| Resolution Number: | 1988-A164 | |
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| Title: | Affirm the Tithe As the Standard of Giving and Signify by Signatures | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended | |
| Final Text: | ||
Resolved, That we the members of this 69th General Convention of The Episcopal Church affirm the tithe as the minimum standard of giving for Episcopalians; and be it further
Resolved, That we the deputies and bishops of this Convention do hereby affirm through our signatures that we are tithing, or that we have adopted or will adopt a plan to tithe within the next three years; and be it further
Resolved, That we do call all members of the Church to join us in accepting the tithe as the minimum standard of Christian giving; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Convention be directed to prepare and distribute signatory pages for bishops and deputies of each diocese signifying their commitment to the tithe as the minimum standard of giving; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary [of the Convention] be directed to collect the signatures with this resolution and publish the list of signatures in the Journal.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Detroit, 1988 (New York: General Convention, 1989), p. 208. |
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