Resolutions reported out of the Resolutions Committee are printed in the Biblical Recorder before the annual meeting to give messengers an opportunity to consider them before they are presented for vote. The only resolution reported out of committee after its teleconference Oct. 13 is the following on appreciation to the host city. Resolutions may be presented at the annual meeting that are not printed beforehand, but messengers will need to vote by two-thirds majority to suspend the rules before a resolution can be considered that was not introduced earlier.

The Resolution:

Whereas, the 178th annual session of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina is meeting November 10-12, 2008, in Greensboro, North Carolina; and

Whereas, the local citizens involved in welcoming and facilitating our sessions have done so in a very caring and effective manner;

Whereas, the management and staff of the Special Events Center having gone the extra mile to accommodate this Convention;

Therefore, be it resolved, that we, the messengers to the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, meeting at the Special Events Center in Greensboro, November 10-12, 2008 express our appreciation to the officials and people of Greensboro, the management and staff of the Special Events Center and to the Local Arrangements Committee for outstanding service and kindness rendered to us during this annual meeting.