The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments as of March12 is
On BCO 14-1: 40-33 against adoption
On BCO 14-2: 42-31 against adoption.

A majority of Presbyteries have now voted against adopting both BCO 14-1 and 14-2.

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 consented to or adopted.

Here are the results of the most recent vote:

On March 12 Iowa Presbytery voted in against:

On 14-1: Yes 11; No 11, Abstain 0
On 14-2: Yes 11; No 11; Abstain 0

Of the 79 Presbyteries 73 have voted, leaving 6 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. Central Indiana
5. Covenant (only on BCO 14-1)*
6. Eastern Canada
7. Evangel
8. Georgia Foothills
9. GulfCoast
10. Heritage
11. Houston Metro
12. James River
13. Korean Capital
14. Korean Southeastern
15. Korean Southern
16. Metro Atlanta
17. Metro New York
18. Missouri
19. Nashville
20. New Jersey
21. North Florida
22. North Texas
23. Northern California
24. Northern New England
25. OhioValley (only on BCO 14-1)*
26. Pacific
27. Pacific Northwest
28. PlatteValley
29. Potomac
30. Providence
31. Southwest Florida
32. SusquehannaValley
33. Western Canada

The Presbyteries voting against adopting the BCO 14 amendments include:

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