General Trustees
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BUILDINGS AND GLEBES
Manses
The trustees are anxious to ensure that ministers of the
Church of Scotland are provided with suitable accommodation
wherever they may be. Sometimes this can mean that a difficult
decision has to be taken to sell an old solid house of
character which has been part of the heritage of the Church,
but which cannot readily be adapted to the requirements
of modern life.
Glebes
Glebes are pieces of land originally provided for use
by the minister. Most of them are now let out for agricultural
purposes with rents being used towards the stipend of
the minister concerned. In suitable circumstances a glebe
or part of it may be sold. The proceeds of sale are invested
and the income on these goes towards stipend. The General
Trustees encourage the office-bearers in congregations
to consider working glebes themselves under an arrangement
which allows them to benefit from the profits of their
labour.
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