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LOUISVILLE — The 216th General Assembly of the 2.5 million-member Presbyterian Church (USA) is just one month away.
The General Assembly — the national legislative session of the denomination — will take place from June 26-July 3 in Richmond, VA. Most Assembly events will occur in the Richmond Convention Center.
A full-service Communication Center will be available to accredited media covering the Assembly, including work stations, telephones, modem connections and video monitors. Accredited media will also have a special seating section on the floor of the Assembly and will be able to question Assembly newsmakers at regularly scheduled press conferences throughout the Assembly. Only accredited media will be able to ask questions during press conferences.
A comprehensive Media Guide for the Assembly is also available to all accredited media upon request. The Media Guide contains the complete schedule of the Assembly, a topical index of all items of business before the Assembly and how the Assembly will process that business; profiles of church and Assembly leaders and candidates for moderator and stated clerk; background information about the PC(USA); information about the General Assembly Communication Center and its staff; and background papers on key issues being considered by the Assembly.
To be accredited, media representatives must first register for the General Assembly. To register, contact the General Assembly Meeting Service by telephone at 888-728-7228, ext. 2417, by email at gameetingservice@ctr.pcusa.org, or online at www.pcusa.org/ga216/registration.htm. The registration fee for church-related media is $50. There is no registration fee for media not related to the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Accreditation is available from the Presbyterian News Service by contacting Deeanna Alford by phone at 888-728-7228, ext. 5520, or by email at dalford@ctr.pcusa.org; or Jerry Van Marter by phone at 888-728-7228, ext. 5493, or by email at jvanmart@ctr.pcusa.org. There is no charge for accreditation. Accreditation will also be available in the General Assembly Communications Center, Room E10B of the Richmond Convention Center, beginning at Noon on Friday, June 25.
Two knowledgeable Presbyterians — Mary Pace of the Office of Communication in Louisville and the Rev. Chuck Proudfoot, a longtime Assembly hand from Payson, AZ, will be available in the General Assembly Communication Center to assist media in their coverage of the General Assembly. I will be available as well.
We hope to see you in Richmond for the 216th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
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