Parsons and Maggs release statement on death of Bill Forbes
The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, and Robert Maggs, President and Chief Executive for the Board of Pensions, issued a statement today after learning of the death of the Reverend William Ross (Bill) Forbes.
Forbes died early this morning at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Md., after an extended struggle with pancreatic cancer.
Read the statement.
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2009-2011 Book of Order is available
 The new 2009-2011 Book of Order is now available. The book incorporates the amendments to this part of the PC(USA) Constitution that were proposed by the 218th General Assembly (2008) and approved by a majority of the 173 presbyteries.
The amendments went into effect on June 28, 2009, which is one year after the adjournment of the 218th General Assembly. Printed copies of the 2009-2011 Book of Order are available for $10 through the Presbyterian Distribution Service. Call (800) 524-2612 and ask for item #OGA09-001.
PC(USA) 2008 statistics are released
The Office of the General Assembly has released the 2008 statistics of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The statistical material includes:
Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, issued a statement with the 2008 statistics. In it, he reflects on the implications of the latest numbers.
Two directors of the General Assembly Council have also written comments about the newest statistics.
Read Rhashell Hunter’s comments about the 2008 statistics.
Read Eric Hoey’s comments about the 2008 statistics.
Stated Clerk's June column is available
Read the Stated Clerk’s monthly column for June 2009, this month written by Tom Hay, director of operations for the Office of the General Assembly.
Office of the General Assembly announces staff changes
The Office of the General Assembly has announced a reduction in the staff of the Office of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
The announcement was made by Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, in an all-staff meeting on June 5, 2009.
“We deeply regret having to say goodbye to people who have given loyal service to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),” said Parsons. He added, “These changes are necessary for good stewardship of the resources we have been given, and to match resources with future goals.”
Read the full text.
GA 218 Moderator, Stated Clerk, and GAC Executive Director send churchwide letter addressing amendment votes
Bruce Reyes-Chow, Gradye Parsons, and Linda Valentine have sent a letter to PC(USA) presbyteries and their congregations that addresses the outcome of presbyteries’ votes on GA 218 amendments.
"Among the hundreds of actions taken by the 218th General Assembly (2008) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) last summer were ten amendments to the church’s Constitution and four ecumenical statements that were then
sent to all 173 presbyteries for ratification ...
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"While presbyteries have until June 28 to vote, the Office of the General Assembly has now received official
notification from enough presbyteries to know the outcome of each item."
Read the churchwide letter.
Follow the presbyteries' vote tallies on the amendments.
GA special committees are hard at work
Six General Assembly special committees and task forces are currently at work this summer fulfilling their mandates.
The six grew out of actions of the 218th General Assembly (2008) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Read about the six special committees.
Special Committees
Committee on the Office of the General Assembly approves revisions to the 2009-2010 budgets
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) approved adjustments to the 2009 and 2010 budgets for the Office of the General Assembly (OGA) at its meeting March 24—25.
Learn more about the 2009 and 2010 budgets.
Looking for GA 218 actions?
Every action taken by the 218th General Assembly is available through PC-biz, the electronic system used to access GA business. News and photos from the assembly are also available.
Web site offers resources for interpreting GA per capita
What is per capita? Why is it important? What do General Assembly per capita dollars provide?
Find the answers to these and other frequently asked questions about per capita on a new Web site that focuses on this funding source, which is how Presbyterians mutually share the costs of coming together to discern the Spirit’s leading for the future.
Explore the per capita Web site.
Did you know...
The Office of the General Assembly has a member referral service to assist recently relocated church members, greeting them as they enter new communities and welcoming them to a new congregation of faith.
The member referral service enables a congregation to greet and welcome newcomers by name, helps individuals and families reconnect to a spiritual community, provides needed support and stability in a time of transition, and draws upon the connectional nature of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Find out more about the member referral service.
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