Ecumenical and Interfaith Committee advances Presbyterian-Episcopal dialogue
The group also presses the World Council of Churches to redouble efforts to support Palestinian Christians.
Sense of repentance grounds 11 resolutions passed by Race and Gender Justice Committee
Over three days, the Race and Gender Justice committee wrestled with the theological and practical implications of repentance and reparations as it considered 11 resolutions concerning historic harms committed against churches and communities due to racism and gender-based discrimination.
Emotions and polity details for the Heath, Safety, and Benefits Committee
On its last day, the committee discussed the Survivors of Sexual Misconduct Task Force report and recommendations at length.
Environmental Justice Committee affirms the strategy of selective divestment; does not support call for categorical divestment from fossil fuel companies
The committee acknowledges the urgency of global warming and urges churches and Presbyterians to work towards carbon neutrality.
COVID protocol plan is working, says General Assembly staff
Julia Henderson, the leader for General Assembly Planning and Business Management, shares an update from OGA.
Violence in the USA Committee concludes their work by endorsing the Guns to Gardens movement and advocating for removal of guns from domestic abusers
Taking the exhortation in Isaiah 2 to beat swords into plowshares literally, the Violence in the USA Committee voted to endorse the Guns to Gardens movement; They also voted to endorse the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Firearms’ gun relinquishment protocol and to educate congregations about this issue.
The theology, ethics, and polity of the PC(USA) calls us to care about COVID-19
In the middle of the 225th General Assembly, how should we respond to COVID-19 in a way that prioritizes affirmation of being a Matthew 25 denomination?
Gun violence in the United States and how the church is called to respond
The Addressing Violence in the USA Committee spent the entire day reflecting on gun violence, the impact it has, and how individual Christians, churches, and the national denomination are called to respond, including potentially divesting from sporting goods stores and department stores that sell firearms.
Reproductive Justice prominent in the work of Health, Safety and Benefits Committee
On the day when SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, the committee voted on the PC(USA)'s stance on reproductive justice — and family leave and mental health.
Assembly’s Environmental Justice Committee considers potential responses to climate change — both strategic and aspirational
Committee also approves, with some revisions, report on “investing in a Green Future”
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