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The Historical Development of the Book of Church Order

Chapter Adopted Changes: Chapter Changes Proposed but Answered in the Negative:
Preface II (1) 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, p. 85]
1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 5, p. 45]
   
Preface II (8) 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 1, p. 112]
Preface III 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 12, p. 54]    
5 [all] 1984* [M12GA, 12-14, Item 1, pp. 83-85]
5-4 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 1, p. 132]    
5-9 1985* [M13GA, 13-18, Item 1, p. 73]    
6-5 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
7-2 1980 [M8GA, 8-88, III.3, Item 1, p. 112]    
8 [all] 1980 [M8GA, 8-88, III.3, Item 2, p. 112]    
8-3 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 2, p. 86]    
8-4 1983 [M11GA, 11-9, p. 66]    
8-7 1982* [M10GA, 10-89, Item 1, p. 113]    
8-8 1982 [renumbered, was 8-7]    
8-9 1982 [renumbered, was 8-8 ]
9 [all] 1980* [M8GA, 8-88, III.3, Item 2, p. 112 (Ch. 9 combined with Ch. 8 & subsequent chapters renumbered)]
10-3 1983 [M11GA, 11-9, Item 1, p. 66]
1992 [M20GA, 20-12, Item 1, p. 48]
12-5 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 2, p. 86]
12-5.d 2001 [M29GA, 29-12, Item 1, p. 49-50]
12-5.e 2002 [M30GA, 30-10, Item 6, p. 71-72]
13-1 1981[M9GA, 9-65, Item 2, p. 132]
2002 [M30GA, 30-10, Item 5, p. 69-70]
13-2 1984 [M12GA, 12-14, Item 2, p. 85]
1985 [M13GA, 13-18, Item 3, p. 76]
13-5 1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 2, p. 113]
1999 [M27GA, 27-12, Item 1, pp. 53-55; see also M26GA, 26-55, III, 5, p. 198-199]
1999 [M27GA, 27-12, Item 1, p. 53]
13-6 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Items 7.3 & 7.4, p. 49]
1998 [M26GA, 26-17, Item 1, p. 56]
13-7 1979* [M7GA, 7-41, p. 103, originally "14-7"]
  13-9f 1996 [M24GA, 24-13, Item 1, p. 56]
13-10 1995* [M23GA, 23-11, 1, p. 50]
13-11 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 3, p. 87;
was 13-10, renumbered in 1995]
13-12 1999 [M27GA, 27-12, Item 2, p. 55]
2000 [M28GA, 28-12, Item 1, p. 56]
14-1 (11) 1980 [M8GA, 8-88, Item 3, p. 113]
1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 4, p. 132]
1991 [M19GA, 19-9, Item 1, p. 48]
14-1 (12) 1980 [M8GA, 8-88, Item 4, p. 113]
1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 3, p. 113]
1984 [M12GA, 12-14, Item 3, p. 86]
1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 1, p. 40]
1991 [M19GA, 19-9, Item 2, p. 49]
1995 [M23GA, 23-11, Item 3, p. 53]
2001 [M29GA, 29-12, Item 3, p. 53]
2002 [M30GA, 30-10, Item 2, p. 62]
14-1 (12b.4) 2003 [M31GA, 31-11, Item 4, p. 59-61]
14-1 (14) 1980 [M8GA, 8-88, Item 5, p. 113]
1990 [M18GA, 18-8, Item 3, p. 45]
14-1 (15) 1993 [M21GA, 21-10, Item 1, p. 47]    
14-2 1978 [M6GA, 6-111, III, 1, p. 110]
14-3 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 16, p. 107]    
14-5 1988 [M16GA,]    
14-7 1986* [M14GA, 14-19, Item 4, p. 88]
14-8 1986 [renumbered, was 14.7]    
15-1 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 1, p. 88]
1994 [M22GA, 22-10, Item 1, p. 52]
1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 3, p. 116-118]
2000 [M28GA, 28-12, Item 2, pp. 57-58]
   
15-2 1991 [M19GA, 19-9, Item 4, p. 52]    
15-3 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 1, p. 88]
2000 [M28GA, 28-12, Item 2, p. 58]
   
15-4 1985 [M13GA, 13-18, Item 5, p. 78]
1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 1, p. 88]
1993 [M21GA, 21-10, Item 2, p. 48]
1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 3, p. 114]
2006 [M34GA, 34-8, Item 2, p. 55-57]
15-4 2007 [M35GA, 35-10, Item 1, p. 55-57]
15-5 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 1, p. 89]
1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 3, p. 114]
   
18-2 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 132]
1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 7, p. 91]
1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 11, p. 53]
   
18-3 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 132]    
18-7 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 132]    
18-8 1981* [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 133]    
19 [all] 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 133]    
19-1 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 4, p. 119]
19-2 1975 [M3GA, 3-89, p. 113]
   
19-2.b.2 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 10, p. 52]    
19-5 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 10, p. 52]    
19-6 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 20, p. 111]
1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 5, p. 120]
   
19-7 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 5, p. 89]    
19-8 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 7, p. 91]    
19-9 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 22, p. 113]    
19-10 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 21, p. 112]    
19-11 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 6, p. 90, and Item 14, p. 99]    
19-16 1986* [M14GA, 14-19, Item 7, p. 91]    
20-1 1978 [M6GA, 6-111, Item 12, p. 111]
1979 [M7GA, 7-41, Item 3, p. 103]
1985 [M13GA, 13-18, Item 8, p. 81]
   
20-2 1999 [M27GA, 27-12, Item 3, p. 56]
20-3 1975 [M3GA, 3-89, p. 114] 20-3 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
20-12 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 8, p. 92]    
20-13 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 8, p. 92]    
21-1 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 8, p. 50]    
21-2 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 136]    
21-3 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 136]    
21-4 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 136]
1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 4, p. 113]
1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 9, p. 93]
1988 [MGA, 16-10, Item 19, p. 110]
1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 7.1, 7.2 and 7.4, pp. 48-49 and Item 10, p. 52]
2003 [M31GA, 31-11, Item 2, p. 54-56]
   
21-4.d 1994 [M22GA, 22-10, Item 4, p. 57]    
21-5
[was 22-5]
1976 [M4GA, 4-66, p. 71]
1977 [M5GA, 5-102, p. 102-103]
1979 [M7GA, 7-41, Item 4, p. 103]
2003 [M31GA, 31-11, Item 3, p. 56-58]
22-6 1976 [M4GA, 4-66, p. 71]
1977 [M5GA, 5-102, pp. 102-103]
22-7 1976 [M4GA, 4-66, p. 71]
1977 [M5GA, 5-102, pp. 102-103]
22-9 1976 [M4GA, 4-66, p. 71]
1977 [M5GA, 5-102, pp. 102-103]
22-10 1976 [M4GA, 4-66, p. 71]
1977 [M5GA, 5-102, pp. 102-103]
21-11 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 136]
22-3 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 18, p. 109]    
22-4 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 18, p. 109]    
23-1 1983 [M11GA, 11-9, Item 2, p. 66]
1985 [M13GA, 13-18, Item 7, p. 80]
   
23-2 1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 5, p. 113]
1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 4, p. 44]
   
23-3 1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 5, p. 113]    
24-1 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 10, p. 94]
1994 [M22GA, 22-10, Item 5, p. 58]
2000 [M28GA, 28-12, p. 54 & 28-72, p. 275]
2006 [M34GA, 34-8, Item 1, p. 52-54]
   
24-3 2005 [M33GA, 33-8, Item 1, p. 49-51] 24-3 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
24-5 1993 [M21GA, 21-10, Item 3, p. 49]
2005 [M33GA, 33-8, Item 1, p. 49-51]
   
24-6 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 13, p. 104]    
24-9 1984 [M12GA, 12-14, Item 4, p. 87]
2005 [M33GA, 33-8, Item 1, p. 52-54]
   
25-1 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
25-2 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 15, p. 106] 25-2 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
25-3 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
25-11 1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 6, p. 113-114]
26-1 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 12, p. 54]    
26-4 1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 7, p. 114]    

Chapter Index [links to Par. 1 of each chapter]:
FoG..
1
2
3.
4
5.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
I. King & Head of Church
.§1.
§4
§5
RoD
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
II. Preliminary Principles
§1
§2
§3
§4
§5
§6
§7
§8
DfW
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
[FoG = Form of Government ; RoD = Rules of Discipline ; DfW = Directory for Worship]

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