The Canons of the
Church of England 7th edition provides a comprehensive and essential guide to
all the legal aspects of running a church.
This edition includes the First Supplement to the Seventh Edition,
incorporating the changes which made it legal for women to become bishops in
the Church of England; and the Second Supplement, introducing a new Canon to
enable the Church of England to deal more effectively with safeguarding
issues.
The Canons also address:
• The approved forms of services and service books
• Orders of ministry
• Doctrines of the Church of England
• Government of the Church of England
• Legal requirements relating to baptism, marriage and funerals
• The role and responsibilities of Churchwardens and PCCs
• Church property maintainence
• Record keeping
• Other uses of church buildings e.g. for entertainment
• The admission of children to communion
• Synods
• The Ecclesiastical courts
• Clergy housing
• The admission of licensing of lay workers
An essential reference companion and guide for all clergy, churchwardens,
synod members and all involved in diocesan and national church governance. |
