Ansnwers to common questions received by our staff.....
FAQs
Q - How do I sign up for the Weekly Update?
A - Click Here and complete the form
Q -- What is the telephone number of the Cokesbury Bookstore?
A -- Their toll free telephone number is 1-800-672-1789 or you can shop online at www.cokesbury.com
Q -- Who is the chairperson of "this" committee in the Presbytery?
Q - How can I find a Presbyterian church near me?
Simply go to www.ncworship.com and search.
Q - Do you have Sunday school materials I can use?
Yes, Please see this listing
Q - Directions to the Presbytery Office?
Q - What happens at a Presbytery meeting?
Please see a recent packet of materials here
Q - What are the minimum terms of call for a fulltime installed pastor?
Much financial information is found on the finance page. Terms of call are updated annually following a recommendation of the Committee on Ministry. The most recent one can be found by searching for "Terms of call" in our search tool - look in a presbytery packet (PDF file). Or call the office for the information.
Q - What is the Office of the General Assembly?
Each summer on even-numbered years Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) elders and ministers of the Word and Sacrament representing the 173 PC(USA) presbyteries meet together as the General Assembly. The General Assembly is the denomination’s governing body. During the two years between General Assemblies, the PC(USA) agency that speaks for the General Assembly, arranges future assemblies, provides staff assistance to many General Assembly committees, and maintains connections with PC(USA) ecumenical partners, synods, and presbyteries is the Office of the General Assembly (OGA). The PC(USA) Stated Clerk (elected by alternating General Assemblies) and the 15-member Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) oversee the work of this office.
Presbyteries and congregations (through their presbyteries) finance the work of the Office of the General Assembly and its $9 million annual budget by making “per capita,” or per church member, contributions. More than half of the Office of the General Assembly’s staff work at the Presbyterian Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Most of the rest work for the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia (and, between 2001 and 2006, in Montreat, North Carolina).
The Office of the General Assembly is one of six national agencies that carry out the work of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly and serve PC(USA) synods, presbyteries, and congregations.
The other five agencies are:
- The Board of Pensions,
- General Assembly Mission Council,
- Presbyterian Foundation (and its New Covenant Funds affiliate),
- Presbyterian Investment & Loan Program, and
- Presbyterian Publishing Corporation.
