Governance
You will find these sections on this page:
The Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church (CPD)
The written constitution of the Methodist Church is prepared at the direction of the Methodist Conference by the Law and Polity Committed of the Methodist Church. The CPD comprises two volumes and outlines the legal framework by which the Methodist Church is governed.
Download Volume 1 (PDF)
Download Volume 2 (PDF)
The Local Churches (part six) describes how individual churches are organised and governed in this circuit.
Local governance documents and guidance
Church property checklist (PDF)
Church property return form (PDF)
Statistics for mission form (PDF)
Standard accounts form (Excel spreadsheet)
Standard accounts form notes (Word document)
General Data Protection Regulation Policy (GDPR) (PDF)
Safeguarding
The Bude and Holsworthy Methodist Circuit is committed to the safeguarding and protection of all children, youth and vulnerable adults. The circuit recognises the serious issue of the abuse of children and vulnerable adults and maintains a stringent and robust safeguarding policy which is reviewed and updated annually.
Read our safeguarding policy by clicking here.
Please click here to download a copy of the safeguarding policy and display it somewhere clearly visible in your church.
If you have any suspicions or concerns regarding the safety of any child or vulnerable person please contact the police on 111. Please get in touch with your Circuit Safeguarding Officers for Adults and Children, Debbie Whelan and Amy Marsh who are named in the Safeguarding Policy.
Please inform the Superintendent Minister and Circuit Safeguarding Officers and District Safeguarding Officer of any communications you have had with the police, social services or any non-ministry agencies.
For additional guidance on safeguarding please follow this link to the National Safeguarding Policy of the Methodist Church of Great Britain.
Yours sincerely,
Amy Marsh & Debbie Whelan
Circuit Safeguarding Officers