The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments is now at 17-16 in favor of adopting the amendments.

On November 20 the following Presbyteries voted.

Susquehanna Valley voted in favor: On 14-1: Yes 28; No 21; Abstain 3. On 14-2: Yes 26; No 25; Abstain 1.

Philadelphia Metro West voted against: On 14-1: Yes 9; No 4; Abstain 3. On 14-2: Yes 8; No 15; Abstain 3.

Potomac voted in favor: On 14-1: Yes 45; No 15; Abstain 0. On 14-2: Yes 43; No 14; Abstain 2.

New Jersey Presbytery voted in favor: On 14-1: Yes 11; No 9; Abstain 1. On 14-2: Yes 12; No 8; Abstain 1.

For the amendments to be approved 2/3 of the 79 Presbyteries (53) have to vote in favor, each by majority vote. If 1/3 of the Presbyteries (27) vote against approving the amendments, they will not be adopted.

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

If these BCO amendments are adopted by two-thirds of PCA Presbyteries, each local church, each teaching elder, and each Presbytery would be required to pay an “annual registration fee” in order to attend and vote at General Assembly meetings. Churches would be “required” to pay 1/3 of 1 % of their annual tithes and offerings to support the Administrative Committee. Teaching elders would be required to pay $100.00 a year, and Presbyteries would have to pay $500.00 a year. If approved, these amendments would require the payment of annual fees; if not paid annually, these fees will accrue and all unpaid fees will have to be paid in full before elders from the respective churches could be seated as voting members of General Assembly.

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

1. Central Florida
2. Central Georgia
3. Eastern Canada
4. Evangel
5. Georgia Foothills
6. Heritage
7. Houston Metro
8. Korean Capital
9. Korean Southeastern
10. Korean Southern
11. New Jersey
12. Northern California
13. Potomac
14. Providence
15. Southwest Florida
16. Susquehanna Valley
17. Western Canada

The Presbyteries voting against adopting the BCO 14 amendments include:

1. Blue Ridge
2. Eastern Pennsylvania
3. Great Lakes
4. Illiana
5. Korean Eastern
6. Korean Northwest
7. Mississippi Valley
8. New River
9. Northwest Georgia
10. Ohio
11. Philadelphia
12. Philadelphia Metro West
13. South Florida
14. Tennessee Valley
15. Westminster
16. Wisconsin

To view the vote 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.]