- The Development of a Patrimony Fund,
- Local Real Estate Investment, and the
- Hiring of a local Director of Mission Advancement.
- Define its financial relationship with Kenya vis-a-vis a Patrimony Fund and ongoing subsidies for Kenya;
- Assist the Region of Kenya in planning by identifying the potential content of the Patrimony Fund (total US Dollars) and any other assistance upon which the future province might rely; and
- Continue to support the Region through its Development Office.
2. The Region of Kenya will:
- Define its mission through the development of an Apostolic Plan;
- Define the existent sources of its patrimony;
- Delineate its projected income and expenses based on current ministries; and
- Project future income and expenses based on the completion of its Apostolic Plan.
3. Financial sustainability in Kenya will only be accomplished through a policy and practice of fiscally diverse income streams, including but not limited to income generating projects as well as the control of costs.
4. Regarding Real Estate:
The purchase of real estate may be explored in the light of the Apostolic Plan in relationship to mission establishment;
- Land will not be bought for the sole purpose of investment at this time;
- The property at DePaul Center will not be commercially developed or sold; and
- If there are investment opportunities in Kenya through the portfolio, they may be explored as part of the Kenyan Patrimonial Fund.
5. The Region of Kenya will undertake the formulation of:
- An Apostolic Plan
- A Needs Assessment for our Apostolates
- Parish Pastoral Plans
The hiring of a Mission Advancement Director at some point to be determined has been recommended by the participants of the Development Forum.
6. A plan for collaboration between the Regional Council (and its Finance Committee) and the Provincial Council (and its Finance Committee) will be developed for the formulation of decisions regarding the economic future of the Region of Kenya. This will also include increasing the capacity of the confreres in Kenya to manage their own fiscal affairs.
7. It was also recommended that the US West Provincial Council and the Regional Council of Kenya schedule a face to face meeting of its members before US Western Provincial Assembly in 2015 to work on a mutually agreed upon statement regarding the above Lines of Action.
Fr. Gary Mueller, C.M.
Congregation of the Mission
DePaul Centre
P. O. Box 24749
00502 Karen, KENYA
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–St. Vincent DePaul
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