Church Society Annual General Meeting 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Church Society will be held on Zoom (online), on Thursday 5th November 2026, commencing at 5.00pm.
At this meeting, we elect our honorary officers and Council, hear reports from the Chairman of Council, and Chairman of Finance, and have a chance to discuss issues of importance to us as a Society. If you are a member of Church Society, please come along to exercise your vote and make a contribution.
Please download the official Notice of the AGM and the Nomination Form for those who might wish to stand for election to Council.
We are very keen that our Council should be a good representation of our diverse membership – lay people, as well as clergy, men and women, from different areas of the country, and with different class, educational and ethnic backgrounds. The Council has to consider matters including finance, law, safeguarding, communications, HR and many more, so we need a wide range of experience and expertise. If you would like more information about what being on Council entails, please do contact the office and we will gladly put you in touch with one of our current Council members. Any member of Church Society can stand for election – please don’t wait to be asked!
How to attend the online AGM
You will need to register in advance in order to attend the AGM, using our Eventbrite link. This enables us to ensure that all Church Society members present can speak and vote. Please do NOT pass on the links to anyone. If you know a Church Society member who didn't get this email, ask them to contact the office.
You can sign up through Eventbrite to register your intention to attend the meeting. Please make sure to click on 'Complete Your Order' after you have registered. If you don't get email confirmation of your order, you will need to try again. The ticket will give you access to the event page, where you will be able to access the Zoom link. Make sure to keep hold of your registration email. You'll need to put your email address in, and have it send you a verification code to that email address, to access the meeting on the day.
This is a somewhat cumbersome process, but it should enable us to ensure that non-members are not voting or speaking in our AGM. Please do contact the office if you have any issues, and please do register before midday on November 5th, so that we have time to iron out any problems.
The meeting will be held immediately after our monthly online prayer meeting (on its usual Zoom link) and we would be delighted to see you at both.
Documents
CS Nomination Form for Council membership.
Our Articles of Association can be viewed here.
The Church Society 2025 accounts can be viewed here.
Please note that, as agreed at the 2018 AGM, papers for the AGM will no longer be posted to members in paper format. If you have any difficulty accessing the papers, please contact the office at least a week before the AGM.