Overture 07
On Transferring Glen Burnie Korean Presbyterian
Church from the Atlantic Korean-American Presbytery to the Presbytery
of Baltimore—From the Presbytery of Baltimore.
The Presbytery of Baltimore, joined by the
Atlantic Korean-American Presbytery and the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic,
overtures the 217th General Assembly (2006) of the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) to transfer the Glen Burnie Korean Presbyterian
Church of Glen Burnie, Maryland, from the Atlantic Korean-American
Presbytery, of which it is now a member, to the Presbytery of
Baltimore, effective with the adjournment of the 217th General
Assembly (2006).
Rationale
The Glen Burnie Korean Presbyterian Church
is situated in Glen Burnie, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County,
within the geographical bounds of the Presbytery of Baltimore.
The Glen Burnie Korean Presbyterian Church has, through the
action of its session December 29, 2002, and congregation December
29, 2002, expressed its desire to be
a part of the Presbytery of Baltimore and participate in its
mission and ministry.
Concurrence to Overture 07—From
the Atlantic Korean-American Presbytery
Rationale
The Glen Burnie Korean Presbyterian Church has wanted to be
a part of the Presbytery of Baltimore within the geographical
bounds of it and the Atlantic Korean American Presbytery took
an action unanimously to release the congregation on September
22, 2005, at its stated meeting.
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