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Barking Area Fact Sheet

• 166 Churches (134 parishes, 60 UPA parishes, including 20 in the Extremely Deprived category. Therefore including some of the most deprived parishes, not only in London, but in the whole country).
• 301 Ministers, including 164 Stipendiary (full-time) clergy, 38 non-stipendiary clergy, and 99 Licensed Readers (March 2002 figures) and several Ministry Leadership Teams.
• 8 Deaneries in 2 Archdeaconries:
  • The Archdeaconry of West Ham with the deaneries of Barking-and-Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest.
  • The Archdeaconry of Harlow with the deaneries of Epping Forest, Harlow, and Ongar.
• Area Population 1,288,723 (2001 Census) - including part or all of the local authorities of Barking, Epping Forest, Harlow, Uttlesford, Havering, Newham, and Waltham Forest. Church Electoral Rolls: 21,250 church members (March 2002 figure)
• 16 Church "Aided" Schools and 12 Church "Controlled" Schools
• Major features of the Barking Episcopal Area include:
  • Large Numbers of immigrants and refugees.
  • Ethnic Minority population probably about 25% of the total population.
  • Development of Channel Tunnel Rail Link to Stratford.
  • London City Airport. (London Stansted Airport just outside the Episcopal Area to the North.)
  • Good Communications with the M11 and M25 motorways.
  • Docklands Light Railway.
  • Housing Developments in Royal Docks, Barking Reach, and Thames Gateway.
• Experiencing Sunday Worship in many of our churches feels much more like being part of the Anglican communion worldwide than simply the Church of England!

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