Overture 02-2. On Affirming the Document "Hope in the Lord Jesus Christ" and Commending It to the Church in Accordance with G-13.0103p and q-From the Presbytery of Redstone.

Overture 02-03. On Amending G-10.0103a to Allow Former Members of a Presbytery's Committee on Ministry to Moderate a Session-From the Presbytery of Southern Kansas.

Overture 02-04. A Plan of Christian Compassion to Ameliorate the HIV/AIDS Crisis in Africa-From the Presbytery of New Castle.

Overture 02-05. On Amending G-14.0502 (if Amendment 01-H Is Approved) to Prevent Temporary Pastoral Relationships from Becoming Permanent or Designated Pastoral Relationships-From the Presbytery of Whitewater Valley.

Overture 02-06. On Amending G-13.0103, G-13.0104, and G-18.0301 to Allow Amendments to the Book of Order and Book of Confessions Every Fifth Year-From the Presbytery of Olympia.

Overture 02-07. On Directing the Office of Theology and Worship to Develop a Lectionary-Based Liturgical Resource Which Draws Affirmations of Faith from The Book of Confessions-From the Presbytery of Yellowstone.

Overture 02-08. On Amending G-9.0406 Regarding the Archiving of Governing Body Minutes-From the Presbytery of Seattle.

Overture 02-09. On Amending G-14.0209b and W-4.4003 to Change the Word "Moderator" to "Minister"-From the Presbytery of Grace.

Overture 02-10. On Appointing a Special Committee to Conduct a Study of the Christian and Reformed View of Human Life in Relation to the Practices of Euthanasia, Assisted Death, Assisted Suicide, Abortion, and Infanticide-From the Presbytery of Muskingum Valley.

Overture 02-11. On Amending G-11.0501a to Include Christian Educators in the Membership Statement of the Committee on Ministry-From the Presbytery of National Capital.

Overture 02-12. On Amending D-10.0203 to Clarify the Meaning of the Word "Conference"-From the Presbytery of National Capital.

Overture 02-13. On Adopting and Affirming A Statement on the Lordship of Jesus Christ-From the Presbytery of East Tennessee.

Overture 02-14. On Requesting the Theological Task Force to Clarify the Issues Raised by the Confessing Church Movement Concerning the Lordship of Christ, the Authority of the Bible, and Ordination Standards-From the Presbytery of Northeast Georgia.

Overture 02-15. On Amending G-9.0404d and Setting Aside an Authoritative Interpretation Which Requires Presbyteries to Pay the Per Capita Not Paid by a Session-From the Presbytery of San Joaquin.

Overture 02-16. On Amending G-13.0111a Regarding Election to the General Assembly Nominating Committee-From the Presbytery of Western Colorado.

Overture 02-17. On Reaffirming the Christologies Contained in The Book of Confessions-From the Presbytery of Western Colorado.

Overture 02-18. On Celebrating the Confession of 1967 and Authorizing the Provision of an Inclusive Language Version for Liturgical Use-From the Presbytery of Hudson River.

Overture 02-19. On Offering High-Quality and Affordable Curriculum for Ages Preschool Through Adult-From the Presbytery of Northern Kansas.

Overture 02-20. On Affirming the Centrality of Jesus Christ for the PC(USA)-From the Presbytery of Foothills.

Overture 02-21. On Establishing a Moratorium on Discussions Regarding Human Sexuality and Ordination Standards-From the Presbytery of Foothills.

Overture 02-22. On Amending the Book of Order to Require a Two-Thirds Majority for Book of Order Changes-From the Presbytery of the Foothills.

Overture 02-23. On Amending G-14.0502 (If Amendment 01-H is Approved) Regarding Succession by an Interim Pastor-From the Presbytery of Philadelphia. [This overture is null and void since Amendment 1-H was defeated.]

Overture 02-24. On Amending G-15.0301a, G-18.0201a, G-18.0301 to Provide For Greater Consensus in the Church Before Amending the Constitution-from the Presbytery of New Harmony.

Overture 02-25. On Requesting a Period of Grace Within the Church-From the Presbytery of Northern New England.

Overture 02-26. On Amending G-14.0509b Regarding Dissolution of the Pastoral Relationship-From the Presbytery of Heartland.

Overture 02-27. On Amending G-10.0401d Regarding a Financial Review of Church Records-From the Presbytery of Heartland.

Overture 02-28. On Amending G-18.0301a., c., d., and e. to Require Two-Thirds Affirmative Vote at Each Phase-From the Presbytery of Trinity.

Overture 02-29. On Revision of Chapter XIV of the Form of Government, and Amendments to Chapters IX and XI of the Form of Government, and Chapter IV of the Directory for Worship-From the Presbytery of St. Augustine. Due to the unusual length of this overture, it is available in Acrobat (.pdf) only.

Overture 02-30. On Amending G-12.0204 Regarding Participation on Synod--From the Synod of Living Waters.

Overture 02-31. On Approving an Authoritative Interpretation of the First Ordination Vow (G-14.0207a and G-14.0405b(1)-From the Presbytery of Pittsburgh.

Overture 02-32. On Instructing the Office of Theology and Worship to Develop a Theological Statement of Our Faith-From the Presbytery of the James.

Overture 02-33. On Directing the Board of Pensions to Amend Its Policy Regarding Manse Allowances When Calculating Effective Salary-From the Presbytery of Santa Fe.

Overture 02-34. On Amending Standing Rule B.5.c.(2) Regarding Submission of Overtures-From the Presbytery of Southern New England.

Overture 02-35. On Ceasing to Consider Overtures on the Issues Involving Human Sexuality Until the Theological Task Force Has Submitted Its Report to the 217th General Assembly (2005)-From the Presbytery of St. Andrew.

Overture 02-36. On Amending G-11.0101 Regarding Membership on Presbytery-From the Presbytery of Memphis.

Overture 02-37. On Protecting the Lives of Mothers and Their Babies Late in Pregnancy-From the Presbytery of Huntingdon.

Overture 02-38. On Formulating a New PC(USA) Confession of Faith for the 21st Century-From the Presbytery of South Alabama.

Overture 02-39. On Amending Standing Rule B.12. to Make the General Assembly Subject to the Document "Forming Social Policy"-From the Presbytery of Baltimore.

Overture 02-40. On Requesting Worldwide Ministries Division to Strengthen its Recruitment and Retention of Long-Serving, Career Missionaries-From the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta.

Overture 02-41. On Endorsing the Creation of a United States Department of Peace-From the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta.

Overture 02-42. On Recognizing the Important Contributions of the Presbyterian Historical Society as It Celebrates Its 150th Anniversary-From the Presbytery of Philadelphia.

Overture 02-43. On Referring the Provisions of Amendment 01-H Back to the Office of the General Assembly for Revision and Resubmission to the 215th General Assembly (2003)-From the Presbytery of Lake Erie.

Overture 02-45. On Urging the U.S.A. to Become a Signatory to the Ottawa Convention and to Take the Global Lead in Banning Land Mines-From the Presbytery of Southern Kansas.

Overture 02-46. On Offering Compensation to Pastors Incurring Adoption Expenses-From the Presbytery of Sacramento.

Overture 02-47. On Transferring Shin Il Presbyterian Church, Norwalk, California from the Presbytery of Hanmi to the Presbytery of Los Ranchos-From the Synod of Southern California and Hawaii.

Overture 02-48. On Precluding Coverage by the Board of Pensions for the Abortion Procedure Known as Intact Dilation and Extraction-From the Presbytery of Redstone.

Overture 02-49. On Directing OGA to Prepare a Study of Costs and Consequences of Litigation Related to G-6.0106b, with a Report to the 215th General Assembly (2003)-From the Presbytery of Hudson River.  [This overture is posted on our own site as well.]

Overture 02-50. Under review as a possible concurrence to Overture 02-31.