The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments as of January 31 is 36-27 against adopting the amendments.

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 or adopted.

Here are the results of recent votes:

On January 28 the following Presbytery voted:

Siouxlands Presbytery voted against
On 14-1: Yes 12; No 20; Abstain 2
On 14-2: Yes 11; No 20; Abstain 3

On January 29 the following Presbyteries voted:

Pittsburgh Presbytery vote against
On 14-1: Yes 4; No 21, Abstain 3
On 14-2: Yes 1; No 21; Abstain 7

South Texas Presbytery voted against
On 14-1: Yes 13; No 29; Abstain 1
On 14-2: Yes 13; No 34; Abstain 0

Southeast Louisiana Presbytery voted against
On 14-1: Yes 10; No 13; Abstain 1
On 14-2: Yes 10; No 12; Abstain 2

So far 63 Presbyteries of the 79 have voted, leaving 16 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. Palmetto
20. Philadelphia
21. Philadelphia Metro West
22. Pittsburgh
23. Rocky Mountain
24. Savannah River
25. Siouxlands
26. South Coast
27. South Florida
28. Southeast Alabama
29. Southeast Louisiana
30. Southern New England
31. Southwest
32. Suncoast
33. Tennessee Valley
34. Warrior
35. Westminster
36. 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.]