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16-June-1997 
GA97039 
 
            Mission Budget Passed on to General Assembly 
 
                          by  Dee Wade 
 
SYRACUSE--After a morning and most of an afternoon of information 
gathering, the Assembly Mission Budgets Committee voted to recommend to the 
General Assembly that it approve the church's overall mission budget for 
the years 1998 and 1999. 
 
    In 1998, the budget total is proposed to be $116,532.644.  In 1999, the 
total for General Assembly Mission is expected to be $117, 442.180.  In 
both years, the major program expense will come from the Worldwide 
Ministries Division, budget at $41,896,617 per year. 
 
    These budgets reflect a "leveling off" of recent decreases in income 
projections, according to Nagy Tawfik, who testified at length before the 
committee.  Mr. Tawfik, who is vice president and controller for the 
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a Corporation, was cautiously optimistic 
about the future of funding for the various programs of the General 
Assembly.  One hopeful sign given was the fact that in 1996, shared mission 
support from congregations and presbyteries exceed expectations.  The 
Assembly Committee on Mission Budgets therefore included in its 
deliberations "gratitude to God for abundant gifts" and described its 
motion as a "step of faith," inviting "response by the church to this 
challenge." 
 
    After recommending approval of the 1998 and 1999 mission budgets, the 
Assembly committee heard from representatives of the various program 
divisions of the General Assembly: National Ministries, Congregational 
Ministries, and Worldwide Ministries, each representative sharing the 
vision of the future for his or her area of work.   

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