The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy worked feverishly at its late January meeting on a half-dozen reports it is preparing for the upcoming 219th General Assembly later this year in Minneapolis.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A senior Vatican official has called for “an ecumenical catechism” setting forth the common beliefs of the Catholic and major Protestant churches.
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Nearly half of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) members (43 percent) are age 65 or older and a larger percentage of pastors than ever (27 percent) are women.
The Presbytery of Santa Barbara has voted to recommend an overture to the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), asking for the formation of a non-geographic synod “to preserve the unity of the PC(USA) without violating the conscience of its members.”
(PNS) The Kent Church (Ohio) in Eastminster Presbytery broke ground in February on a new living and learning community to house 320 students on church property.
(ENI ) Christian leaders around the world have condemned the arrest in the Philippines of a church official and other health workers in the southeast Asian country, and say they are worried about reports of torture being inflicted on those held.
Washington, D.C. NCC News Service -- The ninth annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days opened March 19 with a call to confess that God is at work for the world's transformation in the direction of justice and peace.
The Synod Permanent Judicial Commission of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies has issued a stay of enforcement in a case involving Scott D. Anderson, a gay man who lives in a committed relationship with a partner and who has been approved for ordination by John Knox Presbytery.
Presbyterians who are wondering how they can help with earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti are being encouraged to provide funds for seeds – because having more seeds available quickly for the spring planting season could make a big difference in meeting hunger needs in Haiti in the months to come.
A new lawsuit was filed yesterday (March 15) in Greenville, S.C., against the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church by two Erskine College trustees and the executive committee of the Erskine Alumni Association.
Erskine College/Seminary in Due West, S.C., has sued the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church over its removal last week of nearly half the members of its board of trustees, according to The Greenville News, Greenville, S.C.
The final pieces of the 150-page report of the Middle East Study Group to the General Assembly have now been released – including the group’s 30 recommendations.
(ENI) — South African theologian Steve de Gruchy, who died in a river accident near the Drakensberg mountains, has been hailed as a pioneer in church activism, economic and ecological justice.
The new director of public witness at the Washington Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be J. Herbert Nelson II, a Presbyterian pastor from Memphis.
Is it a needed course correction for Erskine College and Theological Seminary in Due West, S.C. – essential for its theological integrity and fulfillment of its Christian mission?
Delegates to the Fellowship of the Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) voted unanimously last month to adopt a statement urging member churches to ordain women as pastors.
CAPE TOWN (ENI) Two Christian political parties have urged South African President Jacob Zuma to resign for fathering a child out-of-wedlock, saying he is undermining government efforts to fight HIV and AIDS.
GRAND RAPIDS (RNS) Some surprises started unfolding when a team of Calvin Theological Seminary professors and graduate students recently launched the Post-Reformation Digital Library.
WICHITA (RNS) The Kansas church where abortion provider Dr. George Tiller was shot to death reacted to the murderer’s guilty verdict in the killing by praying that houses of worship be places of peace.
