Our Treasurer, Peter Watson, advised the meeting that for the first 6 months of this year, our expenditure has exceeded our income by about £9,600. Our income has decreased by £1,650 approximately and we have significant increases in several areas of our spending. A letter will be circulated in which we will highlight our problems and seek increased congregational support.
The meeting received a draft Statement of Intent which it is hoped will assist our Mission Partnership in making decisions and enable us to move forwards as a group.
Shona Kerr and Kay Watson have volunteered to restart Junior Church for the youngest age-group and we thank them very much for their recommitment to our children. We still need volunteers to support them and to teach our older children.
The Project Group advised the meeting that the refurbishment of the vestibule has been carried out for about £39,000, compared with our budget figure of £70,000 (estimated in September 2007). We are indebted to Robin Ramsay for overseeing the work and enabling such significant savings to be made. Our balance of funds after completing the vestibule is £66,000 plus ongoing pledges and donations.
We will celebrate our new, light, airy vestibule at an Open Day on Saturday 6th September from 11.00am to 2.00pm. We will invite Church User Groups and the wider community to join us and see the improvements we have made.
Our bid to the Big Lottery Fund has not been successful so we look to the extension of the vestibule to become our Community Meeting Place as the next phase of our project.
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