Good Governance for PCC members

All PCCs are charities in law, whether you’ve yet registered with the Charity Commission (as a lot of PCCs now have) or not. That means that PCC members are charity trustees, and have particular responsibilities for the running of the church and parish. The PCCs charitable purposes are very widely drawn: the first function listed in law is “co-operation with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical”.

This autumn we’re offering a series of linked learning events for PCC members (or those who are thinking about becoming PCC members) to help you carry out your responsibilities as well as you can, and support you in doing so.We are offering all three events in a single morning, onsite at the diocesan office, and each as an individual hour online on evenings through the autumn.
 

Good Governance for PCC members

In this session we will cover the basics of PCC membership, and the responsibilities you share as a PCC member. We will look at what policies you are required to have, what policies you might find it helpful to have, and suggest a system for using those policies well. The responsibilities of a charity trustee, which is what you are as a PCC member can sound quite daunting when they’re listed out, but in reality a lot of them are simple common sense. We aim to demystify them, and make them practical, so that you can better work with your incumbent in carrying out “the whole mission of the Church” in your parish, the principal charitable purpose of every PCC.

To book your place, please click here.
 

More information on the other sessions can be found here:

Finances for PCC members (Wed 22 Oct, 7.00-8.00pm)
Buildings for PCC members (Wed 12 Nov, 7.00-8.00pm)
All-in-one Training for PCC members (Tue 30 Sep, 10.00am-1.00pm)