The Austin Seminary Board of Trustees, at a called meeting on Monday, elected the Rev. Dr. José Ramon Irizarry as the Seminary’s next president.

Most people like to attend worship in-person sometimes, and online at other times, depending on their needs at the time.

The tragic deaths of at least 51 immigrants in a trailer in San Antonio loomed large Tuesday for the General Assembly’s Immigration Committee, which prayed for the victims before beginning its formal business and expressed deep sadness. 

The Standing Rules of the General Assembly Committee debated two items of business at length Tuesday, recommending one for disapproval while approving another. 

While plenty of people are working hard to make sure the 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) proceeds smoothly and fairly, those under more pressure than most include the backstage crew in the convention center’s production studio. How, Julia Henderson was asked Tuesday during the daily GA Live broadcast, are they not an exhausted bunch as the assembly reaches the halfway point? 

When the Committee on International Engagement kicked off its second day of business on Tuesday, the initial focus was two overtures related to the Korean Peninsula and Presbyterian efforts to engage with partners, both faith-based and secular, toward creating a peace treaty.  

The Ecumenical and Interfaith Engagement Committee approved resolutions denouncing antisemitism and Islamophobia and affirming Interfaith/Interreligious relationships on its second day of business at the 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).  

Las trágicas muertes de al menos 51 inmigrantes en un remolque en San Antonio amenazaron el martes al Comité de Inmigración de la Asamblea General, que oró por las víctimas antes de comenzar sus negocios formales y expresó su profunda tristeza.

루이빌 - 샌안토니오에서 최소한 51명의 이민자들이 트레일러에서 비극적인 죽음을 맞이한 사건은 화요일에 총회 이민 위원회에 큰 반향을 불러 일으켰다. 위원회는 공식적인 업무를 시작하기 전에 희생자들을 위해 기도하며 깊은 위로를 전했다.  

범교회 참여 위원회는 반유대주의와 이슬람 혐오를 비난하며 종교 간 관계에 대해 확인하는 결의안을 제 225회 미국장로교 총회 중 안건 논의 둘째 날에 승인했다.