Author: Roy Janssen

GS 2007 Article 11 – Delegates of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) Rev. Jong-soo Lim of the Presbyterian Church of Korea addressed the meeting. On behalf of his fellow delegates, the Reverends Tae Chun and Sung Bok Kim, as well as observer Jung Gyun Kim, he brought fraternal greetings to the Canadian Reformed Churches.…

Article 10 – Reopening Synod reopened in plenary session. We sang Psalm 36:2. The chairman noted that all delegates were present.

GS 2007 Article 9 – Agenda of Synod The following Agenda was adopted 1.       Opening on behalf of the convening church 2.       Examination of the credentials 3.       Information from the convening church 4.       Election of the officers 5.       Constitution of synod 6.       Adoption of the agenda 7.       Setting of time schedule 8.       Incoming mail 8.1  …

GS 2007 Article 8 – Mail received 1)      Letter of greeting and elucidation from the FCC – added as Agenda item 8.1.q and given to Committee 3 2)      Corrections to appeal from Mr. T. Kingma – given to Committee 1 3)      Report on inspection of archives by Burlington-Waterdown – added as Agenda item 8.2.i and…

GS 2007 Article 7 – Late Submissions Seven letters from several churches arrived late. Nevertheless, the executive recommended that these letters be accepted since 1) the submissions of Winnipeg were submitted before the deadline but were held up in the mail, and 2) the report for the fifth professor came a little late to the…

GS 2007 Article 6 – Advisory Committees of Synod The following committees were appointed: Committee 1 Members: P. Feenstra (convener), H. DeVries, E. Pol, A. Souman Topics: Appeals from the West and Board of Governors Agenda Items: 8.1.a, h, j; 8.2.c; 8.3.g; 8.4.a, c; 8.5.i, j, m, r Committee 2 Members: P. DeBoer (convener), A.…

GS 2007 Article 5 – Housekeeping Matters After receiving a proposal from the officers of synod the following was decided: 1.       Presence on the Internet: Synod decided to publish the Acts of Synod on the church website as they become available. However, as the Acts are adopted, synod will decide whether there are any decisions…

Article 4 – Reopening Synod reopened in plenary session. The meeting sang Hymn 4:1, 2 and 3. Rollcall was held and all members were present.

GS 2007 Article 3 – Election of Officers and Constitution of Synod The following officers were elected to serve synod for its duration:            Chairman:            D. Agema            Vice-chairman:    J. Visscher            First Clerk:          G. Nederveen            Second Clerk:      R. Schouten On behalf of the convening church, Rev. VanSpronsen declared synod constituted. The…

GS 2007 Article 2 – Credentials The credentials were examined and all brothers were properly delegated. From among the ministers delegated, two ministers were alternates for the brothers Clarence VanderVelde and Richard Aasman who informed the meeting in writing that they could not attend. The following brothers were in attendance: From Regional Synod East: Ministers:…