GS 1974 ARTICLE 38 – Address Church
Committee IV presents:
Committee IV suggests to appoint an Address Church.
Grounds:
- a) It has become clear that there is a need for an Address Church to which communications as that of the Reformed Ecumenical Synod and the Government can be sent.
- b) It is in the province of a General Synod to appoint a Church for such an address.
- c) It should be possible that the Federation of Churches can be reached by outside organizations at a publicly known, permanent address.
- d) The address of a covening Church for a General Synod changes every three years.
- e) The Dutch sister Churches have experienced the benefit of such an Address Church.
The Mandate for an Address Church:
- 1. to receive communications.
- 2. to acknowledge receipts of communications.
- 3. to pass on these communications to the proper address(es).
- 4. in case General Synodical decisions have been made re: certain relationships with which these communications deal, this Church shall reply by sending a copy of such decision.
- 5. to report to General Synod.
Committee IV suggests to appoint the Church which takes care of the General Synodical Archives, i.e. Ebenezer Church at Burlington.