Covenant Network of Presbyterians https://covnetpres.org Toward a Church as Generous and Just as God's Grace Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:55:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://covnetpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/71/2019/05/favicon.ico Covenant Network of Presbyterians https://covnetpres.org 32 32 CNP Celebrates Presbyteries’ Approval of Amendment 24-A, Recognizing LGBTQIA+ People in Church Constitution https://covnetpres.org/2025/03/11/cnp-celebrates-presbyteries-approval-of-amendment-24-a-recognizing-lgbtqia-people-in-church-constitution/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:05:12 +0000 https://covnetpres.org/?p=21169 The Covenant Network of Presbyterians rejoices in the ratification of Amendment 24-A enshrining, for the first time, recognition of LGBTQIA+ people in the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and declaring the denomination’s commitment to their full participation and representation in the church’s worship, governance and emerging life. “People of diverse gender identities and sexual…

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]]> Frequently Asked Questions: Understanding Proposed Amendments 24-A and 24-C https://covnetpres.org/2025/03/01/frequently-asked-questions-understanding-proposed-amendments-24-a-and-24-c/ Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:40:45 +0000 https://covnetpres.org/?p=20736 Presbyteries are currently voting on two amendments to the Book of Order that were approved by wide margins by the General Assembly in July. The changes, which originated in an overture sent to the Assembly by ten presbyteries/synods, now require majority affirmative votes in a majority of the church’s 166 presbyteries. Here’s some help understanding the impact and importance of these…

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]]> CNP Board Responds to Federal Government Actions Affecting Trans and Non-binary Persons, Calls for PCUSA Action https://covnetpres.org/2025/02/10/cnp-board-responds-to-federal-government-actions-affecting-trans-and-non-binary-persons-calls-for-pcusa-action/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:29:42 +0000 https://covnetpres.org/?p=20998 Click here to download this statement as a PDF. The Board of Directors of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians offers the following call in response to the federal government’s actions of the past three weeks as they affect transgender and non-binary people: In an historic, unanimous vote in 2018, the 223rd General Assembly said: Among other things, this action gave specific direction to…

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]]> Tracking PC(USA) Constitutional Amendments 24-A and 24-C https://covnetpres.org/2025/02/10/tracking-pcusa-constitutional-amendments-24-a-and-24-c/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:40:14 +0000 https://covnetpres.org/?p=20933 Help update this tracker by reporting updates to amy@covnetpres.org. Please include presbytery name, date of vote and results. Updates are made between Tuesdays and Thursdays weekly with CNP’s latest available data. Presbyteries across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are voting on two amendments to strengthen the Church’s commitments to inclusion and representation.

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]]> Remembering John Buchanan https://covnetpres.org/2025/02/05/celebrating-the-life-and-witness-of-john-buchanan/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:38:32 +0000 https://covnetpres.org/?p=20924 The Covenant Network of Presbyterians is giving thanks for the life and faith of its Founding Co-Moderator of the Board of Directors, the Rev. Dr. John M. Buchanan. Buchanan was longtime pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago and Moderator of the 208th General Assembly (1996). That was the same General Assembly that approved the addition of G-6.0106b to the Book of Order…

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]]> Connecting with CNP at the APCE Annual Event https://covnetpres.org/2025/01/27/connecting-with-cnp-at-the-apce-annual-event/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:49:37 +0000 https://covnetpres.org/?p=20893 At APCE’s 2025 Annual Event, CNP is offering two workshops equipping and empowering churches to welcome all God’s people. Workshop B, “Creating LGBTQIA+-Inclusive Youth Ministry Events,” led by Brian Ellison and Slats Toole, focuses specifically on making camps, conferences, retreats, and regular gatherings authentically inclusive for youth of all gender identities and sexual orientations.

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]]> Double Your Impact: Support LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in the PC(USA) https://covnetpres.org/2024/12/19/double-your-impact-support-lgbtqia-inclusion-in-the-pcusa/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:43:50 +0000 https://covnetpres.org/?p=20838 As 2024 draws to a close, we are living in a moment when LGBTQIA+ people need communities of faith to welcome them, affirm them, stand with them, and celebrate their gifts. Perhaps more than ever, we need a church who does not take any person’s presence or our gifts for granted, and who does not grow weary just because the road to justice and equity is long. The Rev. MJ Voytek and the Rev.

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]]> Support and Resources for the Holiday Season https://covnetpres.org/2024/11/25/receiving-support-during-the-holidays/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:37:40 +0000 https://covnetpres.org/?p=17951 The holiday season can particularly bring out the loneliness felt by LGBTQIA+ people who feel unwelcome in their families, churches, or communities. Several resources are available for additional support during this time. Many of these help lines are accessible 24/7 at no cost, with trained listeners prepared to assist with a variety of situations. LGBTQIA+ Crisis Hotlines *Not LGBTQ+ specific…

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]]> Resources for Transgender Awareness Week https://covnetpres.org/2024/11/18/19483/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:44:11 +0000 https://covnetpres.org/?p=19483 Each year between November 13-19, people around the country celebrate Transgender Awareness Week to encourage understanding of transgender people and the challenges that gender-diverse people face. On November 20, Transgender Awareness Week ends with Transgender Day of Remembrance. This annual observance honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of transphobic…

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]]> Understanding GA226 Polity Amendments: Informational Webinar https://covnetpres.org/2024/10/21/understanding-ga226-polity-amendments-informational-webinar/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:24:28 +0000 https://covnetpres.org/?p=20678 More Light Presbyterians, Covenant Network of Presbyterians, and the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Genesee Valley invite you to attend a free webinar addressing the polity amendments 24A and 24C approved by the 226th General Assembly. The webinar will take place on October 30th at 7:00 PM EDT. During this session, participants will receive a detailed examination of the amendments requiring…

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