Annual Parochial​ Church Meetings 2025

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Every parish is legally required to hold an Annual Parish Meeting to elect Churchwardens and an Annual Parochial Church Meeting to conduct other parish business, including to elect members to the Parish Church Council; to review the finances and the workings of the parish over the previous calendar year. The meeting can also raise issues for the PCC to consider during the coming year.

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The Churches Electoral Roll

Preparation of a new Church Electoral Roll

In accordance with the Church Representation Rules, a new electoral roll is to be prepared in each parish in 2025.  The Church Electoral Roll is your parish church’s register of electors. It is the list of those qualified to attend and to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in the elections for the Parochial Church Council and the parish representatives on the Deanery Synod.  In 2025 and every six years thereafter, the electoral roll is renewed.  In a year of renewal, no names are carried over from the old roll, and everyone must apply for inclusion in the new roll.
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