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Mid Council Commission II will recommend reducing synods to ‘no more than eight’

Season of Peace Reflection for 9/11

Isaiah 55:1–5 Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy..

Let mid-councils determine role of synods, commission told in consultations

DALLAS – As the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Mid-Council Commission tries to decide what to recommend to next summer’s 221st General Assembly about the future..

A precious gift of peace: Church leaders offer a renewed call to prayer and action for the people of Syria

LOUISVILLE – As violence continues in Syria and the reported use of chemical weapons on civilians causes us much anguish, we call on our..

Palestinian Christians under attack: ‘Price tag’ movement continues with apparent impunity (updated)

PITTSBURGH - Palestinian Christians are under attack in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.  Israeli settlers have been vandalizing Palestinian churches, monasteries, cemeteries,..

A call to action

LOUISVILLE - The Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is urging people to personally engage..

PC(USA) church partners support call for no military action in Syria

LOUISVILLE – The General Secretary of the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon, a longtime church partner of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),..

September 2013 – Church communities are stronger through conversation, diversity and respect

Thomas Edison said “The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.” This sure sounds like Paul to..

“Penultimacy”

LOUISVILLE –  “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed..

‘The church has to do something’: A word from the PCUSA’s partner church in Syria and Lebanon

BEIRUT, LEBANON (PNS) –  In May 2013 a Moderatorial Delegation from the PC(USA) traveled to Lebanon in solidarity with our partner church,..

Korean Presbyterians gather for spiritual, family retreat: Atlantic Korean-American Presbytery, Korean churches in Synod of Mid-Atlantic hold joint meeting

 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. –  From July 1-4, about 550 Korean Presbyterians from 25 churches gathered for spiritual revival and a family retreat..

Stated Clerk issues statement in the wake of the escalating violence in Syria

LOUISVILLE - The Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) issued a statement today (August 30)..

A revolutionary response in a revolutionary time: A U.S. Presbyterian living in Cairo shares a perspective on recent developments in Egypt

  CAIRO – They were laughing. They were planning their future ministries ahead. These Presbyterian pastors were slapping hands in their famous..

Indian churches reflect on the WCC assembly theme: 10th global gathering meets in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30-Nov. 8

BANGALORE – While reflecting on the theme of the World Council of Churches (WCC) upcoming assembly in Busan, Indian churches stressed the importance of celebrating..

Love is a verb: For Such a Time as This commissions nine new pastoral residents

LOUISVILLE – The word “love” is thrown around a lot as a term of affection for everything from shoes to music, but real..

GACEIR seeks information on Presbyterians’ interfaith experiences: Survey input from individual church members will inform consultation

LOUISVILLE –  The General Assembly Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations (GACEIR) is seeking input from individual Presbyterians about their interfaith experience...