God came to St Petroc’s

Paul Holley writes:

Our venue and events manager, Roland, is an ardent Liverpool FC supporter. He was over the moon when one of our local concert promoters asked if we would host a talk by Robbie Fowler. It was a tight budget for the promoter, with a hefty fee for a wealthy footballer, so Roland needed a good strapline for the event. Fans at Anfield had great respect for their hero and their chants about him proclaimed him as ‘god’. Thus Roland came up with the promotional slogan ‘God is coming to St. Petroc’s’.  Thanks Roland! If it’s a quiet media week I shall get it in the neck. We stuck to a less striking message. But the event was still a great success.

Our concert lineup has grown these past couple of years. We have a variety of promoters and regular audiences of around 250 – 350. Adding celebrities to this array of events makes good sense. Nigel Owens, the Rugby referee and radio presenter, will be with us next year. Our gross revenue from these events in 2024 is expected to be double what it was in 2023 and we are considering promoting our own events to add further in 2025. This approach is not without financial or organisational risks, but we are learning to manage them. We now have a full public license for the church and hope to develop our hospitality offer.  We have a reordering scheme in the pipeline to create new facilities to support our cultural role in Mid-Cornwall. Irrespective of all this, we still confidently proclaim Sunday by Sunday that God is firmly present at St Petroc’s.

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