Church, foodbank and community cafe proposed for Dinnington

Sheffield-based RCCG Grace Assembly want to re-use a dance studio as a place of worship, putting up another building alongside to extend its accommodation.

Their plans involve re-purposing the existing building, in Rotherham Road, as a place of worship which would provide “a welcoming and inclusive space for spiritual growth, pastoral care and family support”.

Their plans also extend to setting up a community cafe and a food bank.

That would be “a non-profit, donation based service aimed at addressing food insecurity, reducing loneliness, and fostering social connections within the community”.

The site would also host a range of other activities for the community, including personal development and training programmes, workshops and classes in employability skills, IT training, managing finances and parenting support.

As a package, that would be “designed to empower local residents and reduce social isolation”.

Creating a new building would provide the space for different activities to take place at the same time, in different areas.

One objective would be to help reduce anti-social behaviour by channelling young people into activities which empower them.

The building work would entail the creation of a two-storey building to blend with the existing structure, using the same brick and render finishes to achieve that.

It would be positioned so current parking arrangements would not be affected.

A church mini-bus would be used to transport congregation members, helping to minimise addition traffic around service times and reduce demand for on-street parking.

RCCG stands for Redeemed Church of God.