The Parish Church Council (the PCC) is the main decision making body in the parish. Members are elected at the Annual General Meeting, which is held in April each year. Anyone registered on the Electoral Roll of the parish is allowed to vote, or to stand for election.
You can be added to the Electoral Roll at any time, by contacting the Electoral Roll
Officer: (office.morpethparish@gmail.com)
The Standing Committee of the PCC is the only committee required by law. It has power to transact the business of the P.C.C. between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council. Its members are
usually the Incumbent, Church Wardens, the Hon. Treasurer,
Electoral Roll Organiser and at least two lay elected PCC members/Deanery Synod representatives. The Parish
Secretary is ex-officio and takes Minutes of the meetings..
The church family at St. Mary's, St. James and St. Aidan's seeks to be intentionally local and endeavours to meet
together regularly to discuss church issues and develop ways to grow
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Standing Committee Members
Revd Canon Simon White (Rector)
Ms Liz Scott-Tatum
Dr Bob Young (Warden)
Dr Lindsay Gilfillan (Warden)
Mr Mike Marshall (Treasurer)
Mrs Sally Keith (Lay Member)
Finance Management Committee
Revd Simon White
Mr Geoff Morgan
Mr Alan Purdue
Ms Sharon Chappell
Mr Mike Marshall (Treasurer)
Mr Dave Pope
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PCC Members (ex-officio)
Chairman: Revd Canon Simon White
Vice-chair: Dr Bob Young
Treasurer: Mr Mike Marshall (Treasurer)
PCC Members
Clergy & Readers
Revd Canon Simon White (Rector)
Ms Annie Newlands (Reader)
PCC Members Churchwardens
Ms Liz Scott-Tatum
Dr Bob Young
Dr Lindsay Gilfillan
Ms Kathryn Irwin
Ms Rachel Anderson (Deputy Warden))
PCC Members Deanery Synod
Mrs Val Pope
Mrs Sally Keith
Ms Annie Newlands
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PCC Elected Members
Mr Richard Bishopp
Ms Lauren Fluke (PSO)
Ms Lyndsey Phillips
Mr Roy Sanderson
Mr Chris Prance
PCC Secretary
Ms Mary Steventon
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Meetings are held at 7:00pm in St James's Church |
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May 19th 2026 |
July 21st 2026 |
September 15th 2026 |
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November 17th 2026 |
January 19th 2027 |
March 16th 2027 |
Electoral roll
Importance of the Church electoral roll
The parish church electoral roll is the first building block of
the church’s governance structure. It is a register of the lay
members of the church who are entitled to vote at the APCM. Subject
to the note below, those on the roll are eligible to be elected to
lay representative positions on their PCC and deanery synod. Deanery
synod representatives may then be elected to diocesan synod and
general synod. The total number on the parish church electoral roll,
as presented at the APCM, is an important factor in determining the
number of lay representatives (parochial and deanery synod) that a
parish may have, whilst being only a small component of how the
parish share allocation is determined.
Given this, each year a formal process is undertaken by the PCC, as
preparation for the APCM, to ensure the roll's accuracy. A NEW
ELECTORAL ROLL WILL NEED TO BE PREPARED (EVERY 6 YEARS) INSTEAD OF
THE USUAL REVISION.
Download an application form to join the
Electoral Roll of the Parish of Morpeth
here
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