Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes

Important Information – Covid-19

For information on how TMCP are managing our services during the current Coronavirus situation, please see our dedicated Covid-19 Information Page which has information, links and the answers to common queries regarding the current crisis.

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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Licences during the COVID-19 outbreak – who is responsible for COVID-19 precautions and how do we clarify this?

COVID-19 restrictions continue to be slowly released and our church buildings are gradually being allowed to re-open for more activities, both Church related and for those third parties who frequently...

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Blake Morgan Employment Webinar – 1 July 2020 – “Returning to the new norm”

TMCP are pleased to draw Managing Trustees’ attention to a new employment webinar, scheduled for 1st July 2020, that has been produced by Blake Morgan, one of the firms on the Methodist Church&r...

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COVID-19 Update – Data Protection and Data Processing

When we published our last Data Protection update on the 27th March 2020, we were at the beginning of what has now become 13 weeks of lockdown and counting. The Governments across England, Wales...

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New Template Available – Burial Ground Closure Notice

A new template Burial Ground Closure Notice has been developed for use by Managing Trustees who are taking steps to close the whole or part of their burial ground. The new template Burial Ground Cl...

Licences during the COVID-19 outbreak – who is responsible for COVID-19 precautions and how do we clarify this?

Blake Morgan Employment Webinar – 1 July 2020 – “Returning to the new norm”

COVID-19 Update – Data Protection and Data Processing

New Template Available – Burial Ground Closure Notice

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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Property

Licences during the COVID-19 outbreak – who is responsible for COVID-19 precautions and how do we clarify this?

Blake Morgan Employment Webinar – 1 July 2020 – “Returning to the new norm”

COVID-19 Update – Data Protection and Data Processing

New Template Available – Burial Ground Closure Notice

Key connections

Meet TMCP

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