218th GA special committees and task forces

Several actions taken by the 218th General Assembly (2008) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) called for the formation of six special committees and task forces.

Read a June 2009 update on the work of the six special committees.

Here are the committees:

Special Committee to Study Issues of Civil Union and Christian Marriage:

February 2010 - Final Report to the 219th General Assembly

March 2010 - Final Report Bibliography

March 2010 - Minority Report to the 219th General Assembly

Read the members' bios.

  news releases

• 02/04/09-GA Moderator announces names for special committee to study civil union and Christian marriage
• 03/12/09-GA special committee to study civil union and Christian marriage to begin work
• 03/19/09-GA special committee to study civil union and Christian marriage begins its work
• 06/04/09-General update
• 06/22/09-Second meeting
• 06/29/09-Special committee seeks input
• 09/21/09-Preliminary report

Special Committee on Correcting Translation Problems of the Heidelberg Catechism:

Read the members' bios.

  news releases

• 02/06/09-Membership named for GA special committee
• 03/24/09-GA special committee on Heidelberg Catechism is set to hold its first meeting
• 06/04/09-General update
• 03/03/10-Heidelberg Catechism Special Committee approves final report

Committee to Prepare a Comprehensive Study Focused on Israel Palestine:

March 2010 - Final Report to the 219th General Assembly

March 2010 - Middle East resources and additional information

Read the members' bios.

  news releases

• 02/06/09-Membership named for GA special committee
• 03/25/09-Middle East study team to begin its task in April
• 04/17/09-Middle East study team concludes its first meeting
• 04/17/09-Middle East study team meeting notes
• 06/04/09-General update
• 08/10/09-Middle East study team receives letter from GA Moderators
• 09/22/09-Middle East Study Team completed its five-country, 15-day trip to the region
• 12/01/09-GA Middle East study team meets with UN officials
• 01/30/10-Middle East study team nears release of its final report to this summer’s General Assembly
• 02/23/10-Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, has issued a statement in response to published comments about the Middle East Study Team report.

Climate for Change Task Force:

Read the members' bios.

news releases

• 02/06/09-Membership named for GA special committee
• 06/04/09-General update

Special Committee to Consider Amending the Confessional Documents of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to Include the Belhar Confession in The Book of Confessions:

Read the members' bios.

news releases

• 02/06/09-Membership named for GA special committee
• 06/04/09-General update
• 06/29/09-Looking forward, looking back, looking now

Youth Ministries Task Force:

news releases

• 02/06/09-Membership named for GA special committee
• 06/04/09-General update
• 06/18/09-Youth ministry task force begins work