PCC & Governance

We’re part of the Church of England, which means that our structures of governance and accountability are set by the Church Representation Rules.

Annual Church Meeting 2026

Our 2026 Annual Church Meeting (APCM) was held on Sunday 19th April 2026 at 11.45am after our Morning Service.

Agendas and Papers for the 2026 Meeting

Below are the papers from 2026’s meeting:

This is a summary review of the life of our church in 2025, including reports required by the Church of England.

This is a more formal report and includes an audited summary of our annual financial accounts which will be submitted to the Charity Commission.

Electoral Roll

If you live in the parish or a regular member of our worshipping community and are aged 16 or over, we would encourage to join the electoral roll. This allows you to vote and stand for election to our church council (PCC). The roll was last created in 2025, so if you joined a year ago, you don’t need to re-join again until 2031.

PCC

The PCC are elected representatives from the church electoral roll.  1/3 of the PCC are elected each year at the Annual meeting (APCM) to serve for 3 years.  They act as charitable trustees and custodians of the church finances.  They meet around 6 times a year together with the clergy & churchwardens to set direction, agree expenditure, review policy & practice, take a lead on safeguarding, and work together to promote the mission of the church in the parish.

Approved Minutes from previous PCC meetings are available on request by emailing pccsecretary@stlaurences.org