On Wednesday, March 8 — International Women’s Day — members of the PC(USA) delegation to the 67th Commission on the Status of Women were hosted by Yuri A. Gala López, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, at the offices of Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations. Read more »
Barbara Everitt Bryant, a Presbyterian and the first woman to lead the U.S. Bureau of the Census, died March 2 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the age of 96. Among her three children is Linda Bryant Valentine, the former executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency. Read more »
Victoria Robinson has been shaped by her own experiences and by a willingness to attune to the perspectives of others. Discerning a call to ministry with the support of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been a part of Robinson’s experience. Read more »
The Rev. Shavon Starling-Louis, Co-Moderator of the 225th General Assembly (2022), gathered with a group of young adult delegates and young adult volunteers (YAVs) at the close of the second day of the 67th Commission on the Status Women Tuesday to share stories and experiences as young adults in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It was an open space with frank and vulnerable discussions, so the names of the young adults are not included in this report to respect them and their voices. Read more »
Thirty-two ecumenical officers and representatives of the member churches of the Conference of European Churches from across Europe met last month in Brussels, Belgium, where they explored the role of the churches and public theology — and how CEC’s programs can strengthen that role in the future. The CEC is a partner organization of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Read more »
In remarks on Monday to the Commission on the Status of Women, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that gender equality is centuries away and called for worldwide efforts to empower women. Read more »
As if they didn’t have enough important and informative events to take in, Presbyterians attending the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at UN headquarters in New York and online also have side events available to them. Read more »
On Saturday, the Presbytery of New York City gathered in the 147-year-old sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn for its first quarterly stated meeting of 2023. Read more »
연금국 소식은 미국장로교 연금국 정기 이사회를 마친 후에 발행하며 본 소식지를 통해서 연금국에서 주관하는 플랜 및 프로그램에 영향을 미치는 주요 정보와 조치를 알려드립니다. 춘계 정기 이사회 모임에 앞서 연금국은 변화를 위한 노력의 일환으로 교회들이 더 나은 서비스를 받을 수 있도록 교회와 협력하여 미국 장로교의 복리후생 제도를 평가하고 재설계하기 위한 재건축 과정을 준비했습니다. 2007년 이후 미국… Read more »
El Boletín de la Junta se publica después de cada reunión ordinaria de la Junta Directiva de la Junta de Pensiones de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (E.U.A.) y contiene información clave, así como las medidas que se han tomado y que afectan los planes y los programas administrados por la Junta de Pensiones. Mientras la Junta… Read more »