THE 223RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPORT By Clarence G. Page, Mission Coordinator Thanks: Members of the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy’s Committee on Local Arrangements (COLA) did an outstanding job planning the 223rd General Assembly in St. Louis that was held at the America’s Center Downtown, June 15-23, 2018. Theme chosen for the Gathering was, “Kin-dom Building of … Continue reading General Assembly Report
Each time the General Assembly meets it receives suggestions for amending the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA). After study and debate some of these suggestions are sent to the Presbyteries for vote. Our Presbytery will debate and vote on these items at the March 4, 2017, Presbytery meeting at First Church, Morehead City. This year the … Continue reading Proposed Amendments to the Constitution
Highlights from the 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Held in Portland Oregon *********************************** The following summary of GA222(2016) is available formatted as a bulletin insert for use in your congregation’s bulletin or newsletter. Bulletin insert GA222 (Adobe/PDF) Bulletin insert GA222 (Word/RTF) Also The Presbyterian Outlook is also offering Post-GA bulletins to help you … Continue reading Highlights from the 222nd GA (2016) Portland
This is a Letter from the General Presbyter, Bill Reinhold, to the members of Presbytery regarding the Passage of 14-F, The Marriage Amendment: Printer Friendly version of Letter after passage of 14-F To: Ministers and Sessions of the Presbytery of Coastal Carolina Date: March 16, 2015 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I want to … Continue reading Letter About Marriage Amendment
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, Following the General Assembly meeting in Detroit last month we provided two reports on the actions taken there. The first was a brief bulletin insert prepared by the Presbyterian Outlook. It can be downloaded here 2014 … Continue reading Letter on GA from Bill Reinhold
221st General Assembly Theme: “Abound In Hope” (Rom. 15:13) The GA this year was composed of 654 voting commissioners and 219 advisory delegates of various categories (young adult, theological student, missionary, and ecumenical). UPDATE: Congregational Resources about GA221 – We, in the Presbytery, Created a bulletin insert with more detail about the Assembly. Download it … Continue reading 221st General Assembly Highlights
