The Annual Meeting of Parishioners

This is a joint meeting of all those whose names are on the church electoral roll of the parish and those who are resident in the parish (and whose names appear on the local government register of electors). Its purpose is to elect Churchwardens.

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)

This is a meeting for all lay people whose names are on the churches’ Electoral Roll. It has a number of purposes, as follows:

To receive the report on changes to the Electoral Roll (or the new Electoral Roll) To receive an Annual Report on the proceedings of the PCC and the activities of the parish generally during the previous calendar year To receive the financial statements of the PCC for the year ending 31 December of the previous calendar year To receive a report on the ‘fabric, goods and ornaments’ of the church or churches of the parish (The ‘Fabric Report’) To receive a report on the proceedings of the deanery synod To elect every third year parochial representatives of the laity to the deanery synod To elect parochial representatives of the laity to the PCC (normally to serve for 3 years, but this can be varied to 1 year by decision of the APCM) To receive a brief report from the Safeguarding Co-ordinator on the implementation of the Safeguarding Policies