Parish Spotlight report

Parish spotlight report

Parish spotlight report

Thinking about a church wedding in Derbyshire?

Planning a wedding and the start of married life together is a really important time.

Across the three hundred churches within the diocese, we not only provide a venue for your wedding and help with the practical details, but also more importantly offer to support you emotionally and spiritually as you take this important step. 

Marriage is a gift of God in creation and a means of his grace; it is given that husband and wife may comfort and help each other, living faithfully together in need and in plenty, in sorrow and in joy; it is given that with delight and tenderness they may know each other in love. It is given as the foundation of family life in which children may be born and nurtured in accordance with God’s will, to his praise and glory.

If you would like a church wedding in Derbyshire you can find your nearest one by entering your postcode at: www.achurchnearyou.com or see our A-Z list of churches in Derbyshire.

You can marry in a Church of England church if you can show that one of you:

• has at any time lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months, or
• was baptised (christened) in the parish concerned, or
• is confirmed and your confirmation was entered in the register of confirmations for a church or chapel in the parish (this will usually be the case if you were prepared for confirmation in the parish), or
• has at any time regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months

or

That one of your parents, at any time after you were born:

• has lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months, or
• has regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months

or

That one of your parents or grandparents:

• was married in the parish

Your questions answered

How much does it cost?

There is a required legal fee for marrying in a church. In 2020 it costs £550 if you marry away from where you live and £505 if you marry in your home parish. This is set by the Church of England nationally and is the same for every church.

This basic legal fee includes the cost of the vicar, the church, calling your banns, a banns certificate, the marriage certificate, lighting and all administration.

This fee doesn’t include extras you may choose or decline, such as:-

• The support of a verger, who ensures the church is warm, clean and tidy for your wedding and can help with handing out Orders of Service and hymn books etc. They can assist with disability access if needed by your guests and guide people to find their seats, toilets or crèche if there is one. They can be indispensable in larger churches, freeing up the vicar to give their full attention to you and the wedding service.
• Additional heating in the church. 
• Having an organist, choir or bell-ringers – these extra staff will all need to be booked in advance. 
• If your wedding is filmed, musicians like the organist can request an increase in their fee to take into account professional performing rights (read more). Check with the church what the local arrangements are.
• Church flowers – some churches have a local flower arranger who can help you with the flower displays in church.
• Extra copies of the marriage certificate.

Do I have to be baptised?

I'm divorced, can I remarry in church?

Can I get married in any church?

Discover more about weddings and blessings via the link below:

yourchurchwedding.org

The diocese began life as the Archdeaconry of Derby and was originally part of the Diocese of Lichfield.

It was moved to form part of the Diocese of Southwell, when that diocese was created in 1884.

In 1927 the Archdeaconries of Derby and Chesterfield became the new Diocese of Derby, as a response to population growth. 

All Saints Derby was hallowed as the Cathedral on the 28th October 1927 and the next day the first Bishop of Derby, Edmund Pearce, was installed.   

Although only founded as a separate diocese in 1927, the county has a long and rich Christian history.

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Here are some facts and figures about the Diocese of Derby.

• All the Anglican (Church of England) churches in the UK fall into either the province of Canterbury, or the province of York. The Diocese of Derby is in the Canterbury province. Read more about the Church of England and how it is structured on www.cofe.anglican.org
• The geographical boundaries of the Diocese of Derby and the County of Derbyshire are virtually identical.
• The geographical area of the Diocese is around 997 square miles.
• Its population is around 1,056,000 (the City of Derby is around 261,400).
  (Source- Population of local authorities from Census date 2021)
• There are 255 parishes.
• There are 330 Church of England churches in the diocese.
• There are 220 licensed clergy (150 stipendiary 70 NSM).
• There are 70+ licensed lay readers.
• Derby was founded as a city in 1977.
• The Collegiate and Parish Church of All Saints became a Cathedral on Thursday, 7 July, 1927, although not hallowed until Friday, 27 October, 1927. It cost £10,000 to adapt the church into a Cathedral.
• The Diocese is divided into three Archdeaconries: Derbyshire Peak and Dales, East Derbyshire and Derby City and South Derbyshire.
• The Diocese is divided further into eight Deaneries: Peak, Carsington, and Dove and Derwent in Derbyshire Peak and Dales; North East, Hardwick, and South East in East Derbyshire; Derby City and Mercia in the Archdeaconry of Derby City and South Derbyshire. 
• Since the Diocese was legally inaugurated in 1927, there have been eight diocesan bishops
  • Edmund Pearce - 1927 - 1936
  • Alfred Rawlinson - 1936- 1959
  • Geoffrey Allen - 1959 - 1969
  • Cyril Bowles - 1969 - 1988
  • Peter Dawes - 1988 - 1995
  • Jonathan Bailey - 1995 - 2005
  • Alastair Redfern - 2005 - 2018
  • Libby Lane - 2019 - present
• There have been two suffragan (or assistant) Bishops of Derby (when Derby was part of the Southwell Diocese before 1927):
  • Edward Ash Were - appointed 1889
  • Charles Thomas Abraham - appointed 1909
• There have been seven Bishops of Repton:
  • William Warren Hunt - 1965 - 1977
  • Stephen Edmund Verney - 1977 - 1985
  • Francis Henry Arthur Richmond -1986 - 1999
  • David Christopher Hawtin - 1999 - 2007
  • Humphrey Southern -  2007 - 2015
  • Jan McFarlane -  2016 - 2020
  • Malcolm Macnaughton -  2021 - present

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Edmund Burke famously said that for evil to triumph it was only necessary for good people to do nothing.  Our society  faces many issues about the quality of our life together, how we care for those in need, and what we need to do in order to establish a more equitable and sustainable society.

Local councillors are people who give their time and energy to trying to help us work at these issues in our own neighbourhoods.  The privilege of living in a democracy means that each of us can play a part in deciding upon the priorities that should be pursued.

As people who are called to care about the quality of life of all God’s children, Christians need to take a lead in expressing our views and using our votes.

I would encourage all of us to look at the issues being debated in our own locality, to assess the aspirations of each candidate, and to exercise our precious right to vote.  Our communities need people to stand up for Christian values – fairness, especial concern for the stranger and the needy, challenge to policies which might benefit only particular groups rather than seeking to bind together better all citizens and their concerns.

Jesus paid taxes.  Paul called for positive support for good government. We need to play our part - in times of such political apathy this might mean that our voice can be especially significant, as a witness and a model of responsible citizenship.

Vote – and avoid the danger of the forces of chaos flourishing because good people did nothing.