Summary of Action Items
Summary of Action Items
GA43-01: Recommendation from the Nominating Committee
43-01: The Nominating Committee recommends that the 43rd General Assembly elect TE Joe Kim as Moderator of the 43rd General Assembly.
GA43-02: Recommendation from the Nominating Committee
43-02: The Nominating Committee recommends that the 43rd General Assembly elect RE Victor Jones as Moderator-elect of the 43rd General Assembly.
GA43-03: Recommendation from the National Leadership Team
43-03: The NLT recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve the formation of a Moderator-appointed, Ad-interim committee to revise the Pastoral Letter on Domestic Abuse.
GA43-04: Recommendation from the National Leadership Team
43-04: The NLT recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve the formation of a Permanent Committee on Disaster Relief.
GA43-05: Recommendation from the Nominating Committee
43-05: The Nominating Committee recommends that the 43rd General Assembly elect the slate of Nominees for the 43rd EPC General Assembly permanent committees, standing committees, and boards.
GA43-06: Communication from Hope Church in Memphis, Tennessee
43-06: Hope Church in Memphis, Tennessee, invites the 43rd General Assembly to hold the 44th General Assembly on its campus.
GA43-07: Recommendation from the National Leadership Team
43-07: The NLT recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve the FY24 Administrative Budget.
GA43-08: Recommendation from the National Leadership Team
43-08: The NLT recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve the FY24 Special Projects.
GA43-09: Recommendation from the National Leadership Team
43-09: The NLT recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve the Minutes of the 42nd General Assembly.
GA43-10: Recommendation from the Fraternal Relations Committee
43-10: The Fraternal Relations Committee recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve that the Evangelical Presbyterian Church withdraw from the World Communion of Reformed Churches effective upon approval of this recommendation.
GA43-11: Recommendation from the Fraternal Relations Committee
43-11: The Fraternal Relations Committee recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve entering into a fraternal relationship with the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians (ECO).
GA43-12: Recommendation from the BRI Board of Directors
43-12: The BRI Board of Directors recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve ordained ministers drawing retirement income from the EPC 403(b)(9) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan be allowed to designate up to 100% of their retirement income from housing allowance as permitted by applicable regulations adopted pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.
GA43-13: Recommendation from the National Leadership Team
43-13: The NLT recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve that Book of Government 17-5 be deleted, with the following sections renumbered, and that Book of Government 6-8D and 18-3H be amended.
GA43-14: Recommendation from the National Leadership Team
43-14: The NLT recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve that Book of Discipline 1-1 be amended.
GA43-15: Recommendation from the Ministerial Vocation Committee
43-15: The MVC recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve a Moderator-appointed task force to consult with outside experts and complete a thorough review of our Book of Discipline and associated Forms to present recommendations to the 44th General Assembly.
GA43-16: Recommendation from the Chaplains Work and Care Committee
Pulled by the Chaplains Work and Care Committee
GA43-17: Recommendation from the Ministerial Vocation Committee
43-17: The MVC recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve the creation of a Moderator-appointed, Ad-interim committee for the purpose of reviewing our ordination standards and process and recommending any potential changes to the 45th General Assembly.
GA43-18: Communication from the 42nd GA Moderator
43-18: The Moderator of the 42nd General Assembly recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve the 2023-2024 Chairman for the BRI Board of Directors and the slate of nominees to fill vacancies on the Permanent Nominating Committee.
GA43-19: Recommendation from the Presbytery Review Committee
43-19: The Presbytery Review Committee recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve the Exceptions requiring responses and found in the 2022 minutes of 14 of our 16 Presbyteries.
GA43-20: Recommendation from the Presbytery Review Committee
43-20: The Presbytery Review Committee recommends that the 43rd General Assembly approve the Exceptions responses of the Presbyteries to those Exceptions sent to them by the 42nd General Assembly.
GA43-21: Recommendation from the Stated Clerk
43-21 (Possible Omnibus Motion): Business items coming from Standing Committee that are of a routine nature, such as Committee Minutes, are often put into an Omnibus Consent Motion. This single Motion is then brought to the floor of the Assembly for vote.