From the Christian Institute: The right of churches to decide for themselves who may attend Holy Communion is being challenged by the Charity Commission. The Commission has refused to register a Plymouth Brethren group because its Holy Communion services are for members only. This would have a huge impact on the group’s tax relief and would also have other implications.
A blog of the Ordinariate Groups found in Devon and Cornwall: Torbay, St Austell and Buckfast.
Monday 12 November 2012
Brethren denied charity status over communion
From the Christian Institute: The right of churches to decide for themselves who may attend Holy Communion is being challenged by the Charity Commission. The Commission has refused to register a Plymouth Brethren group because its Holy Communion services are for members only. This would have a huge impact on the group’s tax relief and would also have other implications.
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