The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments as of January 22 is 29-27 against adopting the amendments. The amendments are defeated.

For the amendments to be have been approved 2/3 of the 79 Presbyteries (53) had to vote in favor. Now that over 1/3 of the Presbyteries (27) have voted against approving the amendments, they have not been consented to and adopted.

Here are the results of recent votes:

On January 21 the following Presbytery voted:

Southwest Presbytery voted against
On 14-1: Yes 4; No 29; Abstain 3
On 14-2: Yes 3; No 31; Abstain 3

On January 22 the following Presbyteries voted:

Calvary Presbytery voted in favor
On 14-1: Yes 37; No 31; Abstain 10
On 14-2: Yes 38; No 29; Abstain 10

Central Carolina Presbytery vote against
On 14-1: Yes 14; No 77, Abstain 1
On 14-2: Yes 14; No 77; Abstain 1

Eastern Carolina Presbytery voted against
On 14-1: Yes 10; No 33; Abstain 3
On 14-2: Yes 8; No 36; Abstain 1

Fellowship Presbytery voted against
On 14-1: Yes 10; No 36; Abstain 0
On 14-2: Yes 5; No 36; Abstain 2

Metro Atlanta Presbytery voted in favor
On 14-1: Yes 47; No 24; Abstain 3
On 14-2: Yes 46; No 22; Abstain 6

New York State Presbytery voted against
On 14-1: Yes 2; No 22; Abstain 1
On 14-2: Yes 1; No 22; Abstain 2

North Florida Presbytery voted in favor
On 14-1: Yes 18; No 11; Abstain 5
On 14-2: Yes 18; No 11; Abstain 5

Pacific Presbytery voted in favor
On 14-1: Yes 27; No 7; Abstain 6
On 14-2: Yes 22; No 7; Abstain 8

South Coast Presbytery voted against
On 14-1: Yes 18; No 25; Abstain 0
On 14-2: Yes 16; No 27; Abstain 0

So far 56 Presbyteries of the 79 have voted, leaving 23 Presbyteries still to vote.

The two amendments to BCO 14-1 and 14-2 would have had the effect of changing the way the Administrative Committee, which includes the Stated Clerk’s office, would be funded. It would also have change the definition of “voting membership” for General Assembly meetings.

The Presbyteries voting in favor of adopting the BCO 14 amendments include:

1. Calvary
2. Central Florida
3. Central Georgia
4. Eastern Canada
5. Evangel
6. Georgia Foothills
7. Heritage
8. Houston Metro
9. James River
10. Korean Capital
11. Korean Southeastern
12. Korean Southern
13. Metro Atlanta
14. Metro New York
15. Missouri
16. New Jersey
17. North Florida
18. Northern California
19. Northern New England
20. Ohio Valley (only on BCO 14-1)*
21. Pacific
22. Pacific Northwest
23. Potomac
24. Providence
25. Southwest Florida
26. Susquehanna Valley
27. Western Canada

The Presbyteries voting against adopting the BCO 14 amendments include:

1. Blue Ridge
2. Central Carolina
3. Eastern Carolina
4. Eastern Pennsylvania
5. Fellowship
6. Grace
7. Great Lakes
8. Gulfstream
9. Illiana
10. Korean Eastern
11. Korean Northwest
12. Louisiana
13. Mississippi Valley
14. New River
15. New York State
16. Northwest Georgia
17. Ohio
18. Ohio Valley (only on BCO 14-2)*
19. Philadelphia
20. Philadelphia Metro West
21. Savannah River
22. South Coast
23. South Florida
24. Southern New England
25. Southwest
26. Suncoast
27. Tennessee Valley
28. Warrior
29. Westminster
30. Wisconsin

Note: Ohio Valley Presbytery split its votes, voting in favor for BCO 14-1 and against for BCO 14-2.

To view the votes by Presbytery on a map, go here. [Editor’s note: the original URL (link) referenced is no longer valid, so the link has been removed.]