ACC Funding Increased in Proposed Budget
01/18/2006

The Executive Council, meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 9-12, put forth a proposed 2007-2009 budget which, if approved by General Convention in June, would increase the church’s budget by three percent compared to the previous triennium.

Before being presented to General Convention in June, the proposed budget of $152 million goes to General Convention’s Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance Committee for hearings and possible revision.

The most contentious matter in the proceedings concerned funding for the Anglican Consultative Council. After much debate, council voted to meet an ACC request for increased giving from all members of the Anglican Communion. While a draft budget kept ACC funding at $1.8 million, the version of the budget that came to the council from its Administration and Finance Committee contained an unallocated line item of $550,000. The intention was for General Convention to decide whether the church should comply with the ACC’s full request.

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