The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments as of February 8 is 38-31 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 February 1 Covenant Presbytery split its vote:

On 14-1 it voted in favor: Yes 39; No 27; Abstain 2
On 14-2 it voted against: Yes 26; No 40; Abstain 4

On February 5 Platte Valley Presbytery vote in favor:

On 14-1: Yes 13; No 5, Abstain 0
On 14-2: Yes 13; No 5; Abstain 0

On February 8 the following Presbyteries voted:

Gulf Coast Presbytery voted in favor:
On 14-1: Yes 16; No 11, Abstain 1
On 14-2: Yes 16; No 3; Abstain 1

Nashville Presbytery voted in favor:
On 14-1: Yes 38; No 8, Abstain 0
On 14-2: Yes 35; No 8; Abstain

So far 67 Presbyteries of the 79 have voted, leaving 12 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. Covenant (only on BCO 14-1)*
5. Eastern Canada
6. Evangel
7. Georgia Foothills
8. Gulf Coast
9. Heritage
10. Houston Metro
11. James River
12. Korean Capital
13. Korean Southeastern
14. Korean Southern
15. Metro Atlanta
16. Metro New York
17. Missouri
18. Nashville
19. New Jersey
20. North Florida
21. Northern California
22. Northern New England
23. Ohio Valley (only on BCO 14-1)*
24. Pacific
25. Pacific Northwest
26. Platte Valley
27. Potomac
28. Providence
29. Southwest Florida
30. Susquehanna Valley
31. Western Canada

The Presbyteries voting against adopting the BCO 14 amendments include:

1. Blue Ridge
2. Central Carolina
3. Covenant (only on BCO 14-2)*
4. Eastern Carolina
5. Eastern Pennsylvania
6. Fellowship
7. Grace
8. Great Lakes
9. Gulfstream
10. Illiana
11. Korean Eastern
12. Korean Northwest
13. Louisiana
14. Mississippi Valley
15. New River
16. New York State
17. Northwest Georgia
18. Ohio
19. Ohio Valley (only on BCO 14-2)*
20. Palmetto
21. Philadelphia
22. Philadelphia Metro West
23. Pittsburgh
24. Rocky Mountain
25. Savannah River
26. Siouxlands
27. South Coast
28. South Florida
29. South Texas
30. Southeast Alabama
31. Southeast Louisiana
32. Southern New England
33. Southwest
34. Suncoast
35. Tennessee Valley
36. Warrior
37. Westminster
38. 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 is no longer valid, so the link has been removed.]