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07 volland michael birmingham 008 north philip blackburn 010 saner haigh rob carlsisle 017 innes robert europe 021 jackson richard hereford 031 sellin debbie peterborough 033 gibbs jonathan rochester 037 wilcox pete sheffield 040 williams paul southwell nottingham 050 duff jill lancaster 053 race stephen beverley bishops abstaining 006 beasley michael bath wells 019 treweek rachel gloucester 024 ipgrave michael lichfield 048 springett robert tewkesbury there are 53 members of the house of bishops although some places are vacant those who did not vote were 003 vacant london 009 vacant bristol 012 tanner mark chester 013 vacant chichester 014 jelley sophie coventry 015 lane libby derby on sick leave 016 clark sarah ely 020 vacant guildford 022 vacant leeds 023 snow martin leicester 025 conway stephen lincoln suspended 026 vacant liverpool 027 walker david manchester 028 hartley helen ann newcastle 029 usher graham norwich 030 vacant oxford 034 rumsey andrew st albans 036 lake stephen salisbury stepped back 038 hillas patricia sodor man 041 williams david truro 042 nelson hugh worcester 044 nelson hugh forces 045 hollinghurst anne formerly aston but so far as i know still an elected suffragan 047 baker jonathan fulham diocesan bishops are numbers 1 to 42 dover ex officio is 43 the bishop to the forces is 44 and the elected suffragans are 45 to 53 note that suffragan bishops who attend synod to represent their diocese during a vacancy in see are not eligible to vote unless like sherborne they happen to also be one of the elected suffragans 88 comments general synod electronic voting results july 2026 on thursday 23 july 2026 at 10 27 am by peter owen categorised as church of england general synod the electronic voting results from this month s meeting of general synod are now available online these contain the names of voting members and how they voted item 14 item 19 see separate post on this vote item 53 item 54 item 521 the full text of motions can be found in the official record of business done business done 10 july afternoon business done 11 july morning business done 11 july afternoon business done 12 july afternoon business done 12 july evening business done 13 july morning business done 13 july afternoon business done 14 july morning 0 comments opinion 22 july 2026 on wednesday 22 july 2026 at 11 00 am by peter owen categorised as opinion charlie bell viamedia news the end of the synod grieving for love helen king viamedia news creating family a perspective on the debate on looked after children and those in care 37 comments dean of coventry on friday 17 july 2026 at 10 39 am by peter owen categorised as church of england news it was announced yesterday that the revd canon andrew dodd will be the next dean of coventry he is currently canon treasurer at canterbury cathedral the full announcement is here 26 comments general synod motion on same sex relationships on wednesday 15 july 2026 at 12 00 pm by peter owen categorised as church of england general synod as most readers will be aware general synod debated a private member s motion on same sex relationships on monday after amendment it was put to the vote in the following form that this synod a affirm that all baptised believing and faithful persons regardless of sexual orientation are full members of the body of christ b delight in the lives and ministries of lgbtqia people in the church of england c recognise a legitimate range of theological perspectives held in good conscience across the church of england on the right ordering of committed faithful intimate same sex relationships and d recognise that this includes views that affirm and views that reject the position that there are no fundamental objections to being in such a relationship and that such a relationship can be entirely compatible with christian discipleship and ministry it was lost following a counted vote by houses the voting was as follows for against recorded abstentions bishops 11 14 4 clergy 93 79 0 laity 101 83 0 in a vote by houses there has to be majority in favour in each house for the motion to be passed as the majority of bishops voted against the motion was lost even though the total votes were 205 in favour and 176 against the motion was originally proposed by helen king but illness meant that she was unable to attend synod in person and the motion was proposed by muriel robinson synod members were provided with papers by professor king and by the secretary general helen king attended remotely and has written about the debate here synod at home 3 long monday there is a church times report here motion affirming no fundamental objections to committed intimate same sex relationships falls in house of bishops and colin coward has blogged here the house of bishops does not control our intimate sexual lives 165 comments opinion 11 july 2026 on saturday 11 july 2026 at 11 28 am by peter owen categorised as opinion gerry lynch changing politics changing country phil groves viamedia news be kind kelvin holdsworth what is in kelvin s head acc 19 the anglican consultative council in belfast 159 comments general synod 10 14 july 2026 on friday 10 july 2026 at 10 56 am by peter owen categorised as church of england general synod this post will be updated as the meeting proceeds the church of england s general synod is meeting this weekend the timetable is here the agenda is here and the papers are here live video etc all sessions are streamed live on youtube and remain available to view afterwards links have been provided in advance friday afternoon 14 30 19 00 saturday morning 09 00 12 45 saturday afternoon 14 00 17 00 sunday afternoon 14 30 18 00 sunday evening 20 00 21 45 monday morning 08 45 12 45 monday afternoon 14 00 19 00 tuesday morning 08 45 13 30 chairs of debates order papers op i friday 10 july afternoon op ii saturday 11 july morning op iii saturday 11 july afternoon op iv sunday 12 july afternoon op v sunday 12 july evening op vi monday 12 july morning op vii monday 13 july afternoon op viii tuesday 14 july morning notice papers np01 deadlines np02 york security 2026 np03 variations to the standing orders np04 article 7 business np05 financial statement july 2026 np06 worship and pastoral support np07 progress of measures july 2026 np08 clergy conduct rules np09 members not standing for election np10 motions and amendments np11 deemed business np12 addendum to fifth notice paper np13 variation of business questions notice paper july 2026 addendum to questions addendum to q184 business done business done 10 july afternoon business done 11 july morning business done 11 july afternoon business done 12 july afternoon business done 12 july evening business done 13 july morning business done 13 july afternoon business done 14 july morning official press releases synod roundup friday 10 july 2026 synod roundup saturday 11 july 2026 synod roundup sunday july 12 2026 synod roundup monday 13 july 2026 synod roundup tuesday july 14 2026 archbishop of york s presidential address general synod backs new network of neurodiversity champions archbishop sarah s general synod address on affirming neurodiversity in the church promoting unity in the nation synod members share their stories church to mark modern day martyrs in annual commemoration church of england publishes major teaching document on care for creation as synod approves new annual festival synod votes to stand in solidarity with of palestinian christians and hear their voices in amended motion archbishop of canterbury s general synod sermon at york minster we must hear the voices of palestinian christians says archbishop of canterbury synod safeguarding presentation synod receives landmark report on trust children in care facing enormous challenges general synod hears synod debates the church commissioners approach to land use and nature sermon at closing eucharist of york general synod press reports and comment etc church times archbishop of york church s work of justice repentance and repair remains unfinished celebrating neurodiversity and inclusion is a core commitment of the church synod hears bishop of norwich defends research underpinning project spire democracy is under threat bishop of leicester tells synod priests disqualified from driving must inform their bishop or archbishop under new rules synod votes to hear document that speaks of genocidal war on gaza motion affirming no fundamental objections to committed intimate same sex relationships falls in house of bishops synod takes note of four year investigation into trust and trustworthiness in the church commitment to mandatory reporting must trump seal of confession says safeguarding bishop helen king synod at home 1 synod at home 2 sunday into monday synod at home 3 long monday synod at home 4 rest from our labours the guardian c of e s 100m plan to address historical links to slavery faces legal challenge church of england votes against plan to rewild 30 of its land by 2030 31 comments general synod questions july 2026 on thursday 9 july 2026 at 10 34 am by peter owen categorised as church of england general synod the 239 questions and answers for this weekend s meeting of the church of england s general synod were issued today they can be found online here questions notice paper there are two sessions scheduled for questions on friday afternoon not later than 5 35 pm and saturday morning not later than 11 45 am update friday the answers to some questions include material not suitable for inclusion in the questions booklet this material is displayed on the noticeboard at synod and is included in this addendum to questions update saturday there is further additional material addendum to q184 7 comments opinion 8 july 2026 on wednesday 8 july 2026 at 11 16 am by peter owen categorised as opinion andrew atherstone the living church hope for the communion reflections on the anglican consultative council s 2026 meeting colin coward unadulterated love divine violence and abuse part two of ending abusive theologies phil groves viamedia news all kinds of minds helen king sharedconversations learning to love and be loved bishops bodies and my private member s motion 64 comments bishop of bedford announces his retirement on tuesday 7 july 2026 at 2 24 pm by peter owen categorised as church of england news the bishop of bedford the rt revd richard atkinson has announced that he will retire at the end of this year details are on the st albans diocesan website 21 comments general synod fringe event about conversion therapy on thursday 2 july 2026 at 2 41 pm by simon sarmiento categorised as church of england general synod safeguarding updated 7 july and 8 july eighty two members of the general synod have written to the archbishops of canterbury and york asking why a fringe event and exhibition space at the july 2026 synod have been approved the letter asks the archbishops to exercise their discretionary powers as presidents to uphold the church s safeguarding guidance and the ethos of the church of england the announcement of the fringe event can be seen here the text of the letter is published at unadulterated love letter to archbishops objecting to synod event in support of conversion therapy and is copied in full below the fold robert thompson has written a further reflection on this issue which is published at viamedia news the body we are becoming ecclesiology safeguarding and the common life of general synod update 7 july the telegraph reports a church of england spokesman said a general synod member has applied to host a synod fringe meeting and related public display on sexual identity transformation at the forthcoming general synod meeting at the university of york the organiser has made clear both will challenge the principles of a ban on conversion practices following careful consideration the archbishop of canterbury and the archbishop of york have informed the synod member that their fringe meeting as a private discussion for synod members and invited guests may go ahead as planned but has declined permission for the associated stand and public display in 2017 the general synod voted by a large majority in favour of a ban on conversion practices a publicly visible display would act as a public statement contrary to that stated position and is not appropriate in the circumstances update 8 july in the archbishops letter to those who wrote to them about this they also say the university of york have made certain requests in relation to the meeting if the meeting is to take place the organiser will need to meet these requests which concern the name of the event the display of signage and a disclaimer more 215 comments opinion 1 july 2026 on wednesday 1 july 2026 at 9 58 pm by peter owen categorised as opinion robert thompson guarding the flock beyond compliance why the church s next safeguarding challenge is culture stephen parsons surviving church false safeguarding accusations and how they 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