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ECUMENICAL OFFICER/S

Most dioceses have Ecumenical Officers who are available to offer advice on using the Ecumenical Canons to explore ways of working with other Christian churches locally and throughout the diocese. Your Diocesan Ecumenical Officer can be contacted via the Diocesan Office.

CCU RESOURCES PACK 2006

Comprehensive  guidance notes on how the Church of England works with partner churches are available in the "Resouces for Ecumenical Officers" folder on the

Anglican-Methodist Covenant website.

 

COURTESIES!

 

For advice on relations with Christians of other churches click below. These are in a format for printing off to form a simple folded leaflet. 

 

1. Welcoming individual Christians

 

2. Hospitality to other congregations

 

3. Inviting ministers to share in worship

 

4. Responding to invitations from elsewhere

 

5. Methodists and Moravians - two special relationships

 

WHICH CHURCHES ARE DESIGNATED UNDER THE ECUMENICAL RELATIONS MEASURE?

To check which churches are designated under the Ecumenical Relations Measure 1998 please click on the link below and go to page 23 of the document.

 

Click here

 

ECUMENICAL CO-OPERATION IN MISSION INITIATIVES

Guidelines for bishops on ecumenical co-operation under the Dioceses, Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007.

 

Click here