Every church has an annual church meeting. This is usually called an Annual Parochial Church Meeting - or APCM. In our case, because we are a guild church, we have an AGCM - an Annual Guild Church Meeting.
Members of church councils, churchwardens and deanery synod representatives are elected at annual church meetings, but you may only vote in these elections if your name is entered on the church electoral roll. So, the church electoral roll is a voter list which enables you to take part in local church elections.
Every six years church electoral rolls are cleared and prepared once again from scratch. 2025 is one of those years.
In order to be eligible to have your name entered on the electoral roll for St Andrew Holborn, you must:
1. that you are a member of the Church of England or a member in good standing of a Church in communion with it and have habitually attended public worship at St Andrew Holborn during the preceding six months; or
2. that you are a member in good standing of a Church which is not in communion with the Church of England but subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, are also a member of the Church of England and have habitually attended public worship at St Andrew Holborn during the preceding six months.
Please note:
You can be on as many church electoral rolls as you wish, but if you are enrolled on the electoral roll of a guild church, such as St Andrew Holborn, you may not be enrolled on the electoral roll of any other church in the City of London.
If you are currently a member of the electoral roll for St Andrew Holborn, or if you would like to join for the first time, you will need to complete and return an application form by 18 April 2025 at the latest.
Please read the notice attached here:
Notice of preparation of new church electoral roll
The application form is attached here:
Application form for enrolment on church electoral roll
Remember: even if you have been on the electoral roll during the past six years, you must still complete and return an application form before 18 April this year.