Come 2017, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board can no longer spend more money than it has. That was the news given to the PMAB’s executive committee by Earline Williams, deputy executive director of Shared Services and chief financial officer. By 2017, the PMA’s reserve funds – called the Presbyterian Mission Program Fund (PMPF) –…
A judge has granted the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s motion for summary judgment in the defamation case filed by former employee Roger Dermody. On Sept. 21, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Judith E. McDonald-Burkman ruled that “after a careful review of the record, applicable law and the Court being otherwise sufficiently advised, IT is hereby ordered and…
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) has issued a church-wide letter assuring members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) that “no per capita dollars are being spent for attorney fees or anything related to this case, including the independent investigation.” The letter is referring to the PMAB’s $850,000 investigation into how $100,000 grant was routed from…
By Leslie Scanlon, The Presbyterian Outlook. Linda Valentine, executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, has announced that she intends to resign her position, effective July 10, after serving since 2006. Valentine said in a statement that “my decision has little to do with recent events. It is much more about my sense of call.”…
We are a praying people. The staff of the Presbyterian Lay Committee gathers regularly for a time of Bible study, prayer and mutual encouragement. Thousands of people share their prayer requests with us and we are honored to lift up each person and their request personally before the Lord. It is a privilege to pray…
By Jerry L. Van Marter, Presbyterian News Service A prominent Nashville attorney has been hired by the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board’s (PMAB) Executive Committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the unauthorized establishment of an independent corporation in southern California. The corporation was designed to benefit the 1001 New Worshiping Communities movement of the Presbyterian Church…
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) issued a surprising comment about an overture from Pittsburgh Presbytery (11-02) which called for the Presbyterian Church (USA) to turn its attention to the plight of Christians suffering persecution due to sectarian violence in Egypt and other parts of the world. The comment reads: The suffering of the church…
Forgiveness of accumulated losses totaling nearly $1.5 million from Stony Point Conference Center was part of a recommendation to the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) from a Transition Task Team (TTT) studying incorporation of the center. The proposal to incorporate the Stony Point Conference Center will be referred to a three-person evaluation committee following action…
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) turned down a proposal made by the Justice Committee to give larger salary increases to PMA staff members on the lower-tier of pay scales during a full plenary session Friday, Sept. 27 in Louisville, Ky. The proposal came in the form of a motion made by board member Raafat…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) emphasized its Mission Work Plan for 2013-2016 during the spring board meeting April 10-12. Speaking during a plenary session on April 10, PMA Executive Director Linda Valentine reiterated the six directional goals of the plan that was approved last year, noting that a progress review of…