As the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) moves closer to the 224th General Assembly (2020) next month, the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) and agency staff are working on final details for the historic gathering.
Mientras que la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE. UU.) se acerca a la 224a Asamblea General (2020) el próximo mes, el Comité de la Oficina de la Asamblea General (COGA) y el personal de la agencia están trabajando en los detalles finales para la reunión histórica.
El jueves, COGA recibió información sobre capacitación y preparación para los candidatos a moderador. Dos grupos de candidatos a moderador y uno que busca ser un co moderador se reunieron para entrevistas con el personal esta semana.
다음 달에 있게 될 제 224차 총회(2020년)가 다가옴에 따라 총회 사무국(COGA)과 기관 직원들이 역사적 모임에 대한 최종 세부 사항을 준비하고 있다.
목요일, COGA는 총회장 후보자에 대한 교육 및 준비에 대한 현황을 보고 받았다. 공동 총회장 후보자 두 팀과 공동 총회장이 되려는 사람 한 명이 이번 주에 직원들과 면접을 했다.
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Oglala Sioux Tribe have both set up checkpoints on roads going through their reservations. The governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem, has ordered the tribe to take down the checkpoints, saying they have no jurisdiction over South Dakota and federal highways.
After a successful first outing looking at the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on communities of people who are black, the “COVID at the Margins” series returns at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 18, with a look at a community experiencing overt racism due to the virus: people who are Asian and Asian-American.
One of the long-term effects of COVID-19 in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries will be widespread famine. In Madagascar, where the average person lives on less than $250 a year, the FJKM (Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar) fruit tree center at Mahatsinjo will help offset the impact of hunger in one of the poorest countries in the world.
The senior pastor’s phone rang at 9:15 p.m. It was Dr. Paul Greenman, a member of First Presbyterian Church of Fort Lauderdale and the Broward County Medical Association. Greenman made a plea for help during the COVID-19 pandemic — not for himself, but for thousands of other medical professionals and first responders in Broward County, Florida.
With unanimous approval Wednesday by the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, the Presbyterian Investment & Loan Program can now issue lines of credit to, for example, presbyteries for such purposes as maintaining and preparing property for sale.
With mission co-workers and other Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) national staff tuned in from all over the country — and some from abroad — Compassion, Peace & Justice on Wednesday offered up “By the Waters of Babylon,” an online worship service of lament attended by more than 80 people.
The feel-good line “We’re all in this together” has been an oft-repeated refrain during the coronavirus crisis, but for some minorities, feeling the brunt of the pandemic, it doesn’t ring true.