Wesley College, Bristol:
Some Questions
1. To whom is the Connexional Team planning to sell the college,its extensive grounds and additional properties - and will Conference be informed ?
2. How much capital will be realized for the Methodist Church from this sale? £10-11million is a sum which has sbeen mentioned. But now there are rumours that the Church will actually lose money over this - or receive as little as £2m. Again, will Conference be informed?
3. What is happening to the College Library? The impression is being given that the Connexional Team doesn't know what to do with it. If it goes into storage, for how long will that be, at what cost and for what purpose? Can Conference be assured that the library will remain the property of the British Methodist Church, especially if Wesley House is to close?
Methodist Church House: A Question
How much is this property worth?
Presumably, its trust deeds could be changed to make proceeds of sale available to the Church?1. To whom is the Connexional Team planning to sell the college,its extensive grounds and additional properties - and will Conference be informed ?
2. How much capital will be realized for the Methodist Church from this sale? £10-11million is a sum which has sbeen mentioned. But now there are rumours that the Church will actually lose money over this - or receive as little as £2m. Again, will Conference be informed?
3. What is happening to the College Library? The impression is being given that the Connexional Team doesn't know what to do with it. If it goes into storage, for how long will that be, at what cost and for what purpose? Can Conference be assured that the library will remain the property of the British Methodist Church, especially if Wesley House is to close?
Methodist Church House: A Question
How much is this property worth?
Would not this solve some of our major funding problems?
Again, could Conference be informed that 'all options are on the table' - or, if they are not, why not?
The Two Proposed Connexional Centres:
Two Further Questions
1. If Cliff College does not embrace the theological diversity of the whole Methodist Church, how could we avoid thetheological polarization which would almost inevitably ensue, as Queen's is dubbed the 'liberal' centre?
2. And how certain is the future of Queen's? The Methodist memory cannot but recall the sad fate of Lincoln Theological College, the abrupt closure of which was never discussed with the Methodist Church despite the presence there of Methodist ordinands.
2. And how certain is the future of Queen's? The Methodist memory cannot but recall the sad fate of Lincoln Theological College, the abrupt closure of which was never discussed with the Methodist Church despite the presence there of Methodist ordinands.
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