“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.”
— 1 Corinthians 12:12
Learn about the Presbyterian Mission Agency
For over 200 years, Presbyterians have been responding to the call of Jesus Christ, taking the gospel into all the world and bearing witness to Christ’s saving love to the ends of the earth. Today the Holy Spirit is still on the move, calling us to share in what God is doing in the world. As your partner in Christ’s service, the Presbyterian Mission Agency is faithfully working to inspire, equip, and connect all Presbyterians to do Christ's mission, bringing together congregations, worshiping communities, mid councils, mission networks, and other parts of the church ecosystem as they nurture and shape disciples and serve Christ in the world.
The Presbyterian Mission Agency is the ministry and mission agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Six ministry areas carry out our missional work: Compassion, Peace and Justice; Evangelism and Church Growth; Racial Ethnic and Women’s Ministries/Presbyterian Women; Theology, Worship and Education; Vocation; and World Mission. Together with Shared Services, and Communications and Funds Development, these ministry areas work to inspire, equip, and connect all Presbyterians for the church’s work.
Linda Valentine serves as Executive Director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency.
Meet the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board members
This pictorial directory includes photos and contact information for board members
Find upcoming meetings
See a full schedule of Presbyterian Mission Agency Board meetings.
What are the responsibilities of the Presbyterian Mission Agency?
Learn about the Presbyterian Mission Agency at a glance
How is Presbyterian mission funded?
Are you interested in how Presbyterian mission is funded? Share Christ's Mission explains mission funding sources (mission funds and per capita) and uses based on the 2011/12 budget. Funding Christ's Mission is the report of the Mission Funding Task Force which was approved by the 218th General Assembly (2008).
Share Christ's Mission (one page)
A Giving Report of the Top Ten Presbyteries for 2011
This poster honors presbyteries across the country for their generous support of Presbyterian mission.
The General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) recognizes the following presbyteries and their congregations for their generous support of Presbyterian mission and ministry in 2011. We thank them for their generous gifts in the following categories: Basic Mission Support, Special Offerings, other specific appeals, and total giving.
Get the 2012 Annual Report
In 2012, the Presbyterian Mission Agency joyfully engaged in God's mission to transform the world. Read about the highlights of our mission and ministry in the 2012 Annual Report.
Funding Trends (2001–2011) of the General Assembly Mission Council
Read about how many different sources of funding help the GAMC support the mission of the whole church. Covers the 11-year period of 2001 through 2011.
Weekly Messages from Linda Valentine
"Comfort, comfort my people"
May 21, 2013
Greetings to members of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, mid council executives, and friends,
Once again we find ourselves watching in horror as the devastation of another natural disaster—the Moore, Oklahoma, tornado of May 20—continues to unfold.
As rescue and recovery efforts continue—with anxious families still searching for loved ones—we are bold to affirm our faith in God’s promise to provide refuge and strength in times of trouble. God spoke through the prophet Isaiah, saying, “Comfort, comfort my people,” (Isa. 40:1).
Continue readingWinds of change across the PC(USA)
May 9, 2013
Greetings to members of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, mid council executives, and friends,
In these days, as we once again anticipate the mighty wind of Pentecost, a new spirit is already blowing through the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
As Eric Hoey, director of Evangelism and Church Growth, explains in his message below, the bold new vision of the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s 2013–2016 mission work plan is already at work inspiring churches and mid councils to join the 1001 movement, creating renewed vitality in our congregations, and transforming all who love and serve Christ’s church.
[To access the full text of this message from the "Messages from Linda Valentine" page, click on the headline.]
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