| Resolution Number: | 2012-A109 |
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| Title: | Recognize and Fund Covenant Relationships |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Substituted |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 77th General Convention of The Episcopal Church recognize and honor the significant and important relationships between The Episcopal Church and its mission partners that have been nurtured over many years and formalized in various written covenantal and bilateral agreements with other provinces and dioceses of the Anglican Communion; and be it further
Resolved, That the 77th General Convention strongly encourage the Committee of Program, Budget and Finance to fulfill our covenant agreements in its budget deliberations.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 2012 (New York: General Convention, 2012), pp. 253-254. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Standing Commission on World Mission |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | World Mission |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on World Mission presented its Report #12 on Resolution A109 (Covenant Relationship Funding) and moved adoption of a substitute.
Original Text of Resolution
(A109)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, that the 77th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, in honoring its financial and other commitments undertaken as part of its covenant and bilateral agreements with other provinces and dioceses of the Anglican Communion, will not reduce those financial commitments in any general, percentage-based reduction of the budget of the General Convention; and be it further
Resolved, that if these covenant and bilateral agreements permit, and if financial exigencies require a reduction in funding by the General Convention or Executive Council, consultation and notice of any reductions will be made immediately to our covenant or bilateral partners, as well as the members of the covenant or bilateral committees; and be it further
Resolved, that the policy of The Episcopal Church is to honor fully our financial commitments under our covenant or bilateral agreements.
Committee Substitute
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 77th General Convention of The Episcopal Church recognize and honor the significant and important relationships between The Episcopal Church and its mission partners that have been nurtured over many years and formalized in various written covenantal and bilateral agreements with other provinces and dioceses of the Anglican Communion; and be it further
Resolved, That the 77th General Convention strongly encourage the Committee of Program, Budget and Finance to fulfill our covenant agreements in its budget deliberations.
Motion carried
Substitute resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #84)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on World Mission presented its Report #7 on HD Message #84 on Resolution A109 (Covenant Relationship Funding) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message # 202)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 11.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on World Mission, Reports to the 77th General Convention, 2012, pp. 554-562. |
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| Abstract: | The 77th General Convention honors and encourages funding for ongoing formalized relationships between The Episcopal Church and its mission partners. |
| Notes: | The verb tense was corrected in the Substitute resolution as found in the Committee report. |