PORTLAND, Ore. – The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has elected a new stated clerk: J. Herbert Nelson II – a third-generation Presbyterian pastor,..
The Way Forward. In an effort to find a way forward for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the General Assembly voted to create..
PORTLAND, Ore. — In the end, most commissioners might have felt that if the painstakingly crafted language was good enough for both..
PORTLAND, Ore. – A proposal that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) withdraw from the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice drew considerable discussion from..
PORTLAND, Ore. – What’s the way forward for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? The 2016 General Assembly voted June 23 to move..
On June 23, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly commissioned a new class of mission co-workers to serve “to the ends of..
PORTLAND, Ore. – There will be no change this year to the existing synod boundaries. That’s what the assembly voted on after prolonged..
On June 17, Ryan Althaus arrived in Portland and posted this on his Facebook page: “Dear Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) friends. I write..
Belhar approved. The 222nd General Assembly made history by approving the addition of the Confession of Belhar from South Africa to the Presbyterian..
PORTLAND, Ore. – The 2016 General Assembly made history by voting June 22 to add the Belhar Confession – a moving call..
PORTLAND, Ore. – The General Assembly Procedures committee only had time to present one item of business from its report before the..
PORTLAND, Ore. –The 2016 General Assembly has approved proposed revisions to the Directory for Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – which..
PORTLAND, Ore. – Commissioners, delegates, mid council leaders and guests honored Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) at a..
After months of gathering steam, the “apology overture” from the Presbytery of New York City (item 11-05) gave way to a more..
PORTLAND, Ore. – On June 21st, Princeton Theological Seminary hosted a breakfast for ruling elder commissioners to the 222nd General Assembly. Tom..
PORTLAND, Ore. - The 2016 General Assembly voted on June 22 to approve a combined consent calendar, made up of items..
PORTLAND, Ore. – At the Ecumenical breakfast on Wednesday, June 22, Allan Boesak, pastor and theologian from the Uniting Reformed Church of..
PORTLAND, Ore. — A measure that would ratchet up pressure on Israel to respect the human rights of Palestinians will face competition..
In the midst of opening worship, election of moderators and three solid days of committee business, there is a group of..
Portland, Ore. – So great was the interest in what will happen to synod boundaries, that the mid council committee meeting room..
PORTLAND, Ore. — Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou has helped organize nonviolent resistance in Ferguson, Missouri, since the death of a young,..
Two days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, three ecumenical organizations – of which the Presbyterian Church was a part –..
The Way Forward committee recommends administrative commission. The Way Forward committee has recommended the creation of an administrative commission with the power..
Committee 10, Mission Coordination, spent most of June 21 discussing and amending overture 10-03 from Pittsburgh Presbytery, “On Taking Specific Action to..
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Way Forward committee is recommending the creation of an administrative commission with the power to determine the..
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