Resolutions and Formal Motions Submitted for Consideration by the Thirty-first General Synod

Acting on the advice of the Committee on Disposition the United Church of Christ Board of Directors, acting as the Business Committee of the Thirty-first General Synod, has recommended to the General Synod on the disposition of the following resolutions submitted in compliance with the Standing Rules of the Thirtieth-first General Synod;

Lee Foley
Administrator-The Thirty-first General Synod
March 24, 2017

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On Enhanced Support of American Missionary Association Founded Churches that Participated in the Merger Forming the United Church of Christ (pdf)
A Prudential Resolution
The Business Committee recommends referral a Committee of the General Synod

Calling for Participation with the Boy Scouts of America Through Inclusive Scouting Programs (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral directly to a previously established implementing body

A Call for the United Church of Christ to Advocate for the Rights of Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

On Corporal Punishment of Children in Homes and Institutions (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

Bring Down the Wall in the Caribbean (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

Resolution Declaring the Work of the Pattern of Giving in the United Church of Christ Complete (pdf)
A Prudential Resolution
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

The Disparity of Rights of Adoptees to Access Birth Certificates for Adults (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

Resolution of Support for Establishing Relationships Between United Church of Christ Settings and Community Development Federal Credit Unions (pdf)
A Prudential Resolution
The Business Committee recommends referral directly to the United Church of Christ Board of Directors

On Proposing a New Framework for Covenantal Giving and Implementing Fundraising Best Practices (pdf)
A Prudential Resolution
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

On Recognizing and Studying Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

On Becoming an Immigrant Welcoming Church (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

A More Just Economy: Living Wages and Job Creation (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

Manual on Ministry, Re-Visioned (pdf)
A Prudential Resolution
The Business Committee recommends referral directly to the United Church of Christ Board of Directors

Resolution of Witness in Support of Legislation Authorizing Aid in Dying (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

Enact Minimum Wage Laws of $15 Per Hour (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

On Establishing Procedures for Cultural Diversity Training for Authorized Ministers (pdf)
A Prudential Resolution
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

Resolution of Witness in Support of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse and Neglect (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

Affirming and Supporting the Authorized Ministries of Under-represented Clergy in Local Congregations: A Call for Greater Representation and Economic Justice (pdf)
A Prudential Resolution
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

Toward Disability Justice: A Call to the Church and Churches (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

Affirming the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Boycott of Wendy's (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The Business Committee recommends referral to a Committee of the General Synod

The Earth Is the Lord’s-Not Ours to Wreck; Imperatives for a New Era (pdf)
A Resolution of Witness
The resolution The Earth is The Lord's, Not Ours to Wreck, brought under the could not have been anticipated clause, has been sent to committee 14.

Formal Motions
A Formal Motion is a matter coming before Synod which is not a Pronouncement, Proposal for Action or Resolution. An affirmative vote by delegates is required for adoption of a Formal Motion.

General Synod resolutions through General Synod 30