Trust Services
Trust Services operates within Australia and New Zealand in order to enable the members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to have a Will prepared for them. The service has operated for over thirty years and is under the supervision of practicing lawyers.
There are five directors who are ordained ministers and have received specialist training in the area of Wills and estate-planning and are regularly involved in professional development.
For legal reasons, the service provided is limited to "those associated with the church". This is understood as referring to church members and others who attend church services. Wills are prepared free of charge and without financial obligation.
Many members wish to benefit the church organization by means of a bequest and when this is the case the Director can ensure that the Will is written in such a way that the bequest will benefit that part of the Lord’s work that is the object of the member’s choice.
Guardianship of minor children often weighs heavily on younger parents and having Christian values reflected in their Will is important to them. Because it is a minister who is taking the instructions for their Will he understands the sentiments of those parents and thereby enables Christian principles to be enunciated in regard to guardianship.
Trust Services Resumes in New Zealand
Posted on Sept 12, 2011
At their recent meeting the NNZ Conference Executive Committee appointed Pastor Ken Curtis to the role of Director of Trust Services for our conference. To assist in Pr Curtis’ orientation Pr Ian Royce, the Trust Services Coordinator for the South Pacific Division, will be visiting our conference from Tuesday 25th to Sunday 30th October. If you would like to have a Will prepared please contact the Conference Office on NNZConf@adventist.org.nz, or email: ianroyce@adventist.org.au
Trust Services has been operating in our Church in New Zealand and Australia for forty years and is a professional and confidential service provided for our church members [and others who attend our church] and there is no charge for their services. All work is supervised by the denominational solicitors.
We welcome Pr Curtis to this new role and believe that God will bless this aspect of his ministry.
- Pr, Ben Timothy, Administrative Pastor, NNZC