As the world mourns the passing of former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) offers his thoughts on the former leader’s recent passing.
In a statement released today, the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II described Pérez de Cuéllar as a “man of peace” who brokered numerous peace agreements and helped bring the U.S. and Soviet Union together to discuss their differences. Citing the former leader’s example, Nelson said people of faith must face political polarization in the U.S. and speak out for those who can’t speak for themselves.
Covenant Presbyterian Church Sunday school teacher Laura Baake teaches a special group of kids each week in her hometown of Lubbock, Texas. Her elementary school-age class has raised money for the Presbyterian Giving Catalog the past two years, and the children make all the decisions on where they want to donate the money they raise. You might not think a group of elementary school students would be very thoughtful about which projects to support, but you would be wrong.
On Monday over the lunch hour, Kitty and Rick Ufford-Chase got into the minds and hearts of members of the church’s national staff by first filling their bellies.
미국장로교 총회 정서기 J. 허버트 넬슨 목사(Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II)는 다가오는 224 차 총회 (2020)의 등록을 연기한다. 정서기는 오늘 오후 성명서를 발표했다.
Judith D. Freyer, who has overseen investments for The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for more than three decades, has announced that she will retire as executive vice president, treasurer, and chief investment officer effective July 31.
El Reverendo Dr J. Herbert Nelson II, Secretario Permanente de la Asamblea General de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE. UU.) pospone la inscripción de la próxima 224ª Asamblea General (2020). El Secretario Permanente emitió una declaración esta tarde.
Robin Bachman has three words to describe the 2020 census process, which gets under way in earnest this week with a mass mailing: it’s important, safe and easy.
“When I left there, I was ashamed — and I consider myself a convinced European — to be a member of this European Union,“ said Martin Dutzmann, the authorized representative of the Protestant Churches in Germany (EKD) at the German government and the EU after returning from his recent visit to the overcrowded and chaotic refugee camp Moria on Lesvos Island. And, he adds, “the EU has kept the situation in the camps on the Greek islands at bay for years."
For more than a decade, Monica Jones enjoyed her Jersey City, New Jersey, apartment and a good relationship with her landlord.
As the coronavirus continues to spread across the world, the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is banning international travel for staff with the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency until further notice. The ban also includes volunteers traveling on behalf of the church. The Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, issued the ban following a meeting with church leaders late last week.