GS 2001 art 24

GS 2001 Article 24Letter br. M. Noort

Committee 1 presented its proposal on the letter from br. M. Noort. Synod adopted the following:

1.    Material

  • Letter of br. M. Noort, Berkel en Rodenrijs, The Netherlands.

2.    Admissibility

Synod declares this letter inadmissible.

  • 2.1.    General Synod cannot deal with personal submissions from members of sister churches abroad (article 30 of the Church Order).
  • 2.2.    The Guidelines for Synod (1,C) state that … “ All material submitted to Synod … which quotes any foreign language source must provide… a full English translation.”