Further to our post “Coronavirus – election of PCC and churchwardens”, David Lamming has written the following guest post on the issues raised

‘Virtual’ PCC meetings and other Coronavirus-related issues

Peter Collier’s comment on “Coronavirus – election of PCC and churchwardens” is helpful and timely. I believe there is a common misconception that the combination of Church Representation Rule M29 (business by correspondence) and rule 76 (communicating by email or post), coupled with the abolition of the former rule requiring each PCC to hold a minimum of 4 meetings a year and its replacement by a requirement to hold “a sufficient number of meetings to enable the efficient transaction of its business” (rule M23(1)), enables everything to be done by e-mail. This is not what rule M29 enables or allows, as Peter Collier explains. Continue reading →