Property Commission Members:

• Gord Roberts (Team Lead)
• Laurie Kendall
• James Ko
• Jan Ross
• Rob Farris
• Paul McAllister
• Wayne Jeffkins
• (Staff Resource) @united-church.ca

CSRC Property Policy Manual

Please see below for the CSRC Property Policy Manual:

CSRC Property Policy – updated May 2024 – [PDF – 16 pages]

CSRC Property Sales Policy –  March 2026 [PDF – 1 page] – This policy outlines responsibilities of the Regional Council and Property Commission with respect to property matters involving a community of faith and surplus sales.

Property Commission Responsibilities

The Property Commission acts as a resource to communities of faith as they manage property and have the authority to carry out the work assigned to them.

The Property Commission is mandated to provide resources, support, and direction to Communities of Faith in the following matters:

1.  Co‐operating with the Community of Faith in buying, selling, leasing, and renovating Community of Faith property, and distributing any proceeds within denominational policies and guidelines, including:
2. Making decisions on requests from Communities of Faith to buy, sell, mortgage, exchange, renovate, lease, or otherwise deal with Community of Faith property; the Commission on behalf of the Regional Council makes decisions relating to the property of amalgamating congregations (The Manual G.1.4.5.);
3. Items relating to The Manual C.2.6 Property and The Manual G.2 Property;
4. Communicating the policies of the Canadian Shield Regional Council regarding property to the communities of faith;
5. Making decisions on the property of Communities of Faith remaining after the Communities of Faith cease to exist;
6. Training volunteers to work with congregations in a) and b), described above; and,
7. Appointing task groups as needed to walk with congregations in the areas outlined in a) and b) above.

Resources

Theology of Place – from TUCC by Daniel Reed

Congregational Board of Trustee Handbook

Congregational Finance Handbook

Greening Sacred Spaces Faith & the Common Good

United Property Resource Corporation

Staff Support