2022 Overtures

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OVERTURES REFERRED BY THE 48th GA TO THE 49th OC	PRESBYTERY	ASSIGNED COMMITTEE	TITLE (To read an overture, click on the title below)
2021-19	Pacific Northwest	OC	Amend BCO 38-1 & 42-2 to Allow Appealing a Censure in a Case without Process
2021-20	Pacific Northwest	OC	Amend BCO 31-10 and 33-4 on Pre-trial Non-Disciplinary Suspensions
2021-21	Pacific Northwest	OC	Amend BCO 42-6 on Vote Required for Maintaining Censure during an Appeal
2021-34	Pacific Northwest	OC	Amend BCO 38-1 re Confession Timing for Case Without Process
2021-35	Pacific Northwest	OC	Amend BCO 38-1 re Counsel for Case Without Process
2021-40	Tennessee Valley	OC	Amend BCO 32-13 and 35-5 to Allow Victim Protection Provisions
2021-41	Tennessee Valley	OC	Amend BCO 35-1 to Expand Potential Witness Eligibility
OVERTURES SUBMITTED TO 49TH GA	PRESBYTERY	ASSIGNED COMMITTEE	TITLE (To read on overture, click on the title below)
1	Palmetto	AC	Docket Overtures Committee Report as a GA Order of the Day
2	Tennessee Valley	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 22-3 to Allow Assistant Pastors to file Complaints against Sessions
3	Pee Dee	IRC	Withdraw from the National Association of Evangelicals
4			Vacated
5			Vacated
6	Nashville	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 31-10 and 33-4 Regarding Suspensions during Process or Delay
7	Nashville	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 42-6 Regarding Suspending Judgment during Appeal
8	Houston Metro	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 33-1 and BCO 34-1 Establishing Percentage Threshold for Original Jurisdiction Requests
9	Calvary	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 34-1 to Establish Percentage Threshold for Original Jurisdiction Requests
10	Southwest Florida	MNA	Restructure Boundary of the Presbytery of Southwest Florida
11	Korean Capital	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 25-2.e and Add a New Item BCO 25-2.f, New Percentage Threshold for Calling Large Church Congregational Meetings
12	Hills and Plains	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 16 by Adding a New Paragraph BCO 16-4 with Wording from the Report of the Ad Interim Committee on Human Sexuality
13	Ascension	OC	Petition United States Government to End Abortion
14	Westminster	CCB, OC; to SJC for OMSJC only	Change the Composition of the SJC by Amending BCO 15-4 and RAO 17-1; Amend OMSJC 5.1 and 6.1
15	Westminster	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 7 to Disqualify from Office Men Identifying as Homosexual
16	TE Ted Lester	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 25-2 to Require Annual Congregational Meeting and Reporting Standards
17	TE Ted Lester	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 32-3 to Require Open Proceedings for Trials
18	Pacific Northwest	CCB, AC	Amend RAO 3-2 by Adding an Administrative Responsibility for the Stated Clerk’s Office Regarding the Processing of Allegations.
19	Northwest Georgia	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 15-2 Regarding Presbytery Commission Membership and Quorum
20	Northwest Georgia	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 16 by Adding Paragraph 16-4 on Qualifications for Ordination
21	Northwest Georgia	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 43-2 and 43-3 Regarding Timing for Considering a Complaint [Note: Title revised 4-12-22]
22	Northwest Georgia	CCB, AC	Amend RAO 3-2.h, Making Statistical Data Digitally Accessible
23	Southeast Alabama	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 16 by Adding Paragraph 16-4 on Qualifications for Ordination
24	Houston Metro	CCB, OC	Amend RAO 11-2 and 11-10 to Clarify Who May Submit an Overture
25	Houston Metro	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 15-1 and 15-3 to Clarify Role of Presbytery Commission
26	Potomac	OC	Statement On Political Violence
27	Potomac	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 15-1 and 15-3 To Clarify Role of Presbytery Commission
28	Pittsburgh	CCB, OC, and to MNA for advice	Amend BCO 8-7 by Adding Chaplain Endorsement Requirements and Recommendations
29	Pittsburgh	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 16 by Adding 16-4 Regarding Qualifications for Church Office
30	Pittsburgh	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 6-5, 20-3, 25-1, and 24-3, Allowing Congregations to Establish Voting Age Restrictions
31	Pittsburgh	CCB, OC	Amend BCO 21-4 and 24-1 by Adding Paragraphs Regarding Requirements for Ordination
32	Tennessee Valley	CCB, OC	Amend RAO 8.4 to Add an Item to the Annual Report of the GA Nominating Committee
33	Nashville	OC	Use Human Sexuality Report for Study, Examination, and Conciliation
34	Metro Atlanta	OC	Use Human Sexuality Report for Study, Examination, and Conciliation
35	North Florida	OC	Use Human Sexuality Report for Study, Assessment, and Conciliation
36	Southeast Alabama	SJC	BCO 34-1 Request to Assume Original Jurisdiction over TE Greg Johnson
37	Grace	SJC	BCO 34-1 Request to Assume Original Jurisdiction over TE Greg Johnson
38	Chesapeake	SJC	Request for SJC to Assume Original Jurisdiction in CIP matters re Dan Herron
39	Northern California	SJC	Request for SJC to Assume Original Jurisdiction in CIP matters re Dan Herron
40	Northern New England	SJC	Request for SJC to Assume Original Jurisdiction in CIP matters re Dan Herron
41	Session of Bethel Christian Church-Chicago	OC	Declare Critical Race Theory Flawed
42	Session of Bethel Christian Church – Chicago	OC	Forbid TE and RE Participation in “Political Groups”

*For the 2021 Overtures, click here.