Diocesan Office Resources: Vestries

VESTRIES

Vestry Officer Update

Inform us of changes in the makeup of your Vestry by using the form HERE.

Please remember to provide the Diocese with up-to-date details of your vestry officers whenever there is a change, not just in your annual report.

Constitutions

Click here to view a ‘Model Constitution’ for a Single IncumbencyDownload

Click here to view a ‘Model Constitution’ for a Joint IncumbencyDownload

Process for amending constitutionsDownload

Resources and Training Events

Training: Roles and Responsibilities of Vestry Members will take place every 6 months, approximately. The dates for 2024 are being finalised and will be published soon.

Detailed information on Vestry responsibilities, generic and office-specific, can be found on the SEC website. If this feels a little overwhelming, start with the following document, which outlines the key Vestry roles and responsibilities, with some additional notes and links:

Roles and Responsibilities for Vestry MembersDownload

Trustee-ResponsibilitiesDownload

FAQs-on-trustee_vestry-responsibilitiesDownload

Charity Law NotesDownload

Sample Commissioning LiturgyDownload

Please contact Joanna Appleby if you would like a Word-version of any of these documents.

Vestry Secretaries

Vestry Secretary Responsibilities (taken from SEC website)Download

Sample AGM Agenda and NotesDownload

Please contact Joanna Appleby if you would like a Word-version of any of these documents.

GDPR

The advice for charges has been provided by the Province, and you can click here for the relevant page on the SEC website. However, we have endeavoured to put together a page of “Frequently asked questions” for you, as queries arise. As well as the links below, you may find the answers in this FAQ section:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

GDPR – notice from The Communicant – Click here
Church of Scotland Resources – https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/resources/law-circulars#data_protection
Church of England Resources: http://www.parishresources.org.uk/gdpr/
Diocese of Truro – FAQ document: https://www.trurodiocese.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/GDPR-questions-from-parishes-answered-final.pdf
Baptist Church Resources: https://www.baptist.org.uk/Groups/302154/Data_Protection_and.aspx
GDPR information by ‘iKnow Church’ – https://www.iknowchurch.co.uk/gdpr
The Information Commissioner’s Office – https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/

INVENTORIES

Church Inventory pro-forma (Word Version) – click here

Church Inventory pro-forma (PDF Version) – click here

Link to Annual Forms page

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