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Feb. 24, 1997
ANGLICAN COMMUNION NEWS SERVICE
Canon Jim Rosenthal, Director of Communications
Anglican Communion Offices
London, England

[97.2.3.1]

CANADA:  GIVING INCREASES

(Anglican Church of Canada) All 30 dioceses of the Anglican Church of
Canada have met or exceeded amounts they had agreed to pay in 1996 to
help
finance national ministry and mission.

Seven dioceses actually paid more to the apportionment, or program, part
of
the budget than they had originally committed themselves to. Additional
payments were made by the dioceses of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador,
Quebec, Huron, Niagara, Ontario, Toronto and Edmonton.

The apportionment budget reached a high of $8.4 million in 1992 but fell
to
$7.5 million in 1995. In that year, several dioceses fell short of
paying
the amounts they had previously agreed to. A series of reductions
through
the early 1990s saw General Synod mission support to overseas and
Northern
Churches fall by up to 30 per cent, and a number of national staff
positions were eliminated.   For 1996, dioceses had agreed to make
contributions totaling $7.1 million. However, the additional
contributions
of $188,000 bring total support to $7.3 million.

The strong support from dioceses during the 1996 budget year represents
"a
significant increase in total revenue," said Archdeacon Jim Boyles,
General
Secretary of General Synod," and it means that our Church's witness will
be
continued and extended in 1997."

The additional payments will help to eliminate the last of a deficit
accumulated in earlier years.  This means that the Church is heading
into
1997 without a deficit, Archdeacon Boyles explained. He added that a
balanced budget is forecast for 1997.

Year-end financial results were also positive for the Primate's Fund,
the
Anglican Appeal and the Anglican Journal.

Donations from parishes and individuals during 1996 exceeded the target
of
$2.45 million which had been set by the Primate's World Relief and
Development Fund. PWRDF's revenue consists of such donations and grants
from government.

The Anglican Appeal, which supports work in Northern dioceses and
overseas
mission raised a net amount of $503,000 in 1996, a slight decrease from
the
previous year when it raised $505,000. The Appeal's net revenue
represents
its contribution to General Synod after administration costs and
dioceses'
share of donations have been paid.   The Anglican Journal, which runs
its
own appeal, raised $230,000, surpassing its target of $210,000.