Proposals would be the denomination's most forceful statement in more than 75 years of engagement with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Three overtures to the 227th General Assembly ask the PC(USA) to investigate the closure of World Mission, examine concerns about transparency and accountability, and chart a new vision for global mission.
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).
Proposed overtures include access to care for transgender youth and freedom of choice for clergy healthcare options.
The Texas Presbyterian and state representative has spoken publicly about how his Christian faith shapes his challenge to Christian nationalism.
Elected officials and candidates find belief a powerful ally in leadership.
In a state with the nation’s highest foster care rate, First Presbyterian Church of Charleston offers what overstretched systems often cannot: consistent relationships, real choice and long-term trust for young adults leaving care.
Multi-faith clergy in the Dallas–Fort Worth area are providing pastoral care, bearing witness, and organizing resistance as asylum seekers are detained during routine ICE check-ins.
St. Philip Presbyterian Church responded to soaring childcare costs by creating a cooperative, tuition-free early childhood education model rooted in community and care.
Faith In Action coalition of 40 faith-based organizations and dozens of denominations join in advocacy and action.
More than 1,000 clergy — including Presbyterians — gathered in Minneapolis for a multifaith conference, protest and public witness. “We can transform the pain we feel into purpose.”
More than 8,000 clergy and faith organizers gathered online, urging senators to oppose renewed DHS funding and to “pray with their feet.”
After an ICE agent killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, Presbyterian congregations across the Twin Cities are mobilizing — through interfaith partnerships, legal observer training and public witness.
The Outlook sits down with Stated Clerk of the General Assembly and Executive Director of the Interim Unified Agency Jihyun Oh to discuss changes at the denomination.
After two years of work, a PC(USA) committee says a new confession is taking shape amid prayer, debate and hope for renewal.
The National Hispanic Latino Presbyterian Caucus denounces the U.S. strike on Venezuela, citing biblical principles, history and calls for peace.
17 former mission co-workers have secured arrangements to remain in service or are working toward that goal.
From an original anthem that healed a hurricane-struck community to intergenerational drumming circles and jazz-infused liturgy — here’s how Presbyterians are singing their faith.
During a Border Patrol sweep, pastors in stoles and collars became trained observers — documenting detentions, comforting frightened neighbors, and bearing witness to God’s call to protect the vulnerable.
Existing ministries to remain; no staff reductions planned.
“People have said to me, ‘I didn’t know churches could do good things.’” In Portland, clergy are showing up daily to support immigrants and witness to hope at the ICE site.
Funding seeds programs at seminaries, synods and in agencies.
‘We are seeing the need increase greatly.’
PC(USA) churches seek to balance hospitality and inclusion amid new security concerns.
Chicago Presbyterian pastors report pepper spray, rubber bullets and escalating force at ICE’s Broadview facility. Faith leaders demand accountability.
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