Assembly in Brief - 222nd General Assembly (2016)

Assembly in Brief, the popular bulletin insert-size summary of the 222nd General Assembly (2016) is now available as a free download. The insert is chock-full of information about the Assembly, complete with color photographs. Assembly in Brief is a partnership between PNS and the Office of the General Assembly. It relies heavily on the writing and photography staff of the General Assembly Communications Center.

Contents:

• “The Hope in Our Calling”
• History²: Two women elected Co-Moderators
• Belhar added to Book of Confessions
• ‘A new Directory for Worship
• Commission created to deal with PC(USA) structural issues
• Move to divest from fossil fuel companies defeated
• Two-state solution for Israel-Palestine reaffirmed
• With an apology, assembly vows to keep children safe
• ‘Regret’ expressed for harm to LGBTQ/Q members
• “Teaching Elder” out, “Minister of Word and Sacrament” back in
• Decision to reduce number of synods reversed
• Commitment to peacemaking reaffirmed
• Gradye Parsons honored

The bulletin insert may be downloaded below or you may:

• get 1/2 page readable order (6.3mb)
• or in a lo-res readable order (552kb)