Re-uniting Hemlington and Stainton
Updated 26th Feb 2021 The benefice and parish of Hemlington was formed in 1993 from part of the area of the parish of Stainton. The church of St Timothy, Hemlington, the only church in the parish, is subject to severe structural challenges and was the subject of a recent draft pastoral scheme for closure and demolition. The parish has struggled in recent years and the Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee's preferred way forward would be for the parish of Hemlington to re-unite with its mother parish of Stainton. The Church Commissioners have published a Draft Pastoral Scheme which provides for:
Anyone may make representations for or against all or any part or parts of the draft Scheme (please include the reasons for your views) preferably by email or by post to reach the Church Commissioners no later than midnight on 15 February 2021. Full details of the proposals are available in the following documents. A letter from the Church Commissoners about the draft Pastoral Scheme at this link and how to submit any comments you may have; A formal Notice about the proposed Pastoral Scheme at this link (copies of the Notice have been posted on the notice boards in all three Churches in our Plurality); A copy of the draft Pastoral Scheme at this link; and A glossary of the terms used in the documents at this link. The Pastoral Scheme to re-unite Hemlington with Stainton was "made" by the Church Commissioners on 25th February 2021 and comes into effect on Monday 1st March 2021, and on that day our Priest-in-Charge Revd Claire Todd becomes our Vicar. A copy of the "made" Scheme can be found at this link.
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