Prayer for the fourth day the 223rd General Assembly
Lord, what is the way forward? How do we know what to change and what to keep? What is essential and what..
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“Get aboard the discernment train” – Way Forward Committee sorts through complicated issues
ST. LOUIS – What the General Assembly’s The Way Forward Committee might do became less clear on the evening of June 18,..
Middle East panel endorses call on congregations to support “grassroots” peacemaking efforts
ST. LOUIS — The General Assembly’s Middle East Issues Committee sped smoothly through much of its agenda June 18. The only close..
Social justice committee considers wide range of issues affecting the people of the church
ST. LOUIS — Inclusivity, #MeToo, people of color, suicide, a moratorium on all executions, religious freedom without discrimination, and affirming and celebrating..
GA committee recommends a revised and amended per capita budget
ST. LOUIS – Should per capita be increased? If so, how high? The General Assembly Procedures Committee of the 223 General spent..
Human rights advocate claims death threat after speaking to General Assembly panel
ST. LOUIS — Threats are nothing new for Bassem Eid. During his 26 years of investigating human rights abuses, he’s gotten a..
Replacing rancor with reconciliation at General Assembly
At the opening worship of General Assembly, I sat down next to Kristie Wagner, a ruling elder commissioner from Kendall Presbytery in..
GA committee recommends reduction of Styrofoam products
ST. LOUIS – The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has affirmed a concern for caring for God’s creation – now it’s considering whether ending use..
Vision and structure, function and dysfunction: Way Forward discerns next steps for the PC(USA)
ST. LOUIS – Representatives of the Way Forward Commission and the All Agency Review Committee made the case June 18 that a..
General Assembly in photos: The 223rd GA gets started
Welcome to St. Louis! During the first weekend of the 223rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), The Committee on Local..
Comfort my people: Providing education about serious mental illness
The 223rd General Assembly will be reviewing an overture to provide education on serious mental illness in congregations, presbyteries and seminaries.
Prayer for the third day of the 223rd General Assembly
Lord, presentations have been made, and committees have started meeting. We have prayed and praised, worshipped and broken bread together. Colleagues have..
“We need clarity of vision” – Way Forward Committee takes action on 2020 Vision Team report
ST. LOUIS – The Way Forward Committee took action on the 2020 Vision Team report June 17 – but along the way..
The GA223 mascot?
ST. LOUIS – Walking around the America’s Center Convention Complex, where the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 223rd General Assembly is being held, it’s impossible to..
Intro to significant business: Assembly hears from committees and commissions
ST. LOUIS – This was like a meet-and-greet for some significant business coming before the 2018 General Assembly – an afternoon dedicated..
Humbled and overjoyed: Newly elected co-moderators Cintrón-Olivieri and Kohlmann
ST. LOUIS – When asked how they felt about the “amazing honor” of being elected as co-moderators of the 223rd General..
Prayer for the second day of the 223rd General Assembly
Gracious God, this is a day that you have made and we will rejoice and be glad in it. We give you..
“Prophets over profit” – Fossil Free PCUSA holds press conference calling for divestment
After walking over 200 miles from the PC(USA) headquarters in Louisville, walkers and ombudsmen for Fossil Free PCUSA gathered to advocate for..
Commissioners’ resolutions cover widespread issues: Calls to end policies separating families, respond to North Korean refugee crisis, address suicide and opioid addiction and more
ST. LOUIS – Commissioners’ resolutions to the 2018 General Assembly have started to roll in – often, matters drawn from breaking news..
Cindy Kohlmann and Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri elected co-moderators of the 223rd General Assembly
ST. LOUIS — On the fourth ballot, the 2018 General Assembly elected as co-moderators Cindy Kohlmann and Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri – a..
“Church, it is time now for the frozen chosen to thaw out” — The 223rd General Assembly kicks off
ST. LOUIS — Craig Howard, presbytery executive of Giddings-Lovejoy, brought greetings and welcome on behalf of the presbytery. “Church, it is..
Stated Clerk issues statement on separated immigrant families
ST. LOUIS (OGA) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, II, issued a statement from the denomination’s 223rd..
Encountering the Triune God in the Gateway City: General Assembly opening worship
Waters of baptism: Bringing the community together, calling them forward “We believe that worship shapes the ministry of the church as it..
“I have never in my life been so proud to be a Presbyterian” – Liz Theoharis shares Presbyterians’ involvement in eradicating poverty
ST. LOUIS – J. Herbert Nelson, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), introduced the speakers this way: “These Presbyterians are fresh..
Speakers tell Middle East peace group that blame and stereotypes won’t help
ST. LOUIS — Do Presbyterians really think the best way to foster peace and cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians is to pick..
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