OVERTURES SUBMITTED TO THE 52nd GA |
PRESBYTERY |
ASSIGNED COMMITTEE |
TITLE
(To read an overture, click on the title below)
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1 |
Northern New England |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 32-2 to Clarify that a Court May Investigate When Charges are Filed |
2 |
South Florida |
MNA |
Expand Boundaries of South Florida Presbytery |
3 |
Arizona |
OC, AC |
Erect Ad Interim Committee on Christian Nationalism |
4 |
South Texas |
OC, AC |
Erect Ad Interim Study Committee on Christian Nationalism |
5 |
Calvary |
CCB, OC |
Grant BCO 60-63 Full Constitutional Status |
6 |
Rocky Mountain |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 18-2 to Allow Flexibility on Applications to Come Under Care |
7 |
Missouri |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 34-1 Regarding Advisors and Original Jurisdiction in Process Against a TE |
8 |
Nashville |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 24-1 To Require REs and Deacons to State Confessional Differences |
9 |
James River |
CCB, OC, AC, CC, CDM, CTS, Geneva, MNA, MTW, PCAF, RH, RUF |
Amend BCO 14-1 to Make AC Members Appointed by Committees and Agencies Non-voting Advisory Members |
10 |
Central Florida |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 22 to Affirm the ‘Consent of the Governed’ Regarding Assistant Pastors |
11 |
South Texas |
OC, AC, CC, CDM, CTS, Geneva, MNA, MTW, PCAF, RH, RUF |
To Study Incorporating Bitcoin into Session, Presbytery, and Committee & Agency Balance Sheets |
12 |
Providence |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 58-5 to Specify Only Officers May Distribute the Lord’s Supper |
13 |
Great Lakes |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 25-1 to Specify Only Members in Good Standing May Vote |
14 |
Great Lakes |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 38-1 to Indicate Ways a Court May Interact with an Offended Party |
15 |
Mississippi Valley |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 36-4 to Add Language for the Administration of Definite Suspension from Office |
16 |
Mississippi Valley |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 36-5 to Conform the Language to BCO 37-3 re Suspension from Office |
17 |
Mississippi Valley |
MNA |
Change the Boundaries of Covenant and Mississippi Valley Presbyteries |
18 |
Gulf Coast |
RUF |
Direct RUF to Update “Campus Ministry Manual” for GA Approval |
19 |
Eastern Carolina |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 57-5 to Revise the Membership Vows |
20 |
Covenant |
MNA |
Change the Boundaries of Covenant and Mississippi Valley Presbyteries |
21 |
Covenant |
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WITHDRAWN BY PRESBYTERY Change the Boundaries of Covenant and Hills & Plains Presbyteries |
22 |
Pacific Northwest |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 20-3, 24-3 and 25-1 to clarify “Regular Standing” re minimum voting age |
23 |
Pacific Northwest |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 41-3 to Allow Supplemental Judges for a Session Trial |
24 |
Evangel |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 24-1 to Clarify a Session’s Role in Examining Officer Nominees |
25 |
Northwest Georgia |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 46-4 to Add a Class of Associate Membership for Honorably Retired TEs |
26 |
Northwest Georgia |
OC, AC |
Erect Ad Interim Committee to Revise the Directory for Worship for Authoritative Use |
27 |
Northwest Georgia |
OC, AC, CC, CDM, CTS, Geneva, MNA, MTW, PCAF, RH, RUF |
Erect Ad Interim Committee to Receive Suggestions for Permanent Committee and Agency Operations, Resources, and Expenses |
28 |
Northwest Georgia |
MNA |
Demand Mission to North America (MNA) to Apologize and Terminate Personnel |
29 |
Houston Metro |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 15-5.c to Clarify the Handling of an SJC Minority Decision by GA |
30 |
Houston Metro |
CCB, OC, AC, CC, CDM, CTS, Geneva, MNA, MTW, PCAF, RH, RUF |
Amend BCO 8-4, 20-1, 21-1, 21-12, and 23-1 re the Calling and Dissolution of TE Relationships for Needful Works |
31 |
Houston Metro |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 31-10 to Require Vote of the Entire Court to Suspend an Officer’s Official Functions during Process |
32 |
Houston Metro |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 36 to Provide for Elevation of a Censure without an Entirely New Trial |
33 |
TE Fred Greco |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 57-2 re the Examination of Young Persons for Admission to the Sealing Ordinances |
34 |
Savannah River |
CCB, OC |
Amend RAO 16 to Require Reporting on Session and Diaconate Membership and Duties |
35 |
Pacific Northwest |
AC |
Request AC to Study and Report on GA Meeting Locations |
36 |
Georgia Foothills |
MNA |
Change the Boundaries of Georgia Foothills and Metro Atlanta Presbyteries |
37 |
Southeast Alabama |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 12-3 so that a Session May Elect One of Its Members as Moderator in Judicial Cases |
38 |
Southeast Alabama |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 30-4 to Require a New Case with Process for Elevation of Indefinite Suspension to Excommunication |
39 |
Southeast Alabama |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 34-8 and add BCO 33-5 to Clarify the Process for Elevating Suspension from Office to Deposition |
40 |
Southeast Alabama |
CCB, OC |
Amend BCO 35-9 to Require Recording All Parts of a Trial |
41 |
Calvary |
AC |
Direct the AC to Collect & Report Each Congregation’s Public Worship Service Times |
42 |
Calvary |
AC |
Direct the Stated Clerk Not to Collect Statistical Data Pertaining to Age or Ethnicity |
43 |
Calvary |
CCB, OC, AC |
Amend RAO 4-11 regarding Data on Age and Ethnicity |
44 |
Pee Dee |
AC |
Transition byFaith to a Press-Release-Based Publication |
45 |
Hills and Plains |
MNA |
Change the Boundaries of Covenant and Hills & Plains Presbyteries |
46 |
Metro Atlanta |
MNA |
Change the Boundaries of Georgia Foothills and Metro Atlanta Presbyteries |
47 |
Great Lakes |
OC, AC |
Erect Ad Interim Committee on Christian Nationalism |
48 |
Tennessee Valley |
OC, AC |
Erect an Ad Interim Committee for a Pastoral Letter on Christian Citizenship and Church-State Relations |
49 |
Pacific Northwest |
OC, AC, CC, CDM, CTS, Geneva, MNA, MTW, PCAF, RH, RUF |
Erect an Ad Interim Committee on AI |
50 |
Chesapeake |
OC |
Encouragement to Discernment and Compassion regarding Immigrants |