Background
Our aim is for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.
We in the National Church Institutions support the mission and ministries of the Church all over England. We work with parishes, dioceses (regional offices), schools, other ministries and our partners at a national and international level.
Excellence, Respect, Integrity
We follow these three values in everything we do, whether we are of Christian faith, another faith or no faith.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively look to attract, recruit and retain those of you who are disabled.
As a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, we welcome applications from those of you who have served in our Armed Forces and their families.
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and to ensuring that everyone, job applicants, customers and other people with whom we deal, are treated fairly and not subject to discrimination. We will do whatever is necessary to provide genuine equality of opportunity. We continuously review our policies and processes to support our aim to create a workforce as diverse as the nation the Church of England serves.
The National Church Institutions
There are seven national administrative bodies that work together to support the mission and ministries of the Church. These are called National Church Institutions (NCIs).
Each has a role to play in helping the day-to-day work of churches across England. We serve as the Church’s central office, managing finance, education, communications, and more, to keep the Church of England growing.
We work with parishes, dioceses (regional offices), schools, other ministries and our partners at a national and international level.
The seven NCIs:
- The Archbishops’ Council
Leadership, strategy and executive responsibility. Co-ordinates, promotes, aids and furthers the work and mission of the Church of England by providing national support to the Church in dioceses and locally, working closely with the House of Bishops and other bodies of the Church. - Lambeth Palace
The office and home of the Archbishop of Canterbury. - Bishopthorpe Palace
The office and home of the Archbishop of York. - The Church Commissioners
Manages a c. £8bn investment fund to support the work and mission of the Church of England today and for future generations, helping it to remain a Christian presence in every community. - The Church of England Pensions Board
Provides retirement services for those who have served or worked for the Church including administering three pension schemes and providing retirement housing. - National Society for Promoting Religious Education
Our education department. Promotes and resources nearly 5,000 Church of England and Church in Wales schools. - The Church of England Central Services (ChECS)
Provides cost-effective support services to the NCIs and the wider church, including Finance, IT, HR, Office Services, Records Management, Legal, Communications and Risk Management, and Internal Audit.
The NCIs are separate legal entities, but they are a common employer. The present arrangements were established under the National Institutions Measure 1998. The National Safeguarding Team is part of the Archbishops’ Council.
Archbishops’ Council
The Archbishops’ Council was established in 1999. The Council is a charity, set up in law to co-ordinate, promote, aid and further the work and mission of the Church of England. It does this by providing national support to the Church in dioceses and locally, working closely with the House of Bishops and other bodies of the Church. The Archbishops’ Council is one of the seven National Church Institutions.
Our objectives
The Archbishops’ Council has nine objectives.
Evangelism
To bring more of the people of England to the faith of Christ through the Church of England.
Discipleship
To strengthen the Christian faith and life of all who worship God in the Church of England.
Ministry
To ensure there are sufficient ordained and lay ministers of the required gifts and qualities who are effectively deployed to enable the Church of England to fulfil its mission, and to support those ministers in their calling, development, ministry and retirement.
Common good
To contribute to transforming our society and communities more closely to reflect the Kingdom of God through loving acts of neighbourliness and service to all.
Education
To promote high-quality Christian education in Church of England schools and voluntary education settings, and through our Church contribution to other schools, colleges, further and higher education institutions.
Resources for the Church
To help dioceses and cathedrals to be most effective in their mission, by providing cost-effective national and specialist services and advice.
Safeguarding
To ensure all children and vulnerable adults are safe in the Church.
Governance
To operate the national governance arrangements of the Church of England as cost-effectively as possible in pursuit of the Church’s mission.
A Church for all people
To be a Church that can provide a home for all people in England.