Presbyterian Mission Agency ian hall Archives

Thursday’s Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation Board meeting includes a sunny financial report

Posted August 24th, 2023

Meeting via Zoom on Thursday, the Presbyterian Church, A Corporation Board of Directors made short work of its agenda, taking a few actions and providing a handful of updates before voting to enter into closed session to discuss personnel, property, litigation and security matters.

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 Presbyterian Center’s new conference facility came in on time and slightly under its (revised) budget

Posted December 9th, 2022

With nearly all the bills in and paid for, the Conference Center project at the Presbyterian Center in Louisville, Kentucky came in at about $130,000 under the revised budget of about $3.88 million, A Corp President Kathy Lueckert reported to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation Board of Directors Friday.

Presbyterian generosity, pandemic continue to impact A Corp finances

Posted August 26th, 2022

Ian Hall, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation’s chief operating officer and chief financial officer, had mostly good news for the A Corp Board Friday while presenting a financial report comparing June 30, 2022, to June 30, 2021.

Presbyterian Mission Agency Board OKs proposed budgets for 2023-24

Posted April 27th, 2022

The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board approved proposed 2023 and 2024 budgets for the mission agency Wednesday of about $70.1 million for 2023 and about $70.7 million for 2024.

Committee approves proposed 2023-24 budgets for the Presbyterian Mission Agency

Posted April 13th, 2022

The Resource, Allocation and Stewardship Committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board approved proposed PMA budgets for 2023 and 2024 Wednesday. Those budget proposals now go on for consideration by the full PMA Board when it meets later this month and then by the 225th General Assembly this summer.

A Corp Board to mull shifting some funds to investment firms run by Black fund managers

Posted February 14th, 2022

The A Corp Board will be hearing a presentation during its April meeting on whether to shift a percentage of about $50 million in A Corp holdings to investment firms that are run by Black fund managers.

The machines are catching us

Posted October 29th, 2021

Global Language Resources is using Machine Translation to provide hospitality to Presbyterians who don’t have English as their first language.

The PC(USA), A Corporation’s rosy financial picture has but one thorn

Posted August 27th, 2021

Ian Hall, who began work in June as the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation, had a rosy financial report Friday to share with the A Corp Board in a report covering the first seven months of 2021.

A Corp Board approves Presbyterian Center renovation

Posted May 20th, 2021

Pending approval from the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, the Presbyterian Center, the denominational headquarters for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for nearly 33 years, will undergo an estimated $2.4 million renovation this fall and winter to prepare the first story and part of the second to host the 225th General Assembly next year and, presumably, future assemblies as well.