Evangelicals look to Synod elections

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Date posted:  24 Jan 2026
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Evangelicals look to Synod elections

Ros Clarke. Image: Church Society

Evangelicals in the Church of England are gearing up for crucial elections to General Synod later this year.

CofE bishops recently confirmed they will not be proposing “stand-alone” blessing services for same-sex couples at the upcoming February gathering of the Synod, the denomination’s ruling body. They will also not be suggesting lifting the ban on clergy in same-sex civil marriages at that time.

However, a new “working group” will look once again at both issues, reporting back by November 2028.

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