220th General Assembly (2012) resolution on advocating for comprehensive Immigration Reform.
October 2012
Support is growing among Presbyterians to legalize same-sex marriage.
Mission Crossroads is a Presbyterian Mission Agency publication about the church’s mission around the world. Presbyterian World Mission is committed to sending mission personnel, empowering the global church, and equipping the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for mission as together we address the root causes of poverty, work for reconciliation amidst cultures of violence, and share the good news of God’s saving love through Jesus Christ.
In the Fall 2012 issue
An agent of generosity
The reshaping of World
Mission
Saying yes to God
Presbyterian World Mission calls young leader
World Roundup
Including: Note from the Stated Clerk, a list of the amendments with advice from the ACC, and an index.
Approved by the 220th General Assembly (2012) and recommended to the presbyteries for their vote.
Resolution on the plight of immigrant people in our neighborhoods and communities of faith
The 220th General Assembly (2012) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) urges our church to take the following actions concerning the plight of immigrant people in our neighborhoods and communities of faith.
On taking action concerning the place and plight of immigrant people (both documented and undocumented)
The 216th General Assembly (2004) approved a resoltuion calling for comprehensive legislation for immigrants living and working in the United States. The conditions that brought about that resolution have not improved; therefore, the 220th General Assembly resolves to encourage presbyteries, congregations, and individual Presbyterians and their families to do the following.
During the 2012 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women, visitors to the Horizons space folded boats to float on the River of Hope. Use these instructions for a boat-making activity at your next event.
September 2012
Does a congregation’s focus—or lack of focus—on evangelism influence worshipers’ outreach and inviting activities? Yes, it does!
Including: Note from the Stated Clerk, a list of the amendments with advice from the ACC, and an index.
Approved by the 220th General Assembly (2012) and recommended to the presbyteries for their vote.
Including: Heidelberg Catechism and Note from the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly.
Approved by the 220th General Assembly (2012) and recommended to the presbyteries for their vote.