Meeting via Zoom Friday, the Unification Commission voted to sunset both the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board and the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly, effective Dec. 31. The Unification Commission will be taking on the work of both governing bodies.
Meeting via Zoom Thursday, members of COGA, the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly, debriefed over what they observed and some of the feedback they received following the 226th General Assembly, which concluded last month in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Presbytery of Milwaukee is being recommended as the host of the 227th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 2026. The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) voted in favor of the recommendation during its virtual two-day meeting last week. Kate Trigger Duffert, OGA’s director of General Assembly planning, said the city can meet all the needs for hosting an assembly.
The topic of unification and what church governance may look like was one of the main conversations on day two of the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly’s fall meeting. The committee spent Tuesday morning focusing on legacy as it moves toward unification.
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly has approved the latest additions to the draft docket for the 226th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). During the opening session of its fall meeting on Tuesday, COGA members said yes to the plan that not only includes online committee meetings, but other events and activities during the in-person portion of the assembly in Salt Lake City.
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) is recommending to the 226th General Assembly that the entire agency review process be delayed two years. During its monthly meeting on Thursday, COGA’s action also included language asking that its business and referrals workgroup confer with the General Assembly Nominating Committee (GANC) on how to best present the assembly next year.
The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II has informed the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly that he will not seek a third term as Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Nelson made the announcement during the final day of COGA’s spring meeting in Louisville on Thursday.
A busy week lies ahead for the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly as it begins its spring meeting at the Presbyterian Center in Louisville. In addition to COGA, the boards of the Presbyterian Historical Society and Presbyterian Mission Agency are also meeting in person at the Center this week. This will be the first time since early 2020 that the agencies’ committees and boards have met together in person.
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) held its December meeting Thursday, with discussions and votes focusing on planning for the 226th General Assembly in Salt Lake City in 2024.
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly has made a few adjustments to the proposed schedule for the 226th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). COGA met in closed session during its monthly meeting on Thursday and finalized the plans for online committee meetings, travel days and in-person plenaries at the Assembly in Salt Lake City in 2024.