Humans of GA: Father and son edition
I typically consider it luck when all tables in a room are taken, and I have to take a seat with..
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Has the church found a new way forward? Bail bond march at General Assembly exemplifies the “Hands and Feet” initiative
ST. LOUIS – Hundreds of Presbyterians gathered in the convention center on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 19. However, instead of..
Wednesday prayer for General Assembly
Lord of all nations and peoples, we delight in the depth and breadth of your church. We give thanks for multiple languages,..
GA-approved: Consent agenda passes several items at opening of plenary
ST. LOUIS - In a stroke of efficient decision-making, the 2018 General Assembly voted June 20 to approve a combined consent agenda,..
Ambassadors of reconciliation: General Assembly ecumenical worship
ST. LOUIS — Christians are divided. There is brokenness in the world. Yet, Jesus Christ calls all into ministries and lives of reconciliation...
“I love John Calvin, but we are disciples of Jesus” – Jimmie Hawkins addresses Presbyterians for Earth Care
ST. LOUIS – The Presbyterians for Earth Care (PEC) luncheon and annual awards took place June 19, led by recently elected Moderator..
Video: Presbyterians at General Assembly in St. Louis march for bail relief
ST. LOUIS – Hundreds of Presbyterians gathered in the convention center on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 19. However, instead of sitting..
GA committee discusses the churches response to gun violence, racism and Puerto Rico
ST. LOUIS – Gun violence. Transformation. Race. The Social Justice Committee finished their work on Tuesday, June 19, at the 223rdGeneral Assembly..
600 United Methodists file church complaint against Jeff Sessions
(RNS) — More than 600 United Methodist clergy and laypeople have signed a formal denominational complaint against fellow United Methodist Attorney General..
Forward together, not one step back: Denise Anderson speaks at the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship breakfast
ST. LOUIS – Fifty breakfasts. The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, an organization founded in 1944, held it's 50th General Assembly breakfast on June..
Are Christians going to be complicit with or challenging of empire? Raj Nadella leads Bible study at GA
ST. LOUIS – Even after a late night of committee meetings, commissioners filed into the auditorium early on the morning of Tuesday,..
Immigration rally inspires and equips Presbyterians to faithful action at St. Louis General Assembly
ST. LOUIS – On Tuesday, June 19, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and the Office of Immigration in the Office of the General Assembly..
Shuffling the deck: Way Forward votes to reconfigure the PC(USA), A Corporation, board
ST. LOUIS – The Way Forward Committee of the 2018 General Assembly voted 51-5 on June 19 to approve the recommendations from..
Panel agrees PC(USA) should defend right to boycott over human rights
ST. LOUIS — In its final day of work, the Middle East Issues Committee sent forward what its advocates call a..
Prayer labyrinth, a hidden gem of the General Assembly
There is a sacred space in the middle of the St. Louis Convention Center, a place of reflection and respite, a circular..
Way Forward and ACC grapple with corporate authority, church authority
ST. LOUIS – The Way Forward Committee began making progress on parts of its work June 19, plowing through recommendations involving translation..
GA Procedures Committee takes up the statistical report and commissioners’ resolutions
ST. LOUIS – Who do you say that I am? That’s the question clerks, sessions and sometimes the church administrator answer in..
Can the General Assembly direct the Board of Pensions to divest?
A General Assembly committee voted 35-20 on June 18 to recommend approval of a proposal asking the 2018 General Assembly to direct..
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..
“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..
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