Constitution
Our Constitution was accepted and ratified by the clergy and laity of the ECC UK present at the general meeting in Portsmouth on 5th May 2008. It sets out policies and procedures of our jurisdiction. It can be read by clicking here or on the icon below. [If a dialogue box appears please click cancel]
Canon Law
The UECC tries to keep legalism to as low a level as possible. We are guided by the wisdom of our sister churches over the centuries in giving guidelines for the good conduct of church affairs and also the good conduct of all ministers and employees of the Church. The law of this Church is above all the Law as expressed by Jesus Christ: "Love God and love your neighbour." All legislation must help people to achieve this - if it does not then it is a millstone rather than a touchstone.
The UECC recognises that it is to be found within the secular world and must therefore accommodate to the laws of secular society. To this end all clergy of the ECC, including its bishops, are police checked and cleared to work with children and the vulnerable. A copy of our policy on Child Protection is available on request as is a copy of the ECC UK constitution.
The canonical structure of the international UECC has been finalised and is available here.