| Resolution Number: | 1991-B002 |
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| Title: | Support and Commend Efforts of American Indian Ministries |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 70th General Convention of the Episcopal Church,
a. supports the Episcopal Council of Indian Ministries (ECIM), urging the Council to continue to develop and strengthen Indian Ministries;
b. commends the Presiding Bishop's Blue Ribbon Task Force for Indian Affairs for its work in developing the concept of the Episcopal Council of Indian Ministries;
c. acknowledges the twenty-one year contribution of the National Committee on Indian Work (NCIW) to the vital support of American Indian/Alaskan Native ministry, recognizing that NCIW has now been subsumed into ECIM;
d. thanks Coalition 14 for its partnership with Indian ministry, and its role in the development of a new expression of Indian outreach; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of General Convention be instructed to send copies of this resolution to the Chairs of the Episcopal Council on Indian Ministry, the Presiding Bishop's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Indian Affairs, the National Committee on Indian Work, and Coalition 14.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991 (New York: General Convention, 1992), p. 765. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Church in Small Communities |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(B002)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 70th General Convention of the Episcopal Church,
a. support the Episcopal Council of Indian Ministries (ECIM), urging the Council to continue to develop and strengthen Indian Ministries;
b. commend the Presiding Bishop's Blue Ribbon Task Force for Indian Affairs for its work in developing the concept of the Episcopal Council of Indian Ministries;
c. acknowledge the twenty-one year contribution of the National Committee on Indian Work (NCIW) to the vital support of American Indian/Alaskan Native ministry, recognizing that NCIW has now been subsumed into ECIM;
d. thank Coalition 14 for its partnership with Indian ministry, and its role in the development of a new expression of Indian outreach; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of General Convention be instructed to send copies of this resolution to the Chairs of the Episcopal Council on Indian Ministry, the Presiding Bishop's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Indian Affairs, the National Committee on Indian Work, and Coalition 14.
Proposed Committee Amendments:
In the first Resolved, item a., change "support" to "supports."
In the first Resolved, item b., change "commend" to "commends."
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #91)
House of Deputies
The Committee on Church in Small Communities presented its Report #8 on House of Bishops Message #91 relating to Resolution B002a (New Direction in Indian Ministries) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #275)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 19.
| Abstract: | The 70th General Convention supports the continuing work of the Episcopal Council of Indian Ministries. |
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