In a vote by Houses, the amendment was lost in the House of Bishops. Voting was: Bishops 7-14; Clergy 75-64, with three ...

Dr Simon Clift (Winchester) asked about “delegated episcopal ministry”, saying that he struggled to understand the rationale.

The Synod voted in favour of an amendment to allow for the other central member of a pair to attend a meeting in the other’s ...

THE General Synod revised the National Church Governance Measure in a debate on Thursday which was adjourned and resumed on ...

IN HIS presidential address on the Monday afternoon, the Archbishop of York asked to be given time to lead the Church of ...

THE General Synod voted on the Tuesday to create an independent body to scrutinise its safeguarding work, but stopped short ...

Synodical consideration of national budgets could occur under the framework proposed in the National Church Governance ...

CHANGES to the rules governing church closures and parish reorganisation received first consideration by the General Synod on ...

THE General Synod voted on the Wednesday morning to ask the Ministry Development Board to develop a national strategy for ...

THE General Synod took note of proposed amendments to the Standing Orders relating to the membership, chairing, business, and ...

The motion, moved by the Bishop of Stepney, Dr Joanne Grenfell (Southern Suffragans), the lead bishop for safeguarding, urged ...

THE General Synod voted on the Wednesday to recognise the mission potential of sport and well-being initiatives. It called on ...