9645 ANNUAL COUNCIL San Jose, Costa Rica, October 1 to 9, 1996
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• 9645 ANNUAL COUNCIL San Jose, Costa Rica, October 1 to 9, 1996 ANNUAL COUNCIL GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE October 1, 1996, 6:40 p.m. PRESENT Cesario Acevedo, Miguel Adonia, Milton Soldani Afonso, Keith D Albury, Christian Aliddeki, Benilde Almerida, Did Almonte, J Alirio Amaya, Erich Amelung, Niels-Erik Andreasen, Garth Anthony, Radisa Antic, Ronald E Appenzeller, Vanston Archbold, Alfredo Argueta, Delbert W Baker, Bryan W Ball, M S Baluku, Harold W Baptiste, Saul Barcelo, Graham M Barham, Maurice T Battle, Bert B Beach, Matthew A Bediako, B Lyn Behrens, Tsefaye Bekalo, Bekele Biri, Elifas Bisanda, Violeto F Bocala, • Adrian Bocaneanu, Per Bolling, Emmanuel Boma, Gloria Brown, Reinder Bruinsma, James M Campbell, Daniel Carbin, Joseph Carlson, G Tom Carter, R William Cash, Milton Castillo, Sergio Celis, Selma Chaij, M E Cherian, P D Chun, Larry R Colburn, Lowell C Cooper, Jose Orlando Correia, James A Cress, George H Crumley, Vasco Cubenda, A David C Currie, Rajmund Dabrowski, Chakravarthy Daniel, Luka T Daniel, Alipio Bernardo da Rosa, Mart De Groot, Abner De los Santos, Marenus V S De Paula, Graciela De Souza Di Prinzio, Gary B DeBoer, Sandy Dee, Joaquim Dias, Paterno M Diaz, Daniel Duffis, Misael Escalante, Ramon Escalante, Raul Escalante, Jose M Espinosa, Laurie J Evans, Birgit Faber, Ghanem Fargo, Sergie B Ferrer, Ronald M Flowers, Robert S Folkenberg, Philip S Follett, Louise Fomuso, Daniel Fontaine, Ulrich Frikart, Agustin Galicia, Don Leo Garilva, L James Gibson, Julian Gomez, Raul Gomez, Erwin Gonzalez, Luis Gonzalez, V E Gorbul, Malcolm D Gordon, Rodolpho Gorski, Gordon R Gray, John Graz, Eugene W Grosser, Lindon Gudge, Patrick Guenin, Alberto C Gulfan Jr, Roberto Gaon, Stenio Gumladoo, Joseph E Gurubatham, Patricia Gustin, Sang Woo Han, H G Harker, Alex Hendriks, Sein Han Hla, Eugene Hsu, C Lee Huff, Stelian Iacob, Pedro Iglesias, Donald G Jacobsen, Asser Jean-Pierre, Sven Hagen Jensen, Theodore T Jones, William G Johnsson, Raili Kalliokoski, Michael F Kaminsky, Gerry D • Karst, Dennis C Keith Sr, Donald E Kent, Ivan F Khiminets, Robert J Kloosterhuis, Henk 96-46 October 1, 1996, evening S GCC Annual Council Koning, G W Kore, P D Kujur, Robert E Kyte, Harold Lance, Victor Leger, Israel Leito, Lionel Leitzke, Robert E Lemon, Bruno Liske, Jose R Lizardo, Juan Lozano, Espoir Lukumbi, P Machamire, Oswaldo Magana, S G Mahapure, Fitzroy Maitland, Lily Mandalas, Famara Mansal, Ralph W Martin, Rene Martinez, W L Masoka, Reuben Matiko, Ramon H Maury, Benjamin C Maxson, Carlos R Mayer, Siegfried G Mayr, Alfred C McClure, S N McKinney, Jose Ribamar P Menezes, Peter 0 Mensah, Vicente Meza, Marcel Millaud, Armando Miranda, Kenneth J Mittleider, Eric Monnier, Charles Montille, Thomas J Mostert Jr, Girimoio Muchanga, Baraka G Muganda, W Mukoma, Miguel Munoz, M M Murga, L Mwamukonda, Moses Mwenya, Ruy H Nagel, Daegeuk Nam, Marcio Nastrini, Wai Chun (Stanley) Ng, Jacques G Ngororano, Benigno Nova, Karel Nowak, Antoine Oculi, Soo Jong Oh, Joseph A Ola, Ivan Omana, Eufracio Oropeza, Moses I Ostrovsky, J Othoo, Rose M Otis, David Pacheco, Julio Palacio, Maxine Pape, Orville D Parchment, Gary B Patterson, Jere D Patzer, Douglas Paulsen, Jan Paulsen, David Javier Perez, Juan 0 Perla, Pablo Perla, Cecil R Perry, Olga Pervanchuk, C Pheirim, Leon C Phillips, Efrain Piedra, Inestral Pierre, Adamor Lopes Pimenta, Larry J Pitcher, Pekka Pohjola, Wladyslaw Polok, Hans Ponte, Haynes Posala, s Peter I Prime, Nord C Punch, Donald G Pursley, Carlos Puyol, L D Raelly, Ted L Ramirez, Ely B Ramos, Alex Rantung, Leo Ranzolin, I Nagabhushana Rao, Humberto M Rasi, Robert L Rawson, Benjamin F Reaves, Nils Rechter, George W Reid, Moises Reina, Rick Remmers, Hilda Flores Rendon, Gordon L Retzer, Samuel Brito Ribeiro, Robin D Riches, Alvin Ringer, Sylvia Nanette Rivera, Roger Robertsen, Donald E Robinson, Calvin B Rock, Bernardo Rodriguez, Alejandro Rosa, Denis Rosat, Steven G Rose, Amon Rugelinyange, Reinhardt Rupp, Michael L Ryan, Theart Saint-Pierre, Hector Sanchez, Charles Sandefur, Paul Ratsara Saotra, Tercio Sarli, Don C Schneider, Makvala Shavlikadze, Marion Shields, Takashi Shiraishi, A F Shvarts, Roger C Silva, Alicia Estevez Sistiva, Dolores Slikkers, Dennis Slusher, Virginia L Smith, Javier Sol, Richard 0 Stenbakken, Wilson Stephen, Warwick H Stokes, V D Stolyar, Robert L Sweezey, Jozsef Szilvasi, Mack Tennyson, Jairo Tenorio, John Moreless Thangkhiew, Valesius Thomas, G Ralph Thompson, Jeff K Thompson, Elias Tinoco, Mrs V Tlhabiwe, Athal H Tolhurst, C A Townend, Max A Trevino, Jansen E Trotman, Andre van Rensburg, Villaney Vazquez, Mario Veloso, Juan Carlos Viera, Flavio Villarreal, Mario Villegas, Daniel B Villoso, V S Wakaba, Philemon Wandera, D Ronald Watts, Ralph S Watts Jr, Cristobal Werekeitzen, Albert S Whiting, Bertil Wikiander, Measapogu Wilson, Ted N C Wilson, Edward E Wines, Harald Wollan, • 96-47 October 1, 1996, evening GCC Annual Council Agegnehu Wondim, F Martin Ytreberg, James W Zackrison, Maurice Zehnacker, Valdis A Zilgalvis, Hernan Zuniga. OPENING Adly Campos, international lay evangelist, led the song service. Gerry D Karst, Administrative Assistant to the General Conference President, opened the meeting with prayer and welcomed the attendees to the 1996 Annual Council. The following platform participants were introduced: Rajmund Dabrowski, G Ralph Thompson, Robert L Rawson, Israel Leito, Ramon H Maury, Agustin Galicia, Alfred C McClure, Alfredo Garcia-Marenko, Gordon L Retzer, Philip S Follett, Jan Paulsen, Matthew A Bediako, Leo Ranzolin, Calvin B Rock, Robert J Kloosterhuis, Benjamin C Maxson, Larry R Colburn, V S Wakaba, Eugene Hsu, Bertil Wiklander, M E Cherian, Bryan W Ball, Ruy H Nagel, Ulrich Frikart, C Lee Huff, L D Raelly, P D Chun, and Luka T Daniel. • Attendees to the 1996 Annual Council were welcomed by Israel Leito, President of the Inter-American Division; by Juan 0 Perla, President of the Central American Union; and by Mario Vargas, Assistant to the Mayor of San Jose. The scripture, John 21:14-22, was read by Agustin Galicia, Secretary of the Inter- American Division. The congregation sang "The Glory Song," followed by the pastoral prayer given by Ramon H Maury, Treasurer of the Inter-American Division. CALL TO ORDER G Ralph Thompson, Secretary of the General Conference, read Article XIII, Section 2-a, and Article XIII, Section 4, of the General Conference Bylaws which state the constitutional provision for convening the Annual Council. All conditions had been met. Leo Ranzolin, General Vice President of the General Conference, declared the 1996 • Annual Council open for the consideration of business. 96-48 October 1, 1996, evening GCC Annual Council • AGENDA NOTEBOOK DISTRIBUTION Notebooks containing the program and agenda items for the 19% Annual Council were distributed in the Secretariat work area prior to the meeting. They will also be available following the evening meeting. 96AC to GRT DAILY PROGRAM VOTED, To adopt the daily program for the 1996 Annual Council, as follows: DAILY PROGRAM October 4 to 10, except Sabbath Morning 0645 to 0745 Steering Committee 0800 to 0900 Devotional Meeting 0900 to 1030 Council or Committees • 1030 to 1045 Recess 1045 to 1230 Council or Committees LUNCH Afternoon 1330 to 1430 Special Committees 1430 to 1545 Council or Committees 1545 to 1600 Recess 1600 to 1730 Council or Committees ,.. D1NNER/SUPPER Evening 1840 to 2100 Evening Meeting (October 2, 3, 4, and 6) SEC/ADCOM/96AC to LCC ANNUAL COUNCIL - 1996—STANDING COMMITTEES VOTED, To approve standing committees for the 1996 Annual Council, as follows: • 96-49 October 1, 1996, evening GCC Annual Council ADDITIO AL PERSONNEL TO STANDING COMMITTEES Matthew A Bediako, Chairperson Lowell C Cooper, Secretary Harold W Baptiste, Gary B DeBoer, Gerry D Karst. FINANCE Robert L Rawson, Chairperson George H Crumley, Secretary Members: Erich Amelung, Graham M Barham, Alipio B da Rosa, Gary B DeBoer, Sergie B Ferrer, Gordon R Gray, Dennis C Keith Sr, Robert E Lemon, Jose R Lizardo, Ramon H Maury, Donald G Pursley, I Nagabhushana Rao, Donald E Robinson, Steven G Rose, Warwick H Stokes, Edward E Wines, F Martin Ytreberg. I All other Annual Council delegates not attending the Policy Committee. NOMINATING Robert S Folkenberg, Chairperson G Ralph Thompson, Secretary Members: Milton Soldani Afonso, Niels-Erik Andreasen, Ronald E Appenzeller, Delbert W Baker, Bryan W Ball, Harold W Baptiste, Maurice T Battle, Matthew A Bediako, B Lyn Behrens, G Tom Carter, R William Cash, M E Cherian, P D Chun, Larry R Colbum, Lowell C Cooper, James A Cress, George H Crumley, Rajmund Dabrowski, Luka T Daniel, Gary B DeBoer, Mart De Groot, Ronald M Flowers, Philip S Follett, Ulrich Frikart, Raul Gomez, V E Gorbul, Malcolm D Gordon, John Graz, Sang Woo Han, H G Harker, C Lee Huff, William G Johnson, Dennis C Keith Sr, Robert J Kloosterhuis, G W Kore, Eric A Korff, Robert E Kyte, Robert E Lemon, Israel Leito, Espoir Lukumbi, Lily Mandalas, Benjamin C Maxson, Alfred C McClure, P 0 Mensah, Baraka G Muganda, Ruy H Nagel, J Othoo, Rose M Otis, Gary B Patterson, Jan Paulsen, Pablo Perla, Olga Pervanchuk, Larry J Pitcher, Pekka Pohjola, Haynes Posala, L D Raelly, Leo Ranzolin, Humberto M Rasi, Robert L Rawson, Benjamin F Reaves, George W Reid, 96-50 October 1, 1996, evening GCC Annual Council Samuel Brito Ribeiro, Donald E Robinson, Calvin B Rock, Denis Rosat, Michael L Ryan, Virginia L Smith, Richard 0 Stenbakken, John Moreless Thangkhiew, Mrs V Tlhabiwe, Athal H Tolhurst, Mario Veloso, V S Wakaba, D Ronald Watts, Ralph S Watts Jr, Albert S Whiting, Bertil Wiklander, Ted N C Wilson, Naomi Yamashiro, F Martin Ytreberg, James W Zackrison. POLICY Calvin B Rock, Chairperson Athal H Tolhurst, Secretary Members: Harold W Baptiste, Maurice T Battle, Bert B Beach, Bekele Biri, Violeto F Bocala, Reinder Bruinsma, James M Campbell, Larry R Colbum, Lowell C Cooper, Laurie J Evans, Agustin Galicia, Roberto Gullon, Michael F Kaminsky, Charles Montille, Carlos Puyol, Humberto M Rasi, Donald E Robinson, Mario Veloso, D Ronald Watts.