7. Mr Richard Lambert asked -

In relation to resolution 25/02 of this Synod which inter alia reads -

"Synod recommends to the Standing Committee that priority be given….to resourcing Indigenous Peoples' Ministry by directing that a percentage of the proceeds from all sales of church trust property be added to the Indigenous Peoples' Trust Fund…"

can the President inform the Synod in respect of the period 1 October 2003 to 30 September 2004 -

(a) How many ordinances did the Standing Committee pass to enable the sale of church trust property?

(b) How many of those ordinances provided for a percentage of the proceeds to be paid to the Indigenous Peoples' Ministry Trust Fund?

(c) How many such ordinances did not make any such provision?

To which the President replied -

By paragraph (a) of resolution 25/02 the Synod recommended to the Standing Committee that priority be given under the Mission strategy to resourcing Indigenous Peoples' ministry by directing that a percentage of the proceeds from all sales of church trust property per annum be added to the Indigenous Peoples' Ministry Trust Fund or by allocating continuing funding through the Synod Appropriations and Allocations Ordinance.

In a report to the Synod last year, the Standing Committee advised that of these alternatives the Standing Committee recommended that funding be provided through the Synod Appropriations and Allocations Ordinance. Specifically, the Standing Committee's proposal is that 1% of the total available income proposed to be appropriated in each of 2006, 2007 and 2008 be applied as capital to the Fund. This is referred to in the Standing Committee's report to this session on Synod Appropriations and Allocations for 2006 - 2008.

Turning now to the specific questions,

(a) 12

(b) 1

(c) 11