Overture 8

<typohead type="2">Financial Services</typohead>

At St Peter's Presbyterian Church Ellerslie on 13 July 2004, the Presbytery of Auckland met and was constituted.

<typohead type="3">Among other things:</typohead>

It was moved seconded and carried that the Presbytery adopt and transmit the following overture to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand appointed to meet in on 19 September 2004.

Whereas any national services must serve the local congregation

And whereas the church is lacking confidence in the Financial Services Department of the Presbyterian Church

And whereas Financial Services is not part of the core business of the Presbyterian Church (mission is)

And whereas the church must demonstrate itself as good steward

<typohead type="3">It is hereby overtured to the General Assembly:</typohead>

That Financial Services produce a complete set of audited accounts to the General Assembly.

That the work currently done by the Financial Services Department be out sourced.

Consider negotiating with the Synod of Otago and Southland, PSDS or putting the entire department up for tender.

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Or that the General Assembly determine otherwise as in its wisdom it shall deem best.

The Presbytery appointed the Rev Andrew Norton and Mr Forbes Worn to support the overture to the General Assembly.

Extracted from the records of the Presbytery by

Trevor Mosley
Presbytery Clerk