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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

'It has been a very full quinquennium -we have sought to be good stewards of the things entrusted to us... Let's ensure we are Christ-like to one another in this forthcoming election period' @www.archbishopofyork.org announces dissolution of #GeneralSynod & the King's writ commanding it #synod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Really sad to learn that Sir Ewan Harper has died He was knighted in 2003 for services to @churchofengland.org & was a Founding Trustee of the Lambeth Trust, established in 1983 to support the work and ministry of the present and former Archbishops of Canterbury

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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Also, was that the first time the word “crapping” has been said on the floor of Synod (not, I feel I ought to clarify, by the Bishop of Norwich)

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

'This wording would and could not be implemented' Cathy Rhodes speaking #synod on nature motion. She is both a Church Commissioner and Diocesan Environmental Officer in Sheffield Diocese #GeneralSynod

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 14/07/2026

Will The Church of England commit to #30by30? Their members are debating it as we speak. Watch live here: www.churchofengland.org/about/govern...

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Watch the live stream of the General Synod of the Church of England.

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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I wonder if this is the first time the word “pingo” has been used on the floor of #GeneralSynod (by the Bishop of Norwich, unsurprisingly)

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Moving his amendment @bishopnorwich.bsky.social #synod This amendment 'provides the challenge.. combines ambition with practical implementation… seeks to draw together the different view in this place - to be a win-win for nature' #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

First Church Estates Commissioner Alan Smith tells #synod the protecting nature motion would have material negative impact Motion 'would divert resources away from the Church's mission' Asks #GeneralSynod to support @bishopnorwich.bsky.social amendment

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

'I am afraid of the future; I am afraid that if we do nothing we will have nothing... The real business that needs to be debated today is the business of hope, the business of transformation & the grave business of the resurrection of our land' Val Plumb moving her PMM #synod

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Andrew Dotchin (tssf) he/him @suffolkvicar.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

@churchofengland.org #GeneralSynod is on the final morning of this session. For technical reasons I’m not eligible to stand for re-election. Casual vacancies may arise and the Sweetie 🍬🧚‍♀️ Fairy may yet fly again but for now this is au revoir. Thank you to those who have held me these last 16 years 💝

Members of the Together on General Synod group

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Private Members Motion from Revd Val Plum on protecting nature on Church Commissioners' land #synod #GeneralSynod #rewilding

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The Church of England @churchofengland.org · 14/07/2026

At General Synod in York, creation care has been one of many topics discussed. 🌍 From hearing about the impact of the Church of England’s Net Zero programme to celebrating the approval of a new Festival - there was a real sense of hope and momentum. Discover more at cofe.io/HopeForAllCreation.

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Debate now moves onto the Looked after Children motion as amended to include 'and those who care for them' #synod #GeneralSynod

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Andrew Dotchin (tssf) he/him @suffolkvicar.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Let’s not make this [our care for Looked After Children] a reason to get them to come to church. Our first step must be towards them. (Michaela Suckling - Diocese of Sheffield) @churchofengland.org #GeneralSynod #Synod

Michaela Suckling speaking at General Synod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

There are 100k children in care across the UK Every 15 min a child enters the care system Billy-Jo O'Leary speaking #synod #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

New heat map of dioceses showing looked-after children brought as part of Billy-Jo O'Leary PMM #synod #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

'I am not defined by my worst moments - but someone who is committed to changing the story & narrative for care experienced children & adults' Powerful PMM speech by @beeolear #synod on her experience of being in the care system & being brought into a family through Christ #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'We are at one level one @churchofengland - but one Church of England subsists in 7 NCS, 42 diocese & DBFs and 12k different PCCs, in which each of those members ae trustees who must act in best interests of their charity' Great speech from Gary Waddington #synod #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'Somehow has a screwdriver and they are taking the lid off @churchofengland.org' Gary Waddington describing his anxiety as the lid comes off the CofE & the expression on his parents face when he got hold of a screwdriver! #synod #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'We need a report on policy, people, and process not just culture' argues Emma Robarts in #trust debate #synod #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'I’m not at all sure @churchofengland.org has decreasing resources' argues Prudence Dailey #synod 'Church Commissioners funds have been going up & up…There’s a lot of money floating round the CofE. We need to reassess how it is being dispersed & spent' #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'The age of deference is over & trust has to be earned day by day' Yet in @churchofengland.org Professor Hope Hailey also observes there is 'confusion about who is in charge' #trust #synod #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Fascinating to hear Professor Veronica Hope Hailey say a bishop she interviewed told her 'everything good happens locally' #synod #GeneralSynod #trust

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'Institutional trust is the foundation of modern society….we get on a plane, we trust the regulatory systems & the training they go through – that’s a form of faceless trust' Professor Veronica Hope-Hailey speaking #synod #GeneralSynod

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Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Successfully brought an amendment through #Synod and managed to get a few laughs along the way 🎉

Me talking at a lectern with my name superimposed on the image

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Lunch, fringes & convocation over, #synod moves on to Vacancy in See Regulations #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'If our primary concern is our constituency winning rather than they health of the church overall then we end up with distorted priorities' Dr Christopher Landau calling #synod to consider what these debates have done to our church #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Interesting use of props (and light!) by Jake Madin who tells #synod 'There is not only a rabbit here but a duck - a duck that is incompatible with our current doctrine of marriage' #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'I have seen the fruits of the Spirit in their lives' Anna Normal-Walker speaking powerfully #synod on what she has seen in her Streatham parish in debate on same-sex relationships & discipleship #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'We all get to enjoy intimacy, deep intimacy in a whole network of relationships' Ed Shaw speaking #synod against the motion & on wanting us to embrace intimacy in a pastoral, unambiguous ways like Jesus #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

From the Armed Forces (Navy) Adam Kendry asks #synod members how cannot vote for the motion on same-sex relationships & discipleship to consider abstaining 'Maintain your conscience and allow us to move forward' #generalSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Debate now taking place on Professor Helen King's PMM on same-sex relationships compatibility with Christian discipleship #synod #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'We must continue to be a church for the whole nation, not just for those places that can afford it' Fr Adam Gaunt speaking #synod on the Archbishops' Council Budget #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'We don’t quite trust the grassroots, but I think we should' Andrew Orange speaking #synod on the Archbishops' Council Budget about what he sees as the upstairs/downstairs church #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Onto money with presentation on the Archbishops' Council budget being brought to us by Carl Hughes #synod #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Debate on Kairos Palestine #synod closes, and motion passes: Bishops Yes 25, No 0, Abstentions 5 Clergy Yes 115, No 20, Abstentions 30 Laity Yes 113, No 27, Abstentions 35 #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Vote on this motion will 'place bridge builders locally in an invidious position' argues Bishop of Blackburn He asks #synod in interests of social cohesion to please consider not forcing a vote on this issue #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

‘Our brothers and sisters are suffering and to our shame they have seen our corporate indifference’ @charliebelllive.bsky.social #synod on how grief is not a zero sum game & love knows no ledger #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Powerful speech from Stuart Cradduck #synod sharing his experiences of Rwanda 'War destroys families, communities and the human spirit itself…. May we be known not for taking sides but for standing with all those who suffer' #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'It is important that we hear how we are heard to be hearing' Bishop of Lichfield highlights antisemitism getting more virulent & asks #Synod to hear how their statements are heard #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Kairos Palestine debate continues #synod 'We want our sisters and brothers in Palestine to know that we love you… Jesus doesn’t just call us to be peace lovers - he calls us to be peace makers' #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Kairos Palestine Diocesan Motion is now amended to say hear rather than receive #synod #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

'Jesus called people to repentance not to humiliation but to transformation…. Repentance is the very foundation on which peace is built' Robert Thompson moving his first amendment in #synod debate on Kairos Palestine #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

In the Kairos Palestine #synod debate @psephizo.bsky.social asks 'How can we speak for a just and lasting peace when we are here listening to the pain of one side?' #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

'I am a pastor not a politician… let us pray without ceasing for the people of Jerusalem' Archbishop Sarah #synod on how the urgency of the situation in the Holy Land demands that we have difficult conversations #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

'Silence is not neutral… Our silence becomes deeply damaging to an exceptionally vulnerable Palestinian church' Stewart Fyfe moves the Carlisle motion on Kairos Palestine #synod #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

A motion to move to next business on the Kairos Palestine Diocesan Synod Motion has failed #synod #GeneralSynod

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Rebecca (Bex) Chapman @rebeccabexchapman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

'Ambitious goals focus minds' @robertbuckland.bsky.social speaking #synod on the Routemap to Net Zero Report #GeneralSynod

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