Can a Diocese make threats using Parish Share?
For example, can a diocese say that a parish or benefice will not receive a priest unless they pay a certain amount of parish share, or if it does not…
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Church Times article: What do you get for an £88,000 parish share?
Michael Victor, a churchwarden, has tried asking the diocese — but says that he receives only veiled threats in response. Read original document here
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Parish Share – a typical story
This is a fairly typical story. Unfortunately we had no return address so we could not answer. Questions rather than a story? We have a new incumbent A who is…
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House for Duty posts and the Parish Share
The Six Pilgrims in rural Somerset is a little benefice of 750 souls and six churches; one CofE school, no shops and now just one pub. For the last 30…
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Warleggan Parish – How avoiding a ‘cluster’ saved the parish | Warleggan Parish, Truro Diocese
So, the ‘secrets of our success?’ In summary, a lot of good luck, excellent priests, a close relationship with our neighbouring parish, a priest living in the centre of that parish and overall the sense that we remain in charge of our own destiny rather than being absorbed and diluted within a much larger benefice.
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Church of England’s donation cash falls despite income boost | the Telegraph
“The Parish Share often goes towards vital resources such as paying for a vicar. However, rural congregants and clergy are warning that they have been forced to share one vicar…
