It didn’t take long after his election on the first ballot for Heath K. Rada — a smooth Southern Presbyterian — to..
Montreat Conference Center (MCC) has reopened and rededicated its historic Assembly Inn, revealing $6.2 million in renovations. While striving to retain the..
Out of the ashes … evangelical Presbyterians gathered at the Montreat Conference Center in late June to renew their faith by rebooting..
May begins tomato season in the Presbytery of Detroit. Each of the presbytery’s 44 congregations participating in the “Great Tomato Give-Away” receives..
Actions taken during the 221st General Assembly (2014) will increase the denomination's per capita rate 5 cents per year for the next two..
DETROIT — The General Assembly urged the U.S. government to remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, and it..
DETROIT, June 20, 2014 – After provoking such heavy debate on Wednesday that the whole report had to be tabled till Friday,..
DETROIT — Two years ago, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) stepped up to the verge of divestment. Its members..
On the heels of discussion and vote on the Mid Council Commission II report the committee moved the recommendation to dissolve Hanmi..
DETROIT – Commissioners to the 221st General Assembly have voted not to divest funds from fossil fuel companies, and chose instead to..
The number of synods across the denomination will be cut from 16 to 10-12. The plenary session of the 221st General Assembly..
Larissa Kwong Abazia really wanted the article about her being vice moderator with the Presbyterian Outlook to be a MadLib. She thought..
DETROIT – After six years of wrangling within and around the Special Offerings Task Force (SOTF), the General Assembly reached near unanimity..
Three important matters addressed by the Interfaith and Ecumenical Committee came before the assembly Thursday. Language and worship: Overture 07-01 from the..
The church is dying. This is a familiar sentiment recently heard over and over in numerous denominations bemoaning the apparent demise of..
DETROIT – Taking a huge step towards marriage equality – and recognizing that the action may cause more evangelicals to flee the..
Although an overture on gun violence technically could have been placed on the consent calendar for the 2014 General Assembly, the leadership..
DETROIT – Taking a huge step towards marriage equality – and recognizing that the action may cause more evangelicals to flee the..
DETROIT – “I can’t wait to see what happens next,” declared Linda Valentine after being unanimously re-elected to serve as executive director..
DETROIT — In an appeal to the General Assembly to reject a divestment proposal, the head of the largest branch of Judaism..
The first Korean, non-geographic presbytery was formed in 1983. The influx of Korean immigrants into the U.S. was met with enthusiasm by..
The 2014 General Assembly overwhelmingly approved adding the Belhar Confession from South Africa to the Book of Confession of the Presbyterian Church..
Just hours before a much-anticipated and controversial vote on whether Presbyterian ministers should be allowed to perform same-sex marriages, the 2014 General..
The report from Mid Council Commission II was approved by the Mid Councils Issues Committee of the 221st General Assembly (2014) Tuesday..
As they gathered in one of America's major cities with a reputation for violence, some of those attending the 221st General Assembly (2014)..
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