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For the first time since 1938, there was a contest for the election of one person to represent the Deanery of Guernsey in the House of Laity of the General Synod of the Church of England. Those eligible to vote were the fifty lay members of Guernsey Deanery Synod.  Three candidates stood for election. Ruth Abernethy was elected. She will join the Very Revd Mike Keirle, Dean of Jersey, and the…

Return of election result RUTH ELIZABETH ABERNETHY has been elected to represent the Deanery of Guernsey in the House of Laity of the General Synod of the Church of England. Number of voting papers issued : 50 Papers returned : 49 (98%) Spoilt papers : 2 (4%) 

The Channel Island deaneries (Guernsey and Jersey) are participating in the Church of England's review of all past safeguarding cases.  A letter from the Dean of Guernsey, the Very Reverend Tim Barker, sent on 30 April 2021 to Guernsey's Anglican churches, can be found here.  In his letter, the Dean writes,  'I encourage anyone with any information regarding church-related abuse to be part of…

Following the conviction in the Guernsey Magistrate's Court of a former incumbent in the Deanery of Guernsey on a charge of indecent assault, the Dean of Guernsey, with the support of the two vice deans, has issued an open letter to the people of Guernsey, which is available here.  The Dean writes, "We are truly sorry that the actions of our former colleague have caused distress and harm to…

A service in commemoration of His late Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, will be held at the Town Church in St Peter Port on Sunday 18 April at 4 pm. All are welcome to attend (but should aim to be seated by 3.45 pm).

The Dean of Guernsey, the Very Reverend Tim Barker, has issued a statement, paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh. It can be downloaded here.  

In addition to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Bishop of Salisbury and the Deans of Guernsey and Jersey published last week, a second Memorandum of Understanding, describing the relationship between the Diocese of Salisbury and the Deaneries of Guernsey and Jersey in matters of finance and administration has been signed. It is available here.

Today marks the next stage of the implementation of the recommendations of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission on the Relationship of the Channel Islands to the wider Church of England (published on 9 October 2019).  Whilst the Right Reverend Trevor Willmott retains legal responsibility for the Channel Islands (the Deaneries of Guernsey and Jersey) until the legislative processes are…