Notification Deadline: 2018 General Council Agenda Items
In anticipation of the Church of God International General Assembly in 2018, this notification serves to communicate the process for the submission of items for consideration and possible placement on the International General Council Agenda.
Potential agenda items are to be sent to the International Executive Council in order to be considered for the International General Council Agenda. The International Executive Council is charged by the Bylaws of the Church of God with the responsibility of setting the agenda for the International General Council.
The notifications below are made in light of the requirements of the Bylaws of the Church of God as well as the International General Assembly Minutes:
– Submission of agenda items relating to the Bylaws of the Church of God need to be sent to the International Executive Council by January 5, 2018. This will allow the International Executive Council time to consider these items by its January 2018 meeting. There is a 90-day notification deadline to the International General Council required by the Bylaws of the Church of God concerning amendment of the Bylaws (2016 International General Assembly Minutes, pp. 62-63).
– Submission of regular potential agenda items for the International General Council need to be sent to the International Executive Council by March 23, 2018. This will allow the International Executive Council time to consider these items by its April 2018 meeting. There is a 30-day notification deadline to the International General Council required by the Bylaws of the Church of God concerning regular International General Council items (2016 International General Assembly Minutes, pp. 65).
– Submission of agenda items regarding doctrine as prescribed by the Declaration of Faith are to be submitted to the International Executive Council 12 months prior to the meeting of the International General Council (2016 International General Assembly Minutes, pp. 67-68). The deadline for submission of these items for the 2020 International General Assembly is April 1, 2019.
Submissions should be sent to: Church of God International Offices, International Executive Council, P. O. Box 2430, Cleveland, TN 37320-2430.
The 2018 International General Assembly is scheduled for July 30-August 3, 2018 in Orlando, Florida.
