Resistance works as pastoral re-organisation scheme stalls in Cornwall
If you thought - perhaps wearily - that 'They will push this through anyway' please think again. It is possible to successfully object and stall the Diocese of Truro's controversial pastoral reorganisation schemes, which too often involve creating giant new benefices. The planned large benefices - which sadly envisage fewer stipendiary parish priests and instead a raft of lay workers run by an 'Oversight Minister' - are causing concern across Cornwall. However, it is possible to have your voice heard. Plans to 'reorganise' the Roseland received a host of objections, resulting in the Church Commissioners sending the scheme back to the Diocese for more information. Thankfully, this has stalled the process for the time being. Click here to read the papers (which are in the public domain) presented at the Church Commissioners' recent meeting to discuss the matter. Summary of the planned scheme in this introductory paragraph: The Rev Douglas Wren prov