Save The Parish - Cornwall

Mullion Church is in the heart of the village – the largest on the Lizard peninsular - and central to life there. Outside is a tree festooned with blue and yellow ribbons in support of the people of Ukraine. By the gate is a noticeboard filled with news of village activities.  On the cover of a 2023 calendar for sale at the local café? A photograph of the church.  Yet Mullion Church's future and priest is at risk through Kerrier's controversial OnThe Way deanery plan which will see a huge super parish stretching across the deanery under just one rural dean (currently being recruited). Chillingly the plan (page 17) says God has been saying in the On The Way process 'We don't need lone leaders but a team of lay and ordained leaders'. In fact good parish priests are not and never have been lone leaders. They build up a team from their church congregation and sometimes the wider community and together serve the whole parish. Save The Parish Cornwall has received a po...

Another parish in Kerrier is pushing back against radical changes proposed under its On The Way plan. St Keverne PCC recently met to discuss our Ten Reasons to Resist Parish Re-Organisation factsheet. Their conclusions are detailed in Minutes which have been sent to Archdeacon Paul Bryer.   This follows the news that Germoe Church is holding a public meeting to discuss the controversial plan. Click here to view the St Keverne Minutes. 'Our PCC were unanimous (those that attended) in support.' a PCC member said. Highlights: We are extremely concerned a) that the diocese should only regard as legitimate, input that is favourable to the On The Way plan and b) will only commit to there being no “current plan” for joint PCCs. Our PCC is an independent charity in its own right, as are all the others PCCs. We have strong concerns over the issue of assets and a possible future attempt to join PCCs. We are sceptical that individual churches will be properly represented in this case...