The 226th General Assembly will be asked to decide whether to place the entire fossil fuel industry on a list of excluded investments or to continue with a more selective process that’s currently used by the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Committee on Mission Responsibility through Investment (MRTI).
The Environmental and Climate Justice Committee also will be taking up a handful of other business later this month in online meetings leading up to plenaries in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has affirmed since 2016 a commitment to mission and ministry as guided by Matthew 25. That commitment, to building vital congregations, dismantling structural racism, and eradicating systemic poverty, is meant to move us into deeper understandings of who we are called to be as followers of Jesus Christ and how we are called to love our neighbors.
“Finally!” was all my United Methodist friend had to text me when I asked how their General Conference was going. While I echo their relief, I know the recovery period for my LGBTQIA+ siblings is far from being final. Presbyterians stand as proof that the vote is sometimes the easiest part of change
Preparing for the departure of Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty this summer, the Presbyterian Foundation has hired two skilled and connected pastors to head up Theological Education Funds Development. The Rev. Bill Davis will join the Foundation as Senior Director of Theological Education Funds Development on June 29. The Rev. Zoë Garry will serve as Associate Director starting July 8.
The Committee on Mission Responsibility through Investment (MRTI) held a webinar Friday to provide an overview of its role in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and to highlight the business that it will be bringing to the 226th General Assembly later this month.
The General Assembly Entity Coordination Committee has a dozen items of business and eight reports for consideration when it meets online June 25-27 as part of the 226th General Assembly.
Six items of business and one report await members of the Ecumenical and Interfaith Partnerships Committee meeting online June 25-27 during the 226th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Nearly 50 people heard a message of hope and inclusion during More Light Presbyterians’ online worship service Sunday.
During the first town hall offered Thursday by the Office of the General Assembly ahead of the 226th General Assembly, more than 30 Presbyterians gathered online to, as host Jessica Maudlin said, “engage with each other about your experiences with Creation care and climate change in your context.”
Much of the work of the Mid Councils Committee will focus on clarifying boundaries and receiving synod reports.
The committee of the 226th General Assembly (2024) meets online June 25-27. Synod executives have requested time to share highlights from their mid council’s ministries.