General Assembly Commissioners Prepare

The presbytery's General Assembly Commissioners and Young Adult Advisory Delegate have started their preparation for the  219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) to be held in Minneapolis, MN, July 3 to 10.

Commissioners Elder Judith Chesnut of Grace Presbyterian Church, Milton-Freewater, and Rev. Steve Kliewer of Lostine, together with Young Adult Advisory Delegate Hannah Harwerth of Pendleton First, have been assigned to committees for the General Assembly.   The Committee Assignments are:

Elder Chesnut      Committee 9, Mission Coordination
Rev. Kliewer       Committee 11,  Social Justice Issues B:
YAAD Harwerth Committee 12, Civil Union and Marriage Issues

More information about the committees and the work they are doing may be found at www.pc-biz.org now through July 10 and thereafter.

On May 2, the commissioners, YAAD, general presbyter Rev. Linda Toth, and Stated Clerk Pete Wells participated in an orientaiton session for commissioners and YAADs from the presbyteries  Boise, Kendall and Eastern Oregon.   This orientation was conducted as a Internet meeting and conference call.  All commissioners, YAADs and staff from the three presbyteries were able to participate.