* FINAL VERSION - Discharged

Resolution A008

Title:   MDGs Budget 0.7%

Topic:   Economic Development

Committee:   09. National and International Concerns

House of Initial Action:   Bishops

Proposer:   State of the Church

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church:
  1. establish the work toward the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals as a mission priority for the coming triennium;
  2. direct the General Convention Treasurer and the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to create a line item in the budget for The Episcopal Church containing no less than 0.7% of that budget for work that supports the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals;
  3. designate September 11 a special day of prayer, fasting, and giving in the Episcopal Church toward global reconciliation and the Millennium Development Goals; and
  4. request that all dioceses establish a diocesan global reconciliation commission dedicated to mobilizing Episcopalians toward the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
 

* The final language, as well as the final status of each resolution, is being reviewed by the General Convention office. The Journal of the 75th General Convention and the Constitution and Canons will be published once the review process has been completed.