Reflections on a long and difficult General Synod

19/02/2025 26 min
Reflections on a long and difficult General Synod

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Episode Synopsis

Staff writer Francis Martin spent all of last week in the press gallery of Church House, Westminster, reporting on the latest meeting of the General Synod. He reports back to the editor, Sarah Meyrick, about some of the most significant debates and votes, including on the future of safeguarding and proposed changes to the Crown Nominations Commission.

Francis was also out and about talking to Synod members. Watch a video of some of the interviews here: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/14-february/audio-video/video/watch-church-times-reports-from-the-general-synod-in-london

Read coverage of the Synod on our website: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/topics/general-synod

Synod digest will be published next week (28 February issue)

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