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It can be daunting or mystifying to contemplate the task of being a PCC Secretary. The information found below is a brief and introductory summary of the task of a church secretary and is written primarily for those who have recently been elected to serve in their parish in the diocese of Chichester, or who are thinking of standing.
PCCs may also make a maximum of 10 urgent business decisions via email a year. More information about this can be found here.