Boards and Committees of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

The Board of Finance and Personnel

The Board was set up the by the General Assembly in June 2004 and is an amalgamation of the previous Boards of Finance and Administration and Ministry and Pensions. The Board has a broad remit including the management of the central finances of the Church, personnel and employment, management of the Church House building and the setting of Congregational assessments. Four sub-committees guide its work.

The Finance, Legal and IT Committee assumes responsibility for:

• the administration of central income and expenditure of the Church;
• the preparation and presentation of accounts annually to the General Assembly;
• advising the Board on financial, legal and statistical matters;
• the updating of the Treasurers Handbook;
• the arrangements in connection with the annual audit and;
• the provision of IT facilities and support within Church House.

The Assembly Buildings Committee is responsible for:

• the upkeep and management of the Church House complex including the letting of units within the Spires Shopping Mall.

The Pensions and Assessments Committee is responsible for:

• setting what is referred to as the 'Ministerial Minimum' which is the minimum stipend paid to a Minister of the Church;
• the Central Ministry, Retired Ministers, Widows of Ministers, Ministers Pension Scheme and Prolonged Disability Funds which provide financial support to active and retired ministers and to widows of those ministers;
• the Incidental Fund which is responsible for paying the travelling cost of those attending the General Assembly and the payment of grants approved by the Assembly and;
• the Ministers Pension Scheme (1978) and the Pension and Life Assurance Scheme.

The Personnel Committee is responsible for:

• terms and conditions of employment including salaries and associated policies and procedures;
• implementation of changes arising from Employment legislation and practices;
• staffing statistics;
• the Retired Ministers House Fund which provides financial assistance and rented accommodation to ministers and other servants of the Church seeking to make provision of accommodation for retirement and;
• overseeing the provision of Personnel and Health and Safety advice to congregations through a third party provider.

Contacts

The above can be contacted through the Financial Secretary's Office
Telephone 028 9032 2284
E-mail finance@presbyterianireland.org