The spirit of connection: Reflections on faith, community and stories
In five or ten years, commissioner Alan Olson won't remember the business of #GA226. He will remember the people.
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226th General Assembly confirms Milwaukee as next assembly location and rejects moving to all in-person format
Also thwarts effort to keep moderator election at beginning of the assembly.
Racial Equity Advocacy Committee members celebrate the passage of RSG-05
The resolution addresses diversity, equity and inclusion and the realities of Hispanic Latino-a-é ministry.
Order of worship — July 21, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
God’s Word brings hope (July 21, 2024)
Letarshia C. Robinson writes about learning God's law.
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost — July 21, 2024
Philip Gladden writes on self-care and Mark 6:30-34, 53-56.
Belonging to one another — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore Paul’s body metaphor in 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 and will consider how the joys and our challenges all of God’s people are connected.
PC(USA) budgets of $94.9 million and $95 million approved for next two years
Per capita to increase 13% over next two-year cycle.
#GA226 adopts overhaul of Assembly Standing Rules by wide margin
Major changes include moving moderator elections and ending mission advisory delegates.
Moose, beavers, hiking, and the connectional church
An early morning hike in the Wasatch mountains during the General Assembly brings encounters with God’s creation and good friends.
GA is going to the dogs. Commissioners are here for it.
Service dogs bring delegates comfort and joy at the 226th General Assembly.
Board of Pensions health care dues recommended for further exploration
General Assembly Entity Coordination presents non-consent agenda items to #GA226.
#GA226 advances two-part inclusivity change to Book of Order
The Olympia overture now heads to presbyteries following GA for majority approval.
Rallying behind new worshiping communities
Event celebrates innovation, partnership.
#GA226 reverses course, commits to working for a fossil-free future without full divestment
On Tuesday, the assembly approved and then disapproved categorical divestment from the fossil fuel industry, choosing to engage companies instead.
Major changes coming in PC(USA) special offerings after #GA226 action
The offering number was reduced from four to three and moved to cause-based instead of program-based beneficiaries.
Spirit of service endures: Engaging with local ministries at #GA226
Presbytery of Utah provides multiple opportunities for mission and ministry in the spirit of the discontinued Hands and Feet initiative.
Forging peace: The sacred, cathartic act of Guns to Gardens
Presbyterian partners gather in Salt Lake City for the transformative work of turning guns into garden tools
In fifth plenary, commissioners demonstrate that ‘every vote counts’
A one-vote margin to approve amended Special Offerings Task Force Report is reversed following a motion to reconsider.
A journey through Salt Lake City’s Presbyterian churches
The Outlook GA reporting team visited several Presbyterian churches on Sunday morning, along with other commissioners.
PC(USA) investing agencies asked to sell bonds of occupying countries
Commissioners also OK’d ‘focused engagement’ with GE, Palantir over military operations.
The story behind the stoles
Newly elected co-moderators delight the assembly with their custom, symbolic stoles.
The little presbytery that could
The Presbytery of Utah steps up to host the 226th General Assembly in Salt Lake City with energy, creativity and joy.
#GA226 elects and installs first woman of color stated clerk
Jihyun Oh is elected Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, a position vacated by J. Herbert Nelson in 2023.
Loving God’s world: A call to divesting from fossil fuel industries
Bruce Gillette writes in favor of ENV-02, "On Removal of Investments in and Subsidies for Fossil Fuels."
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