The Committee is responsible
for the general financial oversight of funds administered for the
benefit of the United Reformed Church under the overall authority of
the General Assembly, for ensuring that proper procedures are in place
for the maintenance of accounting records, the safe custody of assets
and the preparation of financial statements, for giving financial
advice to other councils of the church as appropriate, and for taking
such decisions with regard to the finances of the Church as are
necessary within the policies set by General Assembly.
Committee Members
Convener: Mr
Graham Stacy (Hon.Treasurer – until 31.12.02)
Mr Eric Chilton (Hon.Treasurer
– from 01.01.03)
Secretary: Ms Avis
Reaney (Financial Secretary)
Mrs Alison Holt, Mr Gordon
Latham, Revd John Piper, Miss Muriel Proven, Mr John Rowatt, Dr Brian
Woodhall (Convener, United Reformed Church Trust) and Mr John Woodman.
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Personalia
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On 31st December 2002, Graham Stacy retired as Honorary Treasurer
after 6 years. Graham has made an outstanding contribution to the
life of the Church. He has overseen the improvement of much of the
work undertaken by the Finance Office at Church House and has also
streamlined the way our accounts are presented to General Assembly.
He has been a strong advocate for change in the way we operate
generally in the Church and has been influential in the many
committees in which he has served at Church House. He will be sorely
missed. We wish to record our grateful thanks on behalf of the whole
Church for all he has done for us.
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This year the Committee also bids farewell to Gordon Latham and John
Piper whose terms of office are completed at this General Assembly.
We thank them both for their valuable contribution to the work of the
Committee.
Resolution 21
Accounts
General Assembly adopts the
accounts for the year ended 31 December 2002.
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2002 Accounts
1.1
The 2002 accounts are set out in Appendix 6 and include a report from
the Finance Committee commenting on the result for the year and the
financial position as at 31 December 2002.
Resolution 22
Ministry and Mission Fund
General Assembly gratefully
acknowledges the giving of the churches in 2002 to the Ministry and
Mission Fund and the work of the local church, district and synod
treasurers.
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The giving of the members of the Church to central
funds
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The financial operation of the Plan for Partnership in Ministerial
Remuneration could not happen if each Church Treasurer did not make
very great efforts to ensure that the money required for this part of
the work is in the local bank account on 20th of each month, for
collection by direct debit.
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That this system runs very smoothly is evidence of much hard and
devoted work, and in thanking the Church for the response to the
appeal for Ministry and Mission, the committee would also wish to
acknowledge that largely unthanked group, the treasurers, in local
churches, and also at district and synod level.
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