This action of the 225th General Assembly (2022) in response to a report from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) provides an update to the statistics included in the 2010 "Gun Violence, Gospel Value: Mobilizing in Response to God's Call." It also provides new recommendations including the implementation of the PCUSA's 10-year campaign, the Decade to End Gun Violence.
This action of the 225th General Assembly (2022) in response to a report from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) provides an update to the statistics included in the 2010 "Gun Violence, Gospel Value: Mobilizing in Response to God's Call." It also provides new recommendations including the implementation of the PCUSA's 10-year campaign, the Decade to End Gun Violence.
APPROVED BY THE 207TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY (1995)
The 204th General Assembly (1992) mandated that “the Racial Ethnic Ministry Unit as lead entity in consultation with the Committee on Social Witness Policy and Social Justice and Peacemaking Ministry Unit . . . prepare a resolution that clarifies the policy of the PC(USA) on the issue of ‘Toxic Waste, Race, and the Environment,’ suggest steps the PC(USA) may take in responding to this issue, and report to the 205th General Assembly (1993)” (Minutes, 1992, Part I, pp. 627−28).
The 207th General Assembly (1995) approved a recommendation to amend Section “A. Basic Policies …
You know you want help — for yourself, your congregation, or a pastor or congregation with which you are working. What kind of help is needed? These printer-friendly information sheets will help you answer those questions and find the help you are seeking.
Why have honorarium guidelines?
The following honorarium guidelines have been provided at the request of the 2006 Presbyterian Women Churchwide Business Meeting voting delegates. They are guidelines for those who wish to provide honorariums for national leaders, the PW/Horizons Bible study or Suggestions for Leaders author, a professional person or others you wish to thank monetarily for time spent preparing and then participating in an event. These are suggested guidelines, not rules, so please feel free to apply them accordingly.
Note: This is not a PW or PC(USA) policy. Guidelines were created at the request of the 2006 PW …
Presbyterian mission co-workers are dedicated, passionate teachers, church planters, doctors, public health specialists, chaplains and human rights advocates. They teach theology, church history, Greek, Hebrew and English. They preach and evangelize. They organize and host mission teams from the United States. They accompany, they listen, they work in partnership with Christians in 50 countries around the world. We invite you to learn about their work, read their first-person accounts through their letters, and support their vital ministry in support of the gospel through your prayers and gifts.
This partnership facilitation resource aids and assists in starting a relationship with a mission co-worker and creating global partnerships. relationships.
Do you know someone who has a family member in the National Guard or Reserves now serving overseas or in some other place far away from home? Is it someone in your church? the neighborhood? the office? Do you want to help the person left behind but are unsure how to do so? Do you say to him or her, “Let me know if there is anything I can do for you,” but feel that your words are inadequate, that you really want to offer concrete support? Here are some ideas to help you get started.
Information for mid-councils submitting overtures to the General Assembly.
Read the Human Rights Update 2010 developed by The Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP)
of the General Assembly Mission Council.