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The Historical Development of the PCA Book of Church Order

Form of Government: Listing of Changes by Chapter
An asterisk (*) after the year date indicates the introduction of a new paragraph not previously part of the BCO.
[presently updated only through 1995]

Chapter Adopted Changes: Chapter Changes Proposed but Answered in the Negative:
Preface II (1) 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, p. 85]
1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 5, p. 45] 		   
Preface II (8) 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 1, p. 112]
Preface III 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 12, p. 54]    
5 [all] 1984* [M12GA, 12-14, Item 1, pp. 83-85]
5-4 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 1, p. 132]    
5-9 1985* [M13GA, 13-18, Item 1, p. 73]    
6-5 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
7-2 1980 [M8GA, 8-88, III.3, Item 1, p. 112]    
8 [all] 1980 [M8GA, 8-88, III.3, Item 2, p. 112]    
8-3 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 2, p. 86]    
8-4 1983 [M11GA, 11-9, p. 66]    
8-7 1982* [M10GA, 10-89, Item 1, p. 113]    
8-8 1982 [renumbered, was 8-7]    
8-9 1982 [renumbered, was 8-8 ]
9 [all] 1980* [M8GA, 8-88, III.3, Item 2, p. 112 (Ch. 9 combined with Ch. 8 & subsequent chapters renumbered)]
10-3 1983 [M11GA, 11-9, Item 1, p. 66]
1992 [M20GA, 20-12, Item 1, p. 48]
12-5 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 2, p. 86]
12-5.d 2001 [M29GA, 29-12, Item 1, p. 49-50]
12-5.e 2002 [M30GA, 30-10, Item 6, p. 71-72]
13-1 1981[M9GA, 9-65, Item 2, p. 132]
2002 [M30GA, 30-10, Item 5, p. 69-70]
13-2 1984 [M12GA, 12-14, Item 2, p. 85]
1985 [M13GA, 13-18, Item 3, p. 76]
13-5 1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 2, p. 113]
1999 [M27GA, 27-12, Item 1, pp. 53-55; see also M26GA, 26-55, III, 5, p. 198-199]
1999 [M27GA, 27-12, Item 1, p. 53]
13-6 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Items 7.3 & 7.4, p. 49]
1998 [M26GA, 26-17, Item 1, p. 56]
13-7 1979* [M7GA, 7-41, p. 103, originally "14-7"]
  13-9f 1996 [M24GA, 24-13, Item 1, p. 56]
13-10 1995* [M23GA, 23-11, 1, p. 50]
13-11 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 3, p. 87;
was 13-10, renumbered in 1995]
13-12 1999 [M27GA, 27-12, Item 2, p. 55]
2000 [M28GA, 28-12, Item 1, p. 56]
14-1 (11) 1980 [M8GA, 8-88, Item 3, p. 113]
1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 4, p. 132]
1991 [M19GA, 19-9, Item 1, p. 48]
14-1 (12) 1980 [M8GA, 8-88, Item 4, p. 113]
1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 3, p. 113]
1984 [M12GA, 12-14, Item 3, p. 86]
1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 1, p. 40]
1991 [M19GA, 19-9, Item 2, p. 49]
1995 [M23GA, 23-11, Item 3, p. 53]
2001 [M29GA, 29-12, Item 3, p. 53]
2002 [M30GA, 30-10, Item 2, p. 62]
14-1 (12b.4) 2003 [M31GA, 31-11, Item 4, p. 59-61]
14-1 (14) 1980 [M8GA, 8-88, Item 5, p. 113]
1990 [M18GA, 18-8, Item 3, p. 45]
14-1 (15) 1993 [M21GA, 21-10, Item 1, p. 47]    
14-2 1978 [M6GA, 6-111, III, 1, p. 110]
14-3 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 16, p. 107]    
14-5 1988 [M16GA,]    
14-7 1986* [M14GA, 14-19, Item 4, p. 88]
14-8 1986 [renumbered, was 14.7]    
15-1 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 1, p. 88]
1994 [M22GA, 22-10, Item 1, p. 52]
1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 3, p. 116-118]
2000 [M28GA, 28-12, Item 2, pp. 57-58]
    
15-2 1991 [M19GA, 19-9, Item 4, p. 52]    
15-3 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 1, p. 88]
2000 [M28GA, 28-12, Item 2, p. 58] 		   
15-4 1985 [M13GA, 13-18, Item 5, p. 78]
1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 1, p. 88]
1993 [M21GA, 21-10, Item 2, p. 48]
1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 3, p. 114]
2006 [M34GA, 34-8, Item 2, p. 55-57]		 15-4 2007 [M35GA, 35-10, Item 1, p. 55-57]
15-5 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 1, p. 89]
1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 3, p. 114] 		   
18-2 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 132]
1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 7, p. 91]
1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 11, p. 53]		    
18-3 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 132]    
18-7 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 132]    
18-8 1981* [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 133]    
19 [all] 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 133]    
19-1 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 4, p. 119]
19-2 1975 [M3GA, 3-89, p. 113]
    
19-2.b.2 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 10, p. 52]    
19-5 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 10, p. 52]    
19-6 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 20, p. 111]
1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 5, p. 120] 		   
19-7 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 5, p. 89]    
19-8 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 7, p. 91]    
19-9 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 22, p. 113]    
19-10 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 21, p. 112]    
19-11 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 6, p. 90, and Item 14, p. 99]    
19-16 1986* [M14GA, 14-19, Item 7, p. 91]    
20-1 1978 [M6GA, 6-111, Item 12, p. 111]
1979 [M7GA, 7-41, Item 3, p. 103]
1985 [M13GA, 13-18, Item 8, p. 81]		    
20-2 1999 [M27GA, 27-12, Item 3, p. 56]
20-3 1975 [M3GA, 3-89, p. 114] 20-3 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
20-12 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 8, p. 92]    
20-13 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 8, p. 92]    
21-1 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 8, p. 50]    
21-2 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 136]    
21-3 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 136]    
21-4 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 136]
1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 4, p. 113]
1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 9, p. 93]
1988 [MGA, 16-10, Item 19, p. 110]
1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 7.1, 7.2 and 7.4, pp. 48-49 and Item 10, p. 52]
2003 [M31GA, 31-11, Item 2, p. 54-56] 		   
21-4.d 1994 [M22GA, 22-10, Item 4, p. 57]    
21-5
[was 22-5]		 1976 [M4GA, 4-66, p. 71]
1977 [M5GA, 5-102, p. 102-103]
1979 [M7GA, 7-41, Item 4, p. 103]
2003 [M31GA, 31-11, Item 3, p. 56-58]
22-6 1976 [M4GA, 4-66, p. 71]
1977 [M5GA, 5-102, pp. 102-103]
22-7 1976 [M4GA, 4-66, p. 71]
1977 [M5GA, 5-102, pp. 102-103]
22-9 1976 [M4GA, 4-66, p. 71]
1977 [M5GA, 5-102, pp. 102-103]
22-10 1976 [M4GA, 4-66, p. 71]
1977 [M5GA, 5-102, pp. 102-103]
21-11 1981 [M9GA, 9-65, Item 5, p. 136]
22-3 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 18, p. 109]    
22-4 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 18, p. 109]    
23-1 1983 [M11GA, 11-9, Item 2, p. 66]
1985 [M13GA, 13-18, Item 7, p. 80]		    
23-2 1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 5, p. 113]
1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 4, p. 44]		    
23-3 1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 5, p. 113]    
24-1 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 10, p. 94]
1994 [M22GA, 22-10, Item 5, p. 58]
2000 [M28GA, 28-12, p. 54 & 28-72, p. 275]
2006 [M34GA, 34-8, Item 1, p. 52-54] 		   
24-3 2005 [M33GA, 33-8, Item 1, p. 49-51] 24-3 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
24-5 1993 [M21GA, 21-10, Item 3, p. 49]
2005 [M33GA, 33-8, Item 1, p. 49-51] 		   
24-6 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 13, p. 104]    
24-9 1984 [M12GA, 12-14, Item 4, p. 87]
2005 [M33GA, 33-8, Item 1, p. 52-54]		    
25-1 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
25-2 1988 [M16GA, 16-10, Item 15, p. 106] 25-2 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
25-3 1997 [M25GA, 25-17, Item 2, p. 114]
25-11 1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 6, p. 113-114]
26-1 1989 [M17GA, 17-6, Item 12, p. 54]    
26-4 1982 [M10GA, 10-89, Item 7, p. 114]    



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Chapter Index [links to Par. 1 of each chapter]:
FoG
.1.
I. King & Head of Church
.§1.
§2-3
§4
§5
RoD
II. Preliminary Principles
DfW
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48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
59
60
61
62
[FoG = Form of Government ; RoD = Rules of Discipline ; DfW = Directory for Worship]