A plea for a new national plan to care for crumbling church buildings is on the agenda of the first meeting of the new General Synod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A diocesan-synod motion from Blackburn is posited on the argument that cash-strapped parishes cannot be expected from donations and grants alone to foot the estimated \u00a31-billion bill for outstanding church maintenance work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, the Synod will be asked to call for the national Church of England institutions to create a \u201cnational strategy for the preservation, maintenance, and development of our buildings\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Updates on safeguarding and the clergy well-being covenant, as well as an overview of church finances, make up the rest of the short agenda for the two-day group of sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before the hundreds of newly elected and returning members begin debate in Church House, Westminster, they will attend a eucharist in Westminster Abbey on the morning of 17 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> A plea for a new national plan to care for crumbling church buildings is on the agenda of the first meeting of the new General Synod. #ChurchNews #GeneralSynod https:\/\/t.co\/fmBCiA3gi8<\/p>— Church Times (@ChurchTimes) October 29, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>\n