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Presbyters Vote to Change the Name
of The Presbytery of Blackhawk
By a solid three-fourths majority, an assembly of Presbytery clergy and elders voted on Tuesday, September 9 to change the name of Blackhawk Presbytery. The decision came after considerable opportunities were offered to study, question, learn and jointly discern whether the name Blackhawk identifies who we are, where we serve, and what we do and if it was appropriate for the Presbytery to continue to use the name of the great 19th century Sauk leader, Black Hawk Resources related to these efforts are available on the LANA page of the Presbytery’s website, (blackhawkpresbytery.org/land-and-name-acknowledgement/).
The motion approved by the assembly was: “Based on the completed research and the consensus reached during the discernment activities, we move that the name of Blackhawk Presbytery be changed.”
Seeking Our New Name
In order to hear as many voices as possible, the following process will be used to choose a new name for our Presbytery. ALL clergy members and church members from Blackhawk churches are invited to participate in the early rounds of voting to narrow suggestions until the finalists are presented for voting at the November 18 assembly meeting (by commissioners only). There will be an opportunity to rank your choices at the November assembly meeting.
WEEK #1 (Sept. 16-22) Receive Name Suggestions
All suggestions advance to Week #2
WEEK #2 (Sept. 23-Sept. 29) Vote for Your Top 8 Names
Names receiving 3+ votes advance to Week #3
WEEK #3 (Sept. 30-Oct. 6) Vote for Your Top 6 Names
The top 6 names advance to Week #4
WEEK #4 (Oct. 7-13) Vote for Your Top 4 Names
The top 4 names advance to Week #5
WEEK #5 (Oct. 14-20) Announce the Top 4 Names and Request Comments
All comments will be compiled
WEEK #6 to #10 (Oct. 21-Nov. 18) Report will be prepared for the Presbytery Council, published for the entire Presbytery and presented for action on November 18.
If you have a name that you would like to submit, please use this link.
A bulletin insert is available to share with your congregation which is here.
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