Category: CanRC

  • GS 2013 art 35

    GS 2013 Article 35 – Address Church for the Canadian Reformed Churches 1.         Material: Report from the church at Burlington-Ebenezer (8.2.14) 2.         Observations: 2.1.      Burlington-Ebenezer reports that it had received three requests from the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches to update statistical information regarding the Canadian Reformed Churches. 2.2.      Burlington-Ebenezer also reports that it…

  • GS 2013 art 34

    GS 2013 Article 34 – Liberated Reformed Church at Abbotsford Committee 5 presented a report on the Liberated Reformed Church at Abbotsford. A discussion followed and Committee 5 took the report back for further refinement.

  • GS 2013 art 33

    GS 2013 Article 33 – Adoption of the Acts Articles 15-31 of the Acts were corrected and adopted.

  • GS 2013 art 32

    GS 2013 Article 32 – Opening Devotions The chairman called the meeting to order and the assembly sang Hymn 41:1-3. Rev. Bouwman then read 2 Chronicles 11 and led in prayer. All members of synod were present. Some house-keeping matters were dealt with.

  • GS 2013 art 31

    GS 2013 Article 31 – Closing Devotions and Adjournment Br. B. Van Raalte read Proverbs 3:1-6, enjoined the assembly to sing Hymn 35:1 and led in prayer. Synod was adjourned for the evening.

  • GS 2013 art 30

    GS 2013 Article 30 – General Fund 1.         Material: Financial report of the General Fund from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012 (8.2.13) 2.         Observations: 2.1.      The church at Carman-East was appointed by Synod Burlington 2010 to administer the general fund and to collect funds as required from the churches. 2.2.      Carman-East reports in…

  • GS 2013 art 29

    GS 2013 Article 29 – Appeal of Mr. T. Kingma 1.         Material: Letter of appeal from Mr. T. Kingma (8.5.35) 2.         Observation re: Admissibility: 2.1.      Mr. Kingma appealed his deposition which took place in March 2003 and his excommunication from Lynden American Reformed Church to Synod Smithers 2007 (Article 19) and Synod Burlington 2010 (Article…

  • GS 2013 art 28

    GS 2013 Article 28 – Appeal of Mr. M. VanTil 1.         Material: Letter of appeal from Mr. M. VanTil (8.5.32) 2.         Observation re: Admissibility: According to the Acts of Synod 2010 Mr. VanTil withdrew himself from the church at Aldergrove and therefore his appeal to that assembly was judged inadmissible (Article 110). In his appeal…

  • GS 2013 art 27

    GS 2013 Article 27 – Appeal of Br. R. Janssen 1.         Material: Letter of appeal from br. Janssen (8.5.15) 2.         Observations: 2.1.      Br. Janssen is appealing various decisions of General Synod Smithers 2007 regarding the Book of Praise (Articles 124-131, 133-135, 137-142, 148-149, 163 and 166) 2.2.      He approached his consistory with his concerns but…

  • GS 2013 art 26

    GS 2013 Article 26 – Overture of Br. E. VanWoudenberg 1.         Material: 2.         Observations: 3.         Considerations: 4.         Recommendation: That Synod decide that br. E. VanWoudenberg’s overture is inadmissible. ADOPTED