The Presbytery of Milwaukee is just about set to host the 227th General Assembly
The Committee on Local Arrangements practices its warm welcome on PC(USA) national staff.
Overture requiring PC(USA) ministers to be monogamous generates debate, confusion
Polyamory and polygamy are only two issues in the denomination’s larger discussion on family structure and relationships.
Krysten Carter Holloway is president-elect of Board of Pensions
Holloway will be presented to the 227th General Assembly (2026) and will formally assume the role upon confirmation by the General Assembly on or about July 1.
GA227’s Financial Stewardship and Witness Committee will consider the 2027-28 unified budget and the Funding Model Development Team report
The committee will also mull an agency pay equity proposal as part of its 11-item docket.
MRTI defends engagement over categorical fossil fuel divestment
Compared with broad fossil fuel divestment, MRTI’s long-standing approach to shareholder advocacy better supports frontline communities and a just energy transition, write Kerri Allen and Mark Douglas.
Overtures seek Israel embargo, genocide declaration
Proposals would be the denomination's most forceful statement in more than 75 years of engagement with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
A fourth set of General Assembly Co-Moderator candidates announces they will stand
The Rev. Chris Peters and the Rev. Rebecca Luter share the story of how they found one another.
Three overtures ask 227th General Assembly to reckon with the end of World Mission
Three overtures to the 227th General Assembly ask the PC(USA) to investigate the closure of World Mission, examine concerns about transparency and accountability, and chart a new vision for global mission.
Completing a ticket for Co-Moderator
The Rev. Dr. Barbara Barkley, who serves a Bay Area church, hears a call to stand alongside the Rev. Dr. Bill Myers at the 227th General Assembly.
Clarity and oversight sought after passage of ‘Olympia Overture’
The PC(USA) continues to navigate questions first raised at the 2024 General Assembly as a new overture asks how recently approved amendments shape ordination and freedom of conscience across the church.
Why one Presbyterian group is advocating for Palestinian women prisoners
Paul Seebeck shares how a multi-denominational campaign is drawing attention to reported abuses — and why it matters as the General Assembly takes up Israel/Palestine issues.
General Assembly committee leaders gather at the Presbyterian Center for training and for fun
Seventy-three leaders from 11 committees learn from national staff and from one another.
PC(USA) to consider policy rejecting White Christian nationalism
A proposed General Assembly policy would formally repudiate White Christian nationalism, urging congregations and leaders to confront its theology, examine its influence and respond through teaching, public witness and practice.
West Virginia pastor will stand for Moderator of the 227th General Assembly
The Rev. Dr. Bill Myers, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Charleston, is on the lookout for a commissioner to stand alongside him.
Special committee proposes confession specific to the times we live in
As the 227th General Assembly approaches, PC(USA) leaders say a proposed new confession is meant to help the church speak truthfully about sin, justice and faith in this time and place.
Former mission co-workers go public as PC(USA) severance conditions expire
A year after the Interim Unified Agency eliminated 54 mission co-worker positions, former co-workers are describing what they endured — and two GA227 overtures are calling for accountability.
Polyamory, church policy and the limits of regulation
As the PC(USA) considers a proposal on clergy relationships, April Stace argues the church risks regulating relationship structures instead of addressing power, harm and ethical practice.
A strategic plan for the work of the Administrative Services Group
A Corporation Board gets an initial look at the top areas for concentrated efforts throughout 2026.
Dismissed mission co-workers, denominational officials draft new theology of mission
After sweeping layoffs, 41 Presbyterians — including dismissed co-workers and denominational leaders — gathered at Union Seminary to begin drafting a new theology of mission for the PC(USA).
General Assembly 227 to consider several health-related topics
Proposed overtures include access to care for transgender youth and freedom of choice for clergy healthcare options.
Why fossil fuel divestment is back before the General Assembly
With a new overture before the 227th General Assembly, a group of Presbyterians argues that shareholder engagement is not enough. Faithful action requires full divestment, writes Fred Milligan.
Who ordains ruling elders — and why is the PC(USA) revisiting it now?
A once-quiet question is resurfacing across the denomination. According to Christian Boyd, it could shape how the church calls and equips leaders in the years ahead.
Co-Moderators announce the names of committee leaders for the 227th General Assembly
‘We were moved by the quality and depth of the applications we received’ says the Rev. CeCe Armstrong.
The 227th General Assembly will feature 10 committees
Committees will meet online June 22-24 before commissioners and advisory delegates head to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Presbytery leaders from Southern California will stand for Co-Moderators of the 227th General Assembly
The Rev. Dr. Sean Chow of San Diego Presbytery and the Rev. Dr. Frances Lin of Riverside Presbytery are the second pair to formally announce their candidacy
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