Today at GA224: Stated clerk election, budget, racial injustice

The OUTLOOK from GA224 Here's what's happened today at General Assembly... As the assembly gathers virtually, the Outlook has you covered: Visit our website (pres-outlook.org) for the latest news. Follow us on social media. Watch your inbox for updates. J. Herbert Nelson elected to second term as stated clerk J. Herbert Nelson was elected on June 27 to serve a second four-year term as stated clerk of the General Assembly. Wilson Kennedy, chair of the Stated Clerk Nominating Committee, placed Nelson’s name into nomination, saying, “J. Herbert’s call to this office is undeniable.” GA co-moderators will convene discussions in dispute over SFTS Gregory Bentley and Elona Street-Stewart, have decided to intervene in the simmering, sometimes caustic dispute between San Francisco Theological Seminary and the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly. Financial uncertainty leads to unified budget In the uncertainty and unpredictability brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the General Assembly, the Presbyterian Mission Agency and the PC(USA), A Corporation presented a unified budget to the assembly. GA approved small increase in per capita GA approved a near-level per capita rate for 2021 and 2022, while the work of the special committee looking at per capita has been referred to the next GA. GA passes revised protection policy After several amendments, General Assembly passed a revised child and vulnerable adult protection policy for the national church. Business concludes with silence and prayer in recognition of racial injustice The 224th General Assembly closed with times of silence and prayer as a means of recognizing and addressing again pervasive systemic racism and racial injustice. [ABOUT US] [SUBSCRIBE] [DONATE]  ‌  ‌  ‌

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