parochial church councils

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church council ecclesiastical body governing body parish council

Parochial church councils are elected bodies within the Church of England responsible for overseeing the spiritual, pastoral, financial, and administrative life of individual parishes.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Parochial Church Council	2
parochial church councils canonical	2
Parochial Church Council of Halifax	1
parochial church council of Christ Church, Parbold	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	church council ⓘ ecclesiastical body ⓘ governing body ⓘ parish council ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	PCCs NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	parishes of the Church of England ⓘ
compositionIncludes	churchwardens ⓘ deacon or assistant clergy where applicable ⓘ elected lay representatives ⓘ incumbent or priest in charge ⓘ licensed lay ministers where applicable ⓘ readers where applicable ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
denomination	Church of England ⓘ
electionMethod	elected by the annual parochial church meeting ⓘ
governs	parochial church life at local level ⓘ
hasPower	to apply for faculties for changes to church buildings ⓘ to employ staff for parish work ⓘ to enter into contracts on behalf of the parish ⓘ to raise and receive funds for parish purposes ⓘ
hasRole	approve parish share payments ⓘ care for the church buildings ⓘ care for the church contents ⓘ care for the churchyard where applicable ⓘ cooperate with the minister in promoting the mission of the Church ⓘ ensure safeguarding policies are implemented ⓘ maintain the electoral roll of the parish ⓘ manage parish employees where applicable ⓘ oversee administrative affairs of the parish ⓘ oversee financial affairs of the parish ⓘ oversee parish worship patterns in consultation with the minister ⓘ oversee pastoral life of the parish ⓘ oversee spiritual life of the parish ⓘ prepare and approve the annual budget ⓘ promote ecumenical relationships ⓘ promote evangelism in the parish ⓘ promote social responsibility in the parish ⓘ
legalBasis	Church Representation Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 NERFINISHED ⓘ Synodical Government Measure 1969 NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayBe	registered charity ⓘ
produces	annual financial statements ⓘ annual report ⓘ
reportsTo	annual parochial church meeting ⓘ
subjectTo	charity law in England and Wales ⓘ
subordinateTo	deanery synod ⓘ diocesan synod ⓘ
termLength	usually three years for lay members ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Synodical Government Measure 1969 → definesRelationshipWith → parochial church councils ⓘ

canons of the Church of England → governs → parochial church councils ⓘ

St John the Baptist Church, Windsor → governedBy → parochial church councils ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parochial Church Council

Halifax Minster → governingBody → parochial church councils ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parochial Church Council of Halifax

Christ Church, Parbold → governedBy → parochial church councils ⓘ

this entity surface form: parochial church council of Christ Church, Parbold

Church of England parish of the Ascension → governedBy → parochial church councils ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parochial Church Council