Known in the EPC as ‘Descending Overtures’ they must be approved by six of the EPC’s eight presbyteries

If enough Presbyteries approve, the will be submitted to the 2011 General Assembly for a final vote by a majority, and they will then become law.

Download a .pdf file with the overtures laid out to compare with the current language of the Book of Order here: http://www.epc.org/mediafiles/descending-overtures-from-30th-general-assembly.pdf

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