미국장로교 총회 정서기인 허버트 넬슨^{J. Herbert Nelson II}은 DACA 프로그램을 종결키로 한 트럼프 대통령의 결정에 반응하여 아동 도착 지연 조치(DACA) 수혜자와 지원자들에 대한 교회의 지지를 약속했다. DACA는 합법적인 이민 서류없이 부모들에 의해 미국으로 보내어진 약 80만 명의 개인들을 보호해 주었다.

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II, today condemned the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA has provided protection for some 800,000 individuals who were brought to the United States by their parents without proper immigration papers.

El Secretario Permanente de la Asamblea General de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (U.S.A.), J. Herbert Nelson, II, condenó hoy la decisión del Presidente Trump de poner fin al Programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA). DACA ha proporcionado protección a unas 800.000 personas que fueron traídas a Estados Unidos por sus padres sin documentos de inmigración adecuados.

오늘 미국장로교 총회 정서기인 허버트 넬슨^{J. Herbert Nelson II}은 DACA 프로그램을 종결키로 한 트럼프 대통령의 결정을 비난하였다. DACA는 합법적인 이민 서류없이 부모들에 의해 미국으로 보내어진 약 80만 명의 개인들을 보호하였다

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II, has pledged the church’s support to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and their supporters in the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to end the program. DACA has provided protection for some 800,000 individuals who were brought to the United States by their parents without proper immigration papers.

“You are not strangers, but are neighbors. You are created in the image of God,” Nelson wrote in his letter to those impacted by Trump’s decision. “Things that seemed impossible became possible because of DACA. Every community in the U.S., whether aware or not, is better off because of what this program allowed you to do for yourselves.”

El pasado 30 de agosto, una serie de voces cristianas evangélicas emite La Declaración de Nashville. Debido a la cantidad de la cobertura de noticias que ha generado esta declaración, Teología y Adoración, un ministerio de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.), pensaron que sería útil una clarificación sobre como la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.) ha considerado los temas tratados por la declaración de Nashville. Aquí están algunas ideas que podrían ayudar a clarificar la posición de nuestra denominación.

First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York is hosting a two-day symposium on the challenges facing LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers. The church, working alongside several ministries within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), will host the gathering entitled “Love Welcome,” October 20-21.

The hymn, “Here I am Lord,” floated through the sanctuary at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church in New Mexico Sunday, and just moments later, Dori Kay Hjalmarson walked down the aisle into her ordination and her new role as a mission co-worker in Honduras.

On August 30, a number of Evangelical Christian voices released The Nashville Statement. Because of the amount of news coverage this statement has generated, Theology and Worship, a ministry of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), thought it would be helpful to clarify how the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has considered the issues discussed by the Nashville statement. Here are some thoughts which might help clarify the position of our denomination.

As the Board of Pensions continues to pray for the victims of Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath, and those laboring tirelessly to help them, the agency [along with its sister agencies in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and business partners] today offered the following information in hopes that it may help during this difficult time.