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17-June-1998 
GA98067 
 
    Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Proposed Budget 
Shows Decrease in Spending 
 
    by Allison Politinsky 
 
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--In its first report to the 210th General Assembly, the 
General Assembly Procedures (GAP) Committee proposed today the budget and 
per capita apportionment figures for 1998 and 1998. The Committee 
recommended retaining the apportionment figure of $4.77 per member, for 
both 1998 and 1999. The total budget figures approved reflect a future 
decrease in spending. 
 
        1998    Budget      Per Capita Apportionment (per communicant 
                            member) 
 
        $14,182,040         $4.77 
 
        1999 
 
        $13,484,299         $4.77 
 
    The GAP Committee also recommended, with amendments, a related Overture 
from the Presbytery of Santa Fe to try and increase the number of 
presbyteries who pay the per capita apportionment fees. The Santa Fe 
Overture would have instructed the Stated Clerk to report annually those 
presbyteries who had not paid the apportionment fees. In addition, the 
measure would have advised commissioners that they should not participate 
in debate and discussion or vote on any capital expenditure matter if they 
have not met their per capita apportionment. 
    Though the Committee struck those two measures it did approve 
instructing the Moderator of the General Assembly to communicate with each 
presbytery failing to meet the apportionment that they place an unfair 
burden on fellow Presbyterians and other presbyteries to make up the 
different. This recommendation is designed to address the significant 
problem with uncollected funds totaling $300,000 last year. 

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