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The suite of documents here is under review. Please refer to the webpages Pastoral Committees and Deployment Deployment Flow Chart Simplified Synod Deployment Guide for local Churches Mar 23 (last updated 27 June 2023)
Strategic mission fund Mission-grant -application Guidance May 2025 Mission-grant-application-form-May 2025
Church Property Form, Ver 3, July 2023 Church Buildings – Care and Maintenance: Frost Precaution Church Buildings – Maintenance Calendar Church Buildings – Maintenance Checklist Listed Buildings – Statement of Significance Manse Policy, 5th Edition, March 2025 Manse Policy, Appendix 4 – Annual Check Report
12th March 2016 – East Croydon URC Synod Ministries Committee Report 8th October 2016 Christ Church, Petts Wood Paper A – Synod Council Matters Paper B – Synod Ministries Committee Matters Paper C1 – Finance Committee Report on the accounts for the year to 31 December 2015 Paper C2 – Budget for 2017 and estimates for 2018 to 2021 Paper D – Children’s & Youth Work Committee Matters Paper D1 – 2016 Report on Junior Church Camp at Kearnsey Paper E – Synod Moderator Review Paper F – General Assembly 2016 Resolution 7 Paper G – Environment Policy for the URC Paper H – Churches’ Credit Union Paper I – General Assembly 2016 Resolutions Referred to Synods Paper J – Brighthelm URC Resolution Paper L – Church Closure 2016 Assembly Resolutions for Local Churches 11th March 2017 – East Croydon URC Minutes of Previous Meeting – 8th October 2016, Petts Wood Paper A – Synod Council Matters Paper B – Synod Ministries Committee Report Paper C – Synod Children’s and Youth Work Committee Report Paper for Item 12 – Review Group Report – Pastoral Care Paper for Item 12 – Review Group Report – Synod Moderator’s Job Description 14th October 2017 Minutes of Previous Meeting – Saturday 11th March, East Croydon URC Paper A1 – Ecumenical Work within the Synod Paper A2 – Resolutions Re Ecumenical Work within the Synod Paper B – Synod Council Report Paper C – Synod Ministries Committee Report Paper D1 – Report of the Finance Committee on the Accounts for the Year to 31st Dec 2016 Paper E – Synod Children’s & Youth Work Committee Report 10th March 2018 – East Croydon URC Paper A – Synod Council Report Paper B – Synod Ministries Committee Report 13th October 2018 – Caterham School Calling Letter 2 – Synod Together – 2018 October 13th Agenda – Synod Together 2018 Oct 13th Minutes – 10 March 2018 Synod Together PAPER A – Synod Council Report PAPER A2 – Synod Lay Presidency and Authorised Elders Guidelines PAPER A3 – Synod Policy on Authorised Elders for Lay Presidency at the Sacraments PAPER A4 – Synod Policy Local Church Leaders Policy PAPER B – Synod Ministries Committee Report PAPER C1 – Report of the Finance Committee on the accounts for the year to 31 December 2017 PAPER D – Synod Children’s & Youth Work Committee Report PAPER E – Synod Manse Policy 3rd Edition 2018 PAPER F – URC General Assembly 2018 Matters referred to Synods for consideration 9th March – East Croydon URC Calling Letter – Synod Together – 2019 March 9th Agenda – Synod Together – 2019 March 9th Minutes – Synod Together – 2018 Oct 13th [Final] Minutes Appendix 1 – Agenda Item 9 – Theme Presentation [Sarah Griffiths] Minutes Appendix 2 – Agenda Item 22 [MDO] Evangelism Minutes Appendix 3 – Agenda item 22 [TDO] PAPER B – Synod Council Report NFS PAPER C – Synod Ministries Committee Report 12th October – Reigate Park Calling Letter – Synod Together – 2019 Oct 12th Directions to Reigate Park United Reformed Church Agenda – Synod Together – 2019 October 12th Synod Together Minutes [DRAFT] – 2019 March 9th Youth Event – Information Sheet Unite 2019 Youth Event – Participant Information and Consent form 2019 PAPER A – Synod Council Report PAPER B – Synod Grants for Mission (the guide) PAPER B1 – Synod General Building Maintenance Grant PAPER B2 – Grants and Loans Flow Chart Sept 2019 PAPER C – Synod Ministries Committee Report PAPER D – Matter referred from General Assembly PAPER E1 – Report of the Finance Committee on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018 PAPER E2 – Budget for 2020 and estimates for 2021 to 2024 PAPER F – Resolution for Synod on Climate Emergency (July 2019) 14th March 2020 – Zoom Calling Letter – Synod Together March 2020 Directions to Christ Church Petts Wood Agenda Synod Together 14 March 2020 Oct 2019 Synod Together Minutes [DRAFT] 14th March 2021 – Zoom Guide to Synod Together meeting Guide to using Zoom for Synod Together meeting minutes of Synod Together October 2020 Paper B Synod Ministries report Paper C Synod Children’s and Youth Work Committee report Paper D Synod Church Building Fund Panel report 9th October 2021 – Zoom Guide to Synod Together meeting Guide to using Zoom for Synod Together meeting Paper B Synod Ministries report ST 211009 Paper D Ministers’ Pension Fund Paper E Pensions Supplementary resolution Paper F Budget for 2022 and estimates for 2023 to 2026 Paper G Report of the Finance Committee on the accounts for the year to 31 December 2020 Paper H Synod Environmental Charter and Strategy Paper I Climate Emergency resolution Paper J General Assembly 2021 report Synod Together 12th March 2022 Paper B1 Mission Projects Criteria Paper B2 Mission Projects Process Paper C Synod Ministries Report Paper D1 Synod Deployment Policy Paper D2 Introduction to the Deployment Papers Paper D3 Digital Strategy Summary Paper E1 Children’s and Youth Work report Synod Together 11th March 2023 Minutes of Synod Together 8 October 2022 B1 Synod Ministries Committee Report Paper B2 Pastoral Committee terms of reference Jan 23 Paper B3 Synod Deployment Guide for local Churches Paper B4 Deployment Flow Chart Simplified Paper B5 Synod Deployment Targets Update 2023 Paper C Revised procedures for energy surveys Paper D Children’s and Youth Work Committee report
Synod Together 21st October 2023 Minutes of Synod Together 11 March 2023 Paper A – Synod Council Report Paper C – Children and Youth Report Paper D – Creation of Kent and East Sussex Synod Area Paper F1 – Report of the Finance Committee Paper F2 – Budget For 2024 And Estimates For 2025 To 2028 Paper G – Synod Prayer Days Report
Synod Together 9th March 2024 Minutes of Synod Together 21st October 2023 PAPER A – General Assembly Moderator Nomination PAPER B – Synod Council Report PAPER C1 – Southern Synod Ministries Committee Report to Spring Synod Together March 2024 PAPER C2 – Synod Deployment Consultation Summary Data PAPER C3 – Synod Deployment Targets Update 2024
Synod Together 19th October 2024 Minutes of Synod Together 9th March 2024 PAPER A – Southern Synod Strategy 2024 PAPER B – Children and Youth Work Report PAPER C1 – Synod Council Committee Report PAPER C2 – Grouping, Amalgamation and Dissolution of Local Churches PAPER D – Synod Ministries Committee Report PAPER E1 – Report of the Finance Committee on the accounts PAPER E2 – Appendix A – Budget 2025
Synod Together 8th March 2025 PAPER A – Synod Council Report PAPER B – report on Assembly Executive PAPER D – Children and Youth Report PAPER E1 – Manse Policy 5th Edition Change Notes PAPER E2 – Manse-Policy, 5th Edition, 2025 PAPER G – Theological Education In The United Reformed Church
Synod Together 18th October 2025 Minutes of Synod Together 8th March 2025 ST 25-10-18 PAPER A – Church Life Review Article from Reform ST 25-10-18 PAPER B – Synod Structure Review October 2025 ST 25-10-18 PAPER C – Children and Youth Report ST 25-10-18 PAPER D – Synod Council Report ST 25-10-18 Paper E2 – Guidance Presiding at the Sacraments ST25-10-18-PAPER-E-Ministries-Report ST 25-10-18 PAPER F1 – Report of the Finance Committee ST 25-10-18 PAPER F2 – 2026 Budget Synod Together Minutes October 2025
Synod Together 8th March 2025 PAPER A – Synod Council Report PAPER B – report on Assembly Executive PAPER D – Children and Youth Report PAPER E1 – Manse Policy 5th Edition Change Notes PAPER E2 – Manse-Policy, 5th Edition, 2025 PAPER G – Theological Education In The United Reformed Church
Synod Together 18th October 2025 Minutes of Synod Together 8th March 2025 ST 25-10-18 PAPER A – Church Life Review Article from Reform ST 25-10-18 PAPER B – Synod Structure Review October 2025 ST 25-10-18 PAPER C – Children and Youth Report ST 25-10-18 PAPER D – Synod Council Report ST 25-10-18 Paper E2 – Guidance Presiding at the Sacraments ST25-10-18-PAPER-E-Ministries-Report ST 25-10-18 PAPER F1 – Report of the Finance Committee ST 25-10-18 PAPER F2 – 2026 Budget Synod Together Minutes October 2025
Synod Together 14th March 2026 Synod Together Minutes October 2025 ST 26-03-14 Directions and Parking ST 26-03-14 PAPER A – West Thamesmead Community Church ST 26-03-14 PAPER B – Children and Youth Work Committee ST 26-03-14 PAPER C – Synod Council Report ST 26-03-14 PAPER D – Ministries Committee Report Synod Together Minutes March 2026
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