"Before the beginning of each year the General Council on Finance and Administration shall determine and communicate to the General Council on Ministries the sum available at that time from World Service Contingency Funds, to meet requests for additional funding from the general program agencies. The General Council on Ministries shall be authorized to approve allocations to the general program agencies for such additional program funding up to the limit so established. No money shall be allocated by the General Council on Ministries from this source for general administration costs, fixed charges, or capital outlay without approval by the General Council on Finance and Administration." (¶ 906.1(b) and 1006.2(e))
During 1993-96, upon request of the General Council on Ministries the General Council on Finance and Administration allocated $200,000 each year to the General Council on Ministries to meet requests from the general program agencies for additional funding from the World Service Contingency Fund. The General Council on Ministries established criteria for use of these funds and a procedure for making application and filing reports. The following requests for funding were approved by the General Council on Ministries from the World Service Contingency Fund for 1993, 1994, and 1995, as well as commitments from the 1996 fund as of the date of submitting this report.
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 21699-GJ-NonDis-O
1996 United Methodist General Conference