GEN-09 would fund new studies on sexuality, relationships and family life, updating PC(USA) guidance to reflect recent General Assembly actions.
Speaking publicly for the first time together, partners from Egypt, Costa Rica and Argentina described the impact of losing mission co-workers and questioned who benefited from the changes.
Polyamory and polygamy are only two issues in the denomination’s larger discussion on family structure and relationships.
Proposed overtures include access to care for transgender youth and freedom of choice for clergy healthcare options.
Elected officials and candidates find belief a powerful ally in leadership.
Faith In Action coalition of 40 faith-based organizations and dozens of denominations join in advocacy and action.
Funding seeds programs at seminaries, synods and in agencies.
Reporter Gregg Brekke digs into the statistical trends of the PC(USA) so you don't have to. Here's what you need to know.
Recent research points to younger adults’ increased interest in faith as they seek community and meaning.
Faith-based opposition to government actions and legislation mounts.
Final votes on Tuesday approve ordination exam question 24-C.
Ordination examination questions continue to create debate.
Neighborhood connections have fueled ministry and relationships over three decades.
Mainline Protestant, including PC(USA), members remain politically conservative.
Palestine Justice Network’s speaking tour crisscrosses U.S. with message of ongoing work.
Decisions made by last summer's GA226 expand the prohibited securities for PC(USA) agencies.
‘Interim Unified Agency’ to be led by Stated Clerk Jihyun Oh.
Members determine Palestine Justice Network better fits group’s values and objectives.
Terminations come amidst formal complaints and rapid turnover of executive directors.
Gregg Brekke writes about restoration, redemption and reparations in Lansing, Michigan.
General Assembly 226 passes unifying budget paving the way for October report.
General Assembly Entity Coordination presents non-consent agenda items to #GA226.
The Olympia overture now heads to presbyteries following GA for majority approval.
On Tuesday, the assembly approved and then disapproved categorical divestment from the fossil fuel industry, choosing to engage companies instead.
Some say the changes challenge ‘freedom of conscience.’ Others feel the overture offers clarity to the PC(USA)’s stand against discrimination.
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