Committee considers peacemaking in the life of the church
PORTLAND, Ore. – On June 21, in the Peacemaking and International Issues committee, the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) addressed..
Covenant Network dialogues on social justice issues
PORTLAND, Ore. – While celebrating major breakthroughs of recent years, the speakers at the Covenant Network’s General Assembly luncheon urged continued vigilance..
Faced with tough choices, Middle East Committee tries to steer a middle course
PORTLAND, Ore. — Faced with conflicting calls to edge toward or away from a movement that applies economic pressure on Israel, the..
The Way Forward committee approves 2020 Vision Team
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Way Forward committee of the 2016 General Assembly has begun to make decisions – voting June 21..
Without delay: Policy process will not be slowed
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Social Justice committee of the 222nd General Assembly meeting here has approved unanimously an overture reaffirming the denomination’s..
How is the PC(USA) called to respond to refugees?
PORTLAND, Ore. – Committee 9 of the 222nd Presbyterian General Assembly has the task of considering “Immigration and Environmental Issues” –..
Social Justice committee raises matters of racial justice, cultural proficiency
PORTLAND, Ore. – On June 20, the Social Justice committee of the 222nd General Assembly poured energy into addressing matters of..
General Assembly Procedures committee gets to work
PORTLAND, Ore. – The General Assembly Procedures committee, committee 03, spent most of June 20 working on recommendations from COGA (Committee..
Palestinian novelist calls Presbyterians allies in the BDS movement
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is on record denying any affinity for BDS. Susan Abulhawa, though, thinks Presbyterians have moved..
GA222: Monday, June 20 daily recap
Youngest commissioner. 17-year-old Meg Wilson is ready to give voice to the future of the church. Outpost blog. Connecting, belonging, calling...
Middle East committee endorses measure that would increase pressure for Palestinian rights
PORTLAND, Ore. – A panel has sent forward a measure that could strengthen the pressure the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is placing..
Committee considers fossil fuel divestment and alternatives, votes in favor of divestment
PORTLAND, Ore. – On Monday morning, June 20, Committee 9 jumped into their work of considering overtures both for and against..
Co-moderators share hopes and blessings with committee
PORTLAND, Ore. – The co-moderators of the 2016 General Assembly, Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston, swung by The Way Forward committee..
Mission Coordination committee recommends approval of changes in reserve requirement for PC(USA) mission budget
PORTLAND, Ore. – Following a Bible study on messy tables and gift versus grasp, the vice-moderator of the General Assembly’s Mission Coordination..
Social Justice committee digs into a huge agenda
PORTLAND, Ore. – The General Assembly Committee on Social Justice (Committee 11) quickly dug into a few of its 26 docketed items..
Finding refuge: Word Refugee Day luncheon
PORTLAND, Ore. – Late one cold and windy winter night when he was a boy, Som Nath Subedi felt his father..
A model of civility in the midst of disagreement: Opposite sides of the fossil fuel debate
PORTLAND, Ore. – Two of the public faces of the fossil fuel divestment debate are Mike Cole and Abby Mohaupt. Cole..
Peacemaking and International Issues committee debates overture on nonviolent means of resisting human oppression
PORTLAND, Ore. – After a lively conversation and Bible study, the committee on Peacemaking and International Issues spent much of the..
Pushing for real change: The Way Forward committee discusses possibilities
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Way Forward committee at the 2016 General Assembly has begun to consider possibilities – not deciding what..
Connecting, belonging, calling: Reflections on my first day of the 222nd General Assembly
Saturday was one of those good days—you know the kind that you don’t really want to end. It was the convening of..
Assembly’s youngest commissioner
PORTLAND, Ore. - Margaret (Meg) Wilson of Columbus, Ohio, wasn’t sure she would be able to attend the 222nd General Assembly..
Difficult conversations: The Way Forward Committee examines the structure of the denomination
When the General Assembly’s The Way Forward committee finished for the night on June 19, top leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)..
GA222: Sunday, June 19 daily recap
Co-moderator candidates. As T. Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston, the new co-moderators of the 2016 General Assembly, look ahead to the next..
Fossil fuel divestment overture receives high-profile support
PORTLAND, Ore. – At 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 19 in the exhibit hall at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly,..
Calls to weaken two-state commitment and impose new sanctions might spark new fight in Middle East Committee
PORTLAND, Ore. – The General Assembly’s Middle East Issues Committee may be gearing up for another factional fight over the best..
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