Stated Clerk, other Reformed leaders join in COVID-19 discernment process
(PNS) The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), was among the..
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Self-Development of People announces COVID-19 grant recipients
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Regarding Ruling Elders: New worshipping communities
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Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath looks beyond statistics
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OGA to provide new training and investment in ruling elders and deacons
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Pittsburgh Theological Seminary pilots ‘Hope and Healing’ program
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Columbia Seminary awarded congregational development grant
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Union Presbyterian Seminary creates $1M endowment in support of reparations for enslaved African Americans
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Stated Clerk urges churches to stay the course on virtual worship
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Roxbury Presbyterian Church in Boston hears from Anthony Fauci
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Presbyterian leader part of interfaith effort to combat climate change
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance responding to urgent needs following Eta and Iota
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Presbytery of Milwaukee extinguishes $1.9 million in medical debt
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Video: Healing a divided nation post-election
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Moderators to gather online for annual conference
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Regarding Ruling Elders: Measuring the quality of the atmosphere
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Re-envisioning and then rebuilding the Presbyterian Mission Agency
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Union Presbyterian Seminary launches Master of Arts in Public Theology
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Hunger and Homelessness Sunday is this weekend
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) expresses solidarity with Nigerian partners
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After General Assembly approval, Roman Catholic-Reformed dialogue to focus on justification and justice
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Pittsburgh Theological Seminary establishes Welch Scholarship
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The Stated Clerk of the PC(USA)’s General Assembly offers words of hope to a nation anxious over election uncertainty
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — The Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) had a pastoral message Wednesday for Presbyterians..