Approving a complete overhaul of the Book of Order’s Rules of Discipline proved to be too big a task for commissioners and advisory delegates to the 225th General Assembly during their second plenary on Thursday, a task they’ll resume an hour earlier on Friday than originally scheduled. Like the Rules of Discipline Committee did last month, commissioners worked chapter by chapter to amend the Rules of Discipline, part of the Book of Order that’s proposed to be renamed Church Discipline, on Thursday.
At a Hands and Feet event at the 225th General Assembly Thursday, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), said the work of GA is not only for the business of the life of the church but also to make the city and the nation a better place.
“What is our vision, what is your vision?” the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson asked in the wrap-up to the inspirational sermon she delivered as part of Thursday’s ecumenical worship service preceding the day’s business for the 225th General Assembly.
Commissioners and advisory delegates will pause their debate and discernment Thursday evening for the Hand & Feet event, designed to explore the deep problems that have resulted from the nation’s cash bail system. Beginning at 6 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, that discussion can be viewed here.
Wednesday night’s plenary session of the 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was devoted all but entirely to the work of the Addressing Violence in the USA Committee.
For two weeks, Young Adult Advisory Delegates (YAADs) joined commissioners in Louisville during the series of in-person committee meetings of the 225th General Assembly in Louisville. One of the advantages the YAADs have had has been their “Go-to Person” or YAADvocate for questions and support.
Community fridges run by churches are popping up all over the country to help people struggling to put food on the table.
Por un margen de 340-41 el miércoles, los comisionados de la 225a Asamblea General votaron para colocar cinco compañías de energía — Chevron, ExxonMobil, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66 y Valero Energy — en la Lista de Desinversión/Proscripción de la Asamblea General "hasta que sus acciones cumplan con los criterios establecidos por la Asamblea General".
루이빌 — 수요일, 제225회 총회 대의원들은 340대 41로 투표하여, 5개 에너지 회사(Chevron, ExxonMobil, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66 및 Valero Energy)가 "총회가 만든 기준을 준수할 때까지", 이들을 총회 매각/투자금지 목록에 포함하기로 결정했다.
By a 340-41 margin on Wednesday, commissioners to the 225th General Assembly voted to place five energy companies — Chevron, ExxonMobil, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66 and Valero Energy — on the General Assembly Divestment/Proscription List “until their actions comply with the General Assembly’s established criteria.”