Several speeches suggested that parish ministry was becoming, as the Revd Vincent Whitworth (Manchester) put it, \u201cimpossible\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Archdeacon of West Cumberland, the Ven. Stewart Fyfe (Carlisle) warned that, since 2015, parish ministry had been \u201cunderfunded to a dangerous point\u201d. Clergy jobs in rural areas were unmanageable, he said. \u201cWhat makes us distinctive as the Church of England is [that] we maintain a Christian presence in every community and that is never going to pay for itself, but it is a proper charitable priority for Church Commissioners\u2019 redistribution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canon Kate Massey (Coventry), who, until six weeks ago, was serving alone in a parish of 15,000 in Coventry, found it \u201cbittersweet\u201d to hear about growth in churches in receipt of large grants. She had served a \u201cfaithful community of believers who are chasing an ever-receding horizon of cost-of-ministry payments\u201d. Those without resources were \u201cmade to feel like they are failing\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> Synod votes against radical measures to redistribute Church Commissioners\u2019 wealth
Cuts, clergy stress, low morale, and collapse in vocations presents \u2018existential threat to the Church of England\u2019 members hear#clergystress<\/a> #churchofengland<\/a> #generalsynod<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/VeLWgAmM9k<\/a><\/p>— Church Times (@ChurchTimes) July 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>