Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes

The principal function of the Board, incorporated by the Methodist Church Act 1939, is to act as custodian trustee of all property held on Model Trusts of the Methodist Church Act 1976. The mission of TMCP is to support and strengthen the Methodist Church, both by providing practical support to Managing Trustees and by working closely and effectively with our colleagues in the Methodist Connexional Team. Find out more by following the links below or the menus at the top of the page.

Data Protection

The General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (which enshrines GDPR into UK law), are now in force. Managing Trustees need to be aware of the changes brought about by the new data protection legislation and how it will affect local church life.

TMCP in conjunction with the Connexional Team have produced a toolkit of guidance, policies, templates and training to help Managing Trustees to continue (or begin) to work on compliance and keep personal information safe.

Panel Solicitors

A panel of solicitors has been set up to provide advice to managing trustee bodies across the Methodist Connexion. The firms on the panel were selected following a rigorous tender exercise and have extensive experience in acting for charities and Christian organisations across a wide area of legal work. When Managing Trustees need to instruct a solicitor we recommend that they please instruct one of the firms on the panel.

The benefits to Managing Trustees in using the firms on the panel are that they are familiar with Methodist law, policy and the procedural requirements which must be complied with in transactions.

Property

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Assets of community value – what are your options when a property has been nominated?

You may have received a notification from the Local Authority that your Church/Church Hall has been nominated by a local community group to be placed on the List of Assets of Community Value. It...

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Data Protection Guidance Note (Old Booklet)

In light of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, we have added a notice to the old Data Protection Booklet to indicate that despite the former Data Protection Act 1998 being repealed, Managing...

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Accepting offers – Who decides and on what basis?

The Managing Trustees receive an offer to buy a property – what do they do next? By the time the Managing Trustees receive an offer, the Qualified Surveyor’s Report (“QSR”)...

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Investigation by the Charity Commission into Disposal of Property

A recent Charity Commission investigation provides a helpful reminder to Managing Trustees about the importance of fulfilling charity law requirements when they sell, lease of otherwise dispose of pro...

Assets of community value – what are your options when a property has been nominated?

Data Protection Guidance Note (Old Booklet)

Accepting offers – Who decides and on what basis?

Investigation by the Charity Commission into Disposal of Property

Key connections

TMCP works alongside several other organisations to serve the Methodist Church. Here are links to the websites of three of our main partners which you may find helpful.

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Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes

Data Protection

Panel Solicitors

Money

Property

Assets of community value – what are your options when a property has been nominated?

Data Protection Guidance Note (Old Booklet)

Accepting offers – Who decides and on what basis?

Investigation by the Charity Commission into Disposal of Property

Key connections

Meet TMCP

Get in contact

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