Dean of Guernsey warns of implications if rectory funding axed
'Difficult to justify'
An amendment from Deputies Al Brouard and Susan Aldwell to the Parochial Church Property (Guernsey) Law 2015 called for a requirement for parishes to provide and cover clergy housing costs to be stopped from 2035.The deputies said they felt the obligation to provide rectories free of charge had become "difficult to justify" in the 21st Century.Dean Barker said: "There will be significant implications, primarily for the clergy and their families who will be directly affected by the decision, but also for the Deanery of Guernsey and the work and ministry of our churches."We need to work carefully with the parishes and others to consider the consequences of the States resolution and what happens next."
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