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1. Date submitted ___ / ___ /20____

2. Congregation

3. PROPERTY DETAILS

3.1 Property address

3.2 Type of property eg. church, vacant land, manse, tennis courts etc

3.3 Certificate of Title (only if known) Volume: __ __ __ __ Folio: __ __ __

Volume: __ __ __ __ Folio: __ __ __

3.4 Does the area to be sold consist of the whole or part of the land described above?

Whole (go to 3.7) Part Detail:

3.5 If part of the land, please provide dimensions of portion to be sold (estimate)

Frontage: __________ Depth: _________ Area: _________

3.6 Will any subdivision of land be required? Yes No

Detail:

3.7 Is the property all vacant land? Yes (go to 3.10) No

3.8 Buildings/spaces to be included in the sale (eg church, manse, hall, tennis courts etc):

3.9 Is the property heritage listed? Yes No Unknown

3.10 Zoning (if known)

3.11 Are there any right of way, easements, or restrictive covenants over the land?

Yes No Detail:

3.12 Are fences on the correct boundaries? Yes No Unknown

The Presbytery and Synod of the Uniting Church in South Australia has adopted a new Property By-Law and Property Sale Proceeds Policy, effective 1/7/2016.

This Proposal to Sell form is for the use of Congregations that have decided to proceed with the sale of a church property, vacant land or manses not replaced. For further information regarding the by-law, policy and the sale process, please refer to 5.1 Selling Property – Guidelines re property sale process (for sale of church property, vacant land or manses not replaced).

Separate guidelines exist for the sale or manses for replacement.

PROPOSAL TO SELL

(For sale of church property, vacant land or manses not replaced)

Proposal to Sell

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4. REASON/S FOR SALE

4.1 Why is the sale of this property proposed?

4.2 Which Presbytery and Synod departments has the congregation consulted with?

5. ARRANGEMENTS FOR SALE - church & non-residential only

5.1 When is the property available for sale? ___ / ___ /20____

5.2 If a church – what is the date of the closing service? ___ / ___ /20____

5.3 Is the congregation disbanding as per the UC Regulations? Yes No

5.4 Has Pastoral Relations approved disbanding the congregation? Yes No

5.5 Are there any graves or niche walls on the property to be sold? Yes No

Detail:

5.6 Are there any fixtures to be removed prior to sale? (eg. memorial

plaques, stained glass windows, pipe organs, fixed pews or other fixtures) Yes No

Detail:

5.7 Are there any fixtures to remain with the property? (eg. foundation

stones, memorials, stained glass windows, pipe organ, fixed pews or other fixtures)

Yes No

Detail:

5.8 Are there any items to be disposed of before sale? (eg. baptism

font, church furniture, pews etc) Yes No

Detail:

5.9 Are there any special or unusual conditions for this sale? Yes No

Detail:

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6. ARRANGEMENTS FOR SALE - manses/residential property only

6.1 When is the property available for sale? ___ / ___ /20____

6.2 When will the property be vacant? ___ / ___ /20____

7. LEASING DETAILS – all property

7.1 Is the property leased/tenanted? Yes No (go to 8)

7.2 Detail of lease (term, lease expiry, income):

7.3 Details of agent (name, company, phone/email): Yes No

8. CONGREGATION RECOMMENDATIONS RE SALE PROCESS (optional information)

8.1 Have you sought comment or appraisals from an agent/s for the sale of this property?

Agent company Agent name Phone / email

Comment:

8.2 Do you wish to recommend an agent or agents for the sale of this property? (optional)

Note: Property Services, on behalf of the Property Committee (Synod’s committee responsible for the sale of property), sends out appraisal requests to at least 3 agents.

Agent company Agent name Phone / email

Comment:

9. INFORMATION ON CURRENT LOAN/S HELD BY CONGREGATION

For property being sold For other

properties/purposes

Lending body (Uniting Church SA/other)

Loan principal

Term

Loan balance (estimate is fine)

Maturity date

10. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Please provide the following documentation with this application:-

10.1 Site plan - a site plan of the property including position of buildings (hand drawn is fine)

10.2 Photo - a photo or photos if possible (or email to property@sa.uca.org.au)

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11. FUTURE MISSION COMMITTEE (FMC)

The sale of all property is subject to the Property By-law 18.5 and the Property Sales Proceeds Policy.The role of the FMC can be found in the Property By-law, section C and in ‘5.1 Selling Property –Guidelines re property sale process (for sale of church property, vacant land or manses not replaced).’

The FMC reviews the current Mission Plan, recommends the ‘Category of Sale’, and if applicable,resolves in broad terms how the funds available (according to the Policy) to a Congregation may beused and the Approved Projects that Congregations can direct sale proceeds to under New Church &Ministry Developments.

11.1 Date of FMC meeting: ___ / ___ /20____

11.2 Region Minister:

11.3 FMC Convenor: Name:

Phone:

Email:

11.4 Any comments from the FMC regarding the considerations of the Committee:

12. CERTIFIED COPY OF RESOLUTION/S BY CHURCH COUNCIL

We hereby certify that the following resolutions were agreed at a Church Council meeting:

12.1 As to the Proposal to Sell:

12.2 As to the contact people for this Proposal to Sell:

Note: Contact details of person (and an alternate if not available) who may be contacted for additional information and to show agents through the property for appraisals.

Contact person Alternate - if contact person is not available

Name

Position

Phone

Email

12.3 As to the ‘Category of Sale':

The Church Council confirms the category of sale as:

12.4 Following the recommendations of the Future Mission Committee, as to the use of sale proceeds available to the Congregation:

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12.5 If applicable, as to the Approved Project the Congregation wish their ‘Congregation Directed’ sale proceeds percentage to be applied in the New Church and Ministry Development Projects (as per the Property Sale Proceeds Policy, Section F. Distribution of wider church share of Net Sale Proceeds table):

12.6 Meeting details

Held by (congregation name):

Held on (meeting date): ___ / ___ /20____

Total present:

Voting was by: By consensus Formal majority

If formal majority:

For Against Abstained

12.7 Signatures

Chairperson, Church Council: Name

Signature

Date ___ / ___ /20____

Secretary, Church Council: Name

Signature

Date ___ / ___ /20____

September 2016

Send the completed ‘Proposal to Sell’ to Property Services by mail or email: Mail: Property Services

GPO Box 2145 ADELAIDE SA 5001

Email: property@sa.uca.org.au

For further information, please contact Lynne Aird on 8236 4210 or laird@sa.uca.org.au