The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments as of February 19 is 39-33 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 11 Central Indiana Presbytery voted in favor:

On 14-1: Yes 13; No 10, Abstain 1
On 14-2: Yes 12; No 10; Abstain 2

On February 19 the following Presbyteries voted:

North Texas Presbytery voted in favor:

On 14-1: Yes 31; No 15, Abstain 3
On 14-2: Yes 30; No 18; Abstain 9

Chesapeake Presbytery voted against:

On 14-1: Yes 22; No 23, Abstain 3
On 14-2: Yes 17; No 26; Abstain 8

Of the 79 Presbyteries 70 have voted, leaving 9 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. Gulf Coast
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. Ohio Valley (only on BCO 14-1)*
26. Pacific
27. Pacific Northwest
28. Platte Valley
29. Potomac
30. Providence
31. Southwest Florida
32. Susquehanna Valley
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. Illiana
12. Korean Eastern
13. Korean Northwest
14. Louisiana
15. Mississippi Valley
16. New River
17. New York State
18. Northwest Georgia
19. Ohio
20. Ohio Valley (only on BCO 14-2)*
21. Palmetto
22. Philadelphia
23. Philadelphia Metro West
24. Pittsburgh
25. Rocky Mountain
26. Savannah River
27. Siouxlands
28. South Coast
29. South Florida
30. South Texas
31. Southeast Alabama
32. Southeast Louisiana
33. Southern New England
34. Southwest
35. Suncoast
36. Tennessee Valley
37. Warrior
38. Westminster
39. 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.]