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About the GAMC

For over 200 years, Presbyterians have been responding to the call of Jesus Christ, taking the gospel into all the world and bearing witness to Christ’s saving love to the ends of the earth. Today the Holy Spirit is still on the move, calling us to share in what God is doing in the world. As your partner in Christ’s service, the General Assembly Mission Council is faithfully working to Grow Christ’s Church Deep and Wide – bringing Presbyterians together in mission and ministry as together we grow in evangelism, discipleship, servanthood, and diversity.

The General Assembly Mission Council is the ministry and mission agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Six ministry areas carry out our missional work: Compassion, Peace and Justice; Evangelism and Church Growth; Racial Ethnic and Women’s Ministries/Presbyterian Women; Theology Worship and Education; Vocation; and World Mission. Together with Shared Services, and Communications and Funds Development, these ministry areas work to inspire, equip, and connect all Presbyterians for the church’s work.

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Get to know our moderator

Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow has served at all levels of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) over the past 20 years and has provided leadership at a variety of events and conferences. An ordained minister since 1995, Bruce Reyes-Chow is a 39-year-old Northern California native and the founding pastor of Mission Bay Community Church, a new church development of San Francisco Presbytery.

Get to know the new moderator — watch his opening statement at the 218th General Assembly in San Jose, California, in this five-minute video.

Our Theology and worship

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Make the connection on your college campus

The fall semester is underway, and a new school year brings new opportunities for involvement with campus ministry. Presbyterian Collegiate Connection offers a campus ministry locator, a clickable map featuring links to:

• campus ministry programs at both public and private colleges and universities
• chaplains at PC(USA)-related colleges and universities
• collegiate ministries related to PC(USA) congregations

Presbyterian Collegiate Connection is a part of PC(USA) Collegiate Ministries, which support the work of over 1,300 higher education ministries serving on behalf of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). All believe colleges and universities are places “Where God Already Is."

Presbyterian campus ministries offer a wide range of experiences. At Vanderbilt University, the Presbyterian Student Fellowship will explore the theme "You will be my witnesses" through activities ranging from weekly worship to local and global mission service to fellowship activities such as whitewater rafting during this academic year. Follow the journeys of the young adults involved with the University of Arizona's Presbyterian Campus Ministry on their blog and listen to their podcast stories.

On the crest of a roller coaster at North Point Church

“It feels like we’re at the edge of a roller coaster…again.” Heidi Hartman, an elder and office manager at North Point Church remarked when reflecting on the congregation’s October ’05 decision to charter as an independent church. Since that decision was recommended by the North Point steering committee and made overwhelmingly by North Point congregants, the administrative commission formed by Seattle Presbytery has been taking assertive steps to charter the church this Spring. Read the full article from Seattle Presbytery.

Northern pastor speaks language of trauma recovery in South Louisiana

BATON ROUGE —  South Louisiana Presbytery placed an ad seeking a general presbyter who, like a “Gumbo Chef,” might marry the rich, diverse flavors of their culture and theology in a unique situation.  That understatement was spiced up with a bold promise that God’s blessings and opportunities await such a person. The Rev. Dr. Alan D. Cutter entered the kitchen on July 1 eager to see God’s blessings and opportunities continue to unfold for the region.

The Rev. Dr. Alan D. Cutter entered the kitchen on July 1 eager to see God’s blessings and opportunities continue to unfold for the region, and especially for the Reformed witness that the Presbyterian Church (USA) can offer.

Cutter is charged with the administrative and spiritual nurture of a presbytery where half of the congregations suffered devestation or damage from two hurricanes and a flood nearly a year ago. Communities are exhausted. No one escaped the trauma from needing help, giving help or both. Hope glimmers with each new prayer, volunteer or dollar offered toward recovery. Cutter says thank you and please keep them all coming. So what kind of person would answer the call to such a place and time? Read the full article from the Presbyterian Sun.