GS 2025 Article 34 – Address Church

1.   Material

  • 1.1    Report of the Burlington (Ebenezer) CanRC (8.2.11.1).

2. Admissibility

  • 2.1    The report was declared admissible.
    • Grounds: It was mandated by the previous synod and was received on time.
  • 2.2    The letters were declared admissible.
    • Grounds: They interact with a report to GS 2025 and were received on time.

3.   Observations

  • 3.1    GS 2022 (art. 30) appointed the Burlington (Ebenezer) CanRC to serve as the Address Church and decided:
    • [3.3]    To mandate the Address Church to report to the churches on its activities six months prior to the next general synod.
  • 3.2    The Burlington (Ebenezer) CanRC served as the Address Church of the CanRC during the inter-synodical period.
  • 3.3    The Address Church submitted a brief report to GS 2025.

4.   Consideration

  • 4.1    The Burlington (Ebenezer) CanRC has fulfilled its responsibilities as Address Church with appropriate diligence.

5.   Recommendations

That Synod decide:

  • 5.1    To receive with thankfulness the report from the Burlington (Ebenezer) CanRC;
  • 5.2    To thank the Burlington (Ebenezer) CanRC for its willingness to continue serving as the Address Church of General Synod;
  • 5.3    To mandate the Address Church to submit a report on its activities to the churches no later than six (6) months prior to the convening of the next general synod.

ADOPTED