Following the consistory court judgement to permit us to remove two rows of pews at the rear of the worship area: 

We very much welcome this encouraging judgement, and the vote of confidence it represents in our vision for our growing Christian community.  This decision shows how past and future can live together, transforming the established by planning for the future through creative change.  In particular, it enables us to widen our welcome, so that people who might previously have felt excluded from our life and worship will be assured there is a place for them at St Anne's.

We are very conscious that some people find this decision disappointing, so there is much work to be done towards the whole church having a closer shared understanding of what ‘being church’ means.

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Attached is the document (converted to PDF) sent out by The Consistory Court of the Diocese of Blackburn.

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
Pews Consistory Court Judgement - May2008.pdf	18 page judgement of His Honour Judge John W Bullimore of Blackburn Diocese regarding the removal of pews at St Anne's Church, Fence-in-Pendle	190 Kb