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Wakefield Diocese works in close partnership with a variety of Christian denominations across West and South Yorkshire.
Revd Glenn Coggins is the Bishops Adviser for Ecumenical Affairs for West Yorkshire. Revd Allen Briscoe is the Adviser for the part of the diocese in South Yorkshire (Barnsley Deanery).
With the Diocesan Bishop, Glenn Coggins is a member of the West Yorkshire Ecumenical Council. He is secretary of the Diocesan Ecumenical Affairs group, which exists to encourage ecumenical co-operation throughout the Diocese and which reports annually to Diocesan Synod.
Glenn is available to give advice to parishes on how Canon B43 governs their practical relationships with local churches of other denominations, and on how they may operate agreements to share buildings with such churches. He liaises with the four Local Ecumenical Partnerships in the Diocese to encourage them to develop in accordance with Canon B44.
Glenn has a special involvement in developing within the Diocese the practical consequences of the Anglican-Methodist Covenant.
Revd Glenn Coggins
The Vicarage
Church Lane
East Ardsley
Wakefield
WF3 2LJ
01924 822184
email: glenn.coggins@ely.anglican.org
Helpful resources and downloads:
- National ecumencial activity is supported by Churches Together in England.
- The West Yorkshire Ecumencial Council supports local and sub-regional activity.
- Canons of the Church of England - download from the CofE web site
- Anglican-Methodist Covenant - a web site to explore union between these denominations.
- 21 practical suggestions for working ecumenically (rtf file 13kb)
- The Methodist Church - West Yorkshire District (external link)
Resources from the Council for Christian Unity:
- Churches in relationship with the Church of England (pdf 138kb)
- 21 steps to encourage local mission and unity (pdf 124kb)
- Churches designated under the Sharing of Church Buildings Act (pdf 98kb)
- Canon B43 - relations with other churches (pdf 135kb)
- How any CofE parish can share worship with Christians of other traditions (pdf 126kb)
- Check list - for the application of Canon B43 (pdf 126kb)
- Canon B44 - text and introductory notes (pdf 155kb)
- How the Church of England shares in Local Ecumenical Partnership with other churches (Canon B44) (pdf 152kb)
- Involvement of other churches in the life of Church of England parishes (pdf 151kb)
- Salvation Army and Quakers - guidelines 2005 (pdf 131kb)
- Summary of Canons B1 to B42 (pdf 125kb)
- Code of Practice for Canons B43 and B44 (pdf 117kb)
- Ecumenical participation in Ordinations (pdf 107kb)
- How dioceses can authorise ministers of other churches for work in single-congregation LEPs (pdf 142kb)
- When ministers occupy houses belonging to other denominations (pdf 138kb)
- Finance and LEPs - good practice (pdf 119kb)
- Joint Confirmations - guidelines for good practice (pdf 150kb)
- A Declaration of Ecumenical Welcome (pdf 124kb)
- Anglican-Methodist Covenant - the Text (pdf 62kb)
- Applying Canon B 43 in the context of the Anglican-Methodist Covenant (pdf 133kb)
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