14225 Roscoe Boulevard
Phone: 213.483-3840
FAX: 818-891-0212
Synod Executive & Stated Clerk
MARK HONG ext. 109
Email (markhong@synod.org)
Business Manager
FRIED WILSON ext. 110
Email (friedwilson@synod.org)
Full Charge Bookkeeper
BARRY PETERS ext. 107
Email (barrypeters@synod.org)
REPL Coordinator
NARCISSIS TUCKER BISHOP
Email (ntucker@synod.org)
Contact officers through Business Manager FRIED WILSON (ext. 110)
Email (friedwilson@synod.org)
Moderator—RE Susan Skoglund
Stated Clerk: TE Mark Hong
Vice-Mod.— TE Joshua Yee
Treas.—RE Bill Hughes
CoA Moderator— RE Janice Takeda
The Synod has an opening for a Full Charge Bookkeeper, part time, beginning in January, 2019. Please see the Position Description for details.
Videos, engaging stories, and a list of involvement opportunities are HERE. This ministry is made possible by your support through Presbyteries of the Pacific, San Gabriel, San Fernando and Los Ranchos and the Synod of Southern California. Please share with your presbytery and congregations!
The Synod Committee for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation is offering small grants to churches to reach out and initiate an event or exchange with a church of different ethnic background. Please download the flyer below for details and to learn how to participate.
DIALOG FLYER/APPLICATION
Sponsored by the National Black Presbyterian Caucus, Southern California Chapter. This is an opportunity to help make the summer camp experience possible for Synod youth, or to begin the registration process for the 2019 camp season.
The Synod, in partnership with PC (U.S.A.) may be able to assist your congregation with a Partnership Grant. Details are here: Partnering Grants Protocol
The Synod Committee for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation is offering small grants to churches to reach out and initiate an event or exchange with a church of different ethnic background. DETAILS/APPLICATION
The Peacemaking Offering may be taken at any time, although most churches select World Communion Sunday as the date. A quarter of the offering goes to the Synod committee responsible for peacemaking awareness and events, a quarter to the local presbytery, and half of the offering goes to G.A.The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program is surely among the finest ventures of Christian discipleship our church has been involved with.
Application guidelines for Synod Peacemaking funds are available HERE. The contact person is the Rev. Sunny Kang (e-mail) (cell 310-987-8048).
The Synod has allocated $240,000 for Korean ministries within its bounds. Application is made through the church's presbytery which must match the Synod's contribution. Please see the letter (linked below in Korean and English) for details and instructions.
(PDF) Information Letter
Three 2017 Synod PJC decisions are available; all PDF documents:
Pacific Palisades church vs. Pacific Presbytery
(7/5/2018)
Spitzer vs. Riverside Presbytery
(7/5/2018)
(Racial Ethnic Pastoral Leadership)
(scroll to read entire column)
NOTE: REPL now accepts applications on a year-round basis. There is no applicaton deadline at this time; applications will be considered upon submission.
WHO: Racial Ethnic persons persuing M.Div degree or Equivalent
HOW: See information sheet
DEADLINE: "Open" at this time.
QUESTIONS? E-mail The Rev. Narcissis Tucker Bishop, Coordinator (E-mail)
Documents List
(See information sheet)
INFORMATION SHEET (PDF)
Electronic (MS Word)
Parts I, II, III for applicant)
Part IV: (for recommendation)
(PDF)
Parts I, II, III (for applicant)
Part IV (for recommendation)
Please note that applications are now accepted at any time.
Policy: "For the Personal Safety and Protection of All" (2017)
Synod Organization
Bylaws, revised Nov.2016
Mission Design, rev. Nov. 2016 Standing Rules rev. Nov. 2016
Synod Assembly Documents
April, 2018
October, 2018
Introducing Mark Hong (2017)
• Commission of Assembly (CoA)
• Synod Permanent Judicial Commission (PJC)
• Committee on Representation and Nominations (CR&N)
• Polity & Records
The Commission/Committee Contact is Business Manager Fried Wilson
(Scroll to read the entire list)
The general contact at the Synod office is Fried Wilson (Email)
• Equity and Justice Ministries
REPL
JPIC
NBPC-SC
Presbyterian Women (PW)
Website
Synod Assembly Report (11/18)
Newsletter; Fall 2018
Presbyterian Men (PM)
• Monte Vista Grove Homes, Inc.
• PCCI
( Presbyterian Camp and Conference)
Centers, Inc)
• Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Commission, Inc.
• Synod of the Nile,
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Egypt
(Sources: pcusa.org, ga-pcusa.org, and pma.pcusa.org)
The Presbyterian Mission website displays many new stories of mission and opportunities. Find it HERE.
Facing Racism–Vision of the Intercultural Communigy: Website and Resources
Presbyterian News Service
Mission Agency
Blogs Listing
PDA assistance is assisting in areas throughout California which have been devastated by the recent wildfires and mudslides.
PCUSA.org now files many of its news reports under "tags" that are familiar to users of social media, and the statements from Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, II are included in this group. These two links may be most helpful for quick retrieval:
Recent Statements
List of Subjects (Tags)
More resources, including items in the Spanish and Korean languages, are linked
Categories include:
Recent
Popular
Korean
Spanish
PC-Biz (official GA documentation)
Links to Key GA Activities, including video links
(On this site)
GA 223 Site
GA Resources
General Assembly 223 ended on June 23, 2018 but resources are still on the GA 223 site.
