The 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is fast approaching and on Thursday, members of the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) received a briefing on the preparations that have been made for the eight-day event. The assembly’s theme will be “The Hope in Our Calling” from Ephesians 1:18 and…
The 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) begins in four weeks, and the Committee On Local Arrangements (COLA) from the Presbytery of Detroit has been busy making preparations for the event. The General Assembly will meet June 14-21 in Detroit, Mich., at the recently refurbished Cobo Center on the banks of the Detroit…
Why Detroit? That’s the question many are asking about the decision to have the 221st General Assembly in a city ravaged by crime, poverty and brokenness, from its people to its economy. Thomas Hay, director of General Assembly Meeting Service from the Presbyterian Church (USA), understands why that question is raised and believes there is…