General Council Meeting Minutes, August 12, 1952 – August 14, 1952

–General Overseer's opening remarks

–Recommendation for two Assistants to the General Overseer

–Tithe Fund Budget Report

–Female Ministers with Bobbed Hair

–Amendment of paragraph three and four of page 229 and top of 230, 1950 Minutes

–Amendment of paragraph two page 249, 1950 Minutes under caption "Bible Schools"

–Bible Schools in North Dakota, Canada, and California to be under supervision of State Overseers

–Paragraph two, page 230 from the 1950 minutes deleted

–Appointing Board

–Paragraph 3, page 19, 1950 Minutes

–Page 233, paragraph 7, deleted

–Paragraph one, page 248 1950 Minutes deleted, as well as paragraph two

–Paragraph five, page 254 1950 Minutes deleted

–Last paragraph, page 255, 1950 Minutes deleted

–Last paragraph page 256, 1950 Minutes deleted

–Vote cast for General Overseer

–Paragraph six, page 215, 1950 Minutes

–Last paragraph, page 216, 1950 Minutes deleted

–Last paragraph, page 222, 1950 Minutes deleted

–Report on votes for General Overseer

–General Officals and Department Heads refrain employing members of their families

–Amended 1950 Minutes, section (e) page 243

–All measures in Minutes pertaining to "opposite sex" amended to include same sex

–Amend 1950 Minutes, page 214, under cpation "Assembly (Colored)

–Amended 1950 Minutes page 229 Caption "Ministers Female"

–General Overseer elected

–Votes cast for two assistants

–Duties of Editorial and Publication Board, Business Manager, Editor in Chief, Editor of Lighted Pathway and Editorial Polices

–Paragraph 1, page 223, 1950 Minutes amended

–Pension plan for employees of Publishing House discounted––Have Social Security

–Retirement plan for Publishing House employees

–Election of new Assistant to General Overseer

–Bobbing Hair

–Election of Second Assistant General Overseer

–Amendment of 1950 Minutes under caption "Ministers–Female"

–Amendment of 1950 Minutes under caption "Aged Ministers' Pensioning Plan"

–Amendment of 1950 Minutes under caption "Church of God Teachings"

–Amendment of 1950 Minutes under caption "National Youth and Sunday School Program"

–Election of General Secretary and Treasurer

–National Youth Director Request for Uniform Reporting

–Banners awarded Biennially

–Teachers Meetings

–Report of Committee on Corporation

–Office of National Youth Director

–Election of Editor–in–Chief

–Uniform System of Local Church Organization

–Declaration of Faith–Pastors, Exhorters, Missionaries, etc.

–Aged Ministers 1% from those whose ministry has been revoked

–Selection of Assistant Pastors

–Selection of National Youth Director

–General Assembly every four years

–Television

–Ministers who have been excluded from the Church of God

–Craft Shop in Orphanage

–General Education Board

–Wives of ministers not to receive credentials unless they are active in ministry

–Pensions of underpaid AMerican Missionaries to be equal to home ministers of equal status

–General Officials to be consulted before states launch large financial projects

–A.M. Fund in excess of $50,000.00 operating reserve to be invested

–Moderator of Full Gospel Church of God associate member of the Supreme Council

–Uniform answers to questions on Ministerial application form

–Appointing Board to revise Minute Supplement

–Where funds are available all State Overseers and pastors to receive $50 per month salary increase

–Ministers who have been excluded from Church of God

–General Officials to be consulted before states launch large financial projects

–Amendment of 1950 Minutes under caption of "Exhorters"

–Loaning Agency

–Double–married ministers

–Pastors receiving less than $65.00 per week

–Double married ministers in India

–Ministers whose wives are not members of the Church of God

–Double married ministers in foreign fields

–Exhorters on Mission Field

–Publication of Periodical entitled "The Pilot"

–Building New Publishing House

–Assembly/General Expenses for State Overseers

–Election of Supreme Council

–Uniform System of Local Church organization

–Committee Report on a System of Local Church Organization

–Exhorters paying 1% Aged Ministers

–Supplement to the Minutes– Discipline of the Church of God

–Simultaneous Revival in April

–Selection of Members of Supreme Council

–Exhorters on the Mission Field receive the same authority as those in the States

–Authority of Exhorters

–Double Married Ministers

–No applicant having more than one living companion be licensed

–1950 Minutes amended under caption "Duties and Authorities of the Council of Twelve and Supreme Council"

–Bobbed Hair Ministers

–Church of God Religious, non–profit organization

–"Appointing Board changed to "General Executive Committee"

–Votes required to disfellowship members from local churches

–Honorary Certificates for ministers who have passes retirement age

–1950 Minutes page 219, Item 25 Amended

–Uniform system of Church Organization