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About. Leadership and governance. The Church is led by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and 106 other bishops. They provide guidance and direction to the churches across the country and make decisions on the Church in society. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior bishop of the Church and has oversight for the ministry and ...
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The Church Commissioners supports the Church of England’s...
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The Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG) supports the...
- National Church Institutions
These are called National Church Institutions (NCIs). Each...
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The Church of England Pensions Board The Pensions Board...
- The Corporation of The Church House
The Corporation of The Church House was founded as the...
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The governing structure of the church is based on dioceses, each presided over by a bishop. Within each diocese are local parishes. The General Synod of the Church of England is the legislative body for the church and comprises bishops, other clergy and laity.
In 2020, the Church of England began a journey to simplify and transform the governance structures at the heart of the National Church into ones that can better serve, support, encourage and enable the work and mission of the Church. The National Church Governance Programme Board (NCGPB) has now reached a point in this work when legislation to ...
These are called National Church Institutions (NCIs). Each has a role to play in helping the day-to-day work of churches across England. We serve as the Church’s central office, managing finance, education, communications, and more, to keep the Church of England growing. We work with parishes, dioceses (regional offices), schools, other ...
bodies external to the church (e.g. The War Memorials Commission or Historic England). The committee will have knowledge of historic buildings, art and archaeology, as well as of the liturgy and worship of the Church of England. The DAC are in turn supported by a team of consultants and specialist advisors.1
1 day ago · Church of England, English national church that traces its history back to the arrival of Christianity in Britain during the 2nd century. It has been the original church of the Anglican Communion since the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. As the successor of the Anglo-Saxon and medieval English church, it has valued and preserved much of ...
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Abstract. This chapter examines the constitution of the Church of England, beginning with a discussion of the Anglican Communion of which the Church of England is a component Church. The Anglican Communion is a worldwide network of thirty-nine autonomous national and regional churches, each belonging to the Communion by virtue of a common ...