Bishop Jana Jeruma-Grinberga

Under Bishop Jana Jeruma-Grinberga St Anne's Lutheran Church was:

1. Fined by HRMC  http://www.hmrc.gov.uk 
2. Failed to file legally required reports to the Charity Commission http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk
3. Failed to keep the terms of the lease of the building

Yet, under Rules and Regulations of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain:

'All ordained ministers in the active service of the LCiGB are expected to support the 

agreed programmes of the LCiGB, to cooperate with the decisions of the Council and to 

conduct themselves in accordance with the Rules of the LCiGB, including: 

6. ensuring that the pastor and the congregation comply with all current legal 

requirements that relate to the life and work of the congregation 

7. ensuring that the facilities and buildings owned or used by the congregation are 

properly maintained and are suitable for Christian worship'

and

'Failure to observe the duly approved Rules of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain 

could result in disciplinary action, conducted in accordance with the disciplinary 

procedure of the Church'

Conveniently these rules apparently do not apply to the Bishop Jana Jeruma-Grinberga. 

 ( See http://lutheranchurch.co.uk/userfiles/file/LCiGB%20Rules%20and%20Regulations_v%2015_updated%2001%20Feb%202014(1).pdf )

More Power, More Control - Lutheran in Name Only

Congregations in the Lutheran Church in Great Britain, Inc. no longer call a pastor. In the most recent edition of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain, Inc. "Rules and Regulations" the Lutheran Church in Great Britain, Inc. has completely abandoned its own history and the Lutheran Confessions because congregations no longer call the pastor.

Buried in obtuse language and procedure:

"A Selection Panel is agreed, to include the Bishop, the Dean, two members of the congregational 
call committee or members of the congregation’s council and one other person not being a 
member of the call committee or congregational council."

The Bishop and Dean have two of the five positions of the call committee. Since the Dean is on the committee there is no doubt that the other three of the five are hand selected and approved by the Dean.

Further more, all new pastors are subject to a 9 month probation period. How convenient.

Why would anyone accept a call to the Lutheran Church in Great Britain?

The policy outlined solidifies the practice of the Dean and former Bishop to use any and all tactics to remove a pastor that does not bow down to the Dean, questions the Trustees and refuses to hide the racism and financial irregularities.