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This is a list of Church of England measures, which are the legislation of the Church of England. Some of these measures may have been repealed. Since 1970, measures have been made by the General Synod; prior to then they were made by its predecessor, the Church Assembly. Under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5. c.
The church rate was a tax formerly levied in each parish in England and Ireland for the benefit of the parish church. The rates were used to meet the costs of carrying on divine service, repairing the fabric of the church and paying the salaries of the connected officials.
Church of England (Pensions) (Amendment) Measure 2015 (repealed) Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2018; Church of England Pensions Measure 2018; Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2020; Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2024; Church of England Pensions (Application of Capital Funds ...
In 2015 the Church of England admitted that it was embarrassed to be paying staff under the living wage. The Church of England had previously campaigned for all employers to pay this minimum amount. The archbishop of Canterbury acknowledged it was not the only area where the church "fell short of its standards". [61]
On February 15, 2005, the General Synod of the Church of England decided to abolish the system of parson's freehold, gradually replacing it with a system entitled common tenure, which would apply to all clerics equally, removing the present distinction between those with freehold and those without. Under common tenure, the present proposal is ...
Only in 1955 did the church set up the Liturgical Commission and ten years later the Church Assembly passed the Prayer Book (Alternative and Other Services) Measure 1965. A series of books followed, most becoming authorised for use in 1966 or 1967: the Series 1 (formally "Alternative Services Series 1") communion book scarcely differed from the 1928 book (as was the case with its wedding service).
Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2010 (Appointed Day No. 1) Instrument 2010 (No. 2) Vacancies in Suffragan Sees and Other Ecclesiastical Offices Measure 2010 (Appointed Day No. 2) Instrument 2010 (No. 3)
Before the passage of the Synodical Government Measure 1969, this function was undertaken by the National Assembly of the Church of England. [ 2 ] The current procedure depends on the content of the measure and is set out in the Synodical Government Measure 1969 - draft measures are presented and approved before being sent to Parliament.