We develop these issues into forums, education classes, regular events, and special events, with Session approval in cooperation within the church, the wider faith community, and other organizations promoting social, economic, and ecological justice and peace. It became impossible. The issues we face today with Revoice, social justice, and women officers are not the real problem. The PCA appears to be going down all the same paths that led to the demise of the PCUS as an evangelical denomination. LOUISVILLE ­— The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will celebrate Native American Day by hosting two of the first events in an ongoing series. This page contains information about church statements regarding social and economic issues in Canada including housing, poverty, foreign aid and debt (development assistance), unemployment, economic crises, and taxation. Social issues booklets These social issues resources produced by the Church can be used for individual or group study to help you reflect prayerfully on some of the key issues facing our communities. There’s Bible stuff, too. Presbyterians started moving into Texas from the United States in the 1820s, and Milton Estell established the first Presbyterian Church in Texas near Clarksville in 1833. The Rev. … SOCIAL ISSUES. There is some overlap but all are well worth the read. Recently, staff from New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office invited the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), to meet and discuss the city’s various issues. On December 4, 2018, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) celebrated 45 years as an evangelical denomination. On some issues, such as homosexuality, the PCA is moving at warp speed. Here are links to a selection of articles or sites that present the anti-abortion argument. Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church Issues Presbyterian 101 -- Mission and Ministry -- General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) Presbyterian History Social Issues on the Presbyterian History page The Presbyterian Family Connections (break-ups and mergers 1706-1983) The Future of Jewish Denominations - YouTube last updated 2 Jan 2017 Housing Poverty Foreign aid and debt (development assistance) Unemployment Economic Crisis Taxation Click below to jump to an issue. The real problem is that the PCA has slept while a bureaucratic, hierarchical denominational structure was erected that has now become like the tail wagging the dog. At Rutgers Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, social justice and environmental issues unite the congregation. The committee voted to recommend that the Assembly approve resolutions endorsing a fifty-year farm bill, supporting the work of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and a resolution calling for justice for survivors of sexual assault. 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