About the General Assembly Mission Council
The Role of the General Assembly Mission Council (elected body)
The GAMC is one of six General Assembly agencies, established and described in the Organization for Mission.
- The GAMC advises and responds to the General Assembly on priorities, programs, and strategies for addressing matters of concern for the Ministries of our church.
- The primary purpose of the GAMC is to lead and coordinate the total mission program.
- The GAMC will cultivate a style of work that emphasizes:
- coordination among ministries;
- flexible deployment of resources to match changing needs;
- allocation of funding to reflect stated goals;
- concluding as well as initiating programs;
- attention to the needs and gifts of congregations;
- effective relationships with all governing bodies; and
- holding the vision described without reverting to old patterns.
Read 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.
- The GAMC develops and proposes, for General Assembly approval, the mission directions, goals, objectives, and priorities of the General Assembly Mission Council; taking into account the mission work being done by sessions, presbyteries, and synods, and proposes for General Assembly approval an accompanying budget that will implement the mission work plan of the General Assembly Mission Council.
- The work of GAMC Ministries is a direct expression of the planning and mission understanding of the General Assembly Mission Council, which is accountable to the General Assembly in this regard.
- The principal legal corporation is the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation, which receives, holds, and transfers property, and facilitates the management of the church’s corporate affairs. All voting members of the General Assembly Mission Council serve as members of the board of directors of this corporation.
- Mission
- Compassion, Peace and Justice
- Evangelism and Church Growth
- Racial Ethnic and Women’s Ministries/Presbyterian Women
- Theology, Worship and Education
- Vocation
- World Mission
- Communications and Funds Development
- News Service
- Executive Office Communications
- Creative Services
- Mission Communications
- Mission Interpretation
- Funds Development Ministry
- Church Financial Campaign Services
- Shared Services
- Information Technology
- Distribution
- Finance & Accounting
- Facilities
- Mission
GAMC Overview
This brochure offers an introduction to Presbyterian Mission and describes the work of the GAMC ministry areas.
Shared Mission brochure
This brochure provides an overview of Shared Mission Support and describes how the funds support the ministries of the General Assembly Mission Council.
How is the staff structured?
The GAMC is organized as follows:
Each area is led by a Deputy Executive Director.
Download the GAMC organizational chart
Read the Mission Work Plan
The Mission Work Plan guides the work of the General Assembly Mission Council as it implements the mission directives of the PC(USA) General Assembly. Please download the proposed 2013-2016 Mission Work Plan.
2013-2016 Mission Work Plan Strategy Summary
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Giving Patterns Research
A study in Spring 2008 analyzed giving patterns among Presbyterians with history of giving to PC(USA) national church.
Highlights of the findings
Download this report for the full results of the study.
Frequently Used Acronyms
See a list of acronyms frequently used in the GAMC and PC(USA)