Diocesan Advisory Committee

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Mrs Catherine Roberts, Head of DAC, Pastoral and Closed Churches
Tel: 01962 737306
Email: catherine.roberts@winchester.anglican.org
Cathy directs the works of this department and manages the work of the Church Buildings Officer and Pastoral Secretary. She is the DAC Secretary and therefore has a particular responsibility for all work relating to Faculty applications, church buildings and their contents.

 

 

Admin Assistant to the buildings team - vacant

 

Mrs Wendy Harris, Pastoral Secretary
Tel: 01962 737322
Email: wendy.harris@winchester.anglican.org
Wendy works closely with Cathy Roberts to deliver the practical out-workings of the statutory functions of the Diocese, Pastoral and Mission Measure as determined by the Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee. Wendy also acts as Designated Officer under the Patronage Benefices Measure 1986 to administer the processes when an incumbent leaves the parish and creates a vacancy. She also assists Cathy Roberts and Andrea Ford in processing Faculty applications. In addition to this Wendy provides support to the Head of Department in the management of Closed Churches along side Andrea Ford. Tel: 01962 737322 Email: wendy.harris@winchester.anglican.org

The Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches (DAC)

The DAC can give advice, with experts they may have consulted, to discuss proposals for works and to agree how the DAC will assist in the scheme.

Where a scheme requires significant resources or substantial changes, the parish should draw up a Statement of Significance and Needs and consult national bodies, such as English Heritage, as well as the DAC. The DAC can assist with this.

Once ideas are developed into a formal, documented proposal, the proposal is sent to the DAC, who then issue a certificate. The parish then displays a public notice to give local residents and others the chance to make comments and objections.

The DAC therefore is responsible for the correct procedure by which churches are inspected, necessary works are noted, and the works undertaken in an orderly and lawful way.

The DAC is constantly aware of its duties to maintain consecrated buildings, to be mindful of the rich Christian heritage old churches bear, and to have a full appreciation of the living needs the physical churches, ancient or modern, must meet. Few decisions are taken lightly, and full consultation is always sought, where it is appropriate.

In complex matters, where decisions are difficult or where objections have been raised, the Diocesan Chancellor will consider petitions and hold hearings at the consistory court.

The consistory court can enforce works to be carried out, or to be re-done if they do not meet the conditions laid down.

DAC, Pastoral & Closed Churches

Overview
The focus of this work is to ensure that our churches and parishes are provisioned as best as possible to meet the needs of worshippers in terms of clergy provision and physical accommodation.

Roles and responsibilities
Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches (DAC)
This covers anything relating to the care and maintenance of churches, their contents and surroundings and includes training of churchwardens. The DAC has the responsibility of advising the Chancellor and assisting the parishes in respect of all Faculty applications.

Pastoral
This area covers the legal aspects of amalgamation of parishes and includes parish boundary changes, disposal of or acquisition of, or designation of clergy houses in parishes and changes to the vesting of land. The administration of these processes is carried out by the Pastoral Secretary under the direction of the Head of this department.

Vacancy
When an incumbent leaves a parish this creates a vacancy. The administration of the necessary processes required to fill the post via liaison with the patrons and interested parties is carried out by the Pastoral Secretary under the direction of the Head of this department. Included in this is the process of suspending the presentation of the living to patrons to allow for pastoral re-organisation.

Closed Churches
The processes required to declare a church redundant are administered in this department. These include liaison with the parishioners and incumbent, investigations of shared or alternative uses or ownership and assessment of the importance architecturally of the building before instigation of the appropriate application via the Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee. This also involves future involvement with closed churches to ensure that conditions attached to any sale or lease are adhered to.

For the Agenda and Supporting Papers for 14th December 2011 meeting click here

 

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