Article c8     Property

c8.1.    The Church may purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire of or otherwise acquire any property both movable and immovable of whatsoever nature and tenure wheresoever situated and together with or subject to any rights and privileges and construct, maintain, alter, extend, demolish or otherwise deal with all or any buildings for the time being forming any part of such immovable property and sell, lease, create tenancies over, assign or grant licences in respect of mortgage or charge or otherwise dispose of or turn to account or deal with all and any such property or any part or the parts thereof.

 Article c9    Finances

c9.1.  The Elders shall exercise oversight of the financial matters of the Church through the Honorary Treasurer.

c9.2.  The Treasurer shall oversee the keeping of all books of account of the Church and the management of Church funds including their safe keeping, disbursements or investments as directed by the Church and as reported to the Elders.

c9.3.  The Church may borrow or raise money on such terms and on such security as may be agreed.

c9.4.  The Church financial year shall be from 1^st January to 31^st December.

c9.5.  A qualified auditor shall be appointed for each financial year at the Annual General Meeting. The auditor shall prepare a report covering all Church accounts for presentation at the Annual General Meeting.

c9.6.  A copy of the audited accounts with the audit report shall be circulated with the agenda of the Annual General Meeting to all members.

Article c10   Trustees

c10.1.  There shall be a Board of Trustees comprising a minimum of five (5) persons appointed from among the members at an Annual General Meeting. The members may remove any Trustee for the time being and appoint any new or an additional Trustee or Trustees.

c10.2.  The qualifications for a candidate for appointment as a Trustee shall be the same as those stipulated for Elders under clause c6.2.5.

c10.3.  The Board of Trustees shall have representation from the professions, persons who have demonstrated good stewardship and sound judgment, with experience in Christian ministry and/or other professions or undertakings.

c10.4.   Any member appointed to be a Trustee shall continue in office for two terms of six years each unless he is disqualified or resigns from such office in a manner herein before mentioned.

c10.5.   All and any of the immovable property and investments whatever and wheresoever of the Church shall be vested in the Trustees for the time being, who upon such vesting shall be responsible for all title deeds and documents relative thereto and shall deal with and dispose of all and any of the same only in accordance with the direction of the Church in manner herein before provided.

c10.6.  The Trustees may meet for the purpose of transacting the business entrusted to them and approval of any transaction shall be expressed in a resolution passed at such meetings or bearing the signatures of every trustee to signify his approval.  In order to transact business, at least three Trustees should be present.