(RNS) — For students hoping to become pastors in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the exegesis exam is already stressful. The dayslong exam — which requires students to answer multiple essay ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. In the year 2000 the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) had 2.5 million members.

The largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S. has hemorrhaged membership in recent years, which several conservative Presbyterian clergy members partially attribute to a departure from its own ...

At its general assembly last week, the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) voted to divest tens of millions of dollars from companies that do business with Israel. The Jewish world is reeling from the ...

The PCUSA has become more liberal than many of ... Photo provided Now, College Hill is about to begin a capital campaign, mainly to raise money to upgrade its facilities, Smith said.

Members of one of the largest congregations in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have voted to leave the denomination, despite facing an $8.89 million cost for leaving. Menlo Park Presbyterian is based ...

To the Commissioners of Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA): I have spent the decades of my career toiling in the vineyards of interfaith relations, and Jewish-Christian understanding. It is holy work.

Rather, they were urged to consider possible proposals, some hypothetical, for mission-focused units within the PCUSA that reject gay ordination or for stepping out as a new Reformed church body. Read ...

It is the ninth-largest PCUSA church with about 4,000 members, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Menlo Park Presbyterian is based in the San Francisco Bay area and led by well ...