Final plenary session of the 222nd General Assembly passes increases to per capita
PORTLAND, Ore. – Late at night on Friday, June 24, two committees – the committee on General Assembly Operations and the Mission..
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
The work of the Social Justice Issues committee that I have been a part of for the General Assembly was brought..
The 222nd General Assembly chooses corporate engagement over comprehensive fossil fuel divestment
Choosing an approach that its supporters described as a “middle way,” the 2016 General Assembly disregarded a committee’s recommendation that the..
Minority bid falls short, but assembly affirms goal of separate states for Israel and Palestine
PORTLAND, Ore. — Several members of the General Assembly’s Middle East Issues committee took to the assembly floor on June 24 in..
Wearing their mission on their sleeves
This year, Thursday – June 23 – was declared mission T-shirt day at General Assembly. All around the convention center, commissioners, staff and..
Assembly recommends the PC(USA) returning to using “minister of Word and Sacrament” rather than “teaching elder”
PORTLAND, Ore. – The adoption of the new Form of Government in 2012 brought with it several changes in the terminology that..
Becoming Presbyterian again
Guest Outpost blog by Alex Becker Ten years ago this week, I decided to be Presbyterian. I knew, at that point, that..
Reflections on a history-making, surprising, Spirit-filled moment
At the end of a very long day during the evening General Assembly plenary session on Wednesday, I had exhausted all of..
Unity, justice and reconciliation: Presbyterians respond to the approval of Belhar
GA reporting by Greg Allen-Pickett and Mihee Kim-Kort On June 22, the 2016 General Assembly experienced a kairos moment through an overwhelming..
Too young to care?
Guest commentary by Tanner Pickett I have felt God’s presence in many places at General Assembly this week: in a historic moderator..
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