St. John's Parochial Church Council (PCC) and Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) Documents and Forms
The Parochial Church Council is like a Board of Directors for the local church.
Every year (normally in April, but in 2020 it was in October) a meeting is held to adopt the annual report and elect or re-elect church wardens, council members for the parish, deanery and diocesan synod representatives and sidesmen
In order to be able to vote at these meetings, members need to be on the church electoral roll.
AMP+APCM April 2020 Agenda
This is the agenda for the Annual Meeting of Parishioners followed by the main meeting, the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, scheduled for 28th April 2021 at 7:30 p.m. including instructions for how to join the meeting.
2020 Trustees Annual Report
Approved document
This is the St. John's summary of the year, including a Letter from the Vicar, Churchwardens' Report, Coronavirus Implications, Summary of PCC Business, Reports from Safeguarding Officer, Deanery Synod, Diocesan Synod, Electoral Roll Officer and Treasurer. It also lists all the people involved in the running of the church and a list of PCC policies. The accounts are at the end.
Minutes of 2020 Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Draft document.
The purpose of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting is to elect Assistant Churchwardens, Deputy Churchwardens, Parochial Church Council representatives and Deanery Synod representatives. The meeting also receives the Trustees' Annual Report, the Electoral Roll Report, the Treasurer's Report and the Churchwarden Report. It also appoints an Auditor or Independent Examiner for the current year.
Minutes of 2020 Annual Parishioners Meeting
Draft document.
The purpose of the Annual Parishioners Meeting, normally held immediately before the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, is to elect the churchwardens.
Minutes of 2019 Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Draft document.
The purpose of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting is to elect Assistant Churchwardens, Deputy Churchwardens, Parochial Church Council representatives and Deanery Synod representatives. The meeting also receives the Trustees' Annual Report, the Electoral Roll Report, the Treasurer's Report and the Churchwarden Report. It also appoints an Auditor or Independent Examiner for the current year.
Minutes of 2019 Annual Parishioners Meeting
Draft document.
The purpose of the Annual Parishioners Meeting, normally held immediately before the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, is to elect the churchwardens.
Electoral Roll form
"Application for enrolment on the electoral roll"
Once on the electoral roll, you remain until you choose to come off or when the electoral roll has to be completely remade (every six years). More details are in this form.
Churchwarden nomination form
"Nomination of candidate for election as Churchwarden"
A churchwarden is similar in position to chief operating officer of a company. There are normally two in a parish.
A summary of duties can be found at:
PCC/Diocesan rep nomination form
The same form is used for nomination to the parochial church council and the Kenilworth Deanery Synod