With only two Presbyteries left to vote or report, PCA Presbyteries have overwhelmingly expressed their opposition to the BCO 14 amendments. As of May 10, and heading into the General Assembly meeting of June 7-10, the vote of Presbyteries is as follows:

On BCO 14-1: 43-34 against adoption
On BCO 14-2: 45-32 against adoption

For the amendments to be have been approved 2/3 of the 79 Presbyteries (53) had to vote in favor. A majority of the Presbyteries have now voted against approving the amendments and they have not been adopted.

Here are the results of the 76th and 77th Presbyteries to vote:

On April 30 Ascension Presbytery voted against:

On 14-1: Yes 7; No 19, Abstain 7

On 14-2: Yes 4; No 17; Abstain 11

On May 10 Northern Illinois Presbytery voted against:

On 14-1: Yes 5; No 14, Abstain 1
On 14-2: Yes 1; No 15; Abstain 4

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. Central Indiana
5. Chicago Metro
6. Covenant (only on BCO 14-1)*
7. Eastern Canada
8. Evangel
9. Georgia Foothills
10. Gulf Coast
11. Heritage
12. Houston Metro
13. James River
14. Korean Capital
15. Korean Southeastern
16. Korean Southern
17. Metro Atlanta
18. Metro New York
19. Missouri
20. Nashville
21. New Jersey
22. North Florida
23. North Texas
24. Northern California
25. Northern New England
26. Ohio Valley (only on BCO 14-1)*
27. Pacific
28. Pacific Northwest
29. Platte Valley
30. Potomac
31. Providence
32. Southwest Florida
33. Susquehanna Valley
34. Western Canada

The Presbyteries voting against adopting the BCO 14 amendments include:

1. Ascension
2. Blue Ridge
3. Central Carolina
4. Chesapeake
5. Covenant (only on BCO 14-2)*
6. Eastern Carolina
7. Eastern Pennsylvania
8. Fellowship
9. Grace
10. Great Lakes
11. Gulfstream
12. Heartland
13. Illiana
14. Iowa
15. Korean Eastern
16. Korean Northwest
17. Louisiana
18. Mississippi Valley
19. New River
20. New York State
21. Northern Illinois
22. Northwest Georgia
23. Ohio
24. Ohio Valley (only on BCO 14-2)*
25. Palmetto
26. Philadelphia
27. Philadelphia Metro West
28. Piedmont-Triad
29. Pittsburgh
30. Rocky Mountain
31. Savannah River
32. Siouxlands
33. South Coast
34. South Florida
35. South Texas
36. Southeast Alabama
37. Southeast Louisiana
38. Southern New England
39. Southwest
40. Suncoast
41. Tennessee Valley
42. Warrior
43. Western Carolina
44. Westminster
45. Wisconsin

*Note: Covenant and Ohio Valley Presbyteries split their 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 in this article is no longer valid, so the link has been removed.]