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GA227 clears 64 items by consent, confirms four entity leaders on opening night in Milwaukee

The assembly’s first full day moves quickly through procedure, budget, and leadership confirmations — and carries the weight of World Mission and climate into the evening.

Participants gather to conduct the business of the 227th General Assembly (Plenary 2). Photo by Jonathan Watson.

MILWAUKEE — During the opening plenary of General Assembly 227, the church that governs by spiritual discernment was also governed by patience, good humor, and the old-fashioned parliamentary fallback of voting by voice and raised hands.

The 227th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) began meeting this week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, despite WiFi connectivity issues that hampered the assembly’s digital voting system and...

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