General Assembly poised to take up Native American concerns
The 224th General Assembly opened on June 19 with a number of procedural actions to allow the assembly to meet online and..
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Prayers of the people for June 28, 2020
Jill Duffield reads the prayers of the people she crafted for this Sunday. You are welcome to share this with your congregation..
Sing, sing a song — Christian education at home
The news that singing is considered a “super spreader” of the coronavirus was a gut punch to many of us. Music is an..
Jim Miller is the 2020 Recipient of the Presbyterian Association on Science, Technology, and the Christian Faith McCall Award
(Press release) The McCall Award of the Presbyterian Association on Science, Technology, and the Christian Faith (PASTCF) was instituted to honor individuals for..
Survey: Most Americans aren’t comfortable going back to religious services
(RNS) — A new study examining Americans’ response to COVID-19 shows that with the exception of white evangelicals, a majority of Americans..
PC(USA) and other faith groups call for UN human rights inquiry in US
LEXINGTON, Kentucky — Global Christian leaders, including the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, called on the United Nations Human Rights Council..
Profile of a first-time commissioner: Tuning into GA from Central Nebraska
Brian Johnson never dreamed of being a commissioner to the General Assembly. As a cradle Presbyterian, Johnson served in almost every role..
Youth Rising Coalition GA event supports entrepreneurship in Baltimore youth
Justice Georgie remembers a phone call with 30 other young black entrepreneurs. It “ignited the fire I already had inside of me,..
Delighted: What Teenagers Are Teaching the Church about Joy
Kenda Creasy Dean, Wesley W. Ellis, Justin Forbes and Abigail Visco Rusert Eerdmans, 176 pages Reviewed by Sarah Dennis When you begin..
Unknowns abound as 224th GA continues later this week
While it’s not known exactly what will jump up and try to claim (virtual) center stage when the General Assembly reconvenes June..
A Corporation Board commits itself and the entity to care for all of God’s people
LOUISVILLE - The A Corporation Board of Directors June 22 unanimously approved a resolution calling on themselves and the entity it oversees to..
Order of worship — June 28, 2020
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Youth faith formation in a digital age
One morning last fall, I excitedly headed to a local coffee shop to meet with one of our congregation’s college students, lamenting..
Newly elected co-moderators Bentley and Street-Stewart take questions from the press
Newly elected co-moderators of the 224th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Elona Street-Stewart and Gregory Bentley, took questions at a..
Street-Stewart and Bentley elected as co-moderators of GA224 on first ballot
Needing only one ballot, the 2020 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) elected as its co-moderators an Indigenous woman and..
Hands and Feet Initiative goes digital with a Poor People’s Campaign virtual rally
A central feature of the 224th General Assembly was going to be the Hands and Feet initiative, which would have moved the..
Assembly debates business to be considered, postpones moderator election
The 2020 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) got off to a somewhat turbulent start June 19 — with the first..
Stated clerk offers pastoral comfort and prophetic challenge in his opening remarks at general Assembly
On June 19 at the opening plenary of the 224th General Assembly, stated clerk J. Herbert Nelson shared an opening address..
Energy, intelligence, imagination, and love: Co-moderators’ report opens GA224 by calling the church to confession
On June 19 at the opening plenary of the 224th General Assembly, the co-moderators of the 223rd General Assembly, Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri and..
Stated Clerk calls Supreme Court decision on DACA good news
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision Thursday to block President Donald Trump’s efforts to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is being..
Owing to the pandemic, Stony Point Center forced to eliminate most of its staff
LOUISVILLE — COVID-19 and its attendant restrictions on gathering has led Stony Point Center in New York to permanently lay off 40..
Juneteenth in the age of Black Lives Matter
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln signed..
2020 Women of Faith winners will be honored virtually
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a dramatic shift in the way organizations around the country are conducting business. For..
3rd Sunday after Pentecost — June 21, 2020
This week we are grateful to pastor John Wurster for providing a guest lectionary reflection. Genesis 21:8-21; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39 Ordinary..
Without controversy or technical disaster, assembly committee meeting sets docket for start of 2020 General Assembly
In a sort of virtual prelude to the start of the 2020 General Assembly, the assembly’s Committee on Business Referrals met via..
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