After sweeping layoffs, 41 Presbyterians — including dismissed co-workers and denominational leaders — gathered at Union Seminary to begin drafting a new theology of mission for the PC(USA).
Mission partners criticize the elimination of mission co-workers as abrupt, colonial and damaging to international relationships.
Owen Gibbs’ story exemplifies the significance of Amendment 24-A and the church's commitment to LGBTQIA+ inclusion.
Critics of the mission co-worker layoffs cite a lack of transparency, loss of global partnerships and concerns over future engagement.
The PC(USA)'s plans to cut mission co-workers by 50%, spark concerns about global outreach, transparency, and the future of the church’s mission efforts.
The Outlook sits down with Jihyun Oh to talk about her priorities and vision for the PC(USA) as the newly-elected stated clerk.
Jihyun Oh is elected Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, a position vacated by J. Herbert Nelson in 2023.
The International Engagement Committee hears different perspectives and discerns the church's response to Christian Zionism.
Cecelia Armstrong and Tony Larson are elected and installed as co-moderators of the 226th General Assembly.
The Korean churches in the PC(USA) comprise about 330 churches and 40,000 members, making NCKPC the second largest group after the African American or Black Caucus.
Overture encourages Presbyterians to engage with U.S. lawmakers and learn more about past corruption.
Business before 226th General Assembly seeks to further denomination’s commitment to peace in Israel/Palestine.
Retired Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson shares the joys and challenges of his seven years in the role. Acting Stated Clerk Bronwen Boswell shares her vision for the next year.
While the Jewish community in the U.S. is largely disappointed or outraged by the use of the word apartheid, responses within the denomination are generally positive.
Plenaries 10 and 11 wrap up as GA falls further behind schedule, slowly working through changes to the Book of Order’s Rules of Discipline.
121 items of business were included in the assembly’s approval of the consent agenda, and 7 items were pulled for later discussion.
Worship leaders articulated hope for the present and future and lament over a painful past.
Among other business, the committee voted to bestow awards, change the nomenclature of “AIDS” to “HIV” in PC(USA) publications and work towards a more inclusive understanding of family.
Assembly to receive proposal opposite from this year’s assembly – online committee meetings with in-person plenaries.
On its first day of meeting, the General Assembly Ministry Coordination Committee focused on LGBTIA+ inclusion in the denomination.
The topics discussed and voted on by the committee include, among other things: Israel/Palestine, the Doctrine of Discovery, the use of sanctions, humanitarian efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Despite a protest at the Presbyterian Center, the International Engagement Committee approved the resolution "On Recognition That Israel’s Laws, Policies, and Practices Constitute Apartheid Against the Palestinian People."
Mid Councils Committee completes its work, approving or referring 11 items and concurring with the withdrawal of the twelfth
The Mid Councils Committee recommends a task force to consider how ruling elders could and should be ordained to serve in broader capacities.
On June 20, 2022, the Mid Councils Committee discussed how commissioned ruling elders serve churches and new worshipping communities that do not yet have a place in the existing PC(USA) structure, among other things.
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