Presbyteries vote on adding Belhar Confession to The Book of Confessions
For passage, the proposal to amend The Book of Confessions
requires approval from two-thirds of the PCUSA’s 173 presbyteries. If approved at the presbytery level, nFOG must be approved by a majority of the GA a second time for ratification. The text of the proposed amendment is below:
10-2 CONFESSION OF BELHAR
On Amending The Book of Confessions (Item 16-12)
The 219th General Assembly (2010) directed the Stated Clerk to send the following proposed amendment to the presbyteries for their affirmative or negative votes:
Shall The Book of Confessions be amended by adding the Confession of Belhar following A Brief Statement of Faith – 
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its accompanying documents? The “Accompanying Letter” and Scriptural references to the confession should be printed with it without confessional status if this proposal is adopted.
Click here for the Presbyterian Renewal Network’s resources on the Belhar Confession.
Click here for the Office of the General Assembly’s resources on the Belhar Confession.
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Presbytery |
Vote Total |
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Abingdon |
Yes, 34-18 |
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Alaska |
No 7-22 (10-20-10) |
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Albany |
Yes |
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Arkansas |
Yes |
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Atlantic Korean |
No |
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Baltimore |
Yes |
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Beaver-Butler |
NO |
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Blackhawk |
YES |
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Boise |
No, 20-37 |
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Boston |
|
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Carlisle |
No, 73-101 |
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Cascades |
|
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Cayuga-Syracuse |
YES |
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Central Florida |
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Central Neb. |
Yes, 32-12 |
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Central Wash. |
No, 7-54 |
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Charleston-Atl. |
Yes |
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Charlotte |
Yes, 197-120 |
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Cherokee |
NO |
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Chicago |
|
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Cimarron |
Yes 28-0 (10-9-10) |
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Cincinnati |
Yes (2/8/11) |
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Coastal Carolina |
Yes |
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Dakota |
|
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de Cristo |
No 29-39 (10/20/10) |
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Denver |
Yes |
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Des Moines |
Yes |
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Detroit |
Yes, 78-33 |
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Donegal |
|
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East Iowa |
Yes |
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E. Tennessee |
Yes, 73-58 |
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Eastern Korean |
No |
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Eastern Oklahoma |
Yes |
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Eastern Oregon |
Yes |
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E. Virginia |
No |
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Eastminster |
No |
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Elizabeth |
Yes, 56-36 |
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Flint River |
no, 18-43 |
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Florida |
Yes |
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Foothills |
Yes |
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Genesee Valley |
YES |
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Geneva |
Yes |
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Giddings Lovejoy |
YES |
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Glacier |
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Grace |
|
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Grand Canyon |
Yes |
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Great Rivers |
Yes |
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Greater Atlanta |
Yes, 252-127 |
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Hanmi |
Yes |
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Heartland |
Yes |
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Holston |
|
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Homestead |
Yes |
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Hudson River |
Yes |
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Huntingdon |
No (11/16/10) |
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Indian Nations |
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Inland Northwest |
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James |
|
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John Calvin |
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John Knox |
Yes |
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Kendall |
NO |
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Kiskiminetas |
No, 38-41 |
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Lackawanna |
No |
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Lake Erie |
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Lake Huron |
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Lake Michigan |
Yes |
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Lehigh |
Yes, 47-38 |
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Long Island |
Yes (10-23-10) |
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Los Ranchos |
NO |
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Mackinac |
Yes (voice vote) |
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Maumee Valley |
Yes, 79-26 |
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Miami Valley |
Yes |
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Middle Tenn. |
No, 51-89 |
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Mid-Kentucky |
Yes |
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Mid-South |
No |
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(formerly Memphis) |
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MW Hanmi |
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No (not voting) |
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Milwaukee |
Yes |
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Minnesota Valleys |
No |
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Mission |
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Mississippi |
NO |
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Missouri River Valley |
Yes |
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Missouri Union |
Yes, 49-27 |
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Monmouth |
Yes |
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Muskingum Valley |
Yes |
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National Capital |
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Nevada |
No |
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New Brunswick |
Yes, 106-10 |
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New Castle |
Yes |
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New Covenant |
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New Harmony |
No, 52-58 |
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New Hope |
Yes |
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New York City |
Yes |
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Newark |
Yes |
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Newton |
Yes |
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Noroeste |
Yes |
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North Alabama |
Yes, 53-3 (10/19/10) |
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North Central Iowa |
Yes |
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N. Puget Sd. |
No, 20-47 |
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Northeast Georgia |
Yes |
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Northern Kan. |
Yes, 58-32 |
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Northern New England |
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Northern New York |
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North. Plains |
No, 22-43 |
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Northern Waters |
Yes |
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Northumberland |
No |
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Ohio Valley |
Yes, 77-16 |
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Olympia |
No |
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Pacific |
Yes |
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Palisades |
Yes |
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Palo Duro |
No |
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Peace River |
No |
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Peaks |
Yes, 116-72 |
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Philadelphia |
Yes |
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Pines |
Yes |
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Pittsburgh |
Yes |
|
Plains & Peaks |
No, 41-64 |
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Prospect Hill |
No |
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Providence |
Yes |
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Pueblo |
|
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Redstone |
No, 41-50 |
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Redwoods |
Yes |
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Riverside |
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Sacramento |
No, 78-79 |
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Salem |
Yes |
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San Diego |
No, 19-60 |
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San Fernando |
No |
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San Francisco |
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San Gabriel |
Yes |
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San Joaquin |
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San Jose |
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San Juan |
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Santa Barbara |
No |
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Santa Fe |
Yes |
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Savannah |
No |
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Scioto Valley |
YES |
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Seattle |
No, 78-99 |
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Shenandoah |
Yes, 124-46 |
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Shenango |
No |
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Shep. & Lap. |
Yes
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Sierra Blanca |
No, 13-33 |
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South Alabama |
No, 24-44 |
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S. Dakota |
No, 28-55 |
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South Louisiana |
Yes, 38-36 |
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SE Illinois |
Yes, 64-46 |
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Southern Kansas |
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Southern New England |
Yes, 69-27 |
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St. Andrew |
No, 27-41 |
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St. Augustine |
Yes, 62-34 |
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Stockton |
No, 7-39 |
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Suroeste |
No |
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Susquehanna Valley |
Yes |
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Tampa Bay |
No, 91-102 |
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Transylvania |
Yes |
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Tres Rios |
Yes 31-10 |
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Trinity |
Yes |
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Tropical Fla. |
NO |
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Twin Cities Area |
Yes |
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Up. Ohio Val. |
No |
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Utah |
No, 24-30 |
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Utica |
Yes |
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Wabash Val. |
YES |
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Washington |
No |
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West Jersey |
No, 49-61 |
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West Virginia |
Yes |
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Western Colorado |
NO |
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Western Ky. |
No |
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Western N.Y. |
No |
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Western N.C. |
Yes |
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Western Reserve |
Yes |
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Whitewater Valley |
No, 98-117 |
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Winnebago |
Yes |
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Wyoming |
No, 28-35 |
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Yellowstone |
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Yukon |
No, 17-38 |
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Totals |
87 (yes) – 58 (no) |