General Assembly (GA) Commissioners/
Bills & Overtures Committee*
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General Assembly Commissioner and Bills and Overtures Committee
(Must be an ordained ruling/teaching elder)
General Assembly Commissioners after their service will serve for the following two years on the Bills and Overtures Committee. It has been discerned that since you were present for the assembly, you will provide the most help to the presbytery in understanding the overtures that come from the Assembly process.
Therefore, your service is to both…the Bills and Overtures Committee is a two-year term until the next assembly.
Job Description for GA Commissioner:
General Assembly is for 8 days usually in the month of June. You will be expected to be there for the entire time. There will be a training for our presbytery commissioners to talk about logistics of the assembly, the important business coming before the Assembly, and this will be an opportunity to get to know each other.
All business is now done on the computer so you will need a laptop and some general working knowledge. It is not a complicated program…and it will be discussed in the training to get you familiar. There is a great deal of reading and preparation work involved to understand the issues before the Assembly, for the two months in advance of the Assembly.
Physical requirements involve a great deal of walking and stamina for long days of meetings.
Other requirements: need to be either a teaching or ruling elder in the PCUSA.
Job Description for Bills and Overtures:
The Bills and Overtures folks get together towards the end of the year to begin work on going through the overtures that will come before the Presbytery in February of the following year. The group will look at pros and cons and help with information. They may also ask others outside the committee for help if needed. A follow up meeting takes place in January to finalize things for that Feb meeting. Other meetings may be required throughout the year if overtures arise from within the presbytery. These meetings are usually 4-5 weeks before a presbytery meeting. Presbytery meets 4 times a year.
Meetings are usually held on a Monday from 1-3 pm. Email is essential.
All meetings will be held virtually until further notice.
For more information on GA Commissioners and Bills and Overtures Committee, contact Andy James at 770-330-7838 or cajames@atlpcusa.org
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General Assembly Commissioners 2024/ Bills & Overtures Committee Class of 2026
John Fountain - RE
Brenda Gales - RE
Allie Hay - RE
Bettie Jo (BJ) Steele - RE
Jasmine Evans - TE
Tully Fletcher - TE
David Lewicki - TE
Alex Rodgers - TE
Young Adult Advisory Delegate (YAAD): Isabelle Adams - Lay Person
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Summer Stated Meeting: Tuesday, August 12 – 9:00-12:45
Worship and Planning Committee: Monday, July 7 – 11:30-2:00
Bills & Overtures Committee: Monday, July 14 – 1-3 pm
Overture Submission Deadline: Monday, July 7
Handbook Deadline: Thursday, July 24
Handbook Posted: Thursday, July 31
Bulletin Deadline: Monday, August 4
AV Deadline: Monday, July 28
Stated Meeting: Tuesday, August 12 – 9:00-12:45
Newsletter Deadline: Monday, July 21
Fall Stated Meeting: Saturday, November 8 – 9:00-12:45
Worship and Planning Committee: Monday, October 6 – 11:30-2:00
Bills & Overtures Committee: Monday, October 13 – 1-3 pm
Overture Submission Deadline: Thursday, October 9
Handbook Deadline: Thursday, October 23
Handbook Posted: Thursday, October 30
Bulletin Deadline: Thursday, October 30
AV Deadline: Monday, October 27
Stated Meeting: Saturday, November 8 – 9:00-12:45
Newsletter Deadline: Monday, October 20
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Note: Some dates may be different from the usual schedule or canceled due to conflict.
Winter Stated Meeting:
Winter Stated Meeting: Saturday, February 7, 2026 – 9:00-12:45 – Peachtree PC
Worship and Planning Committee: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 – 11:30-2:00 – Peachtree PC
Bills & Overtures Committee: Monday, January 12, 2026 – 1-3 pm
Overture Submission Deadline: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Handbook Deadline: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Handbook Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Bulletin Deadline: Thursday, January 29, 2026
AV Deadline: Monday, January 26, 2026
Newsletter Deadline: Monday, January 19, 2026
Spring Stated Meeting:
Spring Stated Meeting: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – 9:00-12:45 – Calvin Center
Worship and Planning Committee: Monday, April 13, 2026 – 11:30-2:00 – Calvin Center
Bills & Overtures Committee: Monday, April 20, 2026 – 1-3 pm
Overture Submission Deadline: Monday, April 13, 2026
Handbook Deadline: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Handbook Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Bulletin Deadline: Monday, April 27, 2026
AV Deadline: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Newsletter Deadline: Monday, April 20, 2026
Summer Stated Meeting:
Summer Stated Meeting: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 – 9:00-12:45 – Zoom
Worship and Planning Committee: Monday, July 6, 2026 – 11:30-2:00 – Zoom
Bills & Overtures Committee: Monday, July 13, 2026 – 1-3 pm
Overture Submission Deadline: Monday, July 6, 2026
Handbook Deadline: Thursday, July 23, 2026
Handbook Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2026
Bulletin Deadline: Monday, August 3, 2026
AV Deadline: Monday, July 27, 2026
Newsletter Deadline: Monday, July 20, 2026
Fall Stated Meeting:
Fall Stated Meeting: Saturday, November 14, 2026 – 9:00-12:45 – Agnes Scott
Worship and Planning Committee: Monday, October 5, 2026 – 11:30-2:00 – Agnes Scott
Bills & Overtures Committee: Monday, October 12, 2026 – 1-3 pm
Overture Submission Deadline: Monday, October 12, 2026
Handbook Deadline: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Handbook Posted: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Bulletin Deadline: Thursday, November 5, 2026
AV Deadline: Monday, November 2, 2026
Newsletter Deadline: Monday, October 19, 2026
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General Assembly Commissioner Training – 7-8:30 PM
Monday, May 4, 2026
Monday, May 11, 2026
Monday, May 18, 2026
General Assembly
June 22-24, 2026: Committee Meetings (online)
June 25-26, 2026: Travel
June 27-July 2, 2026: Plenary Meetings (in-person, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)