Assembly Committee approves five Moving Forward implementation steps
Vision 2020 Guiding Statement implementation moves also okayed
General Assembly Entity Policies and Procedures Committee considers the Organization for Mission and finishes their work
Complicated discussions lead to consensus on structural review and an earlier-than-anticipated completion of committee business
Financial Resources Committee considers future of PC(USA) Special Offerings, affirms work of Presbyterian Foundation
The committee did not find a way to increase funding for the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico.
General Assembly Entity Policies and Procedures Committee begins by recommending entity leadership and working out agency relationships
The committee voted to re-elect the Rev. Dr. Diane Givens Moffett as president and executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency and did not pass a commissioner resolution that would have provided more oversite to the Board of Pensions.
Committee votes to approve formation of Advocacy Committee for LGBTQIA+ Equity
On its first day of meeting, the General Assembly Ministry Coordination Committee focused on LGBTIA+ inclusion in the denomination.
Guiding Statement from Vision 2020 team approved by committee
The document calls PC(USA) to be prayerful, courageous, united, serving and alive.
Outlook General Assembly spotlight: An interview with the stated clerk
Presbyterian Outlook Editor Teri McDowell Ott got a chance to sit down with PC(USA) Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson to discuss his MLK address, the reaction to his description of the continued occupation in Israel/Palestine as “21st-century slavery,” and how he understands the church today.
Standing Rules Committee completes its work
On its last day of meeting, the Standing Rules Committee discussed the cost of translating all GA material and a complete revision of the Standing Rules, among other things.
International Engagement Committee prayerfully listened and engaged numerous global issues
The topics discussed and voted on by the committee include, among other things: Israel/Palestine, the Doctrine of Discovery, the use of sanctions, humanitarian efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Ecumenical and Interfaith Committee approves development of template for interchurch partnerships
Global Covenant Agreements (GCAs) will enhance the creation of partnerships.
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