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Members of the Church of England's General Synod are to meet remotely for the first time, in response to the restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the run-up to the General Election, join us in prayer for our country and play your part as citizens and voters.
The General Synod meets in York on 5th - 9th July for the first time since the rejection of the draft legislation on Women Bishops last November.
NEWS / General Synod backs ban on conversion therapy.
All relevant documents relating to the meeting of General Synod members in July 2020.
The General Synod has rejected moves to end the legal requirement to read banns for couples intending to marry in church services.
The Church of England's law and guidance on marriage should be interpreted to provide "maximum freedom" for gay and lesbian people without changing the Church's doctrine of marriage itself, bishops are recommending.
All relevant information, documents and papers for the February 2019 Group of Sessions.
The General Synod Office commissions an index of GS Papers every 5 years. Download the relevant index here.
All relevant documents relating to the meeting of General Synod members in February 2021.