administrative services group Archives

PC(USA) entities are updating policies and promoting discussion around LBGTQIA+ issues

Posted June 23rd, 2021

The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” McCormick and ruling elder Mary Almy served as mission co-workers in Sudan for more than 14 years, but during that time Mary was living a dual life.

Researching donor restrictions is the key to leveraging restricted funds

Posted May 13th, 2021

After skipping a meeting in April, the Coordinating Table came together with a purpose Thursday, agreeing by consensus to a plan for staff to begin identifying the restrictions on some of the 2,000 restricted funds set up as bequests over many decades and continuing the discussions required for presenting a unified budget, perhaps as soon as the 226th General Assembly in 2024.

Special GA committee seeks to keep momentum going on a unified budget

Posted April 28th, 2021

The Moving Forward Implementation Special Committee continues to discuss ways to help three of the denomination’s entities — the Office of the General Assembly, the Presbyterian Mission Agency and the A Corporation/Administrative Services Group — develop a unified budget to present to the 225th General Assembly next year.

Making the PC(USA)’s national mission relevant to people in the pews

Posted March 11th, 2021

The Coordinating Table, which has been meeting monthly with the goal of creating a unified budget for the Presbyterian Mission Agency, Office of the General Assembly and Administrative Services Group, took a question-and-answer approach help it reach the goal in time for next year’s General Assembly.

Creating the denominational website that users want — and deserve

Posted February 22nd, 2021

Visiting https://www.pcusa.org, the main website of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is for many users akin to shopping at a grocery store where food and other products are displayed by who made them, not by type.

The PC(USA)’s balance sheet was affected but not devastated by the pandemic

Posted February 11th, 2021

The PC(USA)’s Controller, Denise Hampton, delivered a better-than-expected financial report Thursday during the quarterly meeting of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation Board.

Projection: PC(USA) revenues will be down about $9 million in 2020 due to COVID-19

Posted August 21st, 2020

During Friday’s wrap-up of three days of online meetings, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation Board of Directors circled back to the topic of financial projections in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On budgets and board feedback

Posted August 20th, 2020

Thursday’s open portion of the online meeting of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation Board of Directors was chiefly spent exploring financial reports and the results of a board survey.

PC(USA) leaders discuss income shortfall during all-staff videoconference

Posted May 18th, 2020

Just as congregational and mid council giving and budgets are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, so will the current and near-term income streams of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, Office of the General Assembly and the Administrative Services Group.

Presbyterian Mission Agency Board committees Zoom to get their work done

Posted April 16th, 2020

Administrative and Program committees of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board met separately Thursday by Zoom calls.