Category: GS 2016

GS 2016 Article 121 – ICRC (International Conference of Reformed Churches) 1. Material 1.1    Report from Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA) – section on the International Conference of Reformed Churches (ICRC) (8.2.1) 1.2    Letter from the following CanRC: Abbotsford (8.3.1.1.13) 2. Observations 2.1    GS 2013 (Art. 167) mandated the committee: [4.1]      To continue…

GS 2016 Article 120 – (FERC) First Evangelical Reformed Church of Singapore 1. Material 1.1    Letter from the Hamilton-Providence CanRC including 4 appendices (8.3.1.2) 2. Observations 2.1    Hamilton-Providence requests Synod to mandate the Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA) to take up contact with the First Evangelical Reformed Church of Singapore (FERC). 2.2    Hamilton-Providence…

GS 2016 Article 119 – Abbotsford Request regarding DGK 1. Material 1.1    Letter from Abbotsford plus appendices (8.3.1.10) 1.2    Letter from the Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad – Subcommittee Reformed Churches in The Netherlands (CRCA-SRN) (8.3.1.11) 1.3    Letter from the Abbotsford CanRC (8.3.1.12) 2. Admissibility 2.1    Abbotsford’s letter is admissible since it involves a…

GS 2016 Article 118 – GKNvv (Reformed Churches in The Netherlands (temporary federation)) 1. Material 1.1    Report from the Subcommittee Reformed churches in The Netherlands of the Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA-SRN) section The Reformed Churches Netherlands (GKNvv) (8.2.1) 1.2    Letter from the Reformed Churches in The Netherlands (temporary federation) (GKNvv) including two…

GS 2016 Article 117 – DGK (The Reformed Churches [in The Netherlands]) 1. Material 1.1    Report from the Subcommittee Reformed churches in The Netherlands of the Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA-SRN) – section The Reformed Churches (Restored) (DGK) (8.2.1) 2. Observations 2.1    GS 2013 (Art. 190) mandated the committee: [5.5.1]   To monitor developments…

GS 2016 Article 114 – Reopening Synod reopened in plenary session. The chairman noted all synod members were present. He asked those present to sing Psalm 67:2.

GS 2016 Article 116 – GGRC (Calvinist Reformed Churches in Indonesia) 1. Material 1.1    Report of Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA) – section Calvinist Reformed Churches in Indonesia (GGRC) (8.2.1) 1.2    Letters from the following CanRC: Glanbrook-Trinity (8.3.1.4), Flamborough (8.3.1.6) 2. Observations 2.1    GS 2013 (Art. 127) decided: [4.1]      At this time not…

GS 2016 Article 115 – GGRI-NTT (Reformed Churches in Indonesia – Nusa Tengarra Timor) 1. Material 1.1    Report of Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA) – section Reformed Churches in Indonesia – Nusa Tengarra Timor (GGRI-NTT) (8.2.1) 1.2    Letters from the following CanRC: Glanbrook-Trinity (8.3.1.4), Flamborough (8.3.1.6), and Toronto-Bethel (8.3.1.8) 2. Observations 2.1    GS…

GS 2016 Article 113 – Appointments 1. Material 1.1    Submissions from: Regional Synod West 2015 (8.1.1), Regional Synod East 2015 (8.1.3), the Board of Governors of the CRTS (8.1.4), the CWeb (8.2.15.1), the CRCA (8.2.3), the CCCNA (8.2.4.1), the SCBP (8.2.9), the Rev. Anthon Souman (9.1), and the CCCNA (9.2) 2. Board of Governors of the…

GS 2016 Article 112 – Overture from Regional Synod West 2015 (RSW 2015) 1. Material 1.1    Overture from Regional Synod West 2015 (RSW 2015), re: care of theological students by their home church and examination of theological students by their home classis (8.4.1) 1.2    Letters from the following CanRC: Burlington-Rehoboth (8.5.1.1), Ancaster (8.5.1.2), Fergus-North (8.5.1.3),…