Environmental and Climate Justice Committee endorses divestment from the fossil fuel industry
Denomination’s longstanding process of engaging with companies deemed too slow for the current climate crisis.
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The 226th General Assembly opens quietly
Audio problems slow, but don’t halt, the assembly’s opening livestream plenary Tuesday morning.
Highlights from two years in office: Rev. Shavon Starling-Louis and Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace
The co-moderators of the 225th General Assembly offer a valedictory.
Finance and budgeting issues will take center stage when Financial Resources Committee convenes
Committee will consider recommendations from MRTI, the Special Offerings Review Task Force, the Presbyterian Foundation, among others.
Committee on International Engagement likely focus to be on Israel/Palestine issues
Supporting Guatemala and using gospel of love as guiding principle for advocacy also on the overture docket.
Mid Councils Committee to hear from synods and the host mid council of GA 226, the Presbytery of Utah
Committee will also consider formation of a permanent GA Commission on Mid Councils.
Ecumenical and Interfaith Partnerships Committee to review the work of global partners of the PC(USA)
Committee has six items of business to consider.
Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy provides new mental health guide
The ‘2024 Guide for Mental Health Ministry’ can help churches offer mental health outreach.
Ordination Committee to address a host of issues related to the ‘ordered ministries’ of the Church
Proposals call for greater clarity around 'shared ministry.'
General Assembly Procedures Committee to consider changes to the Standing Rules of the General Assembly
Committee members will also consider recommending Milwaukee as host of the 227th General Assembly.
LGBTQIA+ Equity Advocacy Committee responds to pastors’ petition on the Olympia Overture
Change.org petition creates a spirited social media debate.
Unification Commission introduces its culture consultant
Kelly Beeland has worked with organizations small and large, including the Transportation Security Administration and NASA.
2025-26 unifying budget proposal clears its last hurdle on the way to the 226th General Assembly
Unification Commission gives the proposal its unanimous blessing. The commission will present the unifying budget to the GA next month.
Exxon’s legal actions against climate-conscious shareholders invoke PC(USA)’s response
Current MRTI efforts include letter to fossil fuel giant, resolution filed with Goldman Sachs.
The Rev. Jihyun Oh is the nominee to be the next Stated Clerk of the General Assembly
Commissioners to the 226th General Assembly will vote on Oh’s nomination this summer.
Two South Carolina presbyteries come together via Zoom to endorse pastors standing for GA co-moderators
New Harmony, Charleston Atlantic presbyteries unanimously affirm the Rev. Tony Larson and the Rev. CeCe Armstrong.
The Rev. Danny Morales will stand with the Rev. Dr. Marian McClure Taylor for Co-Moderator of the 226th General Assembly
Morales is a hospice chaplain and pastor of New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Liberty City, Florida.
A Corp Board discusses changes to the Board of Pensions’ Benefits Plan
It’s difficult to produce a unified budget proposal two years in advance without knowing more about potential impacts, A Corp President Kathy Lueckert tells the board.
The PC(USA)’s Unification Commission wraps up its two-day meeting with a brief public session
Governance Work Group presents a new working statement, and commissioners tweak their Covenant.
Exposing trafficking networks in Madagascar
The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, a PC(USA) global partner, ministers to the marginalized, including the victims of human trafficking.
The PC(USA) church that became a library
The former Clinton Presbyterian Church in Louisiana now serves its community as a public library.
Utah’s Presbyterian churches prepare to welcome attendees to the 226th General Assembly
From gun control to poverty, churches address the needs of their communities.
Acting Stated Clerk joins 140 other Christian leaders calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and a halt of arms sales to Israel
The Rev. Bronwen Boswell and others say ‘the killing must stop.’
Latest General Assembly deadline brings more overtures and recommendations to PC-Biz and the PC(USA)
To date, 34 overtures have been submitted by presbyteries, 45 reports from GA committees and commissions and 30 reports from church agencies.
Two South Carolina pastors announce they will stand for co-moderators of the 226th General Assembly
The Rev. CeCe Armstrong and the Rev. Tony Larson used the month of February to discern their call and discuss their shared vision for the PC(USA).