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Committees

Presbytery Committees usually meet two weeks before Presbytery meetings.

Committee dates for 2022: 9 February, 27 April, 8 June, 31 August, 16 November 2022

The Committee remits are as follows:

REMITS OF COMMITTEES

Business Committee

  • To prepare the agenda for meetings of Presbytery
  • To make arrangements for Presbytery meetings
  • To deal with matters of law, practice and procedure
  • To deal with matters remitted by the General Assembly, other than those matters within the remit of other committees
  • To put in final form matters to be taken to the General Assembly
  • To nominate members of ad hoc committees
  • To deal with matters which are outwith the remit of other committees
  • To oversee the finances of Presbytery and receive reports from the Treasurer
  • To manage communications
  • To appoint a Vacancy Procedure Committee

 Congregational Support Committee

  • To administer the Local Church Review of congregations and report thereon to Presbytery
  • To undertake mid term reviews of Congregational Action Plans
  • To deal with any other matters of congregational superintendence
  • To provide appropriate support to team ministries within the Presbytery
  • To deal with all matters relating to Safeguarding

 Faith Impact Committee

  • To respond to social and community issues referred to the committee
  • To be concerned with all matters of education in schools, colleges and universities
  • To be concerned with matters relating to social concern in local churches
  • To liaise with all chaplains with regard to community related matters
  • To deal with issues of inter-faith dialogue and to promote and support local initiatives of inter-church activity
  • To deal with all ecumenical issues
  • To promote Christian Education for all ages.
  • To inform congregations of the church’s partnership in world mission and to encourage local to local links.
  • To encourage prayer for the mission and missionaries of the church throughout the world.
  • To encourage churches in matters of world mission and evangelism.

Faith Nurture Committee

  • To deal with all matters relating to applicants for the ministries of the church
  • To deal with all matters relating to the placement of auxiliary ministers, OLMs and readers
  • To appoint advisory committees to vacant congregations
  • To oversee all aspects of the well-being and pastoral care of ministries
  • To support the work of the Presbytery chaplains in pastoral care
  • To review the Presbytery Plan annually
  • To co-ordinate Worship Team and Worship Leader training
  • To promote, encourage and support Vocations discernment
  • To promote the ministry of health and healing
  • To promote training of elders and youth workers. (Ministries already have Worship team and worship leader training)
  • To encourage churches in matters of worship – resources, events.
  • To deal with matters relating to the Prayer life of congregations and presbytery.

 Stewardship Committee

  • To propose mission and renewal allocations for congregations every year
  • To promote teaching and understanding of Christian stewardship
  • To administer the Quinquennial Inspection of the fabric and property of congregations and monitor the resultant action points
  • To consider applications for repairs and alterations in accordance with the regulations of Presbytery and the General Trustees, as these are determined from time to time
  • To deal with all matters relating to the insurance of fabric and property
  • To provide advice and support to Congregational Fabric Conveners and Treasurers
  • To examine annually Congregational Property Registers and Manse Condition Schedules
  • To make arrangements for the annual examination of congregational accounts

 Congregational Records Committee

  • To annually examine and report on the following Congregational records:
    • Communion Roll and Suplementary Roll
    • Kirk Session Minute Book
    • Financial Board Minute Book
    • Baptismal Register
    • Ministers’ Travel Log Books
    • Safeguarding Records
    • Data Protection checklist

NB: The Property Register and the Audited Congregational Accounts are examined by the Stewardship Committee

Presbytery Meetings 2022

Wednesdays 7.30pm

2022
23 February
11 May
22 June
14 September
30 November

Committee Dates 2022

Wednesdays 7pm
Currently using Zoom

2022
9 February
27 April
8 June
31 August
16 November

Presbytery Clerk: Mr Tim Podger

Presbytery Office:
Whitfield Parish Church
Haddington Crescent
Dundee DD4 0NA

Telephone: 01382 503012

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