Noun
parochial church council (plural parochial church councils)
The executive committee of a Church of England parish, consisting of clergy and churchwardens of the parish, together with representatives of the laity.
Synonym: (initialism) PCC
St. Petroc's is a large school with some 440 pupils between the ages of four and 11. Eight of its fourteen governors are nominated by the Diocese of Truro or the Parochial Church Council of St. Petroc's, Bodmin. Source: Internet