The leaders of Ashford Common Baptist Church have two main reasons for wanting to take their first step into youth centre management. First, they want to prevent the building that houses their Sunday worship from being sold off to developers. And second, part of their church's ethos is helping the community.
Martin Taylor, one of the church's four leaders, says: "When we talked to the community, one of the particular things it was interested in was not having children roaming the streets causing trouble. The community has expressed a need for youth activities, although exactly how the church can fulfil that remains to be seen," he adds. "But if we were able to manage the centre and continue existing services, that would benefit the community."
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