Clergy and Lay Delegates
Vote to Approve
the Special General Conference Motion
to Adopt 10% Assessment Rate
14 November 2018
In a Special General Conference on 7-8 November 2018, registered Clergy and Lay Delegates voted in favor of the motion to adopt a 10% assessment rate for affiliated churches.
The Motion Presented for Special General Conference Vote
The General Conference adopt a 10% Assessment rate for Affiliated Churches, with present deductions remaining intact.
The Choices
The Result
The motion to
adopt a 10% Assessment rate for Affiliated Churches, with present deductions remaining intact, received a vote of “In Favor” from
72 out of 90
(80%) Clergy Delegates
, and
70 out of 85
(82.35%) Lay Delegates
.
Eighteen (18) Clergy Delegates out of 90 (20%) “Opposed” the motion, and 15 Lay Delegates out of 85 (17.65%) “Opposed” the motion.
Voting Period
7 November 2018 at 6:00 am ET / 11:00 GMT through 9 November at 6:00 am ET / 11:00 GMT.
Total number of Delegates who registered to vote:
- 186 - Clergy House
- 143 - Lay House
Total number who voted:
175
There were no invalid votes.
The Timeline
The new Assessment rate will begin 1 January 2019.
If you have questions about the Assessment rate for your church, please contact Dr. David Williams, MCC Governing Board Treasurer, at
[email protected]
.
Thank you to everyone who thoughtfully and prayerfully considered their participation in this vote.
Rev. Miak Siew, Vice-Chair
Dr. David Williams, Treasurer
Rev. Joe Cobb, Clerk
Rev. Victoria Burson, Governance Chair
Rev. Onetta Brooks
Bob Niehaus
Christy Temples
Marsha Warren
Rev. Elder Rachelle Brown, Interim Moderator
