ST. LOUIS – When asked how they felt about the “amazing honor” of being elected as co-moderators of the 223rd General Assembly Cindy Kohlmann answered with one word: Humbled. Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri added, “Overjoyed by the opportunity to serve.” Shortly after the election on June 16, the co-moderators were asked how they felt about the votes, knowing that it took four rounds of voting for a majority to be declared. Cintrón-Olivieri responded, “This was not a political race at all, this was the body of Christ seeking the will of God.” She noted that it was a Spirit-led process. Both Kohlmann and Cintrón-Olivieri expressed gratitude for the other candidates who stood for the office. Kohlmann said, “Bertram and Eliana have been amazing to get to know.” And, “It was a joy to get to know Chantal and Ken.” Cintrón-Olivieri remarked on the real collegiality within the group of six saying that between the three teams, “there was love and hope.” During the question-and-answer … [Read more...]
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Humbled and overjoyed: Newly elected co-moderators Cintrón-Olivieriand Kohlmann
ST. LOUIS – When asked how they felt about the “amazing honor” of being elected as co-moderators of the 223rd General Assembly Cindy Kohlmann answered with one word: Humbled. Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri added, “Overjoyed by the opportunity to serve.” Shortly after the election on June 16, the co-moderators were asked how they felt about the votes, knowing that it took four rounds of voting for a majority to be declared. Cintrón-Olivieri responded, “This was not a political race at all, this was the body of Christ seeking the will of God.”… continue reading... -
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Prayer for the second day of the 223rd General Assembly
Gracious God, this is a day that you have made and we will rejoice and be glad in it. We give you thanks for lifting up leaders to serve you in particular ways in every age, calling forth people to use their gifts to further your will. We give you thanks for all of those who courageously say, “Here I am, Lord.” Thank you for Chantal and Ken, Bertram and Eliana, Cindy and Vilmarie. Thank you for their many and varied experiences and skills and their willingness to follow Jesus… continue reading... -
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“Prophets over profit” – Fossil Free PCUSA holds press conference calling for divestment
After walking over 200 miles from the PC(USA) headquarters in Louisville, walkers and ombudsmen for Fossil Free PCUSA gathered to advocate for the passage of Overture 08-01 on June 16, one day after arriving in St. Louis for the 223rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Set before the Environmental Issues committee by The Presbytery of the Hudson River, and with 39 additional presbyteries concurring, the overture calls for a recognition that holding investments in fossil fuel industries makes the PC(USA) “complicit in harming God’s creation and ‘the least of… continue reading...
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Proposed per capita increase will go to General Assembly February 9, 2018 Outlook Reporting3 comments LOUISVILLE – With no debate, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted Feb. 9 to approve a sizeable proposed increase in General Assembly per capita – from $7.73 per member in 2018 to $10.71 in 2019 and to $11.45 in 2020.
That would amount to a 39 percent increase from 2018 to 2019 and a 7 percent increase from 2019 to 2020. The proposal now will go to the 2018 General Assembly in June in St. Louis for its consideration.
Ken Godshall, who is chair of the board and a pastor from Kentucky, had voted against the proposed increase Feb. 8 when it came before the board’s executive committee, saying the increase...
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The assembly voted on Item 03-14, a policy created for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to protect children, youth, and vulnerable adults. The committee’s moderator, Mary Lou Cox, introduced the item by shari...
Taxation without representation? Mid council leaders release statement addressing proposed per capita increase April 18, 2018 Uncategorized2 comments A group of 40 mid council leaders has written a statement urging the 2018 General Assembly to vote down a proposed General Assembly per capita increase– saying the proposed increase of 39 percent from 2018 to 2019 and another 7 percent from 2019 to 2020 feels like “taxation without representation.”
These mid council leaders contend the number of congregations not remitting per capita will “dramatically increase” if per capita goes up, and that presbyteries would bear the financial burden.
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Humbled and overjoyed: Newly elected co-moderators Cintrón-Olivieriand Kohlmann
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Prayer for the second day of the 223rd General Assembly
Gracious God, this is a day that you have made and we will rejoice and be glad in it. We give you thanks for lifting up leaders to serve you in particular ways in every age, calling forth people to use their gifts to further your will. We give you thanks for all of those who courageously say, “Here I am, Lord.” Thank you for Chantal and Ken, Bertram and Eliana, Cindy and Vilmarie. Thank you for their many and varied experiences and skills and their willingness to follow Jesus Christ wherever he leads. We ask you to bless and keep them as they continue to seek to be faithful to you. We pray you would grant Cindy and Vilmarie stamina and wisdom, joy and peace, as they begin their journey as co-moderators of this assembly. Knowing that the grace you give is sufficient for our calling because it is your grace, we ask to be bold in our decisions, careful in our speaking, open in our listening, ever aware that our knowledge is limited, but your grace is lavish and abundant. On this … [Read more...]
“Prophets over profit” – Fossil Free PCUSA holds press conference calling for divestment
After walking over 200 miles from the PC(USA) headquarters in Louisville, walkers and ombudsmen for Fossil Free PCUSA gathered to advocate for the passage of Overture 08-01 on June 16, one day after arriving in St. Louis for the 223rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Set before the Environmental Issues committee by The Presbytery of the Hudson River, and with 39 additional presbyteries concurring, the overture calls for a recognition that holding investments in fossil fuel industries makes the PC(USA) “complicit in harming God’s creation and ‘the least of these’ who are disproportionately affected by climate change,” and for the “Board of Pensions and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation to divest from the fossil-fuel industry.” In advocating for the passage of Overture 08-01 at their June 16thpress conference, Fossil Free PCUSA also sought to highlight the human cost of climate change, economic incentives for divesting from the fossil-fuel industry, and … [Read more...]
Commissioners’ resolutions cover widespread issues: Calls to end policies separating families, respond to North Korean refugee crisis, address suicide and opioid addiction and more
ST. LOUIS – Commissioners’ resolutions to the 2018 General Assembly have started to roll in – often, matters drawn from breaking news or concerns too fresh to have made the assembly’s earlier deadlines for business. Among them: a resolution seeking to voice Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) opposition to the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents as their families try to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. That resolution asks the assembly to call on the U.S. Department of Justice “to immediately end the newly-implemented zero tolerance policy that is tearing apart families,” and to reunite families already separated “under the care of the community, not in family detention.” It encourages action by congregations too: asking mid councils and congregations “to understand, condemn, and work against the ideology of white supremacy undergirding these racist immigration policies.” This commissioners’ resolution, presented by commissioners Bart Smith of the … [Read more...]
Cindy Kohlmann and Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri elected co-moderators of the 223rdGeneral Assembly
ST. LOUIS — On the fourth ballot, the 2018 General Assembly elected as co-moderators Cindy Kohlmann and Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri – a minister and a ruling elder; a mid council executive and an educator; the daughter of a military family, born in Greece, and a Puerto Rican native for whom Spanish is her first language; one from the north (Boston) and one from the south (Florida). They also elected a team – both in their early 40s — that exuded a sense of warmth, hope, welcome and commitment to justice. After the election, Cintrón-Olivieri and Kohlmann walked to the platform hand-in-hand with their husbands (both of whom are Presbyterian pastors), a line of four, dancing all the way. It took the assembly four ballots to choose Kohlmann and Cintrón-Olivieri over the second-place finishers – Eliana Maxim and Bertram Johnson, two ministers also standing as a co-moderator team. The final vote was 266 for Cintrón-Olivieri and Kohlman; 253 for Johnson and Maxim; and 5 for … [Read more...]
“Church, it is time now for the frozen chosen to thaw out” — The 223rd General Assembly kicks off
ST. LOUIS — Craig Howard, presbytery executive of Giddings-Lovejoy, brought greetings and welcome on behalf of the presbytery. “Church, it is time now for the frozen chosen to thaw out! It is time now to be on fire for God,” Howard said. Howard shared a video highlighting some of the work and mission of the presbytery. In the video, Deborah Krause, a pastor in Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery, said that it was young people crying out in the streets of Ferguson calling for justice that created change. “Ferguson created a way for us to focus our efforts and focus on fighting structural racism. ... Ferguson became an awakening.” Co-moderators’ report Jan Edmiston and Denise Anderson, co-moderators of the 222ndGeneral Assembly, addressed the assembly and said that during their time of serving as co-moderators of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), ills were still ever present. Anderson reminded participants of: the race-charged Charleston shooting; indigenous people fighting for … [Read more...]
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