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)
Secretary: Ms Avis Reaney (Financial Secretary)
Mr Alan Duncan, Mr Gordon Latham, Revd John Piper, Miss Muriel
Proven, Miss Catriona Waterson,
Dr Brian Woodhall (Convener, United Reformed Church Trust)
Resolution
23 - Accounts
General Assembly
adopts the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2000.
2000 Accounts
The 2000 accounts are set out in
Appendix 1 and include a report from the Finance committee
commenting on the result for the year and the financial position as
at 31st December 2000.
Resolution
24 - Ministry and Mission Fund
General Assembly
gratefully acknowledges the giving of the churches in 2000 to the
Ministry & Mission Fund.
The giving of the members of the
Church to central funds
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. 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, which once again has been met with a nearly
100% result, the committee would also wish to acknowledge that
largely unthanked group, the treasurers, in local churches, and also
at district and synod level.
