2025 is a full revision of the Church Electoral Roll. To continue on the new roll, existing people must re-register and those who wish to enrol for the first time are welcome to complete a form.

The deadline for registration is 10th April 2025.

What is the Electoral Roll?

It is your parish church’s register of electors. In the same way that being on the civic Electoral Roll allows you to vote in parliamentary and local elections and referenda, joining the Church Electoral Roll means that you can vote on Church matters, attend the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) and stand for election to the PCC.

Being on the Electoral Roll does NOT make you a “member” of the Church; simply regarding St Luke’s as your spiritual home does that.

Do I have to join?

You can, of course, be a full and active member of St Luke’s Church without joining the Roll. Being on the Electoral Roll does not entail signing up to any additional commitments, however, it does help the Church show its strength. Representation on the governing bodies of the church depends on the number on the Electoral Roll.

Joining the Roll is compulsory if you wish to:

Stand for election to the PCC, a church sides-person, or other synodical council (such as the Deanery, Diocesan or General Synod)

Attend the APCM and participate in votes

Who can be included on the Electoral Roll?

To be entitled to be included on the Electoral Roll, a lay person must have:

been Baptised, and attained their sixteenth birthday on or before the date of the annual parochial church meeting, and submitted a signed application form for enrolment, and must be one of the following:
* a member of the Church of England, or of a Church in communion with the Church of England, and resident in the parish; or
* a member of the Church of England and, not being resident in the parish, to have habitually attended public worship in the parish during a period of six months prior to enrolment; or
* a member in good standing of a Church which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity (not being a Church in communion with the Church of England) and also prepared to declare himself to be a member of the Church of England having habitually attended public worship in the parish during a period of six months prior to enrolment.

If you have any further questions please talk to Rev. Gary Lewis, one of the Churchwardens or the Electoral Roll Officer, Norman Rimmer.