seeking a patron other than the Church Pastoral Aid Society. St Luke's is a member of Inclusive Church and flies an LGBT Pride flag, an outlook not shared by CPAS, according to Rev John MacKenzie, vicar of the church. The PCC believes that "the CPAS board of trustees did not want to give up this patronage without acquiring another in its place, but might be willing to swap". Writing about the system of patronage, Martin Wroe suggested it is "time to disempower some of these hidden hierarchies and place a little more trust in the local". See also Annates Royal peculiar Society for the Maintenance of the Faith References Bibliography Chadwick, Owen. The Victorian Church, Part II 1860-1901 (1970) pp 207–17. . Smith, Peter M. "The advowson: The history and development of a most peculiar property." Ecclesiastical Law Journal'' 5#26 (2000): 320–339. External links . English legal terminology History of Christianity in the United Kingdom History of the Church of England Real property law de:Kirchenpatronat