These resolutions have not been approved by Executive council and therefore are not official at this point, but are as they were voted on by General Synod 27. They are all presented in pdf format.
1. Toward Unified Governance for the National Setting of the United Church of Christ - Substitute Resolution - Approved
2. Amendment to the Proposed Changes to the Constitution and Bylaws
3. A Call to Awareness and Action to End the Practice of Trafficking in Persons - A Resolution of Witness - Approved
4. A Justice Town Hall Gathering - A Prudential Resolution - Committee Recommended No Action - General Synod voted to postpone action indefinitely
5. Resolution Calling on President Barack Obama to Revisit and Re-negotiate a More Humane, Democratic, and Ecologically Sound Version of the North American Free Trade Agreement - A Resolution of Witness - Approved
6. Resolution on the Roles of Church and Government in Addressing the Global Food Crisis - Approved
7. Affirming the Accra Confession: Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the Earth - Approved
8. An Urgent Call For Advocacy in Support of Healthcare For All, as in H.R. 676 - A Resolution of Witness - Approved
9. Calling For Comprehensive HIV Preventon in Church and Community - A Prudential Resolution
10. A Call for Study of Our Church's Involvement in the Eugenics Movement - A Prudential Resolution
11. A Call To Be Global Mission Churches in the United Church of Christ - A Prudential Resolution - Approved
12. An Economic Justice Covenant - A Resolution of Witness - Approved
13. Affirming Diversity/Multi-Cultural Education in the Public Schools - Resolution of Witness
14. Solidarity and Friendship With Iran - Substitute Resolution - Approved
15. Ministering to Those Struggling and Suffering in The Troubled Economy - A Resolution of Witness - Approved
16. A Resolution on Responsible Meeting Practice - A Prudential Resolution
- Approved
17. Sacred Conversations On Race - Prudential Resolution - Approved
18. On the Situation of Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced - Resolution of Witness - Approved
Proposed Resolutions
The following action was taken by the Executive Council, March 22, 2009
Motion from the Committee of Reference
March 22, 2009
The Committee of Reference makes the following motion:
The Executive Council adopts the Report of the Committee of Reference.
Report of the Committee of Reference
March 22, 2009
The Committee of Reference recommends:
The Executive Council receives items of business submitted to the Twenty-Seventh General Synod and recommends referral as follows:
1. An Economic Justice Covenant. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "An Economic Justice Covenant," submitted by the Southern Conference, to a committee of the General Synod.
2. Sacred Conversations on Race. Prudential Resolution. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "Sacred Conversations on Race," submitted by the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference, to a committee of the General Synod.
3. Options to War against Iran. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "Options to War against Iran," submitted by the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference, to a committee of the General Synod.
4. A Call for Study of Our Church's Involvement in the Eugenics Movement. Prudential Resolution. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "A Call for Study of Our Church's Involvement in the Eugenics Movement," submitted by the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference, to a committee of the General Synod.
5. Affirming The Accra Confession: Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the Earth. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "Affirming The Accra Confession: Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the Earth," submitted by Justice and Witness Ministries, to a committee of the General Synod.
6. On the Roles of Church and Government in Addressing Global Food Crisis. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "On the Roles of Church and Government in Addressing Global Food Crisis," submitted by Justice and Witness Ministries and Wider Church Ministries, to a committee of the General Synod.
7. Calling for Comprehensive HIV Prevention in Church and Community. Prudential Resolution. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "Calling for Comprehensive HIV Prevention in Church and Community," submitted by Wider Church Ministries, to a committee of the General Synod. Note: The submitter is asked to provide a briefer summary statement, which might be the words currently appearing in lines 133 through 137 of the submitted version of the resolution.
8. A Call to be Global Mission Churches in the United Church of Christ. Prudential Resolution. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "A Call to be Global Mission Churches in the United Church of Christ," submitted by Wider Church Ministries, to a committee of the General Synod.
9. On Responsible Meeting Practice. Prudential Resolution. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "On Responsible Meeting Practice," submitted by the Hawaii Conference, to a committee of the General Synod.
10. Axis of Friendship with Iran. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "Axis of Friendship with Iran," submitted by First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Berkeley, California, of the Northern California-Nevada Conference, by the New York Conference, and by six other Local Churches from the Southern California-Nevada, Connecticut, Missouri Mid-South, and New York conferences, to a committee of the General Synod. Note: The submitters are asked to provide a summary statement.
11. Calling for the Support of H.R. 676 – Single Payer National Health Care Reform to Advance Health Equity for All and to Eliminate Health Disparities. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution , "Calling for the Support of H.R. 676 – Single Payer National Health Care Reform to Advance Health Equity for All and to Eliminate Health Disparities," submitted by the Council for Racial and Ethnic Ministries, to a committee of the General Synod.
12. Calling on President Barack Obama to Revisit and Re-negotiate a More Humane, Democratic, and Ecologically Sound Version of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "Calling on President Barack Obama to Revisit and Re-negotiate a More Humane, Democratic, and Ecologically Sound Version of the North American Free Trade Agreement," submitted by the Rev. Carrie Bail of the Massachusetts Conference and 11 other General Synod delegates from the Massachusetts, Pennsylvania Southeast, and Florida conferences, to a committee of the General Synod.
13. A Justice Town Hall Gathering. Prudential Resolution. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "A Justice Town Hall Gathering," submitted by Pacific Islander and Asian American Ministries, to a committee of the General Synod.
14. A Call to Awareness and Action to End the Practice of Trafficking in Persons. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "A Call to Awareness and Action to End the Practice of Trafficking in Persons," submitted by Justice and Witness Ministries, to a committee of the General Synod.
15. On the Situation of Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "On the Situation of Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced," submitted by the Central Atlantic and Southern conferences, directly to a plenary session of the General Synod, with the recommendation that it be approved.
16. A Call to Reaffirm the Importance of Ecumenical Commitments and Initiatives in the United Church of Christ. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "A Call to Reaffirm the Importance of Ecumenical Commitments and Initiatives in the United Church of Christ," submitted by Heidelberg United Church of Christ, York, Pennsylvania, of the Penn Central Conference, and six other Local Churches from the Massachusetts, Michigan, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Southeast, and Wisconsin conferences, directly to a plenary session of the General Synod, with the recommendation that it be approved.
17. Earthwise Congregation: On Mediating Climate Change. Prudential Resolution. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "Earthwise Congregation: On Mediating Climate Change," submitted by the Minnesota Conference, to the implementing bodies named in "A Resolution on Climate Change" as voted by the Twenty-Sixth General Synod (07-GS-16).
18. In Support of Physician Assistance in Dying. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "In Support of Physician Assistance in Dying," submitted by the Central Atlantic Conference, to Justice and Witness Ministries, with the recommendation that it be considered in the study process established by the Twenty-Sixth General Synod in the resolution, "Legalization of Physician Aid in Dying" (07-GS-37).
19. On the Urgency for Action on Climate Change. Resolution of Witness. The Executive Council recommends referral of the resolution, "On the Urgency for Action on Climate Change," submitted by the Connecticut Conference, to the implementing bodies named in "A Resolution on Climate Change" as voted by the Twenty-Sixth General Synod (07-GS-16). Note: The submitter is asked to provide a briefer summary statement.
The following resolutions have been received by the Office of General Ministries under provisions established in the Standing Rules of the Twenty-seventh General Synod allowing for the possibility the subject matter of a resolution could not have been anticipated prior to the January 1, 2009 deadline established for normal submission of resolutions. Receipt of these resolutions should not be considered an indication they will come before delegates to the General Synod. These resolutions are now being researched by the Executive Council's Committee of Reference. Any resolution must meet all of the requirements in the Standing Rules. The Executive Council will decide in June whether these resolutions meet those requirements.
20. Single Governance - Penn Central and Rocky Mountain
21. Single Governance - Michigan
22. Single Governance - Connecticut
23. Single Governance - Catoctin Association of the Central Atlantic Conference
24. Single Governance - Potomac Association of the Central Atlantic Conference
25. Single Governance - Iowa
26. Single Governance - United Black Christians
27. Single Governance - 10 General Synod Delegates
28. Single Governance - Maine
29. Diversity Initiatives - Northern California Nevada
