A Service of Holy Communion at the Inauguration of the Twelfth General Synod of the Church of England
A Service of Holy Communion at the Inauguration of the Twelfth General Synod of the Church of England will take place at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 17th November 2026 at 10.45am.
His Majesty The King, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, will attend the service.
It will be the first Synod inauguration of The King’s reign and the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally’s first as Archbishop of Canterbury.
The General Synod was created in 1970. It comprises around 478 voting members, of whom just over 50 (including the Archbishops and other diocesan bishops) are members by virtue of their office and around 420 are elected for a five-year term of office.
The General Synod is the national assembly of the Church of England. Its role includes considering and approving legislation affecting the whole of the Church of England, formulating new forms of worship, debating matters of national and international importance, and approving the annual budget for the work of the Church at a national level.
