Friday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade came as little surprise to leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) The decision came down as the denomination hosts the 225th General Assembly in Louisville.
Commissioners and advisory delegates who have been able to be in Louisville for the 225th General Assembly have been thrilled to be part of in-person committee meetings for the first-ever hybrid Assembly.
Once again, the sudden firing of a Black administrator at Columbia Theological Seminary has the campus mired in controversy over how it treats its students of color and the faculty members who serve them.
Living a life of faith means stepping out confidently into the unknown with hopeful assurance that God’s promises can be trusted.
The Environmental Justice Committee voted Thursday in favor of a proposal that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) divest from five fossil fuel companies, following the failure of a motion that would have postponed action until a group of other divestment overtures are taken up on Friday.
On the first day of its work, the Race and Gender Justice Committee took a big step toward addressing an historical injustice against a Native Alaskan congregation in Juneau, Alaska, approving an overture instructing reparation and atonement for the racist closing of Memorial Presbyterian Church in 1963.
The Health, Safety and Benefits Committee approved three items Thursday designed to strengthen and extend mental health ministry throughout the denomination.
After some early hiccups with voting logistics, the Addressing Violence in the USA Committee kicked off its meeting Thursday morning at the 225th General Assembly. The committee considered three overtures: VIOL-02: A Resolution on Preventing, Reporting, and Responding to Bullying, Harassment, and Assault—From the Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns; VIOL-04: On Encouraging Our Churches to Counter Polarization in Our Society; and VIOL-06: Resolution on “Lift Every Voice: Democracy, Voting Rights, and Electoral Reform”—From the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy.
El primer día de su trabajo, el Comité de Justicia Racial y de Género dio un gran paso para abordar una injusticia histórica contra una congregación nativa de Alaska en Juneau, Alaska, aprobando una moción que ordena la reparación y expiación por el cierre racista de la Iglesia Presbiteriana Memorial en 1963.
총회 활동 첫날, 인종 및 성 관련 정의위원회는 알래스카주 주노에 있는 알래스카 원주민 교회에 대한 역사적 불의를 해결하기 위한 큰 걸음을 내디뎠다. 위원회는 1963년에 발생한 메모리얼 장로교회의 인종 차별적 폐쇄에 대한 배상과 속죄를 지시하는 헌의안을 승인했다.