Resolves of the Executive Council
| Title: | Gratitude to United Thank Offering |
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| ID: | EXC102008.15 |
| Committee: | International Concerns (report 55) |
| Citation: | Executive Council Minutes, Oct. 23, 2008, Helena, MT, pp. 15-16. |
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Resolved, That the Executive Council meeting in Helena, Montana, October 20-23, 2008, express profound gratitude for the faithfulness of the United Thank Offering and its leadership in praying for and supporting the missionary work of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society for the past 120 years; and be it further Resolved, That the Executive Council, having oversight of the United Thank Offering and its trust funds, acknowledges current questions of insurance coverage, liability and operational procedures of the United Thank Offering in its ongoing support of the missionary work of The Episcopal Church; and be it further Resolved, That the Executive Council receive the report of the Presiding Bishop’s Advisory Committee on the United Thank Offering as commended by INC048; and be it further Resolved, That the Executive Council, appreciating that additional work needs to be done, calls for an Ad Hoc Committee of ten persons, appointed by the Presiding Officers of the Executive Council to undertake a serious and extensive study of the current and future of the United Thank Offering as to its roles, purposes, function, operational procedures and vision for faithfulness to God’s mission in the 21st century. This Ad Hoc Committee is to include, but not be limited to, members of the Executive Council, the United Thank Offering Committee, and diocesan representation of the UTO; and be it further Resolved, That the Ad Hoc Committee begin this visioning exercise immediately and report to the 2012 General Convention with specific recommendations as to how the United Thank Offering can continue and expand its work in The Episcopal Church’s faithfulness to God’s mission; and be it further Resolved, That the Executive Council defer further consideration of the current request by the United Thank Offering Committee to become a separate corporation with 501(c)(3) status until the report and recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee is received and acted upon by the 2012 General Convention. |
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