Save The Parish - Cornwall

Save The Parish's Emma Thompson describes how a mega-parish re-organisation scheme has  been rejected in Winchester - thanks to local objections Anyone interested in opposing radical pastoral re-organisation schemes might be interested in reading about the below:  proposals for pastoral reorganisation affecting the benefices of Pastrow; and Appleshaw, Kimpton, Thruxton, Fyfield and Shipton Bellinger.    https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2022-11/mpcp2233_pastrow_appleshaw_paper_complete.pdf This was in Winchester Diocese, where villages were threatened with a mega-parish. On page 2, the bases are set out on which the Church Commissioners scrutinised the proposals. Annex R contains the representations that were made. There are some potentially useful grounds for challenge in there - which could be very relevant for Cornwall. The report has now come out from the Church Commissioners of their decision in this case. Click here to read .  The ...

Documents written by Archdeacon Paul Bryer clearly citing the advantages of joint Parochial Church Councils (PCCs) click on the links below. An Introduction to Parish Re-organisation by Archdeacon Paul Bryer Advantages of One Parish Frequently asked questions - setting up Joint PCCs Background to parish re-organisation from the C of E

A few eyebrows raised today by a suggestion from the Rt Rev Hugh Nelson, Bishop of St Germans, that parish re-organisation is not on the agenda in the Diocese of Truro. In a letter to deanery representatives ahead of a meeting in East Wivelshire on 30 June, the Bishop appears to deliberately downplay the question. Note: Bishop Hugh does not deny that parish re-organisation is in the pipeline, but ducks the question by saying that it cannot be waved through on approval of a deanery plan.  His telling phrase 'where that is needed' speaks volumes. If there are people who believe that the Deanery plan grants authority to close churches or merge PCCs without the further processes required, it would be helpful for them to know that is not the case. As I understand it, having a Deanery plan that has been passed by Synod is taken into account in  future pastoral reorganisation  ... but it is not considered to replace the normal consultation process. We checked that out some time ...