The general responsibilities of the District Policy Committee (DPC) are outlined in the Constitutional Discipline and Practice of the Methodist Church (CPD) (Standing Order 431) as:
- to formulate and promote policies which will advance the mission of the Church in the Circuits and Local Churches, and in particular to supervise the use of resources of personnel, property and finance and to assist Local Churches and Circuits having exceptional problems;
- to encourage inter-circuit and ecumenical co-operation;
- to act in an executive capacity in matters remitted to the committee by the Synod;
- to keep within its purview all district concerns not dealt with elsewhere;
- to contribute and respond, as the case may be, to the development of connexional policies as reflected in the work of the Conference and the Methodist Council, and to carry out its other responsibilities with any such development in mind.
Within the Methodist Church in Scotland the DPC has 12 members with the following roles/areas of responsibility:
1 | District Chair | 7 | Two representatives from the Superintendent Ministers’ meeting |
2 | Secretary of Synod | 8 | |
3 | Secretary of DPC | 9 | Our Calling: Worship |
4 | Methodist Council representative | 10 | Our Calling: Learning & Caring |
5 | Property Secretary | 11 | Our Calling: Service |
6 | District Treasurer | 12 | Our Calling: Evangelism |
Read the most recent DPC reports to Synod:
All individuals and groups within the district are welcome to make suggestions to the DPC; to do so, or for further information on DPC business, please send an email for the attention of the Chair and Secretary of DPC via the District Administrator districtadmin@methodistchurchinscotland.net
In this connexional year, the DPC plans to meet on the following dates:
Dates for 2024-25: all meetings on Zoom 7:30pm – 9:30pm unless otherwise indicated:
- Wednesday 11th September 2024
- Sat 16th November 2024 – Perth Methodist church 10am – 2pm
- Tues 14th January 2025
- Weds 19th March 2025
- Sat 24th May 2025 – Perth Methodist church 10am – 2pm
- Tues 15th July 2025
District Policies
In most matters of compliance, the Methodist Church in Scotland draws on the policies drawn up and used by the Methodist Church in Britain, with occasional adjustments as needed to allow for differences in law in Scotland.
Connexional Methodist policies can be downloaded from the Methodist Church website. Some key links are given below:
- Policies and guidelines regarding safeguarding: https://www.methodist.org.uk/safeguarding/policies-procedures-posters-and-leaflets/policies-and-guidance/
- Data protection: https://www.methodist.org.uk/for-churches/guidance-for-churches/data-protection/
- Safeguarding: https://www.methodist.org.uk/safeguarding/
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI): https://www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/the-methodist-church/the-inclusive-methodist-church/
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