Fossil fuel divestment overture receives high-profile support
PORTLAND, Ore. – At 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 19 in the exhibit hall at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly,..
PORTLAND, Ore. – At 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 19 in the exhibit hall at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly,..
PORTLAND, Ore. – The General Assembly’s Middle East Issues Committee may be gearing up for another factional fight over the best..
PORTLAND, Ore. – On the morning of June 24, the 2016 General Assembly will elect a new stated clerk for the..
VANCOUVER, Wash. – On the morning of Sunday, June 19, General Assembly commissioners, delegates and other participants were invited to..
PORTLAND, Ore. – In 1640, Saint Vincent de Paul reportedly said that God promised that the church would last to the end..
What is the most faithful and effective Christian response to global climate change? The Immigration and Environmental Issues Committee (committee 9)..
PORTLAND, Ore. (General Assembly News) – A year and a day ago, nine church-goers were killed in Charleston, South Carolina. Six days..
PORTLAND, Ore. – The new co-moderators of the 2016 General Assembly, Jan Edmiston and Denise Anderson, spoke of the 104 weeks..
PORTLAND, Ore. – The 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) kicked off in Portland, Ore. today. Here are the daily..
On the first ballot, the 2016 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) elected on June 18 the team of T. Denise..
PORTLAND, Ore. The board of directors of the Presbyterian Outlook Foundation selected Heath Rada as the recipient of the 2016 Ernest..
PORTLAND, Ore. – “Hope does not disappoint.” This was the message that Heath Rada, moderator of the 221st General Assembly, gave..
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The international boycott, divestment and sanction movement (BDS) does nothing to help Palestinians living under Israeli occupation..
PORTLAND, Ore. – About 400 Presbyterians gathered around small tables for Riverside Conversations the morning of June 18 – taking..
PORTLAND, Ore. – “We need to get unstuck.” That was advice that Heath Rada, moderator of the 2014 General Assembly, gave June..
I’ve been a part of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for nearly 25 years – over half of my life. My relationship with..
by Barbara Bundick On June 18, 2016, commissioners, advisory delegates, overture advocates, mid-council staff, exhibitors, volunteers and the whole panoply of the..
Guest GA commentary by Barry Ensign-George There promises to be a lot of talk at General Assembly – and no doubt long..
The 222nd (2016) General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) formally convenes June 18 at the Oregon Convention Center in downtown..
In ever-rarer moments, the cameras turn in our direction and the world gets a glimpse of us. The pope, being the pope,..
PRISTINA, Kosovo (RNS) Three years ago, Joshua Stanton was walking around Peja, a Balkan city where the skyline is punctured with the..
(RNS) The last surviving Catholic priest imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp has died at the age of 102, more than 70..
(RNS) The Southern Baptist Convention, born in 1845 in a split over its support for slavery, passed a resolution calling for Christians..
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) An Anglican priest has joined two gay men and two lesbians in a suit against the state over discriminatory..
Special GA commentary Probably the longest ongoing discussion coming to the PC(USA) General Assembly this year concerns the role of synods and..