▁estimated ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 1 5 ▁full - time ▁and ▁ 1 7 5 ▁part - time ▁cler gy ▁engaged ▁in ▁industrial ▁chap lain cy ▁in ▁Britain ▁and ▁most ▁industrial ▁towns ▁had ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁industrial ▁mission ▁activity . ▁However , ▁de indust rial ization ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁heavy ▁indust ries ▁such ▁as ▁min ing ▁and ▁ship building ▁where ▁industrial ▁mission ▁tradition ally ▁foc uss ed ▁its ▁attention ▁led ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁issue - based ▁approach ▁that ▁sought ▁to ▁give ▁voice ▁to ▁the ▁un emp loy ed . ▁Chap la ins ▁were ▁also ▁forced ▁to ▁look ▁to ▁other ▁sites ▁of ▁economic ▁activity ▁such ▁as ▁sho pping ▁cent res ▁and ▁air ports ▁as ▁potential ▁locations ▁for ▁their ▁industrial ▁mission ary ▁activities . ▁ ▁Current ▁activity ▁▁ ▁Given ▁the ▁changing ▁Dynam ics ▁of ▁the ▁economy , ▁with ▁economic ▁activity ▁moving ▁away ▁from ▁traditional ▁industry ▁to ▁consumer ▁and ▁service ▁indust ries , ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Mission ▁Association ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Work place ▁Chap lain cy ▁Mission ▁UK ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁organisation ▁ ▁had ▁a ▁membership ▁of ▁about ▁ 5 0 0 ▁chap la ins ▁across ▁the ▁UK , ▁in ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁different ▁regional ▁teams . ▁But ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁to ▁be ▁precise ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁industrial ▁or ▁work place ▁chap la ins ▁currently ▁attached ▁to ▁work p laces ▁in ▁Britain ▁because ▁industrial ▁mission ▁teams ▁operate ▁on ▁a