By Toya Richards, Office of the General Assembly.
Appointments have been made for two General Assembly created bodies charged with helping the Presbyterian Church (USA) chart a way forward as a denomination.
Twelve people have been named to the Way Forward Commission and fifteen individuals have been named to the 2020 Vision Team, both of which were actions of the 222nd General Assembly (2016). The appointments for the 2020 Vision Team were made by the Co-Moderators of the 222nd General Assembly (2016). The Co-Moderators serve ex-officio on the 2020 Vision Team. Appointments to the Way Forward Commission were made by the Co-Moderators of the 222nd General Assembly (2016) and the Moderator and Vice Moderator of the 221st General Assembly (2014).
Selections for both the commission and the vision team were made in consultation with the General Assembly Nominating Committee and the General Assembly Committee on Representation.
“We are pleased that these individuals have accepted the invitation to help the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) discern what God is calling it to be in the future,” said Co-Moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston. “We are confident that each person will work to innovatively and creatively help guide the church where it needs to be.”
Members of the 2020 Vision Team include:
- Bernadette Coffee, Co-Moderator, Tres Rios Presbytery
- DèAnn Cunningham, Charlotte Presbytery
- Michael Fagans, San Joaquin Presbytery
- Chris McCain, Greater Atlanta Presbytery
- Joshua Narcisse, New York City Presbytery
- Salvador D. Gavalda Corchado, San Juan Presbytery
- Joshua T. Andrzejewski, The James Presbytery
- Deborah G. Foster, Foothills Presbytery
- Don Lee, Eastern Korean Presbytery
- Jerrod B. Lowry Utah Presbytery
- Lisa Juica Perkins, Co-Moderator, Grace Presbytery
- Karen Sapio, San Gabriel Presbytery
- Justin Botejue, Inland Northwest Presbytery
- Sabrina Slater, Inland Northwest Presbytery
- Rebecca Snedeker-Meier, Maumee Valley Presbytery
(More information on the members can be found here.)
Members of the Way Forward Commission include:
- Samuel L. Bonner, New Brunswick Presbytery
- Emily Marie Williams, Grace Presbytery
- Raymond (Cliff) Lyda, St. Augustine Presbytery
- Eliana Maxim, Seattle Presbytery
- Eileen W. Lindner, Palisades Presbytery
- Josephene (Jo) Stewart, Charlotte Presbytery
- Sara Dingman, Missouri River Valley Presbytery
- Julie L. Cox, New Harmony Presbytery
- Mathew Eardley, Boise Presbytery
- Mark Hostetter, Moderator, New York City Presbytery
- Adan A. Mairena, Philadelphia Presbytery
- Patricia Rarumangkay, National Capital Presbytery
(More information on the members can be found here.)