Admission

A person elected does not become a churchwarden until he has made his declaration at the Archdeacon’s visitation. If a churchwarden cannot attend the visitation, he can make his declaration before his parish priest as soon after the visitation as possible.

At the visitation, the churchwarden must:-

• Make a declaration that he will faithfully and diligently perform the duties of his office; and
• Sign a declaration to that effect; and
• Sign a declaration that he is not disqualified (see 2 above) and
• Confirm that he is willing to apply to the Criminal Records Bureau for a standard disclosure check.

A churchwarden continues in office until the appointment of a new churchwarden.  If no churchwarden is appointed, then the existing churchwarden continues in office until 31st July after which a casual vacancy arises.

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Please click on any of the following links below for further information:

• Churchwarden's Qualifications
• Disqualifications
• Length of Service and Election
• Meeting of Parishioners
• Minister's Veto
• Admission
• Vacation of Office
• Parochial Church Council
• Members and Officers of the Parochial Church Council
• General Provision relating to Parochial Church Councils
• Church Electoral Roll
• Annual Parochial Church meeting
• Functions of the PCC
• Land and other property
• Church and Churchyard
• Contents of the Church
• Insurance
• Food and Drink
• Employees
• Church Records
• Terrier, Inventory and Log Book
• Inspection and Reporting
• What to do before your Parish Priest leaves
• How the new Parish Priest is chosen
• Suspension of Presentation
• Running the Church during the vacancy
• Sources

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