The Presbytery of Ohio Valley News and Announcements

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Category: General Assembly

  • Registration for the 224th General Assembly Delayed

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    From the PC(USA) website: Rick Jones | Office of the General Assembly – March 12, 2020 The continued spread of the coronavirus has once again prompted officials with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to take action to ensure the health and safety of employees, board and committee members and others traveling on behalf of the church,…

  • October News from PC(USA)

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    Mid Council Leaders Gathering concludes with hard conversation about per capita The final plenary at the Mid Council Leaders Gathering in Baltimore focused on some frank conversation around per capita, the primary funding source for the Office of the General Assembly (OGA). Read more… Co-Moderators announce plans for new conference for commissioned lay pastors/ruling elders The Co-Moderators…

  • Results of the Vote on the Proposed Amendments at the March Assembly

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    The following are the results of the vote taken at the March 2, 2019 Assembly meeting of the Presbytery of Ohio Valley on the Proposed Amendments from the 223rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) The full description of each of the proposed amendments may be found here.

  • General Assembly News from PC(USA)

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    For news from the 223rd General Assembly taking place in St. Louis from June 16–23, please click on the link below: General Assembly News How decisions get made at General Assembly By Jerry Van Marter | Presbyterians Today This summer’s 223rd General Assembly will be my 41st. My first was in Portland, Oregon, in 1967 when,…

  • News Subscription for GA 223 in June

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    GA News Subscription for GA 223 June 16-23, 2018 in St. Louis Attention Pastors and Congregational Leaders! What’s happening at General Assembly this year? When GA 223 meets in St. Louis June 16-23, the General Assembly Newsroom will publish the GA Newspaper every day. A team of crackerjack reporters will fan out through the committees…

  • Presbyterian Polity, Program and Mission Educator Certification Course

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    Christian educators, teaching and ruling elders, and church members are sometimes not aware of the rich resources in the Book of Order, and the ability of polity to empower congregational ministry, faith formation, spiritual practices, and vocation as a mark of the God who sends the church into the world. Exploring polity in the context of…

  • AIDS Ministry Conference – Scholarships available!

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    Greetings! I’m writing to invite you to attend an exciting event later this fall – “Creating AIDS Competent Churches and Church Leaders: Remembrance, Repentance, Responsibility” at Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2012. At the direction of the 219th General Assembly (2010), the Office of Public Witness (OPW) is partnering with the Presbyterian AIDS Network…