{"id":9450,"date":"2026-01-19T22:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/victas.uca.org.au\/?page_id=9450"},"modified":"2026-01-19T22:29:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:29:38","slug":"money-for-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/synod.debug.victas.uca.org.au\/?page_id=9450","title":{"rendered":"Money For Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

God calls us to be wise and generous stewards of the resources with which we have been blessed.<\/p>\n

Many congregations have underutilised real estate assets such as land on the church site excess to need and\/or residential properties once utilised as a manse for ministers but now rented on the open market. The rental returns from these assets are generally modest; well below the cashflow that could be achieved through other means. Congregations also have the responsibility and cost of maintaining these properties, further reducing any cashflow generated from rental agreements.<\/p>\n

The UCA Vic Tas now provides a new opportunity for congregations to more fully live into this calling by transitioning real estate assets into shares in an ethical fund, generating ongoing income streams to fund their mission.<\/p>\n

Congregations are invited to consider an alternative way to ensure ongoing higher returns for the congregation, whilst at the same time resourcing the wider Church’s missional endeavours.<\/p>\n

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Money for Mission – A NEW<\/i> SOURCE OF ONGOING<\/i> INCOME<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Under the Money for Mission Program, a new Fund will be established with the monies raised from the sale of properties excess to missional needs. Invested net sales proceeds will generate returns greater than net rental income in the case of rental properties<\/b>, or for other property sales, greater than the income that would be received by investing after sharing in an IOMF.<\/p>\n

The primary purpose of this investment will be to generate and distribute proceeds for:<\/p>\n

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  1. Income replacement for congregations\/Responsible Bodies<\/li>\n
  2. Presbytery funding<\/li>\n
  3. Assembly<\/li>\n
  4. Synod missional funding<\/li>\n
  5. Wider Church missional grants<\/li>\n
  6. Congress<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How is Money for Mission different?<\/b><\/h3>\n

    The Money For Mission Program allows the Church to move away from the present Property Sales Proceeds approach of meeting its missional resourcing needs which consumes the sales proceeds.<\/p>\n

    Instead, Money for Mission is the investment of these capital sales proceeds so that over time we can resource our needs from the investment earnings that are generated from the funds invested – i.e. we live off the income we earn, not by needing to continually sell assets\/property.<\/p>\n

    Money For Mission is a totally voluntary, OPT-IN programme offered to our congregations through our presbyteries.<\/p>\n

    Additional benefits of Money for Mission<\/h3>\n

    The Money for Mission Program has multiple benefits – for investing bodies and also for the wider church:<\/p>\n