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The PC(USA)’s Unification Commission sets July 1, 2025, as the date for unifying the Presbyterian Mission Agency and the Office of the General Assembly

Posted August 20th, 2023

Dividing its time almost evenly between closed and open sessions on Sunday, the Unification Commission — which is working to unify the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency — voted to approve a timeline to complete its work by the 227th General Assembly in 2026.

The PC(USA)’s Unification Commission concludes its three-day meeting by dividing up its work

Posted March 11th, 2023

The Unification Commission spent the bulk of its Saturday morning together divided into the four teams that will do much of the commission’s work over the coming months.

Tasked with a gargantuan mandate, the PC(USA)’s Unification Commission chooses teamwork

Posted March 10th, 2023

It took commissioners all day Friday, but by the end of the second day of Unification Commission meetings, the 12-member group had spread the considerable work it must complete over four teams: Governance, Financials, Common Mission and Consultations. Two or three commissioners volunteered themselves for each of the four teams.

The PC(USA)’s Unification Commission receives a primer on the history of the Church’s structure and emerging trends

Posted February 18th, 2023

During its monthly meeting, the Unification Commission went to school Saturday, receiving lessons on the histories of the Office of the General Assembly, the Presbyterian Mission Agency and, more recently, the Administrative Services Group. Members also took in a statistical overview of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and other communities of faith.

The PC(USA)’s Unification Commission now has an online platform to help commissioners do their important work

Posted January 21st, 2023

Meeting for second time on Saturday, members of the Commission to Unify the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency — known informally as the Unification Commission — determined the online platform they will use to share their work with each other and with the Church at large.