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The committee plans and budgets for meetings of the ¹ú²úÎÞÂë’s General Assembly and of its executive body, the Assembly Executive. It is responsible for practical arrangements and for the planning and ordering of business.

• Convenor: The Revd Mark Robinson (2025)
• Secretary: The Revd Dr John Bradbury

This committee supports, encourages and promotes work among children and families, young people and young adults. It gives oversight to ¹ú²úÎÞÂë Children and ¹ú²úÎÞÂë Youth, and provides a programme of opportunities, resources and events with the support of Synod Children's and Youth Development Officers (CYDO) and other lead staff. It works to facilitate the involvement of children and young people at every level throughout the church.

• Convenor: The Revd Paul Robinson (until 2024)
• Convenor-Elect: The Revd Samantha Sheehan (from GA 2024)
• Secretary: Dr Sam Richards

The communications committee oversees the internal and external communications of the denomination – including , News Update and media releases. It also  handles reputation management issues, and looks after the content and maintenance of the ¹ú²úÎÞÂë website and database, produces quality design and print, publishes ¹ú²úÎÞÂë books and reports and is the initial contact point for copyright enquiries.

• Convenor: The Revd Lucy Brierley (2027)
• Secretary: Andy Jackson

The committee encourages and enables relevant training and learning throughout the whole Church. To this end it seeks to influence the ways we think about learning and the ways we do it, the content of courses, and the deployment of resources. It supports and helps other Assembly committees and the synods in training and development matters and it also maintains oversight of the initial and continuing development of ministers of word and sacraments, CRCWs and lay preachers.

• Convenor: Pippa Hodgson (2027)

The role and remit of the equalities committee is to remind the denomination that equality is enshrined in its theology, life and work – and to challenge the practice of the ¹ú²úÎÞÂë Church where appropriate. The committee does this by developing detailed equalities policies and monitoring their implementation and effectiveness, reporting regularly to General Assembly. It also has oversight of training programmes in inclusion and equalities.

• Secretary: The Revd David Salsbury (2027)

This committee is responsible for general oversight of the ¹ú²úÎÞÂë’s central funds, ensuring that proper procedures are in place for the maintenance of accounting records, the safe custody of assets and the preparation of financial statements. It gives financial advice to other committees, Mission Council and Assembly, and manages the Church’s finances and budgets within the policies set by General Assembly.

• Convenor: Alan Yates
• Deputy Convenor: Vaughan Griffiths (2025)
• Chief Finance Officer & Staff Liaison: John Samson

The committee is responsible for the ministry of word and sacraments, church related community work, eldership and lay preaching. It oversees admissions, numbers and accreditation of new personnel, central care and conditions of service, chaplaincies in industry, colleges and universities and the armed forces, and the Special Category Ministry scheme. It has concern for the pastoral support of people who serve in all these spheres, and for their supervision, appraisal and accountability.

• Convenor: The Revd Mary Thomas (2026)
• Secretary: The Revd Nicola Furley-Smith

This committee works with the whole Church to encourage growth in discipleship, evangelism and witness, and to focus our task of ‘being Christ’s people, transformed by the Gospel, making a difference to the world’ (General Assembly 2007). The committee therefore seeks to support local churches in their mission and evangelism, and to sustain and develop the Church’s external relationships. It brings together the work of ecumenical, international and interfaith relations, racial justice and intercultural ministries, and public affairs (church and society). It oversees Commitment for Life, through which the ¹ú²úÎÞÂë contributes to international development, attends to the sending and receiving of mission personnel, particularly through the Council for World Mission, and seeks to support our people in their interfaith contact and conversation.

• Convenor: Sarah Lane Cawte (until 2028)
• Deputy Convenor: The Revd Wilbert Sayimani (2027)
• Secretary: The Revd Philip Brooks

This committee nominates to Assembly people to convene and to serve on all Assembly committees, suggests names of ¹ú²úÎÞÂë representatives on external and ecumenical bodies and proposes names for appointment groups for synod moderators and certain central staff.

• Convenor: Helen Lidgett (until 2025)
• Secretary: Margaret Marshall (until 2026)

Documents

• Download the latest Nominations List July 2023 (PDF | 65kb)

This committee considers the cases of ministers who are referred to it, usually by synods, often at times of difficulty. It also deals with welfare and emergency matters including the use of welfare funds. Its work is necessarily confidential and is reported in general terms only, directly to the General Assembly.

• Convenor: The Revd Dr Elizabeth Welch (2027)
• Secretary: The Revd Dr John Bradbury

The safeguarding committee monitors the implementation of the ¹ú²úÎÞÂë Safeguarding Policy Statement as agreed by the General Assembly, and makes recommendations to Assembly Executive and General Assembly as appropriate. It does this by monitoring compliance against the safeguarding policy across churches and synods and devising strategies to address identified weaknesses. The committee additionally advises on training and good practice guidance, ensuring that the denomination is aware of current safeguarding legislation and reporting responsibilities, and forging strong relationships with ecumenical partners to foster a robust safeguarding framework.

• Convenor: The Revd Roger Jones (2026)
• Secretary: Sharon Barr

This committee addresses issues of faith and order on behalf of the ¹ú²úÎÞÂë, advising the Church’s officers and committees and responding to concerns raised throughout the Church. It participates in ecumenical discussions, and publishes occasional materials related to faith and order questions.

• Convenor: The Revd Dr Robert Pope (until 2026)
• Co-Secretary: The Revd Andy Braunston
• Co-Secretary: Lindsey Brown
• Email: [email protected]