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Submission Deadline

2024 General Council Agenda Items

To: All Ministers/Laity

In anticipation of the 79th International General Assembly on July 8-12, 2024, 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:

Deadline Submission of agenda items relating to the Bylaws of the Church of God needs to be sent to the International Executive Council by January 3, 2024. This will allow the International Executive Council time to consider these items by its January 2024 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 (2022 International General Assembly Minutes, pp. 64-65).

Deadline Submission of regular potential agenda items for the International General Council needs to be sent to the International Executive Council by March 1, 2024. This will allow the International Executive Council time to consider these items by its April 2024 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 (2022 International General Assembly Minutes, pp. 67).

Deadline Submission of agenda items regarding doctrine as prescribed by the Declaration of Faith are to be submitted in writing to the International Executive Council 12 months prior to the meeting of the International General Council (2022 International General Assembly Minutes, pp. 69-70). The deadline for submission of these items for the 2026 International General Assembly is April 3, 2025.

Submissions should be sent to:

Church of God International Offices

Attention: General Council Agenda Committee

c/o H. W. Dusty Wilson

P. O. Box 2430

Cleveland, TN 37320-2430

We look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis, Indiana for the 2024 International General Assembly scheduled for July 8-12, 2024.