“But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him, who is the head, into Christ from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.”
— Ephesians 4:15–16
Learn about the General Assembly Mission Council
For over 200 years, Presbyterians have been responding to the call of Jesus Christ, taking the gospel into all the world and bearing witness to Christ’s saving love to the ends of the earth. Today the Holy Spirit is still on the move, calling us to share in what God is doing in the world. As your partner in Christ’s service, the General Assembly Mission Council is faithfully working to Grow Christ’s Church Deep and Wide – bringing Presbyterians together in mission and ministry as together we grow in evangelism, discipleship, servanthood, and diversity.
The General Assembly Mission Council is the ministry and mission agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Six ministry areas carry out our missional work: Compassion, Peace and Justice; Evangelism and Church Growth; Racial Ethnic and Women’s Ministries/Presbyterian Women; Theology, Worship and Education; Vocation; and World Mission. Together with Shared Services, and Communications and Funds Development, these ministry areas work to inspire, equip, and connect all Presbyterians for the church’s work.
Linda Valentine serves as Executive Director of the General Assembly Mission Council.
Download meeting papers
Find the meeting papers for the May 2012 GAMC meeting.
Find upcoming meetings
See a full schedule of General Assembly Mission Council meetings.
What are the responsibilities of the GAMC?
Learn about the General Assembly Mission Council at a glance
Meet the General Assembly Mission Council members
This pictorial directory includes photos and contact information for council members
How is Presbyterian mission funded?
Are you interested in how Presbyterian mission is funded? Share Christ's Mission explains mission funding sources (mission funds and per capita) and uses based on the 2011/12 budget. Funding Christ's Mission is the report of the Mission Funding Task Force which was approved by the 218th General Assembly (2008).
Share Christ's Mission (one page)
Funding Christ's Mission (report of the Mission Funding Task Force)
Get the 2010 Annual Report
The Annual Report provides a snapshot of the GAMC's work to offer the world a visible witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Weekly message from Linda Valentine:"Together in one place"
JOURNEY TOWARD PITTSBURGH
May 23, 2012
To the pastors and congregations of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),
As we prepare to celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, we—like those early believers who were gathered in Jerusalem—anticipate being filled not only with wonder but also with a multitude of questions.
Continue readingWeekly message from Linda Valentine: PW seeks to alleviate poverty
May 17, 2012
Greetings to members of the General Assembly Mission Council, mid council executives, and friends,
The growing disparity between rich and poor impedes the abundant life that God intends for all people.
In her message below, Rhashell Hunter, director of the Racial Ethnic & Women’s Ministries/Presbyterian Women ministry area, speaks to the many ways the GAMC—especially Presbyterian Women Inc. (PW)—is seeking to alleviate poverty and to follow the scriptural charge to care for the poor.
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