|
Number |
Be it Resolved Action in Resolutions before
Amendment at AC (paraphrased) |
Resolution Title |
NIC VOTE
(not official)
(new in red) |
Resolution Submitted by |
Explanation per NIC:
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/nillconf/ac2003.htm#petitions
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650-01 |
0%
Increase in apportionments and distribution by district |
Proposed 2004 Apportionments |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Board of Stewards, CCF&A |
|
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650-02 |
General Church (for information) and Conference Special Sundays: Scout
Ministry, Golden Cross, Access (Disability Awareness), Christian
Education, HIV/Aids Awareness, United Voices for Children |
Proposed 2004 Special Sundays with Offering |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
CCF&A,
CCOM |
|
|
650-03 |
Conduct Feasibility Study for adult retreat center |
Proposed Feasibility Study (Adult Retreat Center) |
Moved to Second Consent Calendar |
Implementation Task Force |
|
|
650-04 |
Urban Ministry Conference and Day Care Center |
Implementation Task Force (Day Care Center) |
Withdrawn |
Implementation Task Force |
|
|
650-05 |
Incorporate not-for-profit Permanent Endowment Fund |
Permanent Endowment Fund |
Referred to CFA & COM for perfection |
Permanent Endowment Committee |
|
|
680-01 |
Increase minimum compensation for entry-level salary for clergy (4.50%
increase proposed for 2004) |
Equitable Compensation Commission |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Equitable Compensation Commission |
|
|
680-02 |
Special Grants for Individuals |
Special Grants |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Conference Board of Pensions |
|
|
680-03 |
Group Life Insurance monthly contribution rates |
Group Life Insurance |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Conference Board of Pensions |
|
|
680-04 |
Annual Standing Rule reaffirming excludable housing allowance under IRS
code |
Excludable Housing Allowance for Retired and Disabled Clergy |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Conference Board of Pensions |
|
|
680-05 |
Increase of pension rates from $455-$570 per service year, and increase
Ministerial Protection Plan rate and continues Comprehensive Protection
Plan rate |
Pension Rates for 2004 |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Conference Board of Pensions |
|
|
680-06 |
Develop plan to increase size of group by exploring options, such as
joining other annual conferences |
Increase the Size of Heath Insurance Group |
Passed with amendment |
Pastor |
|
|
680-07 |
Mandatory participation of clergy by category and encouragement of
spouses and dependents to enroll |
Health Plan Eligibility |
Fall Special Session, was
replaced with a rewrite numbered 680-007. This is the document which was
extensively amended. The amended document was approved. |
Conference Board of Pensions and Health |
|
|
680-08 |
Encouragement of pastors to take renewal leave and for the conference to
find ways to pay health and pension as well as salary |
Pastor’s Renewal and Sabbatical Leave |
Referred |
MFSA, Fellowship of Asian Americans |
|
|
680-09 |
Funding health insurance for clergy and laity staff through
apportionments |
Health Insurance as a Connectional Responsibility |
Refereed |
MFSA, Fellowship of Asian Americans |
|
|
700-01 |
Send copy of resolution to president Bush that NIC AC opposes torture
and mistreatment of detainees in thee "war On Terrorism" |
Against the Abuse of Detainees |
Passed, Third Consent Calendar |
Board of Church and Society |
Opposed torture and mistreatment of detainees in the U.S. "War on
Terrorism" and denounced torture to extract information |
|
700-02 |
Write Letters to support Bread for the World and establish a Millennium
Challenge Account (MCA) focused on poverty reduction around the world |
Bread for the world Offering of Letters |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Conference Secretary of Global Ministries |
|
|
700-03 |
Determine more reasonable date for submission of proposed budget
resolutions (600 series) (current date is April 1 of each year) |
Bring the Budgeting Process to the Churches |
Passed |
MFSA |
|
|
700-04 |
Appoint or elect a child advocate in every local church to understand
needs of children in local community and service as liaison to church
members in matters of conference priorities. |
A
Child Advocate in Every Church |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Children’s Ministries Program Area, Initiative on Children and Poverty
Task Force |
|
|
700-05 |
Provide volunteer training to churches to be qualified as "A Church for
All God’s Children, provider materials such as the Council of Bishops’
study guide, "Community with Children and the Poor, and confer with
agencies to proclaim in word and deed the Gospel of God’s redeeming,
reconciling and transforming grace in Jesus Christ to and with children
and those oppressed by poverty. |
A
Church for All God’s Children |
Passed, First Consent Calendar |
Children’s Ministries Program Area, Initiative on Children and Poverty
Task Force, United Voices for Children |
|
|
700-06 |
Commends support public schools rather than the use of school vouchers,
investment in new affordable housing, equality of presence of financial,
insurance, and retail establishments in communities that may no return
the highest rate. |
Climate Change and Environmental Racism |
Passed with amendment |
Board of Church and Society |
|
|
700-07 |
Send copy of this resolution to Tyson’s food, North Central and South
Central Jurisdictions and encourage individuals and churches to write
regarding the corporation’s mistreatment of its employees |
Concerning Employee Abuse by Tyson Food, Inc. |
Passed, Third Consent Calendar |
Conference Board of Church and Society |
Urged a boycott of Tyson Foods products because of the corporation’s
mistreatment of its employees and violation of federal wage and hour law |
|
700-08 |
Send resolution to Governor Blagojevich (Therefore, Be It Resolved, that
the State of Illinois abolish the death penalty |
Continue Governor Ryan’s Good Work (Death Penalty) |
Passed with amendment |
MFSA |
|
|
700-09 |
Establish covenant relationship between NIC and Methodist Church in
India (MCI) including liaison, communication, relationships,
construction projects |
Covenant Relationship of the Northern Illinois Conference with the
Regional Conference of the Methodist Church in India |
Passed with amendment |
India Re-Connect Committee, Signed by Bishop Sprague |
Established a covenant relationship between the NIC and the Methodist
Church in India |
|
700-10 |
Set aside time for dialogue since time to discuss issues is increasingly
limited |
Encourage More and Better Discussion |
Passed with amendment |
MFSA |
Directed the Annual Conference Committee to set aside at least
one-fifth of Annual Conference next year for dialog and fellowship |
|
700-11 |
Send this resolution to the US and Israeli leadership that Israeli
should cease all additional occupation, cease the destruction of
Palestinian homes and withdraw its citizens from occupied territories |
End
the Occupation |
Passed, Third Consent Calendar |
MFSA, NIC-ETO Task Force |
Urged Israel to immediately cease all additional occupation of
Palestinian territories, cease the destruction of Palestinian homes and
begin withdrawal of its citizens for all occupied territories. |
|
700-12 |
Commend "hands on" mission work to rehabilitate weather-damaged
structures and be in dialogue with insurance carriers to minor fairness
practices in issuing polices |
Global Warming and Insurance Loss |
Referred |
Board of Church and Society |
|
|
700-13 |
Take active role to inform families of availability of State of Illinois
KidCare, FamilyCare and Medicaid with flyers and notices and NIC
Conference to write Governor Blagojevich letter of gratitude for
FamilyCare |
Health Insurance for All Children and Their Parents |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Children’s Ministries Program Area, Initiative on Children and Poverty
Task, United Voices for Children |
|
|
700-14 |
Raise HIV/AIDS to priority level in AC and call each church to learn,
inform, educate and be ready to respond regarding HIV/AIDS in their
community. |
HIV/AIDS Initiative |
Fall Special Session,
passed as amended twice. The amendments change line 3 on page 8 to read
as follows: "Make HIV//AIDS an emphasis during the coming conference
year under the conference priority ‘Claiming Christ on the Margins’
and insert "to be encouraged" before "to engage" on page 8, line 6. |
Lay
Member, Chicago Black Methodists for Church Renewal, Pastor, Co-Chair of
Church and Society, substitution by Rev. Todd M. Singley,
Co-Chairperson, Church and Society |
|
|
700-15 |
Support of Conference boycott of Philip Morris (Altria products),
provide information resources for congregations participating (see notes
by NIC) |
Joining the Philip Morris – Altria Boycott |
Passed with amendment |
Conference Board of Church and Society |
Expanded the Conference’s boycott of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and
Kool-Aid to also include Jack’s Pizza until the Philip Morris (Altria)
companies stop active promotion of tobacco products to children. |
|
700-16 |
In
addition to urging President Bush to sign this treaty, urged members of
churches in the NIC to write to their members of Congress urging them to
sign. |
Landmine Ban Treaty |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Conference Secretary of Global Missions, Board of Global Ministries,
Taskforce for the Bishop’s Initiative on Children and Poverty, United
Methodist Women, Children’s Ministries, United Voices for Children |
Urged President Bush to immediately sign the Landmine Ban Treaty |
|
700-17 |
Urged NIC to communicate with IL governor and state legislators to fund
children’s programs at high priority and that churches continue to
inform their congregations and write letters, emails or make phone calls
of support and display information and include articles in newsletters,
bulletins |
Make Children a State Budget Priority |
Passed with amendment |
Children’s Ministries Program Area, Bishops Task Force on the Initiative
for Children and Poverty, United Voices for Children |
|
|
700-18 |
Adopt policy on Racial Harassment as Basic Policy of NIC, including
procedures for responding to complaints. |
A
Policy on Racial Harassment |
Fall Special Session,
passed |
NIC
Commission on Religion and Race |
|
|
700-19 |
NIC urges all people to pray for peace and that all churches are urged
to organize services of prayer for peace. |
Pray for Peace |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
MFSA |
Urged NIC United Methodists to pray for U.S. leaders to pursue
peaceful and just negotiations with other countries to resolve conflict. |
|
700-20 |
Urging NIC to establish Task Force on the Church and Latino Immigrants
which would gather information, hold discussions and forums and develop
a report for the fall session of AC (included guidelines for report
content). |
Preparing the Churches of the Northern Illinois Conference for Latino
Immigrant Communities |
Passed with amendment |
Adalberto UMC |
Formed a Conference Task Force on the Church and Latino immigrants to
gather information and hold discussion and forums on the Latino
immigrant community in Northern Illinois and the United States |
|
700-21 |
See NIC notes. |
Prisoner of War Status for Detainees |
Passed with amendments |
Board of Church and Society |
Demanded that detainees in the War on Terrorism be accorded full
status as prisoners of war and treated in accordance with stipulations
of the Geneva Conventions and the U.N. Convention Against Torture, and
that if charges are leveled against detainees all trials shall be held
under an internationally recognized judicial process. |
|
700-22 |
Encouraged all local churches of NIC to obtain copies of the handbook,
Safe Sanctuaries: Reducing the Risk of Child Abuse in the Church
and Safe Sanctuaries: Reducing the Risk of Abuse in Youth Ministries
and to request training for leaders and teachers in their local churches
or participate in a Safe Sanctuaries training |
Reducing the Risk of Abuse to Children and Youth in the Church |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Children’s Ministries Emphasis Area, Initiative on Children and Poverty
Task Force, United Voices for Children |
|
|
700-23 |
Click Here for 700-23
Reflecting the Love of God - Amended Text |
Reflecting the Love of God |
Passed with amendments 956% to 38% with 6% abstaining) |
MFSA |
|
|
700-24 |
Encourage cooperation between developers and area inhabitants of sites
and to stand as witnesses and guardians of Creation’s spiritual
dimension, which Jesus Christ and Native Americans have repeatedly
affirmed through actions and teachings and if aware of any expansion
that will be adverse to the spiritual integrity of the Land, send letter
and copy of this resolution to the parties involved. |
Respecting and Protecting Spiritual Integrity of the Land |
Passed with amendments |
Prayer Rivers Intercultural Ministries, Native American Women’s Group
Grace UMC LaSalle, Council on Ministries and Administrative Board,
NIC Committee on Native American Ministries |
|
|
700-25 |
Urged UMC congregations to observe Rural Life Sunday and make materials
available to Churches. |
Rural Life Sunday |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Northern Illinois Town and Rural Center |
|
|
700-26 |
Recommended study on living wage for clergy, including a workable salary
standardization scheme. |
Salary Standardization |
Referred |
MFSA |
|
|
700-27 |
See NIC note. |
Serve a Cup of Justice |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
MFSA |
Urged all local churches in the NIC to purchase Fair Trade Coffee for
coffee hours, local church consumption and sale to members of their
congregations |
|
700-28 |
See NIC note. |
Support our Troops |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
MFSA |
Urged NIC churches to engage in "concrete acts of unambiguous
support" for our armed forces and to pray for their safe return home |
|
700-29 |
Urged churches to support UN initiatives such as UNICEF and use UN
education material in their teaching about world issues, and send this
resolution to state and federal leaders. |
Support the United Nations |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
MFSA |
Supported the United Nations |
|
700-30 |
Click Here for Text of
700-30- Supporting The Ministry of Bishop C. Joseph Sprague |
Supporting the Ministry of Bishop C. Joseph Sprague |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
MFSA |
Supported Bishop Sprague in his ministry and witness as a leader in
our denomination and gave thanks for his profound witness |
|
700-31 |
Urged NIC churches to teach restorative justice principles and use
resources available at United Methodist Agency JustPeace located in
Evanston |
Teach Restorative Justice |
Passed with amendments |
MFSA |
Urged NIC churches to teach restorative justice principles in classes
and seminars |
|
700-32 |
See NIC note. |
U.S.A.-D.P.R.K. Relation and Peaceful Reunification of Korea |
Passed with amendments |
Korean United Methodist Clergy Association |
Called on the Bush administration to uphold agreements made between
the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),
to avoid a military attack against North Korea and to lift 50 years of
economic sanctions against the DPRK |
|
700-33 |
Urged NIC to continuing to pray for direction for our leaders and
decision makers so they can peruse peaceful and just negotiations with
other countries in resolving conflict. |
Urging Support of Prayer for Peace in U.S. Negotiations with IRAQ |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
UMW,
Global Ministries |
|
|
700-34 |
Encouraged NIC congregations to develop ministry to wage peace in its
local community. |
Waging Peace |
Passed with amendments |
NIC
Board of Church and Society |
|
|
700-35 |
Revolved that AC encourage District Board of Stewards to incorporate an
apportionment appeals process prior to the publication of final data and
that the minimum apportionment concept be abolished and all churches
receive apportionments determined through application of their
District’s formula. |
Continuation of the District Boards of Stewards |
Fall Special Session,
passed with amendment requiring that each district Board of Stewards
report its apportionment formula to the Annual Conference. |
Board of Stewards, CCF&A |
|
|
700-36 |
Resolved that each charge in NIC elect minimum of one person to service
as point of contact for receiving communications from the annual
conference committee on Native American ministry. |
Native American Awareness in the Local Church |
Fall Special Session,
passed as amended by changing the reference to the 2003 Charge
Conferences to the 2004 Charge Conferences. |
Committee on Native American Ministries |
|
|
701-01 |
Each NIC church shall name a Child Advocate as liaison between the local
church and The Bishop’s Initiative on Children and Poverty Task Force,
The Hope for the Children of Africa Task Force, and United Voices for
children. |
A
Child Advocate in Every Church |
Passed, First Consent Calendar |
Task Force for Bishop’s Initiative on Children and Poverty |
|
|
701-02 |
Continue task force work of Reshaping, Resourcing and Evangelizing NIC
churches by providing materials, volunteer training and encouragement
for local churches to be qualified as "A Church for All God’s Children"
to better proclaim in word and deed the Gospel of God’s redeeming,
reconciling and transforming grace in Jesus Christ to and with children
and those oppressed by poverty. |
A
Church for All God’s Children |
Passed, First Consent Calendar |
Task Force for Bishop’s Initiative on Children and Poverty |
|
|
701-03 |
Encourage all local churches to obtain Safe Sanctuaries handbook
and to create safe sanctuaries for children and you and to reduce the
risk of childe abuse in their congregations. |
Reduce the Risk of Child Abuse |
Passed, First Consent Calendar |
Task Force for Bishop’s Initiative on Children and Poverty |
|
|
701-04 |
Commit AC resources to help NIC churches to become familiar with UMC
Social Principles through the Social Principles Alive! Project. |
Have you Read the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church
Lately? |
Passed, First Consent Calendar |
NIC
Board of Church and Society |
|
|
701-05 |
Affirm and support principles of Restorative Justice and urge the State
of Illinois Department of Corrections to embody these principles, send
copy of resolution to Ill state leaders and encourage local
congregations to study the principles of restorative justice. |
Support for Restorative Justice |
Passed, First Consent Calendar |
NIC
Board of Church and Society |
|
|
701-06 |
Reaffirm support for use of clergy housing allowance option. |
Encouragement of Clergy Housing Allowance Option |
Passed, First Consent Calendar |
FUMC, Des Plaines |
|
|
701-08 |
Urge NIC District Superintendents to encourage each local unit to make
and fulfill its pledge of monetary support of ministry around the globe. |
Mission Support Through United Methodist Women |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar 2002 |
UMW
Conference President |
|
|
701-09 |
Encouraged each local church to devote at lease one worship service each
year to a presentation, celebration and interpretation of the current
scope and mission of the General Board of Global Ministries |
Understanding and Promotion of Mission in Today’s World |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar 2002 |
UMW
Conference President, Chairperson Global Ministries, Conference
Secretary of Global Ministries |
|
|
701-10 |
Encouraged Conference Commission on Religion and Race to implement and
evaluate progress in Racial Justice Policies. |
Implementation of Charter for Racial Justice Policies |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar 2002 |
UMW
Conference President |
|
|
702-01 |
Add office of an assistance vice president. |
Clarification of Duties of Conference Board of Trustees Vice President |
Passed (removed from Second Consent Calendar to the floor) |
Conference Board Trustees |
|
|
702-02 |
Restatement or relocation of current Standing Rules to organize, to
update and to clarify the several Standing Rules that address finances,
accounting, and budgeting. |
Modify the Standing Rules on Financial Accounting Policies and
Administrative Responsibilities |
Passed; lifted by action of the Chair of Daily Procedures for vote by
the whole Conference because Standing Rules require 2/3 majority vote of
the whole body for adoption. |
CCF&A |
|
|
702-03 changed to 650-06 |
Appoint District Alignment Task Force to evaluate current districting
and make recommendation for proper alignment and number of districts and
the fair apportionments to each. |
District Alignment |
Passed with amendments |
CCF&A,
Northern Illinois Cabinet |
|
|
702-04 |
Insert Twelve youth chosen by and representing the Conference Council on
Youth Ministries. |
Increase Youth Representation at Annual Conference |
Fall Special Session,
passed as amended by Section 12. The amendment reads "In Section 11A,
insert a new item’g’. "In addition twelve youth would be chosen by …" |
Andrew Ulman |
|
|
702-05 |
Select council according to Youth Ministries By-Laws. |
Grant the Conference Council on Youth Ministries Autonomy in the
Selection of its Members |
Passed (removed from Third Consent Calendar to the floor) |
Andrew Ulman |
|
|
900-01, goes to GC |
See NIC Notes. |
Amendments to the Constitution |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Jack Ryder, Rodney Osborne |
Allow General Conference to immediately adopt enabling legislation
for any constitutional amendments approved by General Conference,
subject to ratification of the amendment by the required two-thirds
members of annual conferences; |
|
900-02, goes to GC |
Codify the BOD in such a way that provisions are made for future
additions and changes that will not require renumbering of paragraphs |
Codify the Book of Discipline |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Jack Ryder, Rodney Osborne |
|
|
900-03, goes to GC |
Any gift, legacy, devise, annuity, or other benefit to a pastoral charge
or local church that accrues or becomes available after said charge or
church has been discontinued or abandoned shall become the property of
the trustees of the AC. |
Continuation of Local Church in Perpetuity |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Jack Ryder, Rodney Osborne, Conference Board of Trustees |
|
|
900-04, goes to GC |
Call upon GC to continue Imitative on Children and Poverty |
Continuation of the Work of the Episcopal Initiative on Children and
Poverty |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Initiative on Children and Poverty, United voices for Children |
Continue the Bishops’ Initiative on Children and Poverty |
|
900-05, goes to GC |
Directs Information Management office to create programs and standards
to connect information management of general agencies, annual
conferences and local churches at their election. |
Coordination of Information Technology Petition to General Conference |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Lonnie Chafin, Conference Treasurer |
|
|
900-06, goes to GC |
Distinguishes between housing allowance appointments and parsonage
providing appointments for DAC and CAC to determine salaries and
benefits. |
DAC
and CAC Calculation Method Petition to General Conference |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Lonnie Chafin, Conference Treasurer |
|
|
900-07, goes to GC |
Directs UMC to adopt consensus approach to decision-making as primary
mode of operation beginning with GC 2008, including funding and
training. |
Decision-Making by Consensus |
Fall Special Session,
failed. (There was considerable discussion.) |
Douglas A. Asbury, Garrett |
|
|
900-08, goes to GC |
Provides to conduct electronic meetings to ensure that all members of
the body are able to fully interact with each other simultaneously.
|
Electronic Meetings |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Rodney Osborne, Jack Ryder |
|
|
900-09, goes to GC |
Authorizes existing and new other organizations to make available funds
not actuarially needed for pension benefits to provide for health
insurance for retired and or disabled clergy. |
Health and Welfare Benefit |
Fall Special Session,
voted NOT to refer and document approved as is. |
Rodney Osborne, Jack Ryder |
|
|
900-10, goes to GC |
Click here for 900-10
Text of Make the Discipline More Inclusive |
Make the Discipline More Inclusive |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
MFSA |
Delete the phrase: "Although we do not condone the practice of
homosexuality and consider this practice incompatible with Christian
teaching" from the Discipline. |
|
900-11, goes to GC |
Amends Division Two, Section Ii, Article III of the UMC Constitution so
that no annual conference shall send more than three times the number of
delegates of the smallest annual conference delegation. |
Restructure Annual Conference |
Fall Special Session,
failed and motion to reconsider also failed. |
MFSA |
|
|
900-12, goes to GC |
NIC rejects the fist strike policy of the US government and deplores ay
use of military violence which is not directly provoked and urged that
churches in the NIC send letters voicing this concern and that the GC
amend the BOD to read, "We therefore reject war as an instrument of
national foreign policy." |
Rethink the U.S. First Strike Policy |
Fall Special Session,
passed |
MFSA |
|
|
900-13, goes to GC |
Urge NIC to implement global and diversity sensitivity training program
since the body of Chris is pictured as unity amidst diversity in race,
color, culture, gender, sexual orientations, social status as well as
age. |
Sensitivity Training |
Fall Special Session,
passed. An attempt to remove sexual orientation from the second
"whereas" clause failed because there is an NIC standing rule against
altering whereas clauses in a document. Only the resolution clauses can
be amended. |
MFSA, Fellowship of Asian Americans |
|
|
900-14, goes to GC |
NIC supports resources to redevelop urban areas, including public
transportation and affordable housing, work toward the reduction of
urban sprawl as an issue of justice and send resolution to state and
federal government leaders. |
Stop urban Sprawl |
Fall Special Session,
Approved with an amendment which removes references to the Northern
Illinois Annual Conference and replaces that
phrase with "The United Methodist Church." The amendment also adds a
second
resolved statement that the General Conference send this resolution to
all members
of the U.S. Congress, the President of the United States, and the
Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development. Note: This document will become a
petition to
General Conference. |
MFSA |
|
|
900-15, goes to GC |
Requests GC to support the funding of the continuation and expansion of
the Igniting
Ministry campaign. |
Support Continuance and Expansion of Igniting Ministry |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
NIC
Conference Communications Commission |
Continue and expand the Igniting Ministry advertising campaign |
|
900-16, goes to GC |
NIC Supports continuation of National Plan for
Hispanic Ministry
for the 2005-2008 Quadrennium. |
Support of the National Plan for Hispanic Ministry |
Passed, Second Consent Calendar |
Committee to Implement the National Hispanic Plan |
Continue the National Hispanic Plan |
|
900-17, goes to GC |
NIC supports the United States to develop a Department of Peace, and
urges NIC churches to send letters supporting this, and that the NIC
shall send this resolution to state and federal government leaders. |
Support a U.S. Department of Peace |
Passed, Third Consent Calendar |
MFSA |
|
|
900-18, goes to GC |
NIC supports the strict prohibition of sales or arms to foreign
countries, and urges NIC churches to send letters of concern, and that
the NIC send this resolution to state and federal government leaders. |
Stop Acting as the World’s Arms Broker |
Fall Special Session,
passed |
MFSA |
|
|
900-19, goes to GC |
NIC calls upon GC to allocate $10 million for four years and an
additional l $10 million to be raids through World Service Special Gifts
to for Africa University. |
Support of Africa University |
Moved to Second Consent Calendar |
Africa University Development Office, General Board of Higher Education
and Ministry |
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