Category: GS 2025

GS 2025 Article 135 – ARPC (Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church) Committee 2 presented a majority report (draft 1) and a minority report (draft 1) re CER Report 3: Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARPC). The Chairman read the Guidelines for General Synods regarding procedures when there is a majority and minority report from an advisory committee.…

GS 2025 Article 134 – RPCC (Reformed Presbyterian Church of Canada) 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED

GS 2025 Article 133 – CONFIDENTIAL – Personal Appeal 8.6.8.5 Synod continued in closed session. Article not published as per GS 2025 art. 189. Synod returned to open session.

GS 2025 Article 132 – Appeal against GS 2022 art. 60 & 81 Synod went into closed session. 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendation That Synod decide: ADOPTED K. Janssen abstained as per CO art. 32.

GS 2025 Article 131 – Recording a unanimous vote Given a request from the floor of Synod, it was determined that the Acts of GS 2025 will only record that a recommendation was adopted unanimously where it regards entering into Ecclesiastical Fellowship (EF) with the Reformed Churches [The Netherlands] (GK), to parallel a decision taken…

GS 2025 Article 130 – Acts The prepared articles of the Acts were corrected and adopted.

GS 2025 Article 129 – Reopening Synod reopened in plenary session. The Chairman read Psalm 133, spoke some devotional words, led in opening prayer, and had the meeting sing Psalm 133. He observed that all synod members were present.

GS 2025 Article 128 – Closing Devotions Rev. Carl Van Dam read Ephesians 3 and led in prayer. The day was closed with the singing of Psalm 108:1,2. Synod was adjourned until 9:00am.

GS 2025 Article 127 – RPCNA (Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America) 1.   Material 2. Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED

GS 2025 Article 126 – FRCSA (Free Reformed Churches in South Africa) 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED