221 General Assembly (2014)

Assembly in Brief, the popular bulletin insert-size summary of the 221st General Assembly (2014) is now available as a free download. The insert is chock-full of information about the Assembly, complete with color photographs. Assembly in Brief is a partnership between PNS and the Office of the General Assembly. It relies heavily on the writing and photography staff of the General Assembly Communications Center.

Contents:

• The Assembly of Yes ... mostly
• 'Yes' to divestment from three U.S. companies
• 'Yes' to same-gender marriage: pastoral discretion and a new definition
• 'Yes' to the Belhar Confession
• 'Yes' to new synod boundaries
• 'Yes' to leaders of General Assembly agencies
• 'Yes' to PC(USA)'s continuing commitment to peacemaking
• 'Yes' to preventing gun violence
• Working for the common good with people of other faiths
• 'Study' to fossil fuel divestment
• 'Educate a Child, Transform the World'
• Peacemaking Offering expanded
• The Bottom Line