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THE PROPERTY HANDBOOK<br />
<strong>The</strong> congregations <strong>of</strong> the future will inherit our choices.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 2008 General Assembly endorsed the principle that all property transactions<br />
should serve the purposes <strong>of</strong> God’s mission. <strong>The</strong> Assembly adopted guidelines which<br />
the <strong>Church</strong> <strong>Property</strong> Trustees were asked to take into account when considering<br />
applications in relation to parish property proposals.<br />
All applications to the <strong>Church</strong> <strong>Property</strong> Trustees must now be accompanied by responses<br />
to supplementary questions that are based on the Assembly guidelines.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se requirements apply to all property transactions, including the purchase, sale or<br />
leasing <strong>of</strong> property, and to major building projects.<br />
For any proposal, the congregation is asked to provide evidence <strong>of</strong> its financial<br />
sustainability, to explain how the proposal fits into the congregation’s mission plan,<br />
and to demonstrate how this project will contribute to God’s mission and the growth<br />
<strong>of</strong> the church.<br />
<strong>The</strong> presbytery has to assess how realistic the congregation has been in its responses<br />
to the supplementary questions, and explain how the proposal fits into the regional<br />
mission strategy.
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