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General Assembly review groups issue letter seeking to clarify recommendations

Hoping to clarify what they believe is “confusion” and “misinformation” regarding their reports to General Assembly 223 (2018) in St. Louis, the Way Forward Commission and All Agency Review Committee of the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) issued a letter today.

Way Forward plans to vote on recommendations this week

On Feb. 15, the Way Forward Commission is expected to formally vote to approve its recommendations to the 2018 General Assembly — sprinting to meet a Feb. 16 deadline for submitting those recommendations to the Office of the General Assembly.

Women of Faith Awardees named by the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board

Amantha Barbee, Karen Hernandez-Granzen and Liz Theoharis were named recipients of the 2018 Women of Faith Awards by the Presbyterian Mission Agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) during its board meeting Feb. 7-9. They will be honored at the Women of Faith Awards Breakfast on Sunday, June 17, during the 223rd General Assembly (2018) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in St. Louis, Missouri.

PMA Board begins first meeting of 2018

Gathered in Louisville for the first of its two meetings in 2018 prior to General Assembly 223 (2018) in St. Louis, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) began its time together with reports from members of the executive committee.

Way Forward Commission fine-tunes draft report

The Way Forward Commission is working its way through what’s currently a 46-page draft document with six recommendations to the 2018 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).