Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969

Section 11.

SCHEDULE 2 E+W Churches and their Appropriate Authorities

Name of Church	Appropriate Authority or Authorities
Any Church of the Baptist Denomination.	As respects section 1(3) and (4), the Baptist Trust Corporation as hereinafter defined, acting with the concurrence of the Church meeting. As respects section 1(8), the Baptist Trust Corporation.
Any Church of the congregational Denomination.	As respects section 1(3) and (4), the Congregational Trust Corporation as hereinafter defined, acting with the concurrence of the Church meeting. As respects section 1(8), the Congregational Trust Corporation.
[F1 Any Congregation of the Association of Churches of Christ in Great Britain and Ireland.	As respects section 1(3) and (4), the Annual Conference of the Association of Churches of Christ acting with the concurrence of the duly constituted Church meeting. As respects section 1(8), the Annual Conference of the Association of Churches of Christ.]
The Methodist Church	The Annual Conference of the Methodist Church.
[F2 The United Reformed Church]	[F2 The Synod of the province of the United Reformed Church in which the church building or buildings is or are or will be situated.]
The Roman Catholic Church.	The Bishop of the diocese in which the church building or buildings is or are or will be situated.
The Church in Wales	The Governing Body of the Church in Wales.

[F3 Congregational Federation	The Trust Corporation known as the Congregational Federation Ltd.
Moravian Church	The Synod of the Moravian Church in the British Province.
The Calvinistic Methodist or Presbyterian Church of Wales	The Properties Board of the Calvinistic Methodist or Presbyterian Church of Wales.
Any Churches of Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance	Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance & Elim Trust Corporation.
Presbyterian Church of Wales	The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Wales.
Any Congregation of the Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Great Britain and Ireland	(a) As respects section 1(3) and (4), the Annual Conference of the Fellowship of Churches of Christ acting with the concurrence of the duly constituted Church meeting. (b) As respects section 1(8), the Annual Conference of the Fellowship of Churches of Christ.
The British Conference of the Pentecostal Holiness Church	The Trustees of the British Conference of the Pentecostal Holiness Church.
The Assemblies of God in Great Britain and Ireland	The Executive Council of the Assemblies of God in Great Britain and Ireland.
Shiloh United Church of Christ Apostolic (Worldwide)	National Executive Board.
International Ministerial Council of Great Britain	IMCGB Executive Committee.
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain (Greek Orthodox Church)	The Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain.
The Salvation Army	The Salvation Army Trustee Company.
Council of Oriental Orthodox Christian Churches	The President of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Chinese Church in London	The Church Council.
Lutheran Council of Great Britain	Chairman of the Council.
The Free Church of England	The Church Council represented by the General Secretary.
New Testament Assembly	The Executive Board of NTA.
Council of African and Afro-Caribbean Churches	The Chairman of the Council.
The Oakes Christian Fellowship Sheffield	The Leadership Team.
Southam Road Evangelical Fellowship, Banbury	The Church Trustees represented by the General Secretary.
New Testament Church of God	The National Overseer.
Old Baptist Union	The General Secretary.
Joint Council of Anglo-Caribbean Churches	The General Secretary of the Joint Council.
Cherubim and Seraphim Council of Churches	The General Secretary of the Council.
Independent Methodist Churches	The Connexional Committee represented by the General Secretary.
North Bank Christian Fellowship	The Leadership Team.
New Life Church, Woodall Spa, Lincolnshire	The Diaconate.
Diocese of Sourozh (Russian Orthodox Church)	The Diocesan Assembly.
The Vine Christian Centre, Bridgend	The Trustees of the Vine Christian Centre.
The Oxford Community Church	The Trustees of the Oxfordshire Community Churches.
The Abingdon Community Church	The Trustees of the Oxfordshire Community Churches.
The Church of God of Prophecy	The Trustees of the Church of God of Prophecy.
Pentecostal Evangelistic Outreach ( UK	The Trustees of the Pentecostal Outreach ( UK ).
Chafford Hundred Community Church	The Trustees of the Chafford Hundred Community Church.
The Straits Church	The Trustees.
Heworth Christian Fellowship	The Trustees.
Aylesbury Vale Community Church	The Trustees.
Wesleyan Reform Union of Churches	The General Committee.
The Archdiocese of Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe, Exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Deanery of Great Britain and Ireland	His Eminence the Archbishop of Comana.
The Mar Thoma Church	The Council of the Mar Thoma Parishes in Europe (COMPE).
Calvary Chapel Woolacombe Ltd	The Trustees.
Church of the Nazarene (British Isles South district)	The Trustees.
The Religious Society of Friends in Britain (Quakers)	The Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain (Quakers).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 2 repealed (E.) (19.5.2014) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), s. 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(5); S.I. 2014/1369, art. 2

F2 Words substituted by United Reformed Church Act 1972 (c. xviii)

F3 Words in Sch. 2 added (E.) (19.5.2014) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), s. 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(3), Sch. 2 para. 5(4), Sch. 3; S.I. 2014/1369, art. 2

For the purposes of this Schedule, “the Baptist Trust Corporation” and “the Congregational Trust Corporation” have the following meanings:—

(a) if the church building or buildings to which the sharing agreement concerned relates is or are or will be vested in a Baptist or Congregational Trust Corporation within the meaning of the M1 Baptist and Congregational Trusts Act 1951, it means that Corporation;

Marginal Citations

M1 1951 c. xvii.

(b) otherwise it means the Baptist or Congregational Trust Corporation (within the meaning of the said Act) in whose area of operations the church building or buildings is or are or will be situated, or if there is more than one such Corporation, the one determined by the Church meeting.