The 226th General Assembly was June 25, 2024-July 4, 2024 in Salt Lake City. There was faithful work that occurred over the course of GA, and the Denver Presbytery is committed to sharing out the information over the next several months.
The items that will come before the Denver Presbytery for a vote in the Spring of 2025 are the following amendments to the Book of Order (the Constitution) and an ecumenical agreement.
Ecumenical and Interfaith Partnerships- ECU-05
General Assembly Procedures- GAP-04 and 05
Ordination- ORD-05
Polity- POL-01 (2 amendments), 02, 03, 04, 05, 08 (2 amendments), and 11.
The education and sharing about these amendments will come out over the next several months, as well as actions that have gone into immediate effect. Please remember these items listed above do not go into effect unless affirmed by a majority of presbyteries which must vote by July 4, 2024, which is when the new Book of Order goes into effect.
The actions that go into immediate effect (or with a staggered start date in 2025) are all those not listed above. This includes the new Co-Moderators, the Stated Clerk, Authoritative Interpretations, Revised Standing Rules, Presbytery Boundaries, Theological School Presidents, Proposed Budgets, and elected terms for persons serving on committees and commissions. Some additional items are referrals to agencies to take on new work. The GA Nominating Committee assists the Co-Moderators in their task of appointing special committees, and they follow a process that takes a while to begin and complete.
The minutes of the General Assembly can be found at www.pc-biz.org