Category: GS 2025

GS 2025 Article 192 – Closing Thus General Synod 2025 was closed, for the agenda had become acta.

GS 2025 Article 191 – Concluding Matters 1.   Censure as per CO art. 34 2.   Financial Matters 3.   Adoption of the Final Articles of the Acts 4.   Publication of Acts 5.   Approval of Press Release

GS 2025 Article 190 – Sensitive Agenda Materials A notice was read from the convening church to remind all delegates to destroy sensitive materials. Announcements were made regarding rides to airports.

GS 2025 Article 189 – Motions by the Clerks of GS 2025 1.    That the following decisions of GS 2025 be declared confidential Acts: Articles 105, 106, and 133. 2.    That the following decision of GS 2025 be declared a public act: Article 132 (Appeal re GS 2022 confidential acts). 3.    In line with a…

GS 2025 Article 188 – Appointments Synod went into closed session. Rev. S.C. Van Dam left the meeting while his appointment to the Board of Governors was discussed. 1. Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Recommendations That Synod make the following appointments: ADOPTED Synod returned to open session.

GS 2025 Article 187 – General Fund 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED See Appendix 23 for the General Fund Report.

GS 2025 Article 186 – GS 2022 Finances 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED

GS 2025 Article 185 – Convening Church Guidelines 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendation ADOPTED

GS 2025 Article 184 – Overture CCO Jun 2020: phrase “summarized in the confessions” 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED L. Kok had his negative vote recorded.

GS 2025 Article 183 – SCBP (Book of Praise) Report Section One, Parts 1,2,3 (Shorter LS Forms) 1.   Material 2.         Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED