<한국어> <Espaňol> “The presbytery is the council serving as a corporate expression of the church within a certain district and is composed of all the congregations and teaching elders within that district. … The presbytery is responsible for the government of the church throughout its district, and for assisting and supporting the witness of congregations to the sovereign activity of God in the world,
As Presbyterians in the United States file their annual tax returns, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) has asked the church to reflect on how the tax system works and to consider improvements to the tax code recommended by the General Assembly. A recent report by the group, “Tax Justice: A Christian Response to a New Gilded Age”, provides a framework for engaging in discussions about the large and growing concentration of income and wealth in U.S. society and about the tax structure as part of an agenda for addressing economic inequities.
A collaboration between the Presbyterian Women (PW) and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) ministries provides specialized training to equip Presbyterian women to work with their congregations and witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for communities adversely affected by crisis.
Daniel is an elderly homeless man who finally received assistance for subsidized housing. The Guiterrez family – parents and four children – have been living in a single rented room in a mobile home. Lakiyah and her children are fleeing domestic violence. The Mitchell family had an infestation of bedbugs. The Adams family lost their possessions in a fire. Marina is coming home from the hospital to a broken down mattress that sits on the floor.
The Religion Communicators Council handed out awards recognizing excellence in more than 50 categories of communications and public relations Friday at its annual conference just outside of Washington, D.C.
For Stephanie Quintana, the United Nations’ 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women was more than another educational opportunity or information gathering meeting. This year’s event touched her much more deeply.
I learned of my diagnosis almost two months ago now. All of the appointments, tests, and visits piled up quicker than I could process. Each scheduled meeting was important, perhaps even lifesaving, but I found myself going through the motions. I was doing what needed to be done. It was one of the most overwhelming times of my life and, though I knew that each appointment was important, I found myself asking the same questions over and over again. My brain just couldn’t file everything that it was taking in.
Hanshin University in the Republic of Korea has awarded Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) the title of “Doctor honoris causa” for his ecumenical vision on unity, justice and peace.
Erin Moore entered seminary with her heart, spirit―and both eyes―wide open.
Upon leaving her job of three years to enroll at Princeton Theological Seminary in the fall of 2011, the aspiring, second-career pastor had more than God’s call on her mind.
When considering the contemporary Middle East, images and tales of war, strife, poverty, dislocation and suppression of religious and civil freedoms dominate the daily news cycle. Yet beyond this turmoil, the Middle Eastern Ministries of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is working to ensure Christians from the Middle East are equipped to minister to new and existing congregations in the U.S.