The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is holding its Churchwide Assembly in Columbus, Ohio, this week under the theme “Embody the Word.” The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is scheduled to bring greetings on Thursday.
The first organization outside the PC(USA) to use the new conference space in the Presbyterian Center goes by the acronym FACT, an apt name for ecumenical researchers from around the country.
For the first time in three years, synod and presbytery moderators in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be able to gather in person this November for the annual Moderators’ Conference. For the past two years, the Covid pandemic has forced the Office of the General Assembly to move to an online gathering. But this year, attendees will have a choice to be virtual or in person.
The conference (often referred to as Mod Con) will be held Nov. 10–12 at the Presbyterian Center’s new conference facility in Louisville. Fresh off the success of the 225th General Assembly, OGA staff are taking what they’ve learned from the Assembly and creating a meeting that will provide opportunities for moderators to connect in a format that works best for them.
After a two-year hiatus, a collaboration between the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Columbia Theological Seminary recently resumed with students traveling to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations (PMUN) and the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness (OPW) to learn about effective environmental advocacy.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Team (NRT) members visited areas of Eastern Kentucky impacted by devastating late July floods late last week and early this week to offer support and help plan long-term recovery efforts.
On Monday the Presbyterian Writers Guild celebrated the work of three authors during an awards presentation all too familiar over the past 2½ years: via Zoom, rather than the in-person General Assembly venue that members much prefer.
After sharing last month the free downloadable resources created to inform possibilities for Triennium-related celebrations in the local context, Gina Yeager-Buckley jumped at the chance Monday to bring along some of the talented people who created the resources related to group study, recreation, and worship and prayer — and are on the verge of creating even more resources in the weeks to come.
A current area coordinator and a former regional liaison with Presbyterian World Mission are among the four people recently named to the board of the American Waldensian Society.
Days and weeks after summer flooding ravaged various presbyteries this summer, the extent of the damage continues to be assessed. But the known effects have been significant, from displacing school children and pastors to damaging church basements and parishioners’ homes.
If Jesus coached women’s track and cross country at an Ivy League university, what would that look like?