Church of England Record Centre

The Church of England Record Centre is a further archives and records repository of central church bodies alongside Lambeth Palace Library.

The Record Centre supports the central administration of the Church of England by providing a records management service to the National Church Institutions, including the Church Commissioners, the General Synod and the National Society.

It also provides records management advice to the wider church, primarily through a range of guides to Parish, Diocesan, and Episcopal record keeping. These guides can be downloaded by following the link at the bottom of this page.

The Record Centre holds the archives of a variety of historical central Church of England bodies that document the evolving organisation and activities of the Church of England since 1704.

These archives include information on management of church properties; creation and construction of new churches and parsonage houses; financial assistance to poor clergy; church legislative bodies since 1919.

These archival records, including files and deeds, can be made available for public viewing at Lambeth Palace Library between 10am and 5pm Monday to Friday. Anyone wishing to consult the records will be required to give 5 days notice of their visit to the Library and will need to obtain a readers' ticket and abide by Library rules. The records will be delivered to the Library and will be retained there for 20 working days. No appointment will be needed once the documents have been requested from CERC.

Email: archivist@c-of-e.org.uk [1]
Address: 15 Galleywall Road, South Bermondsey, London SE16 3PB
Telephone +44 (0)20 7898 1030
Fax +44 (0)20 7898 1043

Records Management Guides

The Church of England Record Centre has produced a series of guides to assist parishes, dioceses, and Bishops' offices in managing their information. Click on each below to download.