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GAPJC Cases

 

Pending Cases

Parnell et al - vs - San Francisco Presbytery

 

Decisions Related to "Fidelity and Chastity"

These pertinent decisions by the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission (GAPJC) serve as Authoritative Interpretations for the Church.  The oldest decisions are listed first, with the newest ones at the bottom of the list.

Hope v. Central: 1994

The opinion expressed in this case that the Book of Order needed an explicitly-stated standard (something beyond the 1978 Authoritative Interpretation) led to the addition of G6.0106b in 1996.

Wier v. Second Presbyterian, 1998
Sheldon, et al v. Presbytery of West Jersey, 2000
Benton, et al v. Presbytery of Hudson River, 2000
Londonderry v. Presbytery of Northern New England, 2000
Wier v. Second Presbyterian Church, 2002
Hart, Presbytery of San Joaquin v Redwoods, 2003
McKittrick v. West End Presbyterian (Albany), 2003
Stewart v. Mission Presbytery, 2007
Bush v. Presbytery of Pittsburgh, 2008
Sundquist, et al v. Heartland Presbytery, 2008
Bierschwale, et al v. Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area, 2009
Caledonia v. John Knox Presbytery, 2011

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