Q2 - If b, reason for stopping
moved where there was no church, got out of habit
Stopped as teenager - seemed empty & boring
Lost my faith & became disillusioned with C of E
Felt C of E too restrictive on belief/style etc.
Interrupted for 5 years military service
I wanted to play football on Sunday mornings
Conflict with science- eventually realised they
Could not identify with churchu going people
Boredom, felt forced, none of my friends did

Q2 - If b, reason for starting again
Realised something important missing from my life
Married a Roman Catholic & found my faith again
Finding a church with more congenial outlook/beli
similar interests with Minister of the Chapel
Unitarians do not require belief in the unbelievab
A commited Christian before military service
I became a Christian i.e. am now born again
I made a true commitment to follow Christ
In my late thirty's I became a Christian
Am more confident in my personal journey
Drawn to it, Felt I needed or wanted church in my

Q2 - If c, reason started
Received JC as personl saviour & was born again
A need for a shared spiritual experience

Q4f - Other church attended
St. George's and Stricklandgate Methodist

Q5a - Which activities at this church
Trustee Music Group Children's work 11-14
Church Elder Advisor to Trustees Music Group
Christian based Table Tennis Club - loosely linked with New Life
Cell Group Church Leadership - Elder Trustee Youth Work
Cell Group As a Trustee of the Church Member of the Music Group
Cell Groups Trustee of the Church Member of the Music Group
Reader Member of Choir Liturgy Review Group Mission Group
Reader, Music Group, Fundraising Group, Clerk to Governors at Catholic Primary School in Parish.
Prayer Group, Bereavement Group Reader, Catechist, Sacristan, R.C.I.A.
Church Liturgy Group, Life in the Spirit Seminar Group, Eucharistic Minister, Perpetual Adoration Team
Difficult as I commute to Warwick on a weekly basis. May volunteer some cleaning when I retire!
Saint Vincent de Paul Society Overseas Aid Group Eucharistic Minister
Fabric and Finance Committee (Overseas aid group)
SVP Eucharistic Minister Apprentice Sacristant
Confirmations preparations for young people Prayer group Childrens Liturgy, Eucharistic Minister
Parish Advisery Group, Fabric and Finacnce Group, Overseas Aid Group
Weekly prayer in the oratory (1 hour) Church Cloaning
Choir, Prayer Group, Bible Alive Distributor, Mission Committee
Overseas Aid Group Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister
Eucharistic Ministry Children's Liturgy (Sunday School)
Liturgies with children Preparation of children for the Sacraments
Catechist for preparation for First Holy Communion
Sacristan part time, Adoration group, creche, flower arrangers, laundry, Eucharistic ministry, supporting other groups - social, Life in Spirit Seminars
Meditation. Discussion Group. Theology Group.
Social committee, volunteer coordinator, publicity officer, Sunday School committee
Committee Discussion group Spiritual development group
Chapel committee Publicity officer Women's League Part Organizer helping to establish children's group
Chair, Meditation Group discussion group Music appreciation group Traid gaft stall (sorry - unreadable writing)
Trustee and Treasurer of Trustee Property Committee member Build Your Own Theology Grou[ Day Training Secretary to the Unitarian Denomination
Church committee, General duties, Fairtrade
Chapel Trustee Coffee mornings Social gatherings
Church committees prayer group Women's Fellowship
Girls CLub weekend away committee Youth Group Committee Holiday Clubs Band Prayer group for Youth Youth Group
Member of the Diaconate Assistant Treasurer
Holiday Club Committee Church House Party Committee
Sunday School Holiday Club Prayer Group Door duty Tea room
Jounior Church Doorkeeper Prayer Group Trustee
Main pianist House Group Ass. Treasurer Weekend Away Holiday Club
Prayer Groups, Bible Study Groups, Mums & Toddlers, Holiday Club
Deacon (church office) Boys Club Prayer Triplet House Group
?? Sunday Services, Evangelism Review Group, otherperiodic events, house group member
Junior Church Adventurers Deacon Treasurer
Newsletter editor Evangelism committee Prayer group
Aim Prayer Group; Mid-week Bible Study; House Group; Flower Arranging
Africa Inland Missions Prayer Group Midweek Bible Study House Group
Women's meeting (Parr Street) Prayer Group
Deacon Junior Church Prayer Group Holiday Club
Help lead girls' club go to house group help with and attend vision attend visa youth group
Teenagers Fellowship - known as 'Vision'; Houseparty Committee (arranging Church weekends away)
Sunday School Deacon Missionary Secretary
Women's meeting Wednesday night Prayer meeting Holiday club
Member of Nuture Group Led prayer group through Lent Administer the Chalice
Ministry of Welcome Womens Fellowship Development Group
Reader in the Church of England Parochial Church Council
Sidesmen Kirkland Trust Treasurer Freewill Offering Recorder Electoral Roll Secretary Member of Womens Fellowship
Worship Group Sunday Club PCC Deanery Standing Committee Drocesau rep Board of Ministry and Training Organise Chalice Administration Development Group
Ministry of Welcome Catering and coffee making Christian Aid collection organiser
I am one of its ministers and will have a co-ordinating/leadership role in areas of bereavement and trying to make HTK young people friendly!
Warden Emeritus Way Administer (Holy Communion) Hospital Communion
Have been on PCC for 4 years. Sunday School and other activites of Pastoral Group Church Governer at local C of E School Church Watch Catering
Delivering Parish Magazines and Church Bulletins
Worship Group Ministry Team Church Secretary/ Administrator- salaried
Choir Reading Administration of the Sacrament Flowers Worship Group
Member of PCC, Pastoralcare/Bereavement Committee Sidesperson Congressional Choir Church catering manager
Sunday Club PCC Baptism preparation group
Sidesman Rota Organiser for Stewards Helping visitors to church
Women's Fellowship Mothers Union Visitors Steward
Mothers Unon Womens Fellowship Congressional Choir

Q6a - Which religious activities not at this church
Bible Society Eastern European Outreach Messianic Dance Group
Don't Imagine, Believe Lune Valley Prayer Initiative Bridging the Fires (A590 Prayer Initiative) World Prayer Centre, Birmingham
World Prayer Centre, Birmingham E?? Alliance CARE/CARE for the Family
Northern Inter Schools Christian Union The Evangelical Alliance Tear Fund
Christians in Sport (developing this) Plus links with lost of Kendal Churches, Christian Bookshop, Keswick Conv. Etc.
Tear Fund Christian Blind Mission Bible Society
God Digital TV / Radio [can't read] Ministry Herald Ministry
Market Place Christian Book Shop Volunteer
APF/Mill Hill Missionaries Comboni Missionaries Columban Fathers Sister Julie Mission
Overseas Aid Group - replaces CAFOD (we have discontinued our fund raising for CAFOD)
CAFOD - give them money on a monthly basis.
CAFOD, Sales ?? Cooperator, Overseas Aid, Durran House for Homeless, Medical Mission Sisters
CAFOD and Christian Aid Christian CND and Pax Christi Spiritual Exercises Network Catholic Women's Ordination, and "New Wine"
Society for Protection of Unborn Children
Aid to the Church in Need Family and Life Good Counsel Network SPUC Association of Catholic Women Mesjugorje Network
Kendal 102 Ecumenical Centre. Parish rep. - see to committee.
Africa Inland Mission Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship NISCU- Northern Inter-schools Christian Union
For St. Mark's Natland: Magazine editor house group Hospital Visiting
Gideons International, NISCU, SGA, Tear Fund
Orton Male Voice Choir; Christian Book Shop; Christian Friends for Israel; Prophetic Witness; The Christian Institute; Berean Call; Moriel Ministeries
Spring Harvest word alive Keswick Convention
Prayer for Israel; Prayer for the Persecuted Christians; P.W.M.I. At Barrow; any biblical teaching
Prayer for Israel Prayer for Persecuted Christians PWMI at Barrow Any biblical teaching
Action Partners Friends of Israel Africa Inland Mission
Work voluntarily - Christian Bookshop one afternoon per week
'Sea of Faith' group which meets in Underbarrow-Levens area Tuesday Luch Club- Ecumenical of Stricklandgate Methodist Church
102 Ecumenical Committee and Volunteer Oxfam
Christian Aid Supporter Cumbria Devlopment Education Centre 102 Prayer Group Cumbira Contemplative Prayer Group
I am a Church Army Officer Have worked with Springboard and Eric Delve- Revival fire Missions (Devling-Kent)
Amnesty Plan Internationl Christian Aid Interserve

Q7g - Which other Christian products
Daily prayer notes- Word on the Web/Word for Today

Q7h - Which other mind, body and spirit products
The Work We Were Born To Do-Nick Williams, Why Men

Q8d - Example
Mission Magazines - Devotion to the Devout Light..
Fr. Matthew on Christian meditation books by Hame
Books on historical aspects of church & religions
Have read Timothy Radcliffe's "I Call You Friends"
Testimonies, books on how to grow spiritually
Many books on self awareness / spiritual teaching
Evangelcial Times and Missionary Prayer Letters
a) All Roads Lead to Rome - R. Zims; b) Psychology
London City Mission, Our Daily Bread Readings
Christian Book: e.g. church history, ethics, bible
Times Book of Sermons, C.S. Lewis Theology Books
Briefly read about Islam- read parts of the Koran

Q8i - Which other religious or spiritual activity
Meet together - sing, praise God, study, discuss..
Exercise gifts of the Spirit (charismatic gifts)
Protest silently outside abortion clinic…
Planning meetings for Crusader activities
I summarise lives of Saints for Ecumenical centre.
Spiritual awareness is part of whole way of life
Attending Meditation Group at Kendal U. C.
Monthly Prayer Group, Twice Monthly Video Showing
Give home Communion, Eaumenical service at Summerh

Q10 - Highest authority comments
c: God & Scipture are one & the same, see John 1v1

Q11 - Most important comments
b - 'Serving God' through 'Loving fellow humans'
b, c - "cant circle one. They are inseperable"

Q17q - Other special personal experience
Words of knowledge & prophecy, discernment. I struggle to differentiate between Religious & Spiritual. I don't like the word 'Religious' anyway, so I wouldn’t use that column. Christianity is not a religion, it's a relationship.
Prophetic gifts, speaking in tongues etc.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit (prophecy, word of knowledge, etc.)
Two very holy dreams, one the host and the other our Blessed Lady
Born again experience (religious and spiritual)
Apparitions and Communication - both religious experiences.
Often experience something guiding me to the right place or to a vacant parking space when visiting places I haven't been to before.
An awareness of God's plan for my life - a spiritual experience
Experiencing the difference between premonition and prophecy.
I was in an alarming situation once and was saved by the help of a person (being) who appeared from nowhere. It was so extraordinary that I can only believe the being was sent from God.

Q18 - Other therapy
Exercise groups - have attended in past 7 days, neither religious nor spiritual.
?? Technique - have attended in past 7 days, spiritual experience
Living mindully group in past 7 days - spiritual

Q19f - Alternative or complementary non-church forms of spirituality have things to teach Christianity - example
In my Father's house are many rooms, if it…
Buddhism's mediation can help with prayer
relaxation techniques could help meditation.
Anything less ?? than Christianity teaches them
that spirituality is present for everyone…
Christianity can lead to closed mind / abuse of…
Spiritual growth is nothing to do with religion…
can help you relax, can improve physical health…
Helping people accept who they are and circumstanc
one needs to be aware of the origins of some pract
Yoga- nothing about guilt - accepts you as you are
Important to love and cherish yourself as well as

Q31j - Have you ever been a member of another organisation (please state)?
Amnesty International; Town Twinning; English Table Tennis Association; Fell Runners Association; School Governor
Overseas Aid Group; SPUC (no longer); Labour Life Group; Right to Life; CAFOD (no longer)
Red Cross, NSPCC (25 years), Oxfam, United Nations Association
NUT National Housewives Register (late 60s to early 70s)
Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers
WRVS, Kendal Recorded Music Society, Market Place Books
National Park Warden for Lake District NP

Q37b - Other activity you were doing last week
Currently sick or disabled, temporarily retired
Retired - looking after children & parents
in part-time work and looking after the home

Q38b - Your occupation - other
Both in full time work for the Kingdom of God
University Professor - used to be at Lancaster
retired from professional work in local government

Q38d - CIEs occupation - other
Both in full time work for the Kingdom of God
Self employed running business from home
retired from professional work in local government

Q39b - Your employer - other
Local authority and primary or secondary school

Q41c - Other field of study
Computing & Library Information Services

Q24 - all Christians should be prepared to speak out God's word, whether it is to encourage or rebuke. However it is in the spirit of correction, not judgement - only to warn of judgement - thus the context is important therefore can't be dogmatic re: an
Q8 - Make proclaimations & declarations usually from the Bible Q9 - Spirituality is a new age concept, not a Biblical one, but I suppose it means being aware that we are not just a mind and a body. Q14 - wrote 'depends' for special healing powers, life
Q14 - Yes or No is not adequate for some of these. So answers err on the side of a Biblical orthodoxy. Q15 - The three are one! Q16 - added 'and spirit' to b. Added 'made in his image' to g. Q23 - wives disobeying husbands - wrong question! Added th
Q16 - added 'for his glory' to a; added 'and spirit' to b. Q23 - Is it wrong for husbands to disobey their wives - sometimes wrong.
Q23 - working on a Sunday - we need one day rest with Sunday or any other day.
Q8 - contd. Evangelise, play football, barbecue, pool, darts, etc. etc. - have fun together. Q10 - can't choose one, see John 1, The word became flesh. Q11 - a, c & e all roll into one and b & d naturally fall in. Q13 - God created me & gave me the bre
Q14 - Believes in special healing powers 'through Jesus'. Q19 - can be useful for some Christians 'as long as non-spiritual'.
Q10 - added 'Jesus' and 'Holy Spirit' to c. Q14 - for chakras, energy channels, extra sensory perception & precognition commented: Recognise that these can exist but believe if not inspired by God then will be demonic in source ie counterfeit spiritualit
Q2 b. - returned because became a Christian so was automatically a member of the Church (body of Christ). Q14 - may believe in certain things but don't necessarily go along with them in the sense that they are good.
Q14 - ticked both 'yes' and 'no' for Precognition.
Q8(d): contd. Lives of the Saints, etc.; Treasury of Catholic Wisdom Q8(i): contd. Adoration during exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Q10 - The Holy Roman Catholic Church is God present on earth Q15 - Afraid I can't answer this question, all are one
Q2(b) - I rejected Catholic teaching because I wanted to go my own way. - The Pope's visit of 1982 awakened me to the value of what I had cast aside.
Q23 - husbands disobeying wives - 2 way relationship.
Q14 - A true self - what does this mean? Q14 - Some sort of spirit life - God? Or other than God the Creator? Q19 e) - In my Father's house are many rooms, if it were not so I should have told you, St John's Gospel. COMMENTS: I attend church in Kendal
Q9, Q10 & Q11 - answered 'Non fit' to all options. COMMENTS: Some statements are too restrictive and if agreed to give a false statement about beliefs / attitudes - particularly 9, 10, 11 & 12.
Q2 b) (contd.) No Anglo-Catholic Church when I moved to Derbyshire and involvement in a divorce. My husband was lapsed RC so I drifted into attending RC Churches. I mainly go to light candles for Dan, since his death in 1992. Q9 h) I don’t know what sp
Q9 - circled e) and f) - spirituality is being in touch with God. Q12 - Jesus is God and God is both & more. On 'will be saved' - it is not for me to say. The important thing is life. Q14 - Other - Purgatory. Q12 - difficult to answer - what is close
Q9 - circled e) but commented 'But none of these are right'.
Q15: added Mother/ Creator after 'God the father' Q19: On answers c) d) f) she added "some" Q21: ('Work' of spiritual direction- retired from my job) Q26: children went only to a religious primary school Q36: Partner is Chief Income Earner "Only just
Q24: On ones she did not mark proper she wrote not sure Q36: There is not chief income earner, both equal
Q4: He has attended Holt Trinity and St. George Roman Catholic, although never regularly Q28: He has a fifth child who goes to church once a year
Q10: b) and c) "cannot be separated" Q11: a) b) and c) are "interactive"
Q23: For 'not voting in an election' she wrote "Maybe there is no candidate you could in conscience vote for" Q23: For 'not attending church ' she wrote " For myself I don't think feelings are a good guide- my conscience is more important - it is often
Q23 - ticked 'usually wrong' and 'sometimes wrong' for working on Sunday, but left gambling blank, so one of these answers may have been meant for gambling.
Q40 - Unable to give answer as I am living as part of a charitable organisation.
Personal questions are mainly relative and would put some people off filling in the questionnaire.
In some answers I have allowed for tolerance and forgiveness.
Many incomplete answers. [sorry - I can't read the writing]
Q14 - Jesus was the sone of God as we are all sons & daughters of God. He was just a man but ?? in the spiritual path. We all have this potential. We can choose to fulfill it or not. Q16 d) - only my soul Q16 h) - my personality is also real and true
Q14 - I believe that God is the essence of goodness that to a greater or lesser degree dwells within all of us.
Q8 - This quote from Neale Donald Walsh 'Conversations with God' Bk 2 says it all: "Religion asks you to learn from the experience of others. Spirituality urges you to seek you own". Q14 - Jesus was son of God as we all are; Jesus was just a man - a man
Q19 e) - spiritual growth is nothing to do with religion - it is for everyone
Q3: He has attended this church "on and off over 20 years"
Q12: For all the ones she left blank, she wrote neither next to it. Q38: They are both retired
On cover- he wrote "It took longer!" next to that it should take 10 minutes. Q12: He wrote "not sure" next to the ones he left blank. Q14: He answered yes and no, saying that it needs defintion. He also added " 1. UFO means 'unidentified flying obj
Q12: On ones left blank he had circled both Q24: On one left blank he checked both proper and not proper.
Q15: "I believe in the Holy Trinity. I have a relationship with God the Father through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is impossible to relate to one over the other". Q37: He also checked "looking after the home"
Q8: next to meditate he wrote "closely linked with a) and c)." Q12: For 'Jesus is my Lord and King and Jesus is my Friend and Life' and for 'The important thing is life here on earth and the important thing is life after death' he wrote "both important",
On front cover he crossed out ten minutes and wrote "22 minutes!"
Q10: He cirlced a) and c) and wrote "In my view these cannot be seperated" Q11: He circled a) and c) and wrote "Equal first", he also wrote next to b) - "The Aboy Ben Adhem Syndrome". Q15: He wrote "Belief in a triune God surely means that separation i
Q15: wrote "cant have one without the other two" Q19: Wrote "for health reasons" next to c)
Q4: He wrote "Attend both each Sunday, one in morning and one in evening" Q10: Wrote "This is God's revelation!" Comment section: "Could have done with a defintion of what you mean by Religious and Spiritual (Q17) Where is the line of distinction?"
Q14 - Believes in 'premilleniasm'; does not believe in 'a' and 'post' milleniasm or replacement theology COMMENTS: You have not addressed any of the issues that directly affect church life belief system, commitment and evangelical thrust. (ie. Evolution
Q8 d) - Christian Books - e.g. church history, ethics, bible commentories. Q9 - circled e) and g) as his greatest commands. Spirituality concerns that part of you that only you can see, your "Heart". Q10 - a) because it is the instructions and descript
Q8 b) - Define "I think a lot about things very deeply". Meditate in somes cases is to absent ones self to a higher mental plane. Q12 - What is a true Christian? Q14 - Believes in 'Heaven' if heaven is where God is; believes themes of 'sin'; 'spirit or
Q8 b) - thinking about my bible reading. Q14 - Clairvoyance - don't know if I believe. COMMENTS: Some funny questions.
Why do you want to know names or how much is earned?
Mainly fair questions but one or two questions had wording which seemed ambiguous, e.g. 9 (what exactly is 'spirituality' here?); 17 (what, if any, distinction is asked between feeling and objective experience here?); 25 & 26 (I've answered these slightly
Q14 - ticked yes and no for life after death
Q9 e) - Being "in touch" with God. Q14 - 'A true self', 'spirit or life force', 'Chakras', 'subtle energy', 'extra sensory perception', precognition' & 'Ley lines' - don't even know what these mean!
Q3 - has attended this church since it was built in 1971 and before then Sand Aire Brethen Church
Q17 - I don’t understand what you mean by the difference between 'Religious' and 'Spiritual'. I am a Christian indwelt by the Holy Spirit - hence my ticks. Q19 - b) added '& unacceptable in many instances'.
Q19 d) - as some of them are for anyone Q19 e) - some of the above are important for our physical health (e.g. nutritional therapy, osteopathy, massage) which can help to improve our spiritual health and emotional health - all of which are linked. COMME
Q23: For 'working on Sunday' she wrote 'doctors have no choice'.
Q12: She believes both that the important thing is life here on earth and life after death
Q41a: He also has a social science degree.
Q2: Stoppping: Conflict with science- eventually realised they compliment. Modern theological understanding has since helped greatly. Q11: He wrote 'difficult because a) and b) equally- one follows the other - maybe a) dominates'. Q22: He wrote ' A wea
Q12; second from bottom- a) and b) are equal
Q2: Stopped also because she was 'Professionally busy' Q8: For other activity she gives a eumenical service at Summerhill Nursing Home Q15: a, b, c are the "Being of God" Q19: for e she wrote "Helpng people accept who they are and circumstances in whic
Q3: Attended church under 1 month Q9: She wrote "Spirituality is that which brings hope- for the Christian the promise of wholeness and salvation which gives God's peace- none of these gives a 'best description' for me". Q11: c) allows sercive to God.
Q7: Bought as present for his sister Q25: At boarding school Q41: 25 years included National Service
Q28: Child 5- never Comments: I found section 9 inadequate and missed the fundamental point (in my view)- Spirituality is surely a belief in life made up of aspects other than material which are said as significant - and but termed spiritual.
Comments: "I found this a somewhat strange questionaire to fill in. I am a believing Christian but do not believe regular church attendance is absolutely necessary to live a Christian life. But Christians must be vigilant and be careful that religion is n
Q12: For Jesus is Lord and Friend she wrote "He is all of them".
Q7-h: Example Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can't Read Maps- Barbara Pease - Comments: It would have been helpful to have a definition of religious or spiritual. For example- I have sometimes had a feeling of peace in my heart, which I associate with God
Comments: "Do students have nothing better to do?"
Q7: She wrote 7/8 Q19: Last word in sentence "others".
Comments: Beware of confusing spirituality with Christianity! I would like to help with future research as and when required. I would be interested in your analysis of the questionaire!
Q2b: Last word in sentence is "life". Q23: For wives disobeying she wrote "This implies orders being given and one behaving to please an uncompromising other. Not a marriage." Q24: She wrote at top "But not to exclude or damn"
Q9: He wrote "Concise Oxfor Dictionary gives two meanings for spirituality a) pertaining to spiritual and b) pertaining to church. Q12: Both Lord is King and Friend and Humans are good and sinful equal. Q18: "Do all these exisit within 5 miles of Kenda