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THE

ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

OF

THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA

SYDNEY, NOVA SCOTIA

JUNE 6TH - JUNE 11TH, 2010
GENERAL ADDRESSES

CHURCH OFFICES 50 Wynford Drive, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1J7
AND ARCHIVES Phone [phone]
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Phone [phone]; Fax [phone]
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Officers of the 136th General Assembly 1

Moderators of General Assembly 1

Clerks of Assembly 3

Standing Committees of General Assembly 4

Remits 2010 5

Minutes 7

Reports from Assembly Agencies 200

Mission Reports: Canada Ministries 525
International Ministries 551

Overtures, Petitions and Appeals 606

Changes affecting Students, Professional Church Workers, Congregations 620

Memorial Records 638

Supplementary List of Academic Degrees and their Sources 644

Synod Clerk Contact Information 645

Synod and Presbytery Clerks and Conveners of Standing Committees 646

Camp Contact Information 648

Presbytery and Congregational Information 650

Congregational Statistical and Financial Reports 760

Statistics and Finances 761

Alphabetical list of Congregations 796

Alphabetical Address list of Professional Church Workers 807

Index 831
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OFFICERS OF THE 136TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Moderator: The Rev. Dr. Herbert F. Gale
Principal Clerk: The Rev. Stephen Kendall
Deputy Clerks: The Rev. Donald Muir, The Rev. Dr. Tony Plomp

MODERATORS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1875 Montreal, John Cook, D.D., LL.D., Quebec City, Quebec
1876 Toronto, Alexander Topp, M.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1877 Halifax, Hugh MacLeod, M.A., D.D., Sydney, Nova Scotia
1878 Hamilton, John Jenkins, D.D., LL.D., Montreal, Quebec
1879 Ottawa William Reid, M.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1880 Montreal, Donald MacRae, M.A., D.D., St. John, New Brunswick
1881 Kingston, Donald H. MacVicar, D.D., LL.D., Montreal, Quebec
1882 Saint John, William Cochrane, B.A., M.A., D.D., Brantford, Ontario
1883 London, John M. King, M.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1884 Toronto, William MacLaren, D.D., LL.D., Toronto, Ontario
1885 Montreal, Alexander MacKnight, D.D., Halifax, Nova Scotia
1886 Hamilton, James K. Smith, M.A., D.D., Galt, Ontario
1887 Winnipeg, Robert F. Burns, D.D., Halifax, Nova Scotia
1888 Halifax, William T. McMullen, D.D., Woodstock, Ontario
1889 Toronto, George M. Grant, M.A., D.D., LL.D., Kingston, Ontario
1890 Ottawa, John Laing, M.A., D.D., Dundas, Ontario
1891 Kingston, Thomas Wardrope, D.D., Guelph, Ontario
1892 Montreal, William Caven, D.D., LL.D., Toronto, Ontario
1893 Brantford, Thomas Sedgwick, D.D., Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
1894 Saint John George L. Mackay, D.D., Tamsui Formosa, Taiwan
1895 London, James Robertson, D.D., Winnipeg, Manitoba
1896 Toronto, Daniel M. Gordon, M.A., D.D., LL.D., CMG, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1897 Winnipeg, William Moore, D.D., Ottawa, Ontario
1898 Montreal, Robert Torrance, D.D., Guelph, Ontario
1899 Hamilton, Robert Campbell, M.A., Sc.D., Renfrew, Ontario
1900 Halifax, Allan Pollok, D.D., LL.D., Halifax, Nova Scotia
1901 Ottawa, Robert H. Warden, D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1902 Toronto, George Bryce, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., D.D., LL.D., Winnipeg, Manitoba
1903 Vancouver, Donald H. Fletcher, M.A., D.D., Hamilton, Ontario
1904 Saint John George M. Milligan, B.A., D.D., LL.D., Toronto, Ontario
1905 Kingston, William D. Armstrong, B.A., M.A., D.D., Ph.D., Ottawa, Ontario
1906 London, Alexander Falconer, D.D., Pictou, Nova Scotia
1907 Montreal, Robert Campbell, M.A., D.D., Montreal, Quebec
1908 Winnipeg, Frederick B. DuVal, D.D., Winnipeg, Manitoba
1909 Hamilton, Samuel Lyle, M.A., D.D., Hamilton, Ontario
1910 Halifax, John Forrest, B.A., D.D., LL.D., Halifax, Nova Scotia
1911 Ottawa, Robert Peter Mackay, B.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1912 Edmonton, David G. McQueen, B.A., D.D., LL.D., Edmonton, Alberta
1913 Toronto, Murdoch Mackenzie, D.D., Honan, China
1914 Woodstock, William T. Herridge, B.A., B.D., D.D., Ottawa, Ontario
1915 Kingston, Malcolm Macgillivray, M.A., D.D., Kingston, Ontario
1916 Winnipeg, Andrew Browning Baird, M.A., B.D., D.D., Winnipeg, Manitoba
1917 Montreal, John Neil, B.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1918 London, Colin Fletcher, M.A., D.D., Exeter, Ontario
1919 Hamilton, John Pringle, B.A., D.D., LL.D., Sydney, Nova Scotia
1920 Ottawa, James Ballantyne, B.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1921 Toronto, Charles W. Gordon, B.A., D.D., LL.D., CMG, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1922 Winnipeg, William J. Clark, D.D., Westmount, Quebec
1923 Port Arthur, Alfred Gandier, M.A., B.D., D.D., LL.D., Toronto, Ontario
1924 Owen Sound, Clarence Mackinnon, M.A., B.D., D.D., LL.D., Halifax, Nova Scotia
1925 Toronto, George C. Pidgeon, B.A., B.D., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1925 Toronto, Ephriam Scott, B.A., D.D., Montreal, Quebec
1926 Montreal, Alexander J. MacGillivray, M.A., D.D., Guelph, Ontario
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1927 Stratford, W. Leslie Clay, B.A., D.D., Victoria, British Columbia
1928 Regina, John Buchanan, B.A., M.D., D.D., Amkhut, India
1929 Ottawa, David Perrie, D.D., Wingham, Ontario
1930 Hamilton, Frank Baird, M.A., D.D., LL.D., Pictou, Nova Scotia
1931 Toronto, William G. Brown, M.A., B.D., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1932 London, Robert Johnston, M.A., D.D., Ottawa, Ontario
1933 Peterborough, Hugh R. Grant, M.A., D.D., Fort William, Ontario
1934 Toronto, James S. Shortt, M.A., D.D., Barrie, Ontario
1935 Montreal, Donald T.L. McKerroll, B.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1936 Hamilton, Malcolm A. Campbell, D.D., Montreal, Quebec
1937 Ottawa, Hugh Munroe, B.A., D.D., New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
1938 Toronto, Donald MacOdrum, B.A., D.D., Brockville, Ontario
1939 Midland, Stuart C. Parker, M.A., B.D., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1940 St. Catharines, William Barclay, M.A., B.D., D.D., Hamilton, Ontario
1941 Toronto, James B. Skene, B.A., D.D., Vancouver, British Columbia
1942 Montreal, Norman A. MacLeod, B.D., Ph.D., D.D., Brockville, Ontario
1943 Hamilton, H. Beverley Ketchen, M.A., D.D., Hamilton, Ontario
1944 Toronto, Alexander C. Stewart, M.A., D.D., Midland, Ontario
1945 Toronto, John M. MacGillivray, B.A., D.D., Sarnia, Ontario
1946 Toronto, W. Gordon Maclean, M.A., B.D., D.D., Winnipeg, Manitoba
1947 Calgary, Charles H. MacDonald, D.D., Lucknow, Ontario
1948 Toronto, C. Ritchie Bell, B.A., B.D., D.D., Outremont, Quebec
1949 Kitchener, Charles L. Cowan, B.A., B.D., D.D., Hamilton, Ontario
1950 Outremont, F. Scott Mackenzie, M.A., B.D., S.T.M., Th.D., D.D., D.C.L.,
Montreal, Quebec
1951 Ottawa, Norman D. Kennedy, M.C., M.A., D.D., Regina, Saskatchewan
1952 Toronto, John A. MacInnes, B.A., B.D., D.D., Orillia, Ontario
1953 Toronto, William A. Cameron, B.A., D.D., LL.D., Toronto, Ontario
1954 Toronto, James L.W. McLean, C.D., M.A., D.D., Victoria, British Columbia
1955 Toronto, Walter T. McCree, M.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1956 Toronto, Finlay G. Stewart, D.D., LL.D., Kitchener, Ontario
1957 Vancouver, Archibald D. MacKinnon, B.A., D.D., LL.D., Little Narrows,
Nova Scotia
1958 Toronto, John McNab, B.A., B.D., M.A., S.T.M., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1959 Toronto, Alexander Nimmo, D.D., Wingham, Ontario
1960 Guelph, Robert Lennox, M.A., Ph.D., D.D., Montreal, Quebec
1961 Toronto, Robert L. Taylor, B.A., D.D., Medicine Hat, Alberta
1962 Toronto, Ross K. Cameron, M.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1963 Toronto, Harry Lennox, C.D., B.A., D.D., Vancouver, British Columbia
1964 Toronto, Hugh MacMillan, M.A., B.D., Ph.D., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1965 Toronto, J. Alan Munro, M.C., B.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1966 Toronto, G. Deane Johnston, C.D., M.B.E., M.A., D.D., Brantford, Ontario
1967 Ottawa, John Logan-Vencta, C.D., E.D., O.B.E., M.A., D.D., Ottawa, Ontario
1968 Toronto, Clifton J. MacKay, B.A., B.D., D.D., Montreal, Quebec
1969 Toronto, Edward H. Johnson, B.Sc., Th.B., LL.D., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1970 Halifax, Dillwyn T. Evans, B.A., B.D., D.D., Thornhill, Ontario
1971 Toronto, Murdo Nicolson, M.A., D.D., Calgary, Alberta
1972 Toronto, Maxwell V. Putnam, B.A., D.D., Kingston, Ontario
1973 Toronto, Agnew H. Johnston, M.A., D.D., Thunder Bay, Ontario
1974 Kitchener, Hugh F. Davidson, M.A., D.D., Don Mills, Ontario
1975 Montreal, David W. Hay, M.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1976 Arnprior, A. Lorne Mackay, B.A., B.D., D.D., LL.D., Hamilton, Ontario
1977 Toronto, DeCourcy H. Rayner, C.D., B.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1978 Hamilton, Jesse E. Bigelow, B.A., B.D., S.T.M., D.D., Edmonton, Alberta
1979 Sudbury, Kenneth G. McMillan, C.M., B.A., M.Div., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1980 Windsor, Alexander F. MacSween, B.A., D.D., Don Mills, Ontario
1981 Ottawa, Arthur W. Currie, M.A., B.D., M.Th., D.D., Ottawa, Ontario
1982 Toronto, Wayne A. Smith, B.A., B.D., D.D., Cambridge, Ontario
1983 Kingston, Donald C. MacDonald, B.A., D.D., Don Mills, Ontario
1984 Peterborough, Alex J. Calder, B.A., M.Div., D.D., Peterborough, Ontario
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1985 Guelph, Joseph C. McLelland, M.A., B.D., Ph.D., D.D., Pointe Claire, Quebec
1986 London, J. Charles Hay, M.A., B.D., Ph.D., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1987 Cornwall, Tony Plomp, B.A., B.D., D.D., Richmond, British Columbia
1988 Toronto, Bruce A. Miles, B.A., D.D., Winnipeg, Manitoba
1989 Montreal, J.J. Harrold Morris, B.A., B.Ed., B.D., Th.M., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1990 Vancouver, John F. Allan, U.E., B.A., B.D., D.D., Victoria, British Columbia
1991 Barrie, John R. Cameron, B.A., B.D., D.D., Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1992 Hamilton, Linda J. Bell, B.A., M.Div., D.Min., McDonald’s Corners, Ontario
1993 St. Catharines, Earle F. Roberts, B.A., D.D., Don Mills, Ontario
1994 Toronto, George C. Vais, B.A., B.D., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1995 Waterloo, Alan M. McPherson, M.A., B.D., Th.M., D.D., Hamilton, Ontario
1996 Charlottetown, Tamiko (Nakamura) Corbett, B.A., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
1997 Ottawa, John D. Congram, B.A., B.D., D.D., North York, Ontario
1998 Windsor, William J. Klempa, B.A., M.A., B.D., Ph.D., D.D., Montreal, Quebec
1999 Kitchener, Arthur Van Seters, B.A., B.D., Th.M., Th.D., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
2000 Hamilton, H. Glen Davis, B.A., B.D., M.Th., D.D., Agincourt, Ontario
2001 Toronto, Joseph W. Reed, B.A., M.A., M.Div., D.D., Montreal, Quebec
2002 Cornwall, J. Mark Lewis, B.A., M.Div., Hamilton, Ontario
2003 Guelph, P.A. (Sandy) McDonald, B.A., B.D., D.D., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
2004 Oshawa, Richard W. Fee, B.A. (Hon.), M.Div., D.D., Toronto, Ontario
2005 Edmonton, M. Jean Morris, B.A., M.Div., Th.M., D.D., Calgary, Alberta
2006 St. Catharines, M. Wilma Welsh, D.D., Guelph, Ontario
2007 Waterloo, J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg, B.A. (Hons.), M. Div., M.A., D. Min., D.D.,
Abbotsford, British Columbia
2008 Ottawa, Cheol Soon Park, B.A., M. Div., Toronto, Ontario
2009 Hamilton, The Rev. A. Harvey Self, B.A., M. Div., Orangeville, Ontario

CLERKS OF ASSEMBLY

Rev. J.H. MacKerras, B.A., M.A. June 15, 1875 - January 9, 1880
Dr. W. Reid, M.A. D.D. June 15, 1875 - January 19, 1896
Dr. W. Fraser, D.D. June 15, 1875 - June 9, 1892
Dr. R. Campbell, M.A., D.D. June 9, 1892 - March 13, 1921
Dr. R.H. Warden, D.D. June 11, 1896 - November 26, 1905
Dr. J. Somerville, M.A., D.D. June 13, 1906 - May 31, 1919
Dr. T. Stewart, B.A., B.D., D.D. June 11, 1919 - January 8, 1923
Dr. R.B. Cochrane, M.A., D.D. June 1, 1921 - June 9, 1925
Dr. W.G. Wallace, M.A., B.D., D.D. June 13, 1923 - June 9, 1925
Dr. T. Wardlaw Taylor, M.A., Ph.D., D.D. June 11, 1925 - December 5, 1952
Dr. J.W. MacNamara, B.D., D.D. June 11, 1925 - March 5, 1948
Dr. E.A. Thomson, B.A., D.D. June 3, 1948 - June 30, 1973
Dr. L.H. Fowler, M.A., B.D., D.D. June 11, 1952 - July 31, 1975
Dr. D.C. MacDonald, B.A., D.D. June 9, 1971 - June 30, 1985
Dr. E.H. Bean, B.A., B.Th., B.D., D.D. August 1, 1975 - June 30, 1987
Dr. D.B. Lowry, B.A., B.D., Ph.D. August 1, 1975 - September 1, 1992
Dr. E.F. Roberts, B.A., D.D. October 1, 1982 - June 30, 1992
Dr. T. Gemmell, B.A., B.D., D.D. July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1998
Ms. B.M. McLean, B.Ed. July 1, 1992 - July 25, 2003
Dr. T. Plomp, B.A., B.D., D.D. July 1, 1987 -
Rev. Stephen Kendall, B.Eng., M.Div. July 1, 1998 -
Rev. Donald G.A. Muir, B.A., M.Div. June 1, 2003 -
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Advise with the Moderator, Committee to: Convener ......................................... Ms. A. Klassen
Secretary .................................................................................................... Ms. T. Hamilton
Assembly Council: Convener .................................................................... The Rev. B. Vancook
Principal Clerk of the General Assembly ............................................ The Rev. S. Kendall
Associate Secretary, Assembly Office and Deputy Clerk ............... The Rev. D.G.A. Muir
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer ................................................................... Mr. S. Roche
Atlantic Missionary Society: President ............................................................... Ms. J. Whitfield
Business, Committee on, 2011 Assembly: Convener ........................................ Ms. E.E.G. Allen
Church Doctrine, Committee on: Convener .............................................. The Rev. D. Robinson
Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, Committee on: Convener .................. The Rev. R.N. Faris
Fund For Ministerial Assistance: Convener ................................... The Rev. Dr. A.J.R. Johnston
History, Committee on: Convener .................................................. The Rev. Dr. A.D. MacLeod
International Affairs Committee: Convener .......................................... The Rev. Dr. R.H. Smith
Life and Mission Agency Committee: Convener ....................................... The Rev. M.H. Smith
General Secretary ............................................................................ The Rev. Dr. R.W. Fee
Associate Secretaries:
Canada Ministries .................................................................. The Rev. G.R. Haynes
Communications ........................................................................... Mr. C. Carmichael
Education for Discipleship (The Vine Helpline) ..................................... Ms. V. Smit
Education for Discipleship (Stewardship) ............................................. Ms. K. Plater
International Ministries ....................................................... The Rev. Dr. R. Wallace
Justice Ministries ................................................................................... Mr. S. Allen
Ministry and Church Vocations .................................................. The Rev. S. Shaffer
Planned Giving ........................................................................... The Rev. H.F. Gale
Presbyterian World Service and Development ......................................... Mr. K. Kim
Maclean Estate Committee: Convener ................................................................. Mr. D. Phillips
Managing Director, Crieff Hills Community ............................................. Mr. L. Pentelow
Nominate, Assembly Committee to: Convener .................................................... Mr. P.A. Paton
Pension and Benefits Board: Convener ................................................................... Mr. T. Fisher
Administrator .................................................................................................... Ms. J. Haas
Presbyterian Church Building Corporation: Convener ....................................... Mr. S. Quickert
General Manager ............................................................................................ Mr. J. Seidler
Presbyterian Record Inc.: Convener ................................................................... Mr. M. Munnik
Editor ..................................................................................................... The Rev. D. Harris
Theological Education, Committee on: Convener ..................................................... Mr. B. Ellis
Secretary .................................................................................................... Ms. T. Hamilton
Knox College Board of Governors:
Convener .................................................................................................. Dr. S. Ling
Principal ............................................................................ The Rev. Dr. J.D. Gordon
Presbyterian College Board of Governors:
Convener .................................................................................... Mr. I. G. McDonald
Principal ............................................................................. The Rev. Dr. J.A. Vissers
St. Andrew’s Hall Board, Vancouver:
Convener ........................................................................................... Mr. D. Jennings
Dean ..................................................................................... The Rev. Dr. S.C. Farris
Vancouver School of Theology: Principal .................................. The Rev. Dr. W. Fletcher
Trustee Board: Convener ................................................................................... Ms. L. Whitwell
Secretary ..................................................................................................... Ms. B. Nawratil
Women’s Missionary Society: President ................................................................. Ms. J. Smith
Executive Director ............................................................................ The Rev. S.Y.M. Kim
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THE ATTENTION OF THE COURTS IS DRAWN TO THE FOLLOWING

2010 Remits which are sent down to presbyteries under the Barrier Act. Please note: a report on
these remits is to be sent by each presbytery to the Clerks of Assembly in terms of Book of
Forms sections 257-257.2 and 297.3.

Remit A, 2010 re Ecumenical Shared Ministry agreements
That sections 200.13-200.13.3 of the Book of Forms be amended to read as follows and be
submitted to presbyteries under the Barrier Act (Clerks of Assembly, Rec. No. 10, p. 370, 41):

200.13 A presbytery desiring to enter into an Ecumenical Shared Ministry Agreement
with another denomination represented in the Ecumenical Shared Ministries Handbook
(maintained by the Life and Mission Agency, Canada Ministries), namely, The United
Church of Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the Anglican Church
of Canada, shall jointly, with the other denomination, prepare and approve a Shared
Ministry Agreement according to the Ecumenical Shared Ministries Handbook, present a
copy of the agreement to the Life and Mission Agency (Canada Ministries) and report the
establishment of the Ecumenical Shared Ministry to the General Assembly Office.

200.13.1 Ministers of The Presbyterian Church in Canada serving in Ecumenical
Shared Ministries shall, in all instances, remain accountable for their work to the
presbytery of jurisdiction, notwithstanding any additional accountability
expectations present in the Ecumenical Shared Ministry Agreement.

200.13.2 Clergy of the other participating denominations (see 200.13) who are
engaged in an Ecumenical Shared Ministry Agreement with a Presbyterian Church
in Canada congregation may administer sacraments within the Presbyterian church
provided the agreement has been approved by the appropriate judicatories of any
involved denomination. Such clergy may be invited to sit and correspond at
meetings of presbytery, without vote.

200.13.3 deleted

Remit B, 2010 re removal of mandatory retirement age of ministers
That section 245.1 of the Book of Forms be amended to read as follows and be submitted to
presbyteries under the Barrier Act (Clerks of Assembly, Rec. No. 14, p. 373, 42):

245.1 Where it is desired, following retirement, to continue the services in the present
or another pastoral charge, the presbytery, under the authority of section 213.2, may make
arrangements mutually acceptable to the presbytery concerned, after consultation with the
pastoral charge and the minister.

Remit C, 2010 re Committee to Nominate Standing Committees to become a standing
committee
That section 288.1 of the Book of Forms be amended to read as follows and be submitted to
presbyteries under the Barrier Act (Clerks of Assembly, Rec. No. 5, p. 361, 41):

288.1 A Committee to Nominate Standing Committees, consisting of nine members of
The Presbyterian Church in Canada, shall be appointed by the General Assembly with
members being nominated by synods from within their bounds, with one synod, every
three years in rotation, nominating two members. Each synod nomination will alternate
between clergy and non-clergy each time its term comes in the rotation. The convener and
secretary are to be named from among the membership. Each member shall serve a three-
year non-renewable term with one third of the members retiring each year.

Remit D, 2010 re Committee to Nominate Standing Committees removed from section 301
That section 301 of the Book of Forms be amended to read as follows and be submitted to
presbyteries under the Barrier Act (Clerks of Assembly, Rec. No. 4, p. 361, 41):

301. The Assembly appoints, as soon as possible, the following committees: (1) a
Committee on Bills and Overtures that consists of the Clerks of Assembly, commissioners
who are clerks of synods and presbyteries, and such other ministers, members of the Order
of Diaconal Ministries, and elders as the Assembly may see fit to appoint and to which
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presbyteries may nominate one person each for membership; (2) a Committee on Business
(see section 296); (3) a Committee on Records of Synods, Assembly and Assembly
Council; (4) a Committee on classifying returns to Remits and (5) a committee on
commissions.

Remit E, 2010 re initiating a non-disciplinary case
That sections 328.2 and 334 of the Book of Forms be amended to read as follows and be
submitted to presbyteries under the Barrier Act (Clerks of Assembly, Rec. No. 11, p. 371, 41):

328.2 A complaint may be lodged by a committee of presbytery following a regular or
special visitation to the congregation. Before bringing a complaint against a minister it is
the duty of the committee to meet with the minister to seek resolution of the issue
(Matthew 18:15-17).

334. The presbytery, upon receiving the complaint, transmitted through the session or
prepared and presented by a committee of presbytery following a regular or special
visitation to the congregation, examines the complaint to determine if it is in proper order
and if so, resolves to appoint an investigating committee, with clear terms of reference, to
ascertain for itself the validity of the complaint, and provide an opportunity for resolution.
The investigating committee, preferably comprised of presbyters who were not members
of the visitation committee, may meet with the complainant, the session and the minister
separately but must meet jointly with them prior to preparing a report to the presbytery.
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THE ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS OF

THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA

HELD AT CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA

JUNE 6-11, 2010

FIRST SEDERUNT

At the city of Sydney, Nova Scotia, and within Cape Breton University there, on Sunday the
sixth day of June in the year of our Lord two thousand and ten, at seven-thirty o’clock in the
evening.

At which place and time, ministers, diaconal ministers and ruling elders being commissioners
from the several presbyteries of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, convened as appointed by
the General Assembly held in the city of Hamilton, Ontario in its final sederunt on the twelfth
day of June 2009.

Following words of welcome from The Rev. Lloyd A. Murdock, Chair of the Local
Arrangements Committee, public worship was conducted by The Rev. R. Ritchie Robinson,
Moderator of the Presbytery of Cape Breton, The Rev. Shirley F. Murdock, Moderator of the
Synod of the Atlantic Provinces, Ms. Linda Greaves, President of the Cape Breton Presbyterial
of the Atlantic Mission Society, Mr. Seamus Campbell, Presbytery of Cape Breton Young Adult
Representative and The Rev. A. Harvey Self, Moderator of the 135th General Assembly.

Music was provided by the Cape Breton Orchestra under the leadership of conductor Ms. Noelle
Wadden, violinist Dr. Winnie Chafe, choir director Mr. Donald Crouse, pianist Ms. Nancy
Robinson, and a combined choir from the Presbytery of Cape Breton. Ms. Heather Maclean,
United Church, Presbytery of Sydney; Mr. David MacLean, United Church, Presbytery of
Inverness/Guysborough; Major Daniel Roode, Salvation Army, Sydney; and Father Donald
MacGillivary, Roman Catholic Church, were recognized as local ecumenical guests.

The Rev. A. Harvey Self preached the sermon which was entitled The Lord Requires. The
sacrament of Holy Communion was celebrated.

ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTED

Thereafter, with prayer, the Moderator, The Rev. A. Harvey Self, constituted the General
Assembly in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the only King and Head of the Church.

ROLL OF ASSEMBLY

The Moderator called on the Principal Clerk to present, in a printed list and subject to
corrections, the names of those commissioned by the several presbyteries of the church. The roll
of Assembly as finally established is as follows, with those who sent their regrets marked with
an asterisk:

Ministers Elders

I. SYNOD OF THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES

1. Presbytery of Cape Breton (Nova Scotia)
Adam Lees, Whycocomagh Barbara A. MacDonald, Glace Bay
R. Ritchie Robinson, North Sydney John C. MacLeod, Ross Ferry

2. Presbytery of Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Jonathan Dent, St. John’s Jennifer M.L. Whitfield, St. John’s

3. Presbytery of Pictou (Nova Scotia)
Mary Anne D. Grant, Tatamagouche Bonnie J. Crockett, River John*
Jeffrey R. Lackie, Thorburn Donald E. Curtis, Aspen
Carol Smith, Sackville, (New Brunswick) Marshall Smith, New Glasgow