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Minutes of the General Assembly 2012
Mission and Property
The Rev Emma Keown and Mrs Lisa Wells presented matters for discussion in
dialogue groups.
Mrs Keown moved, and it was seconded:
[12.037] That this General Assembly affirms that the purpose of the Church’s
property is to serve God’s mission.
[12.038] That the General Assembly recognizes that the accumulation of
significant wealth in property and congregational investments raises
important ethical and biblical issues.
[12.039] That the following Supplementary Provisions be sent to presbyteries and
congregations for discussion and feedback in order to inform decisions
on these matters to be made at the 2014 General Assembly:
(1) The Church Property Trustees establish a Mission Enterprise
Fund.
(2) The Church Property Trustees transfer 10 per cent of the net
proceeds of all congregation and presbytery building and
property sales to the Mission Enterprise Fund.
(3) The balance of the sale be available to the congregations who
sold the property for a maximum of 24 months, from the day of
settlement, within which time, the congregation must develop
and receive presbytery approval for plans to allocate or use the
funds for advancing God’s mission. Any funds remaining at the
end of 24 months will be released to Mission Enterprise Fund.
(4) In order to build relationships across our Church, strengthen our
shared commitment to mission and to abide by the spirit of the
Church Property Act, the use of funds released to the Mission
Enterprise Fund, will be undertaken in consultation with the
congregation or presbytery identified with the sale of the
property.
(5) That the allocation of the Mission Enterprise Fund is as follows:
Te Aka Puaho
Taonga Building Fund
Press Go
10 per cent
20 per cent
70 per cent
Property, Insurance, & Mission
Press Go allocation is accessible by any congregation or
presbytery, including the
congregation who sold the
asset and Te Aka Puaho, for growth projects that comply with
Press Go’s mandate.
The Rev Martin Baker introduced a discussion paper on Property, Insurance and
Mission. This was referred to dialogue groups.
Press Go
The Revs Andrew Norton and Sharon Ensor made a presentation on Press Go:
Sharing the Future.
90 Session 3