| Resolution Number: | 1997-A138 | |
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| Title: | Affirm the Tithe As the Minimum Standard of Giving | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted and Amended | |
| Final Text: | ||
Resolved, That this 72nd General Convention of the Episcopal Church affirm the tithe as the minimum standard of individual 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 call each diocese, congregation and individual of this Church to join us in accepting and teaching the tithe as the minimum standard of individual Christian giving; and be it further
Resolved, That each diocese and congregation engage in a process to adopt its own stewardship statement affirming the tithe as the minimum standard of individual Christian giving; and be it further
Resolved, That the Standing Commission on Stewardship and Development report to the 73rd General Convention the results of the processes in the Dioceses and Congregations so that the models may be shared Church wide; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Convention be directed to distribute signatory pages for Bishops and Deputies of each diocese signifying their commitment to the tithe as the minimum standard of individual Christian giving; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary 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, Philadelphia, 1997 (New York: General Convention, 1998), p. 163. |
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