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Home > Vestry Resources > Vestry Responsibilities: Governance, Accounting and Charity Matters > Model Constitutions

Model Constitutions

Model constitutions are available for download.  These comprise congregational constitutions for a single incumbency and for a joint incumbency and there is also a memorandum for linked charges:

Model constitution for single incumbency 
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Model constitution for joint incumbency
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Memorandum for linked charges
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