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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Trust Information System – year-end preparations

Annual District Advance Fund Levy Circuit treasurers; just a reminder to ensure that you have a sufficient balance in your Trustees Interest Fund to pay the annual levy to the District Advance Fund...

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New - Developments and Works Page

The Developments and Works page is now available on TMCP’s website. Please click here for practical guidance on issues that Managing Trustees will want to consider before commencing any works fr...

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Panel Solicitors – new pages on the TMCP website

Overview of the Panel As many of you will know TMCP and the Connexional Team have set up the first panel of solicitors for the Methodist Church. There are five firms on the panel who are all experi...

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Data Protection – Safeguarding Lawful Basis Update

This article relates to the issues that have been raised with the Data Protection Working Party (‘Working Party’) regarding the privacy notices for safeguarding roles across the Church (Sa...

Trust Information System – year-end preparations

New - Developments and Works Page

Panel Solicitors – new pages on the TMCP website

Data Protection – Safeguarding Lawful Basis Update

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.

Meet TMCP

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Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes

Data Protection

Panel Solicitors

Money

Property

Trust Information System – year-end preparations

New - Developments and Works Page

Panel Solicitors – new pages on the TMCP website

Data Protection – Safeguarding Lawful Basis Update

Key connections

Meet TMCP

Get in contact

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