Appointment Charge
Subject
Subject Source: Code Book Of The Presbyterian Church Of Victoria
Scope Note: A charge normally fulfilled by a minister or licentiate appointed to it by the presbytery. A presbytery declares a charge to have the status of an appointment charge when it is satisfied that: a) the circumstances of a pastoral charge have so changed that it can no longer retain that status and the presbytery judges the change to be temporary; or b) a charge subsidy from the Ministry Development Committee, or a sustentation grant from the Maintenance of the Ministry Committee, has been granted to a vacant pastoral charge to provide minimum terms of settlement; or c) the circumstances of a home mission charge or church plant charge have so changed that it is likely to reach the capacity for a pastoral charge; or d) it would be in the best interests of the charge.