Classis Meetings

has appointed the following as delegates to the meeting of the classis referred to above. If a church is without a minister or the minister is unable to attend, an elder shall be delegated in place of the ministers.

We instruct and authorize them to take part in all deliberations and transactions of classis regarding all matters legally coming before the assembly and transacted in agreement with the Word of God according to the conception of it embodied in the doctrinal standards of the Christian Reformed Church, as well as in harmony with our Church Order. We testify that our council faithfully adheres to the doctrinal standards of the Christian Reformed Church and diligently and effectively attends to the ministry within our congregation, community, classis, denomination, and the broader kingdom of God.

Questions under Church Order Article 41 calls classis to assist its member churches in the following way: In order to assist the church, the classis shall allocate sufficient time at its meetings to respond to requests for advice or help from the churches, and at a minimum of one meeting annually shall allocate sufficient time to discuss at least one ministry issue that the classis considers to be especially important.

Recommendation from the Overtures Committee: 1. That officebearers who cannot sign or affirm the Covenant of Officebearers be required to submit a gravamen report, in keeping with Church Order, by the next meeting of Classis. 2. That churches not in compliance with the decisions of Synod 2024 and Synod 2025 be directed to come into compliance by the next meeting of Classis. 3. That church visitors be available to consult with churches that indicate mitigating circumstances requiring consideration or that seek guidance for moving forward. 4. That, at the next meeting of Classis, officebearers who cannot provide a valid reason for not signing or affirming the Covenant of Officebearers be placed under limited suspension until such time as they are able to sign or affirm.