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Synod Contact Information
Phone: 213.483-3840
FAX: 818-891-0212
Staff
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)
Synod Officers
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 (and Presbyteries) in the News
Open Position
Stated Clerk, San Diego Presbytery
The job description is HERE.
Additional information about the position (terms, application process, etc.) is HERE..
Application period closes September 5, 2018.
PW National Gathering
About 40 members of Presbyterian Women attended the PW Gathering in Louisville August 2-5. Click HERE for information.
Campus Ministry
A 1001 Worshiping Community within the Santa Barbara Presbytery is the Front Porch on the campus of Cal Poly. Read HERE how this ministry serves the student population.
Homelessness
The Rev. Heidi Worthen Gamble, mission advocate for Pacific Presbytery has written an article concerning homelessness, appearing in Presbyterians Today, You may read it HERE.
General Assembly 223
Resources
News Links from PC (USA)
PC-Biz (The GA documents site)
Presbyterian Mission & Ministry
Presbyterian Mission
Presbyterian News Service
(Some references from these sources will connect to other websites.)
GENERAL INFORMATION
GA 223 Highlights
"No Cash Bail" March
Hands & Feet Initiative
Advisory Delegates at GA 223
OVERTURES, BUSINESS ITEMS
Way Forward Committee
Social Justice Committee
Social Justice:Renew the Vision
Fossil Fuel Divestment
Family Separation Issues
Peacemaking: Central America
Environmental Issues
GA 223 Videos from PC (USA) Sources
Opening Worship
COLA Reflections
Whose Streets? Our Streets
(Plenary 7 excerpt)
Repairing Native American Properties
Freedom Rising Report
OGA's Vimeo Site
View many GA 223 videos here
Synod Calendar Items
Fall Synod Assembly
November 3, 2018
Location to be determined
Next Commission of Assembly Meeting
October 13; details to follow
Recent PJC Decisions
Three 2017 Synod PJC decisions are available; all PDF documents:
Lewellen v PLR Decision and Order (9/8/2017)
Ruling on Regele v PLR
(12/2/2017)
Ruling on Spitzer v POR
(12/29/2017)
REPL Scholarship Information
(Racial Ethnic Pastoral Leadership)
(scroll to read entire column)
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)
Grants & Funding
Partnership Grants
Please download the Partnership Grants Protocol bulletin, linked below, to learn how the Synod, in partnership with PC (U.S.A.) may be able to assist your congregation. If you do not find the information that you need please contact Fried Wilson at the Synod office.
Peacemaking Funds
World Communion Sunday is an opportunity for taking the Peacemaking Offering. Aquarter 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).
NOTICE OF FUNDING
FOR KOREAN CHURCHES
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
Synod Business & Organization
Synod Documents
Commissions/Committees
• Committees/Commissions (CoA)
• Synod Permanent Judicial Commission (PJC)
• Committee on Representation and Nominations (CR&N)
• Racial Ethnic Pastoral Leadership Committee (REPL)
• Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Committee (JPIC) (Contact Rev. Sunny Kang)
• Polity & Records
The Commission/Committee Contact is Business Manager Fried Wilson
COA-Related Groups
Other Synod-Related Entities
Mission Partner(s)
(Scroll to read the entire list)
The general contact at the Synod office is Fried Wilson (Email)
COA-Related Groups
• Presbyterian Men (PM)
• Presbyterian Women (PW)
Website
Synod-Related Entities
• 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
Mission Partner
Churchwide Resources
(Sources: pcusa.org, ga-pcusa.org, and pma.pcusa.org)
Presbyterian Mission Website
The Presbyterian Mission website displays many new stories of mission and opportunities. Find it HERE.
PC (USA) Churchwide Anti-racism Policy
Facing Racism–Vision of the Intercultural Communigy: Website and Resources
PC (USA) Blogs: Other Voices
Presbyterian News Service
Mission Agency
Blogs Listing
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
PDA assistance is assisting in areas throughout California which have been devastated by the recent wildfires and mudslides.
PC (USA) Stated Clerk's Statements
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 PC (USA) Resources
More resources, including items in the Spanish and Korean languages, are linked
Categories include:
Recent
Popular
Korean
Spanish
GA 223
PC-Biz (official GA documentation)
GA 223 Site
GA Resources
General Assembly 223 ended on June 23, 2018 but resources are still on the GA 223 site.