Click here for the audio (MP3) of our January 19, 2016 “Conversation with Carmen” conference call During the call, Carmen addressed: The President’s proclamation of a national “Religious Liberty” day and the rise of persecution of Christians around the world. Currently, on average, one Christian is killed every hour of every day for the sake of Jesus…
Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), brought greetings this morning to the 150 gathered at the national conference of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians meeting at Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colo. From their website: The mission of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians is to strengthen the church of Jesus…
By Leslie Scanlon, The Presbyterian Outlook. Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA) – the denomination’s top ecclesiastical officer – has announced that he won’t seek election to a third four-year term. That means the 2016 General Assembly will be asked to name a new stated clerk. It also means that the PCUSA…
Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE – The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), has signed on to the following statement welcoming the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and calling for renewed negotiations for a two-state solution in the land. As leaders of American Jewish, Christian, and Muslim…
By Mark Tooley The stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA), Gradye Parsons, has released a verbose statement demanding an end to the “violence” between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. For emphasis, he even lists ALL the names of Gazans reportedly killed by Israeli air attacks, or 174 names. Not having seen any PCUSA official…
By Gradye Parsons LOUISVILLE – “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Christians, Jews, and Muslims are all commanded by God to love God and our neighbor with our whole lives. Yet in the cradle of all three of these faiths, The death toll continues to rise. Palestinian and Israeli fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and children weep…
From the Office of the General Assembly LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, wrote a letter to the President of the United States expressing concern for the protection of unaccompanied children. The full letter is posted below. July 8, 2014 President Barack Obama The White House…
Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA), sat down with ruling elders from across the country to answer questions regarding the state of the church and the denomination. The question-and-answer session was part of the PCUSA’s Big Tent National Elders Conference workshop that took place Aug. 3 at the Kentucky International Convention Center…
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey J. Jeremiah, stated clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, addressed the assembly on the morning of June 21. “The EPC is comprised of 462 churches as of today. This increase of 280 churches, with 20 exceptions, can be attributed to transfers. While we celebrate and welcome them…