Parish profile
A profile of St Mark's and it's parish was originally prepared in Spring 2008 at the start of the process of selecting our new incumbent. The document has just been updated and can be downloaded as a pdf, giving lots of detail about the church and our activities.
Parish_Profile_2010
St Mark's Parish Profile, updated 2010.
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The parish of Broomhill & Broomhall has changed considerably in area and population size. With the closure of the neighbouring St George’s Church, in the 1970’s, the parish boundaries were slightly amended around the university area and many members of that congregation came to worship at St Mark’s. In the year 2000, the decision was taken by the diocese to close the neighbouring St Silas Broomhall. Our present parish, therefore, encompasses a large geographical area stretching from our borders in the leafy suburbs of Ranmoor to the city ring road.
St Mark’s Broomhill, Sheffield, was built in the mid nineteenth century to serve those (mostly gentry class) of Broomhall and those who lived in the Victorian splendour of Broomhill, suburbs about one mile west of the city centre. The expansion of the suburb, the establishment of the University, the building of the hospitals changed the area considerably and now the church serves one of the most educated and vibrant suburban populations in Sheffield.
Amongst this university and medical population live many people from different parts of the world. Alongside very attractive and expensive housing, there are pockets of poverty and deprivation in the Broomhill area and across much of Broomhall, which is UPA designated.
The residents are highly mobile and many live in multiple occupancy housing. Today of the many issues concerning the community, traffic management, maintaining a diversity of population, housing changes, the quality of the environment, the nature of the district shopping centre, the pressure of student numbers all feature highly in the discussions of the Broomhill Forum and the Area Panel. The church is deeply engaged with the community in these matters and the vicar chairs the Broomhill Forum and has close links with council officers and members.