Winwick Deanery Synod 

Winwick Deanery Synod is constituted from representatives of all 14 parishes within the Deanery. Depending on how many are on the electoral roll of each parish, there are between 2-4 representatives from each parish. These representatives are ex-officio members of their PCC and act as a bridge between the parish and the Deanery. All clergy within the Deanery are also members of the Synod. The synod is led by an Area Dean, Assistant Area Dean, and Lay chair.  The Deanery Synod is a statutory body under the Synodical Government Measure 1969.

The Synod meets 3-4 times a year.

2026 Meetings

Wednesday 18th March at St Thomas, Golborne

Wednesday 24th June at Venue TBC

Thursday 8th October at Venue TBC

Deanery Synods potentially have a significant role in the synodical system. They are located between PCCs at parish level and the higher synodical levels of Diocese and General synod of the National Church. One of the most important objectives of the Synodical Government Measure 1969 was to strengthen church organisation at deanery level. The task of the deanery synods, as set out in the Measure is as follows:

• To consider matters concerning the Church of England and to make provision for such matters in relation to their deanery, and to consider and express their opinion on any other matters of religious or public interest.

• To bring together the views of parishes of the deanery on common problems, to discuss and formulate common policies on those problems, to foster a sense of community and interdependence among those parishes, and generally to promote in the deanery the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

• To make known and so far as appropriate put into effect any provision made by the Diocesan Synod.

• To consider the business of the Diocesan Synod, and particularly any matters referred to that synod by the General Synod, and to sound parochial opinion whenever they are required or consider it appropriate to do so.

• To raise matters, as the deanery synod consider appropriate, with the Diocesan Synod.

Winwick Deanery sits within the Archdeaconry of St Helens and Warrington in the Diocese of Liverpool. Winwick is one of 14 Deaneries in the Diocese of Liverpool.