Author: Roy Janssen

GS 2022 Article 100 – Appeal against GS 2019 art. 98 and Art. 141 (Personal) Synod dealt with this matter in closed session, with credentialed delegates from sister churches present, and with Rev. Wynia absent. 1.   Material 1.1    Appeal from br. and sr. S. and M. Vanderwoude against various actions of Lincoln-Vineyard (8.6.2.3 & 8.6.7.3)…

GS 2022 Article 99 – Acts – GS 2022 Art. 80-82 Synod dealt with this matter in closed session, with credentialed delegates from sister churches present, and with Rev. Wynia absent. The Acts of GS 2022 Art. 80-82 were corrected and adopted.

GS 2022 Article 98 – Financial Report of GS 2019 1.   Material 1.1    Financial Report of the Convening Church of GS 2019, the Edmonton-Immanuel CanRC (8.2.14.1 – see Appendix 25). 2.   Admissibility 2.1    The report was declared admissible. 3.   Decision Synod decided: 3.1    To receive the Report of the Convening Church of GS 2019 with…

GS 2022 Article 97 – Appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 31 (In-person Worship) Committee 3 presented draft 1 of a report on an appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 31 (In-person Worship). The report was discussed. The committee took the report back for refinement.

GS 2022 Article 96 – CRTS (Board of Governors) Supplementary Report (Foreign Students) Committee 3 presented draft 2 of a report on the Supplementary Report of the Board of Governors (BoG) on Funding for Foreign Students from the Free Reformed Churches in South Africa (FRCSA). The report was discussed. The committee took the report back…

GS 2022 Article 95 – Acts The prepared articles of the Acts were corrected and adopted.

GS 2022 Article 94 – Reopening Synod reopened in plenary session. The chairman observed all synod members were present. He welcomed everyone including a newly arrived fraternal observer. He had those present sing Hymn 72:3,4,5, read Philippians 3:12-16, and led in opening prayer.

GS 2022 Article 93 – Closing Devotions Rev. Wynia noted that this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first publication of the Book of Praise. He read Psalm 30 and led in thanksgiving and prayer for supper.

GS 2022 Article 92 – Overtures RSE 2020 and RSW 2021 re GS 2004 Art. 115 (Hymn Cap) (cont’d) Discussion continued on the majority and minority reports of Committee 1. The committee took the reports back for refinement.

GS 2022 Article 91 – Reopening Synod reopened in plenary session. The chairman had the meeting sing Psalm 19:4. He observed that all synod members were present.