Diocesan Synod meets to approve 2021 Financial Accounts while cuts debate rages
The Diocesan Synod meets on 28 May 2022 to approve its 2021 accounts amidst a fierce debate around the Bishop of Truro's planned cut programe. The meeting will be open to the public (though no questions from the public will be permitted) and will be held at St Erme Community Centre (TR4 9BD) starting at 930am. For anyone interested in learning more, the accounts can be downloaded from https://trurodiocese.org.uk/?s=Diocesan+accounts Interestingly, they show that in the most recent financial year the diocese has actually made gains totalling £12.5m, while spending on its expensive mission programme Transforming Mission - funded by the Church Commissioners and Diocesan reserves - was £197,000 under budget. The financial statements narrative says the Bishop has decided to “reset” the £6m Transforming Mission project which was initiated in Cornwall in 2017 and has since been rolled out amidst controversy, setbacks, delays and target failures in five Cornish towns - first Falmouth,