Category Archives: Presbytery

News from PC(USA) 7/25/2017

Attending church is good for your health. Now what?
Yonat Shimron | Religion News Service
Latest in a long line of studies shows church attendance is good for your health

Buckle up, hold on tight, and pray like crazy
Eva Stimson | Office of the General Assembly Communications
Community outreach sparks new life at Tacoma church

PMAB Executive Committee begins three-day retreat in St. Paul
Rick Jones | Presbyterian News Service
Updates from Way Forward Commission and All Agency Review top the agenda

Young adults weigh in on PC(USA)’s efforts to dismantle racism
Gail Strange | Presbyterian News Service
Opinions given at Presbyterian Intercultural Young Adult Network’s post-Big Tent event

July edition of Facing Racism leverages Big Tent theme and resources
Gregg Brekke | Presbyterian News Service
‘Race, Reconciliation and Reformation’ seen as a call for transformation

Advocates gather around threats to family farmers and other Iowans
Rick Jones and Andrew Kang Bartlett | Presbyterian News Service
Presbyterian Hunger Program partner Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement hosts statewide conference

World Protestant body issues solidarity message with Palestinian Christians
Stephen Brown | World Communion of Reformed Churches Communications
WCRC says ‘integrity of Christian faith is at stake’

Recognizing systems of power and privilege that perpetuate racism
Gail Strange | Presbyterian News Service
Big Tent workshop speaks to Presbyterian effort to dismantle racism

Big Tent workshop offers stories and struggles of reconciliation around the world
Kathy Melvin | Presbyterian News Service
Features work in South Sudan, Cuba and the Israel-Palestine

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POV Assembly: June 15th at Mitchell

The next Assembly will take place at 10:00 am (ET) on Thursday, 6/15/2017 at the Mitchell Presbyterian Church.

Registration will begin at 9:00 am (ET).

The packet, driving directions, and the minutes from the March 25, 2017 meeting will be available for download from the assembly web page after 4:00pm on June 8th.

Online registration for the Assembly is available now. Please let us know if you will be in attendance!

What Happened at Assembly on March 25, 2017

What Happened at Assembly on March 25th?

The Presbytery enjoyed the hospitality of the Mitchell Presbyterian Church, Mitchell, Indiana

Installation of Vice Moderator and Stated Clerk

The Moderator installed David Crittenden as Stated Clerk and Barbara Ferguson as Vice-Moderator of the Presbytery of Ohio Valley.

Examination of Je Myoung Lee

After preaching for the Presbytery Je Myoung Lee, a candidate under care of the Presbytery of Chicago, was examined by the Presbytery and approved for ordination to the ministry of Teaching Elder.  Je has been called to served the congregations of the Mitchell Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church, Bedford, as pastor of the Lawrence County Parish.

Proposed Amendments from the 222nd General Assembly

The Commissioners approved all sixteen amendments to the Book of Order proposed by the 222nd General Assembly. (Ballot tallies are shown below.)

Congregational Mission and Vitality Committee Grants Approved by Presbytery Council

The Council report noted two grants from the Monroe City Funds one in the amount of $3,400 to the Scipio Presbyterian Church for an outdoor worship, spirituality and fellowship area and the other in the amount of $4,000 to the Community Presbyterian Church in Charlestown, Indiana, for funding for a Bundle of Joy Basket Program as part of the congregation’s D.I.A.P.E.R. ministry.

No.Amendment TitleYesNoBlank
16-AChild & Youth Protection Policy
On Amending G-3.0106 		603
16-BParity in Committees
On Amending G-3.0109		549
16-C1Ministers of the Word and Sacrament
On Amending F-3.0202		594
16-C2Ministers of the Word and Sacrament
On Amending G-2.0102		5931
16-C3Ministers of the Word and Sacrament
On Amending G-2.0301		5931
16-C4Ministers of the Word and Sacrament
On Amending G-2.05 and G-2.0501		5931
16-C5Ministers of the Word and Sacrament
On Amending G-2.0701		5931
16-C6Ministers of the Word and Sacrament and Commissioned Pastors
On Amending G-3.0307		5571
16-C7Minister of the Word and Sacrament and
Commissioned Pastor
On Amending the Directory for Worship and
the Rules of Discipline 		5571
16-C8Minister of the Word and Sacrament
On Amending W-4.4001a.		5931
16-D1Relationship to the PC(USA) of a Person Who Has
Renounced Jurisdiction of the Church
On Amending G-2.0509		50121
16-D2Relationship to the PC(USA) of a Person Who Has
Renounced Jurisdiction of the Church
On Amending D-10.0401		49122
16-ECertified Service Requirements
On Amending G-2.1101		612
16-FThe Ministry of Members
On Amending G-1.0304		594
16-GAccess to the Lord’s Table
On Amending W-2.4011a. and b.		558
16-HDirectory for Worship
On Replacing the Current Directory for Worship		50112

POV Assembly: March 25, 2017

The next Assembly will take place at 10:00 am (ET) on Saturday, 3/25/2017 at the Mitchell Presbyterian Church.

Registration will begin at 9:00 am (ET).

At this Assembly, we will be voting on the proposed amendments to the Book of Order that were approved by the 222nd General Assembly. The amendments are available via download at the following link: Proposed Amendments to the Constitution.

As this is the only method by which the amendments have been made available, we strongly recommend that you print the document beforehand and bring it with you to the meeting. The wireless network at Mitchell will not be able to handle everyone trying to access the document at once, and we will only be printing a limited amount of copies to bring.

The packet, driving directions, and the minutes from the December 2016 meeting will be available for download from the assembly web page after 4:00pm on March 16th.

Online registration for the Assembly is available now. Please let us know if you will be in attendance!

POV Office Closings in January

The POV Office will be closed on Monday, January 16th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 17th at 9:00 am (Eastern).

We will also be closed for an all-day staff meeting on Monday, January 23rd, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 24th at 9:00 am (Eastern).

Madison Presbyterian Church Finds Historic Documents

Historic find sheds light on Indiana church’s past

by Pam Newhouse | Special to Presbyterian News Service

Jill Wiest (left) and Pam Newhouse (right) with the safe at Madison Presbyterian Church. (Photo provided)

MADISON, Ind. – In 2014, a year before Madison Presbyterian Church’s 200th anniversary, Jill Wiest and I volunteered to see what information we could find to enhance the celebration. After looking through many old files we wondered if we had found everything—after all, there are many nooks and crannies in our 1846 church building.

What about that old safe in the small room off the kitchen that had been the pastor’s study in the 1800s? It took a while to find the right key, but eventually we did and opened it. To our satisfaction, it held a treasure trove of documents, letters, and ledgers that told of some of the highs and lows of Madison Presbyterian Church through the years.

Read the remainder of the article on the Presbyterian Mission Agency site.

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Ordination of Jaeseok Park

The Presbytery of Ohio Valley invites you
to attend the ordination of

Jaeseok Park
to the ministry of Teaching Elder
in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship
602 State Rd 135 N, Nashville, Indiana,
on Saturday, November 5th at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern)
(812) 988-9764

All ministers are invited to vest and wear red stoles.