General Synod Voting List
The voting lists from General Synod are now available so you can see how bishops and clergy voted on the Bishop of Sheffield’s amendment concerning finances.
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What happened at General Synod
Marcus Walker reports back from General Synod and the all important vote.
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Proposed merger of three churches halted after objections
From the Bournemouth Echo THE PROPOSED merger of three churches in Southbourne has been halted after objections by members. Church members of St Katharine’s, St Nicholas and All Saints were…
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Shrink grants in favour of funding parish clergy, Bishop of Hereford urges Church Commissioners!
The Bishop of Hereford, The Rt Rev’d Richard Jackson, has been speaking to the Church Times about the recent three year funding announcement by the Archbishops’ Council. “Bishops would prefer…
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The Triennium Funding Working Group (TFWG) publishes Church of England central funding decisions for the next 3 years
On Monday 9th June the TFWG published detailed figures on central funding decisions for the next 3 years, 2026-2028, with illustrative figures for 9 years. Please remember that the majority…
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Save the Parish: Church Funding Boost for Parishes Welcomed—But More Needed to Secure Local Ministry
Save the Parish (STP) welcomes today’s announcement from the Triennium Funding Working Group (TFWG) of a significant increase in support for the Church of England’s poorest parishes. However does it go far enough?
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Save The Parish hopeful of more money for parishes in upcoming budget announcement
Emma Thompson writes in The Times about how The Church of England must rebalance their spending to pay priests a better wage.
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Meet our new caseworker
We are delighted to announce that we have been able to appoint a consultant caseworker, Ruth Schofield to help respond to the needs of parishes.
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A tribute to Clive Billeness
General Synod representative and Audit Committee member, Clive Billeness passed away in February. He was a passionate advocate for the victims of abuse, and genial member of the financial scrutiny team of Save The Parish
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Diocesan Finances Review Update 2025
At the February 2025 General Synod, Carl Hughes, the Chair of the Archbishops’ Council Finance Committee, gave an update on the Diocesan Finances Review.
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A Win at General Synod
The Reverend Marcus Walker reports back on the important vote that took place at General Synod last week which will put parishes back at the top of the Church of England’s spending criteria
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Parish funding could be cut
In Emma Thompson’s column for The Times this week, she reminds us of the core purpose of the fund now managed by the Church Commissioners and its theological underpinning, in light the General Synod debate this week to reform how funding is used.
