively partnering with other congregations and participating in the life and work of the larger United Church	Actively partnering with other congregations and participating in the life and work of the larger United Church Very important	Actively partnering with other congregations and participating in the life and work of the larger United Church Somewhat important	Actively partnering with other congregations and participating in the life and work of the larger United Church Not very important	Actively partnering with other congregations and participating in the life and work of the larger United Church Not important at all
Building on community partnerships such as the Saturday drop-in sports program and the Transform Cafe	Building on community partnerships such as the Saturday drop-in sports program and the Transform Cafe Very important	Building on community partnerships such as the Saturday drop-in sports program and the Transform Cafe Somewhat important	Building on community partnerships such as the Saturday drop-in sports program and the Transform Cafe Not very important	Building on community partnerships such as the Saturday drop-in sports program and the Transform Cafe Not important at all
Volunteering our time to community outreach initiatives such as Out of the Cold	Volunteering our time to community outreach initiatives such as Out of the Cold Very important	Volunteering our time to community outreach initiatives such as Out of the Cold Somewhat important	Volunteering our time to community outreach initiatives such as Out of the Cold Not very important	Volunteering our time to community outreach initiatives such as Out of the Cold Not important at all
Advocating for social justice issues and the environment in our community and beyond	Advocating for social justice issues and the environment in our community and beyond Very important	Advocating for social justice issues and the environment in our community and beyond Somewhat important	Advocating for social justice issues and the environment in our community and beyond Not very important	Advocating for social justice issues and the environment in our community and beyond Not important at all
Hosting fundraising events that support outreach initiatives in the community such as Carols by Candlelight	Hosting fundraising events that support outreach initiatives in the community such as Carols by Candlelight Very important	Hosting fundraising events that support outreach initiatives in the community such as Carols by Candlelight Somewhat important	Hosting fundraising events that support outreach initiatives in the community such as Carols by Candlelight Not very important	Hosting fundraising events that support outreach initiatives in the community such as Carols by Candlelight Not important at all
Hosting social events to promote community and friendships	Hosting social events to promote community and friendships Very important	Hosting social events to promote community and friendships Somewhat important	Hosting social events to promote community and friendships Not very important	Hosting social events to promote community and friendships Not important at all
Hosting fundraising events that raise money to support Glebe directly	Hosting fundraising events that raise money to support Glebe directly Very important	Hosting fundraising events that raise money to support Glebe directly Somewhat important	Hosting fundraising events that raise money to support Glebe directly Not very important	Hosting fundraising events that raise money to support Glebe directly Not important at all
Supporting Mission and Service work of the United Church including response to international crises	Supporting Mission and Service work of the United Church including response to international crises Very important	Supporting Mission and Service work of the United Church including response to international crises Somewhat important	Supporting Mission and Service work of the United Church including response to international crises Not very important	Supporting Mission and Service work of the United Church including response to international crises Not important at all

Other (please specify)

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* 13. A new minister at Glebe will need to prioritize their time. Please review and rank these eight ministry categories established by the United Church with 1 being most important, and 8 least important for our community

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* 14. For the next two years, how much time and money do you hope to contribute?

About the same as this year

Less than this year

More than this year

Other (please specify)

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* 15. In the next two years, where will you contribute your time and talent?

Serving on a committee

Serving on the board

Singing in the choir

Leading part of the worship service

Setting up worship services (e.g. bulletins, sound system, communion table)

Greeting at the door

Participating in fundraising activities

Helping with Fellowship Hour in the Larkman Room

Participating in outreach initiatives such as Out of the Cold

Participating in initiatives that welcome the local community to our building and the Cafe

Supporting the management of the building

Assisting with office work

Coordinating an event or program

Helping at an event

I am not able to participate other than attending worship

Other (please specify)

Glebe Road United Church Survey

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* 1. How long have you attended Glebe?

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* 2. What is your age?

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* 3. Are you a member of Glebe?

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* 4. Did you grow up attending church?

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* 5. How close are you to the church building?

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* 6. How often do you normally attend worship on Sunday morning?

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* 7. If you are not able to attend worship or participate in activities, what prevents you from doing so?

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* 8. For what reasons do you attend Glebe, and how important is each one to you?

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* 9. How important are these Sunday worship objectives?

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* 10. How important are the following activities in our worship services?

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* 11. How important are the following components of a sermon to you?

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* 12. As a faith community, how important is it for us to engage in these activities outside of worship?

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* 13. A new minister at Glebe will need to prioritize their time. Please review and rank these eight ministry categories established by the United Church with 1 being most important, and 8 least important for our community

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* 14. For the next two years, how much time and money do you hope to contribute?

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* 15. In the next two years, where will you contribute your time and talent?

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* 16. Do you have any questions or comments you would like to add?