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<p>Parishes already have autonomy over their finances. The Church of England has a
devolved structure with operational budgets managed at the parish, diocese and national
levels. Each level makes day-to-day and long-term spending decisions appropriate to
its activity. There are no plans to devolve further budgetary functions.</p><p>The
Church Commissioners make significant money available each year through the Archbishops'
Council to support various initiatives at the diocesan and parish levels. Recent funds
have included money to increase opportunity for those with a vocation to train for
ministry, supporting clergy posts of first responsibility, funding parish churches
upgrading heating systems and giving hardship grants to dioceses to support clergy
in need. <br> <br> The Church Commissioners are now working with a new Strategic Mission
and Ministry Investment Board to oversee the distribution of its lowest-income communities
and strategic development project funding. The latest report from the Strategic Mission
and Misntry Board can be found here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/gs-misc-1348-final-version-2022-sib-annual-report-for-synod.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/gs-misc-1348-final-version-2022-sib-annual-report-for-synod.pdf</a></p><p><br>
You can find more about the work of both the Archbishops' Council and the Church Commissioners
to support parish and diocesan ministry in their Annual Reports here:</p><p>The Archbihsops'
Council: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/gs-2308-2022-archbishops-council-annual-report.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/gs-2308-2022-archbishops-council-annual-report.pdf</a></p><p>The
Church Commissioners: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/gs-misc-1342-church-commissioners-for-england-annual-report-2022-final.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/gs-misc-1342-church-commissioners-for-england-annual-report-2022-final.pdf</a></p><p>
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