rev. dr. j. herbert nelson ii Archives

A.J. Jacobs to launch Stewardship Kaleidoscope Conference in Savannah, Georgia

Posted May 11th, 2022

Acclaimed author, journalist and lecturer A.J. Jacobs will be the featured speaker at the opening plenary for the Stewardship Kaleidoscope Conference on Monday, Sept. 26.

Three boards come together to approve the 2023-24 unified budget

Posted May 2nd, 2022

Meeting via Zoom Monday, the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly joined with the boards for the Presbyterian Mission Agency and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation, to approve proposed unified budgets for 2023-24.

Day 2 of Compassion, Peace & Justice training focuses on domestic work

Posted April 21st, 2022

Two-thirds of the way through Wednesday’s session of CPJ Training, moderator Christian Brooks of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Office of Public Witness turned the conversation to today’s headlines.

Coordinating Committee approves comments on two significant General Assembly reports

Posted April 7th, 2022

The Coordinating Committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board approved comments on two important items of business that will come before commissioners to the 225th General Assembly this summer. With the committee’s approval on Thursday, consideration on the comments will go to the full board for consideration during its meeting April 27-29.

REAC sends a ‘loving and justice-centered response’ following the Stated Clerk’s MLK Day remarks

Posted April 5th, 2022

The Racial Equity Advocacy Committee submits this letter as a loving and justice-oriented response to our colleagues in ministry who call upon REAC to respond to A Message from the Stated Clerk dated January 22 by the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), following the Stated Clerk’s letter on the occasion of the Martin Luther King Day holiday.

Cutting to the chase

Posted March 31st, 2022

The Board of Directors of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation made short work of its agenda Thursday, completing the business conducted during the public segment of its meeting in just an hour, half the time the board had allotted.

Stated Clerk joins other faith leaders to urge more work on Puerto Rico’s debt crisis

Posted March 16th, 2022

The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has joined other faith leaders to endorse a letter asking Congress and the Biden administration to continue the work of addressing debt crisis in Puerto Rico.

Global partners grateful that the PC(USA) is standing in solidarity against Russian invasion

Posted March 2nd, 2022

LOUISVILLE — The Russian people are demonstrating in the streets against their president’s order to invade Ukraine, knowing the consequences will be dire. Switzerland is neutral no more. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres pleaded “The fighting in Ukraine must stop. Enough is enough.”

PMA Board authorizes fund transfers to pay for ministry innovations

Posted February 11th, 2022

During the final day of its three-day online winter meeting, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted to allocate $9 million from unrestricted reserve funds for three purposes.

Israel/Palestine Mission Network issues statement on the Stated Clerk’s MLK Day call

Posted January 25th, 2022

The Israel Palestine Mission Network [IPMN] of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) supports our Stated Clerk, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, in his Jan. 17 call for unity of spirit, which he issued on the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.