Save The Parish - Cornwall

No fewer than four ads in this week's Church Times for Oversight Ministers in four Cornish deaneries - the highly controversial move by Cornwall's Bishops towards a different style of 'church' in Cornwall with vicars' main concern being administration, rather than the traditional cure of souls . These Oversight Ministers will oversee teams of lay workers. People across Cornwall have spoken out about this: churchgoers across the county want priests in parishes, not managers and administrators. Click here to read more . B elow is the list of current job ads, representing moves towards radical change from the Tamar to Land's End.  Click here to read specific concerns from churchgoers in each deanery where an 'Oversight Minister' job is advertised : Trigg Major, Trigg Minor, West Wivelshire and Penwith. Save The Parish Cornwall is calling for a moratorium on these radical change of direction - until proper consultation has taken place.  These plans were dr

'Oversight ministry' represents a radical change for direction for the Church of England in Cornwall. Instead of priests in parishes, Cornwall's Bishops are backing plans to create teams of lay workers, led by by one single vicar - an 'oversight minister' .  The Oversight Minister's main concern will be administration nad management, rather than the traditional cure of souls. People across Cornwall have spoken out about this: Save The Parish Cornwall is calling on the Bishop of St Germans, the Rt Rev Hugh Nelson, to have the courage to press the 'pause' button and stop this controversial move which is attracting national headlines. Cornish churchgoers' concerns are detailed in full in Save The Parish Cornwall's dossier published earlier this month.  Time and again the contrast is made between a local priest and a remote Oversight Manager simply directing operations at long distance. The fear is widespread of reduction in clergy-led services and