Guidance and documents relating to the 2021 elections to the General Synod of the Church of England.

The first ad campaign to encourage people to stand for election to the General Synod has been launched in a drive to attract a broad range of voices to the Church of England’s national decision-making body.  

Recommendations would reduce the number of National Church Institutions

About General Synod, including brief summary of the membership and the legislative process.

The General Synod today called on the Government to end the ‘cruel’ experience of so-called ‘pauper' funerals in a debate where members heard of the plight of those unable to afford funeral costs.

 

The General Synod app is free to download and allows members to follow along with sessions via their smartphone, tablet or on their computer via a browser.

A detailed agenda and papers for the first meeting of the 11th General Synod of the Church of England next month have been published.

The General Synod has called on the Government to reduce the maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) to £2 in a debate where members heard of the "huge suffering" caused by the machines.

General Synod has thanked the authors of a report proposing possible changes to the governance structures of the Church of England’s National Church Institutions.

Summary of presentation on safeguarding independence and synod debate on safeguarding