Rights and duties

The PCC has responsibility for a whole range of things including the care, maintenance and insurance of the church and its contents and the care and maintenance of the churchyard, responsibility for the conduct of the financial affairs of the parish, rights regarding women priests, rights in relation to church appointments, functions in relation to church services etc.

It largely discharges its responsibility for the financial affairs of the parish by the appointment of a treasurer, but this does not absolve it of ultimate responsibility.

Functions

• co-operation with the parish priest in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical;
• the consideration and discussion of matters concerning the Church of England or
  any other matters of religious or public interest, but no the declaration of the doctrine of the Church on any question;
• making known and putting into effect any provisions made by the diocesan synod
  or the deanery synod, but without prejudice to the powers of the council on any
  particular matter;
• giving advice to the diocesan synod and the deanery synod on any matter referred
  to the council;
• raising such matters as the council consider appropriate with the diocesan synod or deanery synod.