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  • 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…

  • PC(USA) News 5/23/2018

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    Closing churches due to size unthinkable in Cuba  Jerry Van Marter | Office of the General Assembly Small but vital mission thrives in country’s third largest city Hawaii’s volcanic activity not slowing down Rick Jones | Presbyterian News Service Lava still flowing into Pacific Ocean, causing health concerns Presbyterian churches remember victims in Texas school…

  • Stated Clerk files amicus brief supporting DACA

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    800,000 young people would suffer ‘irreparable harm’ if program ends MARCH 26, 2018 – LOUISVILLE Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II has signed an amicus curiae brief in a suit filed in the Northern District of  California to enjoin the federal government from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The plaintiffs…

  • Presbyterians join hundreds of thousands in march against gun violence

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    Office of Public Witness organizes denominational contingent in Washington By Rick Jones | Presbyterian News Service Original Article Here LOUISVILLE – Across the country and the world Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people took part in rallies and demonstrations against gun violence. The March for Our Lives was organized by students in various communities. The…

  • Board of Pensions Uncovers Fraud Scheme

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    Board of Pensions News Release Contact: Susan Reimann Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 215-587-7228 • sreimann@pensions.org PHILADELPHIA  — The Board of Pensions is investigating the fraudulent redirection of 11 pension payments. The Board reissued the December payments to the pensioners, and acted immediately to…

  • Photos Wanted for the PC(USA) Planning Calendar

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    Calling for great church photos for PC(USA) calendar! Presbyterian News Service December 11, 2017 Vital congregations, mission to be featured in next Presbyterian Planning Calendar by Gregg Brekke | Presbyterian News Service The Presbyterian Planning Calendar for 2018-19 will feature photos on the cover and throughout the monthly calendar pages showing the best of what our…

  • Board of Pensions issues statement on housing allowance ruling

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    Spencer says, ‘We will keep working diligently to protect our ministers’ by Susan Reimann | Board of Pensions Read the original article here. PHILADELPHIA — On Oct. 6, Judge Barbara Crabb, a federal district court judge in the Western District of Wisconsin, found Section 107(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (the subsection dealing with housing…