Commissioners recommend a 17-member task force to investigate the decisions that closed World Mission while also advancing a new process for reimagining the denomination's global mission.
World Mission’s closure fueled calls for stronger oversight as commissioners approved a heavily amended governance plan for the unified agency.
A recommendation shaped by discussions at the National Queer Presbyterian Gathering would let candidates see congregations’ openness to LGBTQIA+ leaders.
The Gender and Sexuality Justice Committee approved a two-pronged approach: better understanding the scope of misconduct and strengthening support for survivors.
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The first day of committee meetings focused largely on the denomination's new agency structure, while commissioners also advanced full-communion discussions and considered changes to investment policy.
The four teams standing for election at GA227 discussed mission, church unity, Christian nationalism and the future of the denomination during a Presbyterian Outlook webinar.
From the Nicene Creed to a proposed 21st-century confession, Presbyterians are considering how the church should articulate its faith in a changing world.
As PC(USA) considers Liberia Project 180, church leaders say the work of apology and repair begins with “cleaning our own house” and telling the truth about the denomination’s role in Liberia’s colonization.
Two proposals headed to GA227 would gather better data on sexual misconduct and develop a survivor-centered support program within the PC(USA).
GEN-09 would fund new studies on sexuality, relationships and family life, updating PC(USA) guidance to reflect recent General Assembly actions.
‘Though we’re little, God has not forgotten us.’
After World Mission's closure, two Arizona presbyteries found a way to keep a longtime border ministry alive.
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.
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.
The PC(USA) continues to navigate questions first raised at the 2024 General Assembly as a new overture asks how recently approved amendments shape ordination and freedom of conscience across the church.
A proposed General Assembly policy would formally repudiate White Christian nationalism, urging congregations and leaders to confront its theology, examine its influence and respond through teaching, public witness and practice.
MRTI recommends divestment from two companies as a GA227 overture calls for broader action.
As the 227th General Assembly approaches, PC(USA) leaders say a proposed new confession is meant to help the church speak truthfully about sin, justice and faith in this time and place.
A year after the Interim Unified Agency eliminated 54 mission co-worker positions, former co-workers are describing what they endured — and two GA227 overtures are calling for accountability.
Author and Columbia Seminary professor William Yoo urges people of faith to speak against White Christian nationalism.
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.
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