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Elder Marj Carpenter: The Rev. William F. Henning 208th GA 1996 Albuquerque, New Mexico: The Rev. John M. Buchanan: Elder Gay Mothershed 209th GA 1997 Syracuse, New York: Elder Patricia G. Brown Elder D. Eugene (Gene) Sibery 210th GA 1998 Charlotte, North Carolina: The Rev. Douglas Oldenburg* The Rev. James E. Mead 211th GA 1999 Fort Worth, Texas
The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PCUSA, is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States.It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country, known for its liberal stance on doctrine and its ordaining of women and members of the LGBT community as elders and ministers.
Presbyterian (or presbyteral) polity is a method of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders.Each local church is governed by a body of elected elders usually called the session (or consistory), though other terms, such as church board, may apply.
WASHINGTON — With Donald Trump heading back to the White House, a growing band of younger, more energetic House Democrats is challenging seasoned veterans for powerful congressional posts ...
Speaker Mike Johnson faces a major challenge in the new Congress: the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. In a dramatic turn of events, Johnson managed to retain the gavel in a single ...
The "Session House" of the Edisto Island Presbyterian Church was used by the Session and for small meetings.. A session (from the Latin word sessio, which means "to sit", as in sitting to deliberate or talk about something; sometimes called consistory or church board) is a body of elected elders governing a particular church within presbyterian polity.
The office of moderator of the General Assembly was the highest elected position in the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA). The moderator was responsible for presiding over the meeting of the General Assembly, which was held annually between 1789 and 1956.
The headquarters of the Presbyterian Church (USA) are located in Louisville, Kentucky. As a member of this body, The National Presbyterian Church is governed according to the polity of the denomination. Responsibility for governance rests with an elected group of Ruling Elders (presbyters) of the church called the Session. Pastors or ministers ...