New bishop backs way island maintains its church buildings
Thursday 24th November 2011, 2:29PM GMT.
Tim Dakin, the new Bishop of Winchester, visited the island yesterday as part of a Channel Islands trip. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 1201388)
MONEY to maintain Guernsey’s church buildings should continue to come from islanders, the new Bishop of Winchester has said on his first official visit to the island.
Bishop-designate Tim Dakin spent yesterday meeting local reverends. He is scheduled to fly to Jersey this morning.
‘It has been a great day and I have been meeting with lots of lovely people,’ he said.
During his visit, the Bishop-designate came out in support of the way in which Guernsey funds its churches.
- To read Guernsey Press stories in full click here for subscription details. Individual editions are now available online.
Thursday 23 February
- Recycling and export is the way forward for waste
- UK mail will arrive later
- Free motoring supplement
- Herm prepares for summer
- Win a night at the White House
Island Life
All about Guernsey
Ambassador of the Year 2011
History & Heritage
Visitor Information
Guernsey's government
Campaigns
Voice For Victims
Voice for Victims is a campaign aimed at promoting the rights of those affected by child sexual abuse.
This is Guernsey
Guernsey Press
Useful Links
No!! Either let the people that use churches pay for there up keep with a regular payment plan, or make the Church of England or the Vatican put their hands there pockets….They have plenty of cash stuffed away.
Report abuse
Marb, the Catholics have to pay for their own churches. It is only the ten Anglican parish churches which we all have to pay for. The Vatican is already putting its hands in its pockets!
Report abuse
What a surprise. The Bishop of Winchester is happy for other people to bear the cost of maintaining their buildings for them.
Report abuse
And before anyone asks how I know they have plenty of cash stuffed away!!
Its because I saw it on a poster the other day it said …”Jesus Saves”
Report abuse
Perhaps we should ask Jesus to be our next T&R minister, marb?
We could do with some of that sound money management advice in the States!
Report abuse
I don’t give a monkey’s what the bishop of anywhere thinks.if they are “our built heritage” then culture & leisure can look after them and demand a reasonable market price for rent from the anglicans to use them,or the users can pay.As for the houses provided for priests,nonesense!these should be sold and the money used by the parish,why do we favour one religion over others when we should favour none, to me they are all versions of the same untruth.pay for your own beliefs. the religious are free to believe whatever lunacy they like and i hope it makes them happy but stop asking all of us to pay for it.
Report abuse
marb – the Catholics already pay to maintain their own buildings, it’s only the Anglican Parish Church buildings that get public money. Incidentally, all other local congregations fund their own buildings as well.
That said, although I’m a devout Christian in principle I agree with you and XXX in principle that any church facility should on the whole be funded by its congregation. I can see a case for some public funding of parish churches though, as they are part of our heritage and are used by members of the community who have no other church connection – however in my opinion rectories should be wholly funded by the church.
I’m not surprised to hear the Bishop support the status quo though – turkeys don’t often vote for Christmas.
Report abuse
No interest, I’m not a ‘local’.
Report abuse
No separation of Church and State in Guernsey, yet.
Report abuse