One of the four employees who as of June 1 is “no longer with the Presbyterian Mission Agency,” has released a statement asking the PMAB to release the report of its independent investigation, because he feels that it “fully exonerates the four employees from any ‘ethical’ wrongdoing, and raises serious questions about the Agency’s actions…
Following more than six months of investigation into how funds were routed from the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s 1001 Worshiping Communities area to an outside organization, four employees are “no longer with the Presbyterian Mission Agency,” and one of those four men has already filed a defamation lawsuit against the denomination. During a 4 p.m. (EST)…
By Paul Seebeck, The Presbyterian News Service. The majority of worshiping community participants in the 1001 movement are young, racially diverse, and new to the Presbyterian Church (USA) These are some of the findings in a recently completed worshiping community leaders survey, conducted by Research Services of the Presbyterian Mission Agency. The survey polled leaders from known worshiping…
The original version of this article focused on the concern that funds designated by donors through a particular mission network of the Presbyterian Church (USA) were not reaching their intended designation in a timely manner. Therefore, that mission network — the Syria-Lebanon Partnership Network (SLPN) — is now requesting that donations be sent through the United…
In his April report to the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, 221st General Assembly Moderator Heath Rada spoke about what he has heard and seen across the Presbyterian Church (USA) during his travels. One of his most emphatic statements came when he spoke of how the PCUSA is “criticized by many outside the church as not…
By Leslie Scanlon, The Presbyterian Outlook. The Presbyterian Mission Agency has been rocked in recent months by a trifecta of investigations and a lot of criticism involving the 1001 New Worshiping Communities program, the Special Offerings 2015 advertising campaign and overspending for the last Presbyterian Youth Triennium. That’s leading some to ask harder systemic questions about why so many problems…
By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service The Presbyterian Church (USA) is scrapping an ad campaign for the needy after it was blasted for being culturally and socially insensitive. The One Great Hour of Sharing campaign originally included an image of an Asian girl with the words “Needs help with her drinking problem” and, in smaller lettering: “She can’t find water.” Another…
By Viola Larson, Naming His Grace blog Who is Alison Weir, and should either the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s Mission Agency or the Israel/Palestine Mission Network be pointing to her material? On their twitter page, IPMN linked to an article by Weir. The article, “Christian Evangelicals Increasingly Support Palestinian Human Rights,” is on the International Middle…
Review by Jeff Gissing When I learned that the Presbyterian Mission Agency was launching a new web site dedicated to young adults ministry I was excited. After all, I’ve dedicated the last 10 years to ministry with them. In my current call I continue to work with our congregation’s growing young adult ministry. Like many,…
The Presbyterian Church (USA), which pays no Federal Income taxes or property taxes as a non-profit religious organization, wants to see your taxes raised. Produced by the denomination’s Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy and backed by the Presbyterian Mission Agency, the tax reform proposal entitled “Tax Justice: A Christian Response to a New Gilded…