Fees

The Church of England is required to publish a Table of Parochial Fees, effective from the 1^st of January each year, which contains details of the statutory fees that are payable for weddings, funerals, burials and the erection of monuments in churchyards. These fees are the legal property of either the Lincoln Diocesan Trust and Board of Finance or of your PCC.

Burials or funerals in church, a churchyard, cemetery or crematorium 

For every burial or funeral in church, churchyard, cemetery or crematorium, please complete a PF1 form and send it to fees@lincoln.anglican.org or by post to the Finance Department, Edward King House, Minster Yard, Lincoln, LN2 1PU. The diocesan office will pay into your parish’s bank account all the money due to it (including any money you will be paying out to people, such as organists). The diocesan office will then collect the whole sum of money from the funeral director. 

Reservation of a gravespace in a churchyard 

All the information regarding the process of reserving a gravespace, and the fees associated with it, can be found on the Diocese of Lincoln Registry website. The notes for intending petitioners (which includes the application form) can be found below. 

Weddings in church 

For every wedding in church, you will need to collect the money due from the couple yourselves. You will need to be able to supply the couple with a breakdown of what is being charged. Please complete a PF2 form and send this to the Finance Department with the element of the fee due to the Lincoln Diocesan Trust and Board of Finance. 

Monuments in churchyards 

Finally, for fees relating to the erection of monuments in churchyards, please use a PF3 form. Please send this form either by email to fees@lincoln.anglican.org or by post to the Finance Department, Edward King House, Minster Yard, Lincoln, LN2 1PU. The diocesan office will pay into your parish’s bank account all the money due to it after the whole sum of money has been collected from the funeral director.