2021 Overtures OVERTURE PRESBYTERY ASSIGNED COMMITTEE TITLE (To read an overture, click on the title below) 1 Potomac CCB, OC Amend BCO 8-7 Regarding Chaplains 2 Central Georgia SJC BCO 34-1 request for General Assembly to Assume Original Jurisdiction in Missouri Presbytery Issue 3 Heritage MTW Amend MTW Manual 4 Savannah River SJC That the General Assembly Assume Original Jurisdiction of the Case Investigated by the Missouri Presbytery Referenced in Its Report Received at the May 18, 2019, Stated Meeting 5 Calvary CCB, OC Amend BCO 20-4; 24-3; 24-4 Regarding Election of Pastor, Associate Pastor, and Officers 6 Covenant CCB, OC Amend BCO 24-1 Allowing Some Session Discretion on the Timing of Portions of the Examination of Elder and Deacon Candidate Nominees 7 Lowcountry-WITHDRAWN N/A WITHDRAWN (by action of the Lowcountry Presbytery at its stated meeting, November 5, 2020.) 8 Catawba Valley MNA Change the Presbytery Boundary Between the Catawba Valley Presbytery and the Central Carolina Presbytery 9 Ascension CCB, OC Amend RAO 15-6.s.2), 3) Regarding the Number of Members of the Overtures Committee Required to File a Minority Report 10 Ascension CCB, OC Amend RAO 15-6.s by Adding New Paragraphs Dealing with the Content of Minority Reports 11 Central Carolina MNA Change Boundaries of Central Carolina Presbytery 12 Philadelphia Metro West CCB, OC Amend BCO 31-2; 32-2 to Clarify that Investigation Shall Precede Process 13 Mississippi Valley MNA Endorse Lifeline Children’s Services 14 Evangel MTW Revise MTW Manual 15 Session of New Covenant PCA CCB, OC Revise RAO 11-2 to Disallow Electronic Communications Regarding Voting at the General Assembly 16 Westminster CCB, OC Amend BCO 7 by Addition to Disqualify Same-sex Attracted Men from Ordination 17 Pacific Northwest- REVISED CCB, OC, AC Overture 17 Pacific NW Revised – Amend RAO 9-3 18 Pacific Northwest CCB, OC Amend BCO 24-1 to Clarify that a Session Has Discretion on the Timing of Some Parts of the Exam of Officer Nominees 19 Pacific Northwest-REVISED CCB, OC Amend BCO 38-1 and 42-2 to Allow Appealing a Censure in a Case without Process 20 Pacific Northwest CCB, OC Amend BCO 31-10 and 33-4 on Pre-trial Non-Disciplinary Suspensions 21 Pacific Northwest CCB, OC Amend BCO 42-6 and Vote Required for Maintaining Censure during an Appeal 22 Pacific Northwest-REVISED CCB, OC Amend BCO 32-20 Regarding Time Considerations for Offenses 23 Gulf Coast CCB, OC Amend BCO 17 by Adding a Clause Which Prohibits Ordination for Men Who Self-Identify as “Gay Christians,” “Same-sex Attracted Christians,” “Homosexual Christians,” or Like Terms 24 Tennesse Valley AC Reduce Registration Fee for Ruling Elders to $250 25 Southeast Alabama SJC BCO 34-1 Request to Assume Original Jurisdiction over TE Greg Johnson 26 Philadelphia Metro West CCB, OC Amend BCO 10 to Permit Telecommunication Meetings 27 Platte Valley CCB, OC Amend BCO 36 to Require Public Excommunication 28 Philadelphia Metro West CCB, OC Amend BCO 31-2 to Describe Sequence of Discipline Investigation 29 Philadelphia Metro West CCB, OC Add BCO Appendix of Investigation Suggestions 30 Lowcountry CCB, OC Amend BCO 21 & 24 to Clarify Moral Requirements for Church Office 31 Northwest Georgia CCB, OC Amend BCO 22 Process for Assistant to Associate Pastor 32 Central Indiana OC, AC Form Study Committee for Biblical Ethics in Digital Media 33 Pacific Northwest CCB, OC Amend BCO 38-1 re Confession Document for Case Without Process 34 Pacific Northwest CCB, OC Amend BCO 38-1 re Confession Timing for Case Without Process 35 Pacific Northwest CCB, OC Amend BCO 38-1 re Counsel for Case Without Process 36 Chesapeake OC, AC Appoint Study Committee re White Supremacy 37 Eastern Pennsylvania CCB, OC Amend BCO 21-4 and 24-1 Clarifying Moral Requirements for Church Office 38 Calvary OC, CDM Commend Human Sexuality Report 39 Fellowship AC Reduce Registration Fee for Ruling Elders to $250 40 Tennessee Valley CCB, OC Amend BCO 32-13 and 35-5 to Allow Victim Protection Provisions 41 Tennessee Valley CCB, OC Amend BCO 35-1 to Expand Potential Witness Eligibility 42 Susquehanna Valley-REVISED MNA Adjust Boundaries of Susquehanna Valley Presbytery 43 Hills and Plains OC, AC Form Study Committee for Biblical Ethics in Digital Media 44 Philadelphia Metro West MNA Transfer Berks County, Pennsylvania, to Philadelphia Metro West Presbytery 45 Metro Atlanta OC, CDM, AC Seek Asian American Flourishing 46 Metropolitan New York OC, CDM, AC Seek Asian American Flourishing 47 Chesapeake OC, AC Form Study Committee on Critical Race Theory 48 Korean Capital OC Repudiate Anti-Asian Racism *For past General Assembly information, click here. *For the 2019 Overtures, click here. Get In Touch 1700 North Brown Road Suite 105 Lawrenceville, GA 30043 678-825-1000 ac@pcanet.org