GC45 GS12 Closing Motion

Authority of the Executive of the General Council

That the authority of the Executive of the General Council is as set out in The Manual.

Executive of the General Council

That the General Council:

1. refer all unfinished business from this triennial meeting, along with all reports of the Discussion Groups and the Way Forward Committee to the Executive of the 45th General Council with the benefit of the Council’s will for a recalled meeting in 2025.
2. direct the Executive to provide budgetary direction to the General Secretary for implementation of the decisions of General Council 45.

Preparation of Remits

That the General Council authorize all necessary remits, and that they be categorized as Category 2 remits, except if this General Council has already specifically categorized them in its decisions as Category 1 or 3 remits.

Summary of Actions of the Executive and Sub-Executive of the General Council

That a summary of the actions of the Executive and Sub-Executive of General Council be made available to Commissioners of the 45th General Council 2025 between these sessions of the 45th General Council and that of the 46th General Council 2028. This summary will be included in the documentation for the 46th General Council 2028.

Authority for Changes in The Manual and Record of Proceedings

That the General Secretary authorize the approval of the Record of Proceedings of the June 22-August 11, 2025 sessions of the 45th General Council. The Record of Proceedings will be used to make the necessary changes in The Manual resulting from the decisions of the General Council. Any changes to The Manual will be effective on January 1, 2026, unless not yet published, in which case, changes will be effective on the date of publication of The Manual.

Publication of the Record of Proceedings

That the Record of Proceeding of the 45th General Council be published in accessible formats throughout the church.

Adjournment

That the meeting of the 45th General Council be closed at the end of the Service of Installation on Monday, August 11, 2025.