The Book of Order is Part II of the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This document contains the Form of Government, Directory for Worship, Rules of Discipline, and the Formula of Agreement.
You can purchase the print version of the Book of Order from Presbyterian Distribution Service .
These guidelines were developed in 2010 at a consultative meeting in Geneva to promote justice tourism for pilgrims to Palestine- Israel. Representing 14 countries, a group of 27 theologians, Palestinian Christian activists and professionals in the tourism industry called on Christian pilgrims to live their faith as they visit the Holy Land, going beyond homage of ancient sites to show concern for the Palestinian people living there whose lives are severely constricted by the Israeli occupation of their lands.
The Office of the General Assembly has released the 2009 statistics of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The statistical material includes a comparative summary of the membership, a summary of receipts and expenditures for the past four years, and additional miscellaneous information.
As of 2009, the total membership of the PC(USA) is 2,077,138, which reflects a roughly 3% decrease, or 63,027 members, from the previous year.
The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, said the latest statistics contain both good news and bad.
This packet contains information about your rights during an encounter with any of the Immigration Service agencies of the Department of Homeland Security.
It is Your Right…
If the Immigration Service arrests you:
Presbyterianism: Principles, Practice, & Social Teaching
A course for seminarians during The 220th General Assembly Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
June 29 – July 7, 2012 • Pittsburgh, PA
A Public Policy Statement on Energy, Its Production and Use, Adopted by the !21st (1981) General Assembly,
Presbyterian Church in the U.S., and by the 193rd ( 1981) General Assembly, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.;
with a Background Analysis, by Robert L. Stivers, Commended for Study in Connection with the Public Policy
Statement.
The General Assembly Committee on Ecumenical & Interreligious Relations continually needs people who are interested in serving our church in committees, delegations, etc. We keep a database with Presbyterians who are interested in been considered for this opportunities.
The Guide for Judicial Process has been created by the Association of Stated Clerks to assist clerks in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in providing guidance to their councils (formerly governing bodies) and individuals within them regarding the judicial process.
The Association of Stated Clerks wishes to express its thanks to the General Assembly Stated Clerk and his staff in the Office of the General Assembly, Department of Constitutional Services, for their invaluable, insightful contributions and support to the development and updating of this Guide.
In July of 2011, the Revised Form of Government, voted by the 219th General Assembly and approved by the requisite number of …
This small group curriculum will help the participants in obtaining a deeper understanding of the biblical and theological reasons for engaging in the work and ministry of unity. The curriculum provides an in-depth study of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Ecumenical Stance.
“Our first word as a delegation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) must be one of welcome in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome to this house. Welcome to this table of conversation. Welcome to this engagement of minds and hearts as we search together to learn the Lord's will for His Church.
We have come to wrestle together with a subject of undeniably great import. It is not too much to say that the shape of the church’s future turns on what the churches make of it. For it is claimed by the Bishop of Rome that he is called to …