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POV News & Announcements

Category: PC(USA)

  • Come Explore the Recent Changes to the Book of Order

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    Dear Sisters and Brothers: Blessings to you all as the “hiatus” of summer passes and we move into a new program year for so many congregations.  This summer, as always, finds our congregations quite busy with seasonal concerns and programs. As the focus moves, however, there are concerns and responses that need attention.  Some of…

  • Seeking Justice in Peru

    Seeking Justice in Peru

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    PC(USA) mission worker Jed Koball’s service with the Joining Hands program in Peru takes him to La Oroya, one of the 10 most polluted cities in the world. A study showed that 97 percent of the city’s children have lead poisoning, a condition that can reduce a child’s intelligence and stunt physical growth. Watch Jed…

  • New Form of Government: Approved

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    While the Office of the General Assembly awaits official tallies, it appears that a majority of the 173 presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have approved a new Form of Government.

  • PC(USA) World Mission for June

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    Mission Connections Live! Presbyterian World Mission co-workers available to speak at presbyteries this fall. The host presbytery will be responsible for developing a full schedule, for providing room and board for the mission speaker, and for transporting the mission speaker from place to place within the presbytery.  Presbyterian World Mission will be responsible for the…

  • Passage of Amendment 10-A

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    Dear Friends, News travels fast. By now, many of you already know that Amendment 10-A, which proposed new language for ordination standards in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has been approved by a majority of presbyteries in our denomination. The new amendment will take effect July 10 of this year.

  • Synod Scholarships to Big Tent

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    Synod Offers Scholarships to PC(USA) Event Thousands Expected June 30 – July 2 in Indianapolis Lincoln Trails will award a number of $100 scholarships to help defray the cost of attending PC(USA)’s Big Tent event. There are nine different partner conferences involved in the Big Tent. Choose just one or design your own Big Tent…

  • The Big Tent Stays In Indy!

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    From the PC(USA) website: Big Tent to stay in Indianapolis LOCATION FINALIZED AFTER EXAMINATION OF NEW INDIANA IMMIGRATION BILL The Big Tent – the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s biennial celebration of ministry and mission – will be pitched in Indianapolis June 30-July 2. The decision to keep the Big Tent event in Indianapolis this summer was made…