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The Parochial Church Council is a relatively recent invention. Until 1919 the administration and finances of a parish were the legal responsibility of the incumbent and the churchwardens. The members of congregations had little say in the running of the church except in electing the churchwardens. Since then a number of Acts have defined and refined what a PCC is and what it does.

 

The incumbent and the PCC each have their own particular rights and responsibilities in the life of the church but partnership and co-operation are integral to their relationship.

 

The PCC is responsible for the maintenance of the church buildings and churchyard, and, with the incumbent, for deciding how the church's money is to be spent. The PCC is formally the employer of the church's paid workers. The PCC has the right to be consulted about major changes to the forms of worship used in the parish and about the appointment of a new incumbent. It is also consulted about any pastoral scheme affecting the parish. The PCC will have on it one or more members of the deanery synod, who have an important role in linking the parish into the wider structures of the church.

  
           
 
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