In a state where two-thirds of the adult population identifies as Christian and 45% say religion is 'very important' in their life, the candidates are asking voters to choose between two dramatically different views of Christianity.
The trailblazing Presbyterian pastor and organizer died Aug. 7 at age 81.
'At the end of it, when we were just responding totally instinctually, we talked a lot about God,' Glover told RNS in a recent interview, referring to the Artemis II crew.
Kevin’s Garden began in 2011 as a way to remember a young church member who passed away.
Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network and Columbia Seminary’s Center for Lifelong Learning have partnered to train more than 175 people to date.
General Assembly overtures, magazine articles and interviews, special action alerts and more illustrate a history of activism.
In the midst of a devastating cancer diagnosis, Kate Bowler also found experiences of joy. Now she's written a book about it.
Presbyterian leaders joined an interfaith delegation to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to support Indigenous communities and advocate for protecting sacred lands.
Gifts are being made to partner organizations that work with immigrants and asylum seekers.
Rural Northwest churches are sharing pastors across denominations to cut costs, sustain ministries and keep congregations alive as attendance and clergy numbers decline.
At their summer meeting, the Board of Pensions voted to transition retiree medical coverage to a new provider in 2027 while approving next year's benefits costs and expanding eligibility for the Congregational Pastors Package.
Obtaining a group inclusion letter now requires just a few keystrokes.
'I am sick and tired of waking up every morning to see another loved one is dead,' said Charlene Walker, head of Faith in New Jersey.
First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville, Texas, worships one year after the devastating Hill Country floods.
APCU is expanding its institutional membership to include seminaries and Presbyterian-founded institutions around the world
While the 227th General Assembly approved five climate-related items on Monday’s consent agenda, Saturday’s World Naked Bike Ride brought its own message about fossil fuels to the city hosting it.
YAADs described sharply different experiences of a reconciliation gathering, with some appreciating the effort and others saying key concerns went unaddressed.
After hearing emotional testimony from a former GA moderator who recalled fleeing his home as a child, commissioners voted 454-15 to approve the measure.
Commissioners approved a $188.4 million budget for 2027–28, raised General Assembly per capita rates, and extended work on a new denominational funding model.
Commissioners elected the pair on the first ballot after participating in a lengthy question-and-answer session with the full slate of candidates.
After hours of debate and multiple amendments, commissioners replaced a proposed task force with a commission empowered to investigate the 2025 closure of Presbyterian World Mission and recommend disciplinary action where warranted.
The 227th General Assembly approved plans to hold the denomination's first assembly outside the continental United States, adding cultural competency training ahead of the 2028 gathering in Puerto Rico.
Changes to ministry preparation and ordination moved forward as the assembly also celebrated theological educators and confirmed seminary presidents.
Calling White Christian nationalism incompatible with the teachings of Jesus, commissioners approved a proposed constitutional amendment and a new policy statement opposing the ideology.
At GA227, Moffett said she is not retiring after the elimination of the agency she led for six years — and that she knows 'restructuring is hard.'
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