Pastoral Administration 1978-79
The Commisioners operate the administrative machinery for implementing diocesan
proposals for the reorganisation of pastoral care to meet present day needs and
resources and also for settling the future of redundant churches.
Pastoral Reorganisation
schemes or orders completed
including 58 for declaring churches redundant
for establishing new team ministries
for establishing new group ministries
The work that is going on has to be seen in the context of some 17,000 consecrated
churches 14 000 parishes and 11 000 benefices or livings
and 182 for uniting or otherwise rearranging benefices and parishes
Redundant churches
‘lfhe future of redundant churches settled of which
were found new uses (see below)
were to be preserved by the Redundant Churches Fund
an demolished
Alternative uses 1978 79
Civic, cultural ” Residential
or community
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Monuments Arts & crafts
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3 for Storage 1 Educational
2 for Sports 1 Ad]UflC‘£ to 8dj0lfliflQ estate
Worship
by other
Christian
bodies
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industrial
or office
use