Wiston St Mary, Diocese of Chichester - Gifting of Church Building
What is happening?
Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011
Closed church building of Wiston St Mary
Diocese of Chichester
The Church Commissioners have prepared a draft
Amending Pastoral (Church Buildings Disposal)
Scheme providing for the closed church of Wiston
St Mary and churchyard to be gifted to the Wiston
Estate for religious purposes in accordance with
the rites and customs of the Church of England
and for purposes ancillary thereto.
A copy of the draft Scheme may be inspected on
the noticeboard at St Peter and St Paul, Church
Lane, Ashington, West Sussex, RH20 3JX. You
may also access the draft Scheme on the
Commissioners’ website from the link to draft
schemes online at
www.churchofengland.org/consultation .
Large print and/or audio copies are available
on request.
Having considered the proposals you may make
representations either in support or against the
draft scheme by e-mail to
shaman.durrant@churchofengland.org or by
writing to Shaman Durrant, Mission and Pastoral
Services, Church Commissioners, Church House,
Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ. Please
note that any communications received after Friday
16th January 2026 cannot be treated as a
representation.
For details of this process see www.ccpastoral.org.
If you require further clarification about the draft
scheme or process you can contact the case
officer, Edward Youngson by e-mail:
edward.youngson@churchofengland.org.
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