| Resolution Number: | 2000-C005 |
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| Title: | On the Topic of Funding the National Church Through a Diocesan Tithe |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Rejected |
| Final Text: | |
Resolution Rejected. See Legislative History for original text of resolution.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000 (New York: General Convention, 2001), p. 677. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Stewardship and Development |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(C005)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention initiate the process by which the Church at the National level is funded by apportioning a tithe upon the income of the several dioceses thereof; and be it further
Resolved, That this General Convention direct the appropriate standing commission to develop the process and procedures by which this action can be accomplished; and be it further
Resolved, That realizing such a substantive change will require a period of time for conversation, we recommend that the process be presented to the General Convention of 2003, and the implementation be completed by the General Convention of 2009.
The House of Deputies Committee on Stewardship and Development presented its Report #14 on Resolution C005 (Adopt Biblical Tithe as the Basis for Funding the National Church) and moved the resolution, recommending rejection.
Debate followed on Resolution C005.
The question was called.
A vote was taken to terminate debate.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A vote was taken on Resolution C005.
Motion defeated
Resolution rejected
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #275)
Resolution Rejected.
| Abstract: | The 73rd General Convention rejects a resolution to fund the national Church through a diocesan tithe. |
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