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Notice of Special Meeting of Members of the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada

June 12, 2020

June 12th, 2020

Today, June 12th, we are giving official notice of a Special Meeting of Members planned for Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 at 6:30 pm. This meeting will be to consider proposed Bylaw amendments. This notice is given under the one hundred eighty (180) day rule.

This Special Meeting of Members will take place as a hybrid meeting—both virtually and in-person. The in-person gatherings will be held simultaneously across five locations: Fredericton, New Brunswick; St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador; Middleton, Nova Scotia; Truro, Nova Scotia; and Cornwall, Prince Edward Island.

You can register now for this meeting: go to oasis.baptist-atlantic.ca and follow the registration links for your desired location. Delegates who wish to attend in-person will have to register beforehand. We will also allow delegates to attend virtually.

Please take the time to read the Letter from CBAC President Andrew Hopper (linked below), as well as the Notice of Special Meeting of Members of the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada (CBAC), which includes the proposed Bylaw changes and a proposed agenda for a virtual Annual Meeting of Members on January 21st, 2021.

Documents:

Notes for reading the above Notice of Special Meeting of Members:

  • Where words and phrases are underlined, these are additions to the Bylaw
  • Where words and phrases are struck through, these are removals from the Bylaw

Questions and comments regarding this notice, the proposed amendments, and the details of the special meeting are to be directed to the CBAC President or the Executive Minister’s office.

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