Office of the General Assembly Archives

Presbyterian Mission Agency Board hears powerful preaching from one of its own

Posted October 8th, 2020

Like the Apostle Paul, when the Rev. Kevin Johnson was a child, he thought like a child. But even then he had the good sense to ask his mother and the people at his church plenty of questions — much the same way Muhammad Ali did in a taped interview Johnson played for his colleagues on the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board Thursday.

Presbyterians remember Breonna Taylor with a vigil for justice

Posted September 27th, 2020

“We are here holding up the life of Breonna Taylor, one who gave her life not intentionally, but a life that will be remembered for the movement she has now created,” the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II said during a vigil Sunday honoring the woman killed in her apartment March 13 at the hands of Louisville police.

Breonna Taylor decision: ‘Our cries have fallen on deaf ears’

Posted September 23rd, 2020

Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) called the decision of a Louisville grand jury to indict only one officer involved in the death of Breonna Taylor on three counts of wanton endangerment “a travesty.”

Church leaders, members invited to participate in website testing

Posted September 17th, 2020

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders and members are invited to participate in an exercise that will help a consultant redesign the denomination’s website.

‘We must be an irritant to the justice system’

Posted August 29th, 2020

Presbyterians and their partners in Louisville, Kentucky and in cities across the country took to the streets Saturday as part of the Presbyterian Week of Action, calling for an end to racial violence and attracting honks of support from motorists as the Louisville assembly of nearly 150 people marched from the Presbyterian Center to a downtown square honoring Breonna Taylor.

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.

Getting their feet wet

Posted August 20th, 2020

Members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). A Corporation Board of Directors eased their way into three days of online meetings Wednesday, helping four new members learn about their roles and how the A Corporation, which dates back to 1799, fits in and works with other PC(USA) agencies and boards.

PC(USA), A Corporation Board elects a new co-chair

Posted August 6th, 2020

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation Board of Directors welcomed new members and elected a new co-chair during a Thursday online meeting.

User research continues for new PCUSA.org website

Posted July 15th, 2020

A new round of user experience testing was launched on June 25 to learn how visitors to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s website would navigate the site to locate the information and resources they want.