TEN WAYS TO RESIST PARISH REORGANISATION
This is a summary of advice from Save The Parish. It is written to offer help and support to Incumbents, Churchwardens, PCC Members, congregations and parish residents who are presented with plans for pastoral reorganisation - as is currently proposed in Kerrier Deanery in west Cornwall ( click here to read about the background ). The key message: e ven if you’re feeling tired and exhausted by efforts to save your church from parish reorganisation, PCC mergers and Joint Councils , it is possible to fight back . The more energetically a pastoral reorganisation is resisted, the more likely the fight back is likely to succ eed. It’s very important to record any consultation that takes place – and your objections. If the diocese does not engage in proper process, that will be good grounds for objection. Here are key ways to resist Agree a position with your PCC . A united PCC is a force to reckon with. T he PCC has unique statutory po...