Deanery Revitalisation
Your chance to respond to our proposals for Revitalising Deaneries.
Consultation Information
Revitalising our deaneries, so that they have more devolved ability to shape and manage mission and ministry within their area, is at the heart of our Diocesan strategy.
We are consulting the whole diocese about these proposals.
Consultation started on 21 Aug and will run until 28 Sep 2026.
Consultation Materials
Consultation is based on these Consultation Materials.
We have broken the consultation down into five stages. You can get a summary of each stage at the following links – which then lead to more information if you want to dig into the detail:
WHY do we want to Revitalise Deaneries →
WHAT exactly are we proposing →
Taking part in the consultation
You will be able to contribute to the consultation as an Individual, or on behalf of a PCC, School, Chaplaincy, Chapter, or Deanery Synod.
You can submit a response a part of the consultation in three ways:
Online: using this Deanery Revitalisation Consultation Form
By Email/Post: using this Deanery Revitalisation Downloadable Survey
Either: complete electronically and email to strategy@chester.anglican.org
Or: print out, fill in, and send to:
Strategy Team – Deanery Revitalisation Consultation
Church House, 5500 Daresbury Park, Warrington, WA4 4GE.
Many Deaneries, Chapters and PCCs are planning to meet in September to discuss the proposals. Resources to support your discussion can be found on the Consultation Materials page.
I have lots of questions!
Have a look at the Consultation Materials first. We hope these will help.
You can also check out the Frequently Asked Questions page.
If you need more information, then we will be holding three online meetings where you can hear more about the proposals and ask questions.
You can register to receive the link to join these meetings here:
Tue 8 Sep – 7pm Thu 10 Sep – 10am Wed 16 Sep – 2pm Join us as we pray for this process
Throughout the consultation period we will be meeting online once a week (at varying times and days of the week) to pray. You can find information about how to register to receive the links to join these meetings here.