Crosslinks Annual Meeting of Members 2002 Minutes

held at Partnership House, Waterloo Road, London on Tuesday 18 June 2002 at 1pm

Chairman: Rev Dr Chris Wright

1. The chairman opened the meeting with prayer and a reading from Ezra 7.

2. All members present signed the Basis and Statement of Faith.

3. The Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Members on Tuesday 23 April 2001 had been circulated. The spelling of Eva Davis was corrected and the minutes were then confirmed and signed.

4. Financial Statement and Presentation of Accounts for 2001 
   Brian Tombs presented the audited accounts for 2001 which are attached to the official copy of these Minutes. It was proposed by Brian Herd and seconded by David Mills that the accounts be accepted. This was carried unanimously. The meeting recorded votes of thanks to the Finance Secretary and his staff.

5. Appointment of Auditors
   It was proposed by Brian Tombs and seconded by Joan Taylor that Mazars Neville Russell be reappointed Auditors for the Society, their fees to be determined by General Council. This proposal was carried unanimously and gratitude expressed for all that they do in this capacity.

6. Farewell to Andrew and Julia Farrer
   Andrew Farrer will retire as Finance Secretary at the end of the month. Andrew and Julia were warmly thanked for all their hard work over many years as mission partners in Tanzania and then on the home staff.

7. Vice-President
   Rt Rev John Ball was elected Vice-President for the period 2002-2005 (prop Jan Stafford, sec Liz Johnston).

8. Election of Three Members to General Council
   There were only three nominations to fill four places and therefore Gordon Fyles, Matthew Payne and Jan Stafford were deemed as having been appointed without election to serve on General Council.

9. Amendment to the Constitution
   It was agreed to make the following change to the Constitution (prop Paddy Benson, sec Gordon Fyles):
   Paragraph 6: Annual Meeting of Members
   
   An annual meeting of the members of the Society shall be held, at which not fewer than fifty present and voting shall constitute a quorum, when a report of the year’s work shall be laid before the meeting, the accounts presented, and after the signing of the Statement of Faith, Honorary Officers elected and the results of the postal vote of the election of the General Council shall be announced. The acceptance of the accounts shall be carried out by postal ballot of members prior to the Annual Meeting. Any other business shall be discussed of which ten days’ notice in writing has been given to the General Secretary, provided always that the member may, with the consent of the meeting, make recommendations for the consideration of the General Council. The order in which the above items shall be presented to the meeting shall be determined by the Chairman, subject to the decision of the meeting. The President and the Honorary Officers of the Society shall be elected for a period of three years.

10. General Secretary’s Report
    A copy of the General Secretary’s report had been distributed to all present and one is attached as an appendix to the official copy of these Minutes. The report was received with thanks for all that the General Secretary does for the Society.

11. Bishop Francis Ntiruka, Diocese of Tabora, Tanzania
    The meeting welcomed Bishop Francis and Mrs Miriam Ntiruka, the President of the Mothers Union in Tanzania. Bishop Francis spoke of the work in his diocese and of his plans for writing after his retirement. To close he reminded the Members of Matt 9: the workers were few but the harvest was still plentiful.

The meeting closed with prayer at 2.00pm.

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