One of the issues we are most often asked about is about the relationship between the “trustees” of the church and the people responsible for its spiritual oversight – i.e. its pastor, minister, elders or other spiritual leadership team. This is a tricky question, and there is no perfect answer to it. The article below helps you navigate the legal issues, as a … Read more …
NB: We are in the process of reviewing the contents of this article in the light of the changes recently introduced to the Charities Act. Please note that the following advice only refers to churches in England due to differing regulations in the rest of the UK. For a church that has a manse, … Read more …
How do you encourage Christians to be active in mission and evangelism when their nearest neighbour is more than a mile away? Christian charity Village Hope is working in rural parts of Great Britain, trying to help churches to answer that question. They are an evangelistic mission organisation seeking to support evangelists, church planters or … Read more …
When a charity is looking to buy or sell property, the legal work can be complicated – especially when you’re purchasing. Thankfully, Edward Connor Solicitors have a team of conveyancing and trust experts who not only have the expertise to perform all the legal work involved, but also appreciate the nature and outlook of a … Read more …
Scarborough’s a beautiful place to live. The town is home to around 60,000 people living among the rolling hills and beautiful coastline of north Yorkshire. It’s also home to one of Britain’s newest churches. Trinity Church Scarborough is an Anglican church which started meeting in May 2017. It was planted by Anglican Mission in England … Read more …
