Last updated 24th June 2025
Thank you to those of you who have chosen to serve God and your community through the office of Churchwarden.
This page outlines a list of the primary duties of a Churchwarden in this Diocese ... where we are collectively working together for Vision 2026 Healthy Churches Transforming Communities. More about Vision 2026 can be found under the 'Vision 2026' heading on the homepage of this website.
Also below the primary duties section you can find links to case studies in relation to the work of a church warden taken from the national Church of England website.
We will be holding two free training sessions on Zoom for Churchwardens in July. They will include the follwoing guest speakers :
Archdeacon -Welcome to the role of a Churchwarden.
Ecclesiastical - Insurance matters
Diocesan Renewal Team.
Chrissie Oakley - Statistics and Mission.
They will take place on :
Monday the 14th of July at 7:30pm and Wednesday 30th of July at 7:30pm.
Please contact Jude Causer on Jude.Causer@Blackburn.Anglican.org (Lancaster Archdeaconry or Kelly Quinn on Kelly.Quinn@Balckburn.Anglican.org (Blackburn Archdeaconry) to reserve a place and we will send you the zoom link to join.
1. To be a Christian:
2. To be a Christian leader:
3. To work collaboratively in partnership:
4. To co-operate with the Priest in leading the whole mission of the Church:
5. To be the Bishop's Officer:
6. To be Stewards of the church building and furnishings:
7. Other duties:
8. Monthly Checklist for Church Buildings
A helpful checklist for weddings - kindly prepared by two wardens, Helen Tozer and Irene Charlton
Help and further advice, including Archdeacons' offices
For further advice and help the Archdeacons' have secretaries who are your first port of call and will pass messages on to the Archdeacons who respond as appropriate. Details about their offices can be found here.
Kelly Quinn; last updated July 2023