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Friday was, as expected, the quietest day of the Assembly.
The first item on the agenda was the report of the Trustees and the appointment of several new trustees.
The United Appeal Board is responsible for much of the funding for the corporate work of the church including supporting overseas work, evangelism and social witness. It requires to raise an annual budget of around £2.5m and reported that the target for 2000 was exceed by £230,000 enabling it to pay all its promised grants in full. The proposed target for 2002 was agreed at £2,739,500.
The Board of Studies reported on the continuing refurbishment plans for Union College and the Assembly accepted 8 new students for the Presbyterian ministry.
In the afternoon the Board of Finance and Administration made its report highlighting an increase in annual income of the church of about 5% against a smaller fall in membership that has been experienced in recent years of 1%.
The Assembly finished at 3.00pm with closing worship.
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Issued by Stephen Lynas, Presbyterian Information Services. Info@PresbyterianIreland.org
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