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General Assembly Special Committees and Task Forces

Special Committee to Write a New Confession

 

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Next Meeting:  October 1, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. (EDT)


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Upcoming Meetings:

October 1, 2024
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Zoom
November 14, 2024
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Zoom

 
More Information, or to address or observe the meeting:
Dianna Wright
Dianna.Wright@pcusa.org

Additional Information:

 
Members:
Teaching Elder Edwin Aponte
(Co-Moderator)
Mid-Kentucky Presbytery
At-Large

Ruling Elder Magalene McClarrin
Long Island Presbytery
At-Large

Teaching Elder Margaret Aymer
(Co-Moderator)

Mission Presbytery
At-Large
Teaching Elder Kai Moore
New Covenant Presbytery
At-Large

Teaching Elder Jess Cook
The James Presbytery
At-Large
Teaching Elder Martha Moore-Keish
Greater Atlanta Presbytery
At-Large

Nagwa Fokunang
Church Member
Utah Presbytery
At-Large

Ruling Elder Kristy Rodgers
Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery
At-Large

Teaching Elder Jack Haberer
Mission Presbytery
At-Large

Teaching Elder Jeniffer Rodriguez
Hudson River Presbytery
At-Large
 

Ruling Elder Matt Hartley
Philadelphia Presbytery
At-Large

Anthony Trujillo
Church Member
New York City Presbytery
At-Large

Teaching Elder Craig Howard
Chicago Presbytery
At-Large

Ruling Elder Mirna Wasef
San Diego Presbytery
At-Large
Teaching Elder Byungil Kim
Philadelphia Presbytery
At-Large
Teaching Elder Charles Wiley
Greater Atlanta Presbytery
At-Large


STAFF RESOURCE
 

Dianna Wright
Director of Ecumenical & Interreligious Relations
Office of the General Assembly
Dianna.Wright@pcusa.org

Barry Ensign-George
Manager for Theology & Worship
Presbyterian Mission Agency
Barry.Ensign-George@pcusa.org



Assembly Mandate:

The special committee was formed at the 225th General Assembly (2022), with the approval of Item TWE-08 to: 

"Form a special committee to write a new confession for the PC(USA) to be considered for inclusion in the Book of Confessions. This special committee shall be formed by no later than December 31st, 2024."

with the following comment:

  • Commending the work of the Synod of the Northeast, we recommend that the work of “For Such a Time as This” be taken under advisement in the creation of a new confession.
  • In accordance with the Book of Order and the commendable work of the nominating committee we request that special consideration be made to represent communities mentioned in "For Such a Time as This" from the Synod of the Northeast and that they consider voices who are not yet represented. 
  • Include the rationale of TWE-01, which is complementary information on Interfaith relations into the work of the new confession.
Membership Composition: 

This special committee is to be comprised of 16 at-large members.  

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