#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.
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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."
#GA226 International Engagement Committee votes to reject Christian Zionism in the U.S.
The International Engagement Committee hears different perspectives and discerns the church's response to Christian Zionism.
226th GA elects co-moderators in single vote
Cecelia Armstrong and Tony Larson are elected and installed as co-moderators of the 226th General Assembly.
‘Our ancestors’ wildest dreams’
Beloved former stated clerk, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, is honored for his unparalleled legacy of witnessing to God’s justice.
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost — July 14, 2024
As Amos demonstrates, power is not just held by world leaders and the wealthiest 1%. Power resides within us, especially those who draw strength from our faith. — Teri McDowell Ott
God is faithful (July 14, 2024)
Letarshia C. Robinson writes about having faith admidst difficutly.
Horizons — Let justice roll down
Rosalind Banbury previews the next Horizons Bible study offered by the Presbyterian Women.
Order of worship — July 14, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
More Light Presbyterians endorses POL-01
In our reading, Part B is concerned not with policing theological belief but with promoting behaviors of respect for all people across many lines of difference and privilege.
Gathered in faith: Worship and reflection begin the in-person plenaries of #GA226
Those gathered in Salt Lake City, and watching online, begin the plenary work of General Assembly with reflection and song.
Domestic Engagement Committee passes items on modern slavery, gun violence, White Christian nationalism and solitary confinement
A full second day concludes the committee’s work.
Christian Formation Committee considers two commissioners’ resolutions
Recommendations call church to prayer and seminaries to disinvestment transparency.
Committee advises against recognizing Korean church caucus over women’s mistreatment
The Korean churches in the PC(USA) comprise about 330 churches and 40,000 members, making NCKPC the second largest group after the African American or Black Caucus.
Finance committee chooses fast action over study
The finance committee recommends selling government debt of countries involved in long-term military occupation, as requested by the commissioners' resolution.
How congregations can save on energy bills and care for the earth
Ronald Newman, the Treasury Department’s senior advisor on implementing the Inflation Reduction Act, comes to Louisville.
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