LOUISVILLE — (PNS) Dan Chun, pastor of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)-affiliated Church of Honolulu, was honored April 3 in Honolulu for his work in creating and growing the Hawaiian Island Ministries (HIM).
DETROIT—The Rev. Edward H. Koster, current stated clerk of the Presbytery of Detroit, announced April 21 he will stand for election as stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Some people will argue that naturally, “bigger is better” — and before long, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will get to test-drive that theory for a high-speed week in California.
I can’t wait for GA. I can’t wait for this General Assembly 36% more than I couldn’t wait for the past GAs. That’s because we’ll have 36% more commissioners (see p. 6) who will generate 36% more excitement.
WASHINGTON — Evangelical Christians should be defined by their theology — and not their politics — to avoid becoming “useful idiots” of a political party, a group of leaders said May 7 in a new statement.
RICHMOND, VA. – Just like Jesus told Lazarus to rise from the dead and come out from the tomb, and just as he commanded the onlookers to tear away the cloths that marked Lazarus as dead, so too did the Rev. Brian K. Blount call upon the community of Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education to rise from its deadness, unbind itself from its past, and move into what God intends it to be.
RICHMOND, VA – A new “order of the day” was marked and celebrated by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) this week as Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education installed the Rev. Brian K. Blount as its president.
LOUISVILLE — As rebuilding along the Mississippi Gulf Coast continues nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina, the Presbytery of Mississippi on May 2 dedicated 22 new houses it built with help from a cadre of partners.
(PNS) After four years of service with the Mission Initiative: Joining Hearts & Hands (MIJHH), David York has stepped down as director effective April 18 as the campaign comes to a close.
(ENI)--The United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant denominations in the United States, has rejected proposals for divestment measures that would have applied pressure on Israel for its occupation of Palestinian territories.
He didn’t include you or me in his will, but his legacy has made us rich, and his vision continues to illumine our eyes years after his death — August 6, 1998 and one hundred years after his birth — May 7, 1908.
The 2008 General Assembly in June definitely will be asked to make a choice: take on the report of the Form of Government Task Force now, or put it off for two years, to give the church more time to sift through what the task force is recommending.
Fittingly, a debate on a proposal to change the denomination’s constitution was held in the nation’s capital on April 6 when National Church hosted a debate on the subject of the recommendations of the New Form of Government Task Force.
A chicken in church launched a pastor on an l8,000-mile journey depositing him in the middle of a snowstorm without a coat.
What propelled Oyo Nsifek from Africa to Chicago?
The General Assembly meeting that happens every other year is like Groundhog Day. Attendees start to feel like Bill Murray in the movie: You “wake up” to the exact same issues, and the exact same conflicts, at the exact same meeting we’ve had many times before.
For nearly forty years of pastoral ministry, I was an occupant of various thrones. Now, I am a grateful sitter on humble benches, and love it.
At our large urban church, we have a simple guide for recognizing visitors: look in the back 10 pews.
LOUISVILLE — The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) in partnership with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Small Church and Community Ministry office, recently allocated $214,000 to 39 congregation-based community organizations (CBCOs) in urban and rural areas across the country.
LOUISVILLE – Nerves are still shaken at North Carolina’s Ridgeview Church following an armed robbery during Sunday service more than two weeks ago.
The General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission (GAPJC) has ruled that Jane Adams Spahr, a California minister, did not violate the constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by performing two “ecclesiastical” wedding ceremonies for lesbian couples.
They’re off! The race is on. The kickoff is in the air. The puck is on the ice. The first pitch is thrown.
Choose your favorite athletic metaphor. Easter is behind us and the 218th General Assembly looms on the horizon — awaiting us on June 20 in San Jose, Calif. The season of contesting legislation and campaigning leaders has been launched.
LOUISVILLE –Gradye Parsons, currently director of operations for the Office of the General Assembly, has been chosen by the Stated Clerk Nomination Committee as its nominee to be the new stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
It’s the kind of reality that threatens to whack on the head congregations all over the denomination. They’re small already – and getting tinier and older by the day. There’s not enough money to pay a full-time pastor – or if there is, the cash will run out soon.
(PNS) The General Assembly Council (GAC) announced April 4 that it has signed a leasing contract for approximately 30,000 square feet of first floor office space at the Presbyterian Center in downtown Louisville.
(RNS) Rebuilding a central California Episcopal diocese after a majority of believers there split with the national church will take time and a good cell-phone plan, the diocese’s newly chosen bishop said March 29.
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