A coalition of 40 faith-based groups representing more than a dozen interfaith denominations gathered to pray and advocate at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation on Thursday, January 29, 2026, urging the U.S. Senate to vote against funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Speakers included U.S. Senators CHRIS COONS (D-Delaware) and ANGELA ALSOBROOKS (D-Maryland) who pledged to vote against the appropriations and demand stricter oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The deadline for a funding vote to avoid a government shutdown is midnight Friday.

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Faith leaders gather in Washington, D.C. to urge Senate vote against DHS funding

Police stand in front of protesters, including one holding a sign "love your neighbor as your self"

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Faith leaders call for action after violence in Minneapolis

Large vigil for Renee Good in South Minneapolis.

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Minnesota Presbyterians mobilize after ICE shooting in Minneapolis

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“We’re in relationship, therefore we do ministry”: Inside the PC(USA)’s mission shift

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A turning point in the church’s search for a new confession

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Presbyterian Hispanic Latino leaders call for de-escalation after U.S. strike on Venezuela

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Some governance changes move ahead; some still being discussed

LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted Feb. 8 to approve some changes in its manual of operations regarding the size..

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Proposed per capita rate increase receives preliminary approval on split vote

LOUISVILLE – The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) and the executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board..

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From “we could do nothing” to the “nuclear” option: Presbyterian Mission Agency Board discusses possible responses to pending A Corporation recommendation

LOUISVILLE – Who’s responsible for what? Who makes the decisions (and controls the money)? And where’s the fine print? The Presbyterian Mission..

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Stated clerk makes the case for increased per capita

LOUISVILLE – J. Herbert Nelson, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), presented a General Assembly per capita budget that he said..

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Stony Point, finances, communication and more: Presbyterian Mission Agency Board executive committee prepares for this week’s meeting

LOUISVILLE – The executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, meeting on the morning of Feb. 7, is giving a glimpse..

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Significant per capita increase proposed

LOUISVILLE – The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly and the executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board are..

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Way Forward Commission fine-tunes draft report

The Way Forward Commission is working its way through what’s currently a 46-page draft document with six recommendations to the 2018 General..

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All Agency Review refines recommendations to GA

During a video conference call Feb. 5, the All Agency Review Committee worked on polishing its recommendations to the 2018 General Assembly...

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Presbyterian committees gear up for General Assembly: COGA and PMAB to meet this week

Think of this as the month of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) meetings – a prelude in intensity to the 2018 General Assembly. It’s..

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Anything oppositional to love is oppositional to God, PC(USA) stated clerk J. Herbert Nelson tells church educators

LOUISVILLE – J. Herbert Nelson, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), took it back to the basics as he preached Feb...

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Speaking to Christian educators, co-moderator highlights the church’s calling to work at the intersection of hospitality and poverty

LOUISVILLE – It’s a new way for Christian educators to learn about big topics. The 2018 Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) annual..

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Special committee to study Christian education in the 21st century hosts conversation at APCE

LOUISVILLE – Christian education cannot be separated from lifelong faith formation. That’s the direction a special committee formed by the 2016 General..

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Learning, lament, looking ahead: Presbyterian educators dig deep in Louisville

LOUISVILLE — Hospitality to immigrants. Lament. Education. Appreciation. Those concepts permeated the second day of the 2018 Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE)..

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Church educators delve deep into hospitality

LOUISVILLE – Deep and wide — that’s the theme of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) 2018 annual event, held Jan...

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All Agency Review Committee plans for GA report in final in-person meeting

LOUISVILLE – Vision, per capita, commissioners’ resolutions and more. The All Agency Review Committee is preparing a report to the 2018 General..

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All Agency Review Committee approves series of recommendations to GA

LOUISVILLE – Following a six-hour closed session Jan. 23, the All Agency Review Committee announced that it had approved a series of..

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Prayerful, courageous, united, serving, alive: 2020 Vision Team releases draft of guiding statement

The 2020 Vision Team has released a draft of the guiding statement it will submit to the 2018 General Assembly of the..

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From soup to nuts: All Agency Review committee wades through a lot on first day of meeting

LOUISVILLE – This is how the soup gets made. The All Agency Review Committee is spending three days – Jan. 22-24 –..

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Line by line, Way Forward Commission seeks the right words and ideas for the PC(USA)

SEATTLE – What’s still to be done? What are the right words for the report? The Way Forward Commission, meeting Jan. 17-19..

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Way Forward Commission moves step-by-step through GA report

SEATTLE – The Way Forward Commission began on Jan. 17 the work of outlining what it wants to include in its report..

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“This is a time for reform,” J. Herbert Nelson tells the Way Forward Commission

SEATTLE – As the Way Forward Commission began its Jan. 17-19 meeting in Seattle – a meeting at which the commission is..

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J. Herbert Nelson charges Seattle Presbytery to “gravitate to an ethos of possibility and hope”

SEATTLE – J. Herbert Nelson, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is challenging Presbyterians to “gravitate to an ethos of possibility..

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