PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

St Mary's Parochial Church Council was established in 1920 and assumed the functions performed prior to that date by the Churchwardens. Certain series of records were originated by the Churchwardens and continued by the Parochial Church Council. Series created principally by the Churchwardens have been catalogued under PE/FOR/SM/CW, while series created principally by the Parochial Church Council have been catalogued under PE/FOR/SM/PCC. Thus Churchwardens' accounts 1909-1922 are catalogued as PE/FOR/SM/PCC/2/1, while Parochial Church Council Building Fund records have been catalogued under PE/FOR/SM/CW/3/1

The "Church Council": In 1973 the parishes of Fordington St Mary, Fordington St George, Dorchester Holy Trinity and Dorchester St Peter were amalgamated into the parish of Dorchester [See PE/FOR/SM/IN/5/4/1]. While from that date representatives of all the churches participated in meetings of the new 'Dorchester Parochial Church Council', St Mary's parish also held meetings of a 'St Mary's Church Council'.