More budget woes

Notes: "Despite efforts to balance its budget, the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada continues to face financial difficulties. At the September [2012] synod of the ecclesiastical province of Canada ... Archbishop Fred Hiltz said the forecast for 2012 is that the national office will have a budget shortfall of $900,000. 'The General Synod is struggling financially and we have been on this trajectory for a long time', said Hiltz". "While expenses have been 'tracking close to budget', revenues came in 'lower than anticipated', said Michele George, treasurer for General Synod, in an interview". "Management at General Synod has been working to re-focus its activities on mission while balancing the budget through cost-cutting. The latter has included a 25 per cent reduction in national staff over the past three years. Hiltz said that by 2016, the national church structure 'will look very different', as mandated by Vision 2019, the 10-year strategic plan for the church, which was approved by the 2010 General Synod".

Subjects: Anglican Church of Canada - Finance; Budget - Anglican Church of Canada; Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod - Employees; George, Michele; Hiltz, Fred (Frederick James), 1953-; Vision 2019