The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA) addressed members of Denver and Plains & Peaks Presbyteries on Sunday, September 17th at Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church.
He shared is experience with evanlegism and how it can really help our churches and community. Watch the video people of his address.
The 222nd General Assembly (2016) created a Special Committee to Study the Reformed Perspective of Christian Education in the 21st Century to report to the 223rd General Assembly (2018). The work of this committee is to include the perspectives of a diverse sampling of churches as well as paid staff and volunteers. We would like to know how faith formation is happening in your context! Please respond to the survey by October 1st and share it widely with others that are serving in faith formation ministries.
If you would like to talk more about the work of this committee, you can contact Stephanie Fritz (moderator and staff at Central Presbyterian) at stephanie@centraldenver.com
Click here to complete this important survey on Christian Education in our churches.
The August 19th Stated Assembly Meeting was held at the South Park Community Church in Fairplay, Colorado. Thank you to Rev. Kenny Shaw, Ruling Elder Georgia Comstack and all the volunteers that made this meeting wonderful. The breakfast and snack lunch were wonderful!
Thank you to Rev. Kenny Shaw and all the wonderful volunteers at South Park that made this meeting possible! Couldn't have done it without your help!
Posted by The Presbytery of Denver on Monday, August 28, 2017
The hard copy of the Book of Order is not available for shipping at this time, but there is a PDF version can be found here. This incorporates the changes approved by the 222nd General Assembly and ratified by the Presbytery.
Click here to order your copy of the 2017-2019 Book of Order.
An excerpt explains the changes that are included:
The 222nd General Assembly (2016) approved and the presbyteries took action to replace the Directory for Worship with a new Directory for Worship. The assembly also approved and the presbyteries took action to replace the following terms as follows: “teaching elder” with “minister” or “minister of the Word and Sacrament”; “ruling elder commissioned to pastoral service” with “commissioned pastor (also known as commissioned ruling elder)”. The amendments to the Form of Government, Directory for Worship, and Rules of Discipline, proposed to the presbyteries by the 222nd General Assembly (2016) and approved by a majority of the presbyteries, are included in this volume. Words that have been stricken are omitted from the text. New wording appears in boldface within the appropriate paragraph. These amendments take effect on June 25, 2017. Amendments have been made in the following places:
Book of Order Minutes, 2016 Book of Order Minutes, 2016 F-3.0202 49, 51, 359 G-3.0109 49, 50, 354 G-1.0304 62, 65, 556 G-3.0307 49, 51, 360 G-2.0102 49, 51, 359 G-2.0301 49, 51, 359 G-2.05 & G-2.0501 49, 51, 359–60 Directory for Worship 15, 17–19, 978ff G-2.0509 49, 50, 51, 365 D-10.0401 49, 50, 51, 365 G-2.0701 49, 51, 360 Ordered Ministry Titles 49, 51, 360 G-2.1101 49, 52, 376 G-3.0106 32, 34, 290–91 June 2017 J. Herbert Nelson, II Stated Clerk of the General Assembly Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Click here to read the news on PC(USA).org.
If you have questions about the changes to the Book of Order, please contact our Stated Clerk, Olivia Hudson Smith.
The Rev. Paula Steinbacher of Church of the Eternal Hills in Tabernash, joined other Grand County churches on August 17th in organizing a vigil for peace following the violence in Charlottesville. Approximately 60 people attended, including Denver Presbytery moderator Jean Demmler. Featured in the local newspaper here.
Olivia Hudson Smith, Julia Henderson, and Rob Habiger represented the Denver Presbytery and the PZDP on a recent visit to Zimbabwe as part of the 12-year-old partnership between the Denver Presbytery and the Presbytery of Zimbabwe. The focus of their visit was the Central Fund, an initiative of the Presbytery of Zimbabwe, to provide sustainable support for their pastors. Their visit included witnessing the construction of the first major project of the Central Fund, a greenhouse that will grow 2500 tomatoes and 1000 English Cucumbers. The plants have been seeded and will be set into the greenhouse in about four to five weeks. They meet with the Business Investment Unit of the Presbytery of Zimbabwe, the body that is developing and overseeing the sustainable projects that make up the Central Fund portfolio. Their visit also included listening visits with the congregations chosen for a pilot program to provide stipend supplements to a small group of pastors. Olivia, Julia, and Rob also preached at three of the congregations included in the pilot program, making many new friends in Christ and renewing relationships made over the many years of the partnership.
A very special event was the memorial service for The Reverend Stan Jewell, held at Highfield Presbyterian Church in Harare, where he served in 2015.
