For two weeks now, a key group of leaders, technicians, and individuals with a long track record of working behind the scenes of the General Assembly have been gathered in a large conference room at the Presbyterian Center to bring an online assembly gathering to life for the first time.
Countless laptops, extension cords, monitors, and cameras have covered the room while the production team, practicing social distancing, pulled together a four-day assembly.
After making dozens of motions and plenty of two-minute speeches, commissioners to the 224th General Assembly (2020) concluded their final online plenary with 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence.
Following a heady morning session—in which the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, was elected to a second, four-year term as the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—the fourth plenary session moved immediately from an air of celebration to the serious consideration of amending the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Child/Youth/Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy and Its Procedures, one of three business items originally scheduled for assembly action prior to the midday recess.
The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II was re-elected as Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Saturday morning by 94 percent of the commissioners to the 224th General Assembly.
Los comisionados y delegados asesores de la 224ª Asamblea General (2020) de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE. UU.) dicen que es hora de que la iglesia dé un paso adelante y actúe en esta época de injusticia racial y la pandemia COVID-19. La asamblea dedicó casi cinco horas el viernes a debatir la respuesta de la iglesia durante estas crisis nacionales e internacionales.
미국장로교 제 224차 총회(2020년)에 참석한 총대들과 자문대표단은 교회가 인종적 불의와 COVID-19 유행병의 시기에 한 걸음 더 나아가 행동해야 할 때라고 말한다. 총회는 금요일에 거의 5시간 동안 이러한 전국적, 국제적 위기 중 교회가 취해야 할 대응에 대해 토론했다.
Commissioners and advisory delegates to the 224th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) say it’s time for the church to step up and act during these times of racial injustice and the COVID-19 pandemic. The assembly devoted nearly five hours on Friday debating the church’s response during these national and international crises.
The Rev. Michelle Hwang has been out to protest against police brutality and systemic racism in the Chicago area, been inspired by the diversity she sees in the crowd, and comes back home thinking about the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
The Presbyterian Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) has signed onto a statement calling for the investment community to help put an end to systemic racism and foster racial equity and justice.
인류를 우주로 진출하도록 하는 국립 항공우주국(NASA)의 노력에서 두드러진 역할을 담당한 네 명의 아프리카계 미국인 여성들이 미국장로교에 의해 인정받고 있다. 미국장로교 총회 정서기 J. 허버트 넬슨 목사는 매리 잭슨, 도로시 존슨 보한, 크리스틴 다든 박사, 캐서린 존슨에게 교회가 수여하는 영예의 수정 눈물방울 상을 수여한다.