April GAC meeting papers available online

Papers for the April 23-25 General Assembly Council meeting are available online.  The site will be updated often, so please check regularly. Contact Alex Sherman if you have problems opening, printing and/or downloading any documents.

News from the April GAC meeting

• GAC approves 2009-2010 mission budgets
• General Assembly Council Votes Not to Incorporate Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
  Task Force to remain in place until September 2008
• Following the leaders
  GAC’s Vocation Mission Committee hears about PC(USA)’s leader development efforts
• Presbyterian world mission: let it grow
  PC(USA) mission force to increase as number of partners proliferates
• GAC pays tribute to Kirkpatrick
• Money matters
  Executive Committee ponders Synod of the Southwest overture to expand GAC investments beyond Presbyterian Foundation 

General Assembly Council 'At-A-Glance'

Ministry and Mission
The largest of the six agencies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the General Assembly Council (GAC) is the ministry and mission arm of the PC(USA), offering the world a visible witness to Jesus Christ on behalf of:

• 2.2 million members across
• 10,960 churches in
• 173 presbyteries and
• 16 synods.

With mission personnel serving in nearly 70 countries around the world and over 400 staff, most based in Louisville, Kentucky, the General Assembly Council leads and coordinates the mission program of the General Assembly — the church’s highest governing body — and is responsible for implementing the programs and policies it authorizes.

Learn more — download The General Assembly Council “At-A-Glance.”

Read the 2007 Annual Report

The mission and ministry of the General Assembly Council comes alive in a new comprehensive report for 2007. Describing the outcomes of activities designed to meet the objectives of the Mission Work Plan, the report presents highlights of the GAC's ministry areas, communications and funds development, shared services and policy development and enhancement. Download the 2007 Annual Report of the General Assembly Council, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.

Together in Ministry and Mission

This 24-minute program  illustrates the mission and ministry of the GAC. Learn about some of the exciting ministries taking place nationally and internationally as Deputy Executive Director for mission Tom Taylor shares examples of mission in Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Discover some of the core beliefs of the church with Tom as he discusses what we believe as Presbyterians with Joe Small, director of Theology Worship and Education, and Charles Wiley, coordinator of Theology and Worship. Listen to Eric Hoey, director of Evangelism and Church Growth, describe what we’re doing about evangelism in the church. Finally, reflect with Tom about the need and reason for Presbyterians to stay together as a denomination, following Jesus’ commandment, “Love one another that your joy may be full.”