The Chelmsford motion before the Synod came from two churchwardens who found themselves powerless to remove a PCC member “whose behaviour repeatedly fell far short of acceptable standards”. Too many people are getting hurt; good people are leaving the Church.” Harassers shared meeting space with those they were harassing. Pete Spiers (Liverpool) (speaking via Zoom) observed that some people had resorted to Zoom for PCC meetings as “a safer way to deal with disruptive behaviour”. Richard Brown (Chelmsford) highlighted the many layers of governance already relating to PCCs, including the Church Representation Rules and the PCC Handbook. The motion, unamended, read:That this Synod request that the Archbishops’ Council carry out a review to consider:

Source: The Times February 24, 2024 15:09 UTC