by Amy Cerniglia | Nov 20, 2023 | Covenant Network News, Gender, Personal Testimony
This post was written by Joshua Clapp, seminarian at The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary and Inquirer under care of Mission Presbytery in San Antonio, Texas. Today, we take time to remember the brave souls who dared to be themselves in a world of people who...
by Amy Cerniglia | Sep 22, 2023 | Covenant Congregations, Covenant Network News, News, Ordination Process, Personal Testimony, Sexuality, Theology
This article was written by the Rev. TJ Remaley, pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church and CNP Board member. Being bisexual is a blessing in my life. Actually, let me pause there for a moment. It’s not lost on me that even my ability to begin a blog post with...
by Amy Cerniglia | Aug 1, 2023 | Covenant Congregations, Covenant Network News, Gender, News, Personal Testimony
By the Rev. Marci Auld Glass A few weeks ago, protesters came to disrupt and harass our worship service at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. It was traumatic for the congregation. It was a fundraiser on Facebook live for the protestors, asking people to...
by Amy Cerniglia | Jun 1, 2023 | Covenant Network News, Featured Resourcing, Gender, News, Personal Testimony, Sexuality
In June, we celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride month! As we kick off this month of affirming all God’s children, especially highlighting people marginalized for their gender or sexual identities, we are sharing a new resource on our Becoming a Welcoming Church Page: A...
by Amy Cerniglia | Apr 26, 2023 | Covenant Network News, Gender, News, Personal Testimony, Sexuality
By Amy Cerniglia For Lesbian Day of Visibility, historically celebrated on April 26, I wrote last year about the frightening book bans and attitudes of “Don’t Say Gay” creeping into Florida classrooms and threatening the visibility of sexual minorities. In this last...
by Amy Cerniglia | Oct 11, 2022 | Covenant Network News, News, PC(USA) History & Polity, Personal Testimony, Sexuality
Since 1987, National Coming Out Day has been celebrated by LGBTQIA+ people around the country. Last year, a series of interviews to diverse leaders within the PC(USA) shed light on why this day has such special importance for LGBTQIA+ people. Amanda Barclay, Pastor at...
by Amy Cerniglia | Apr 26, 2022 | Covenant Network News, News, Personal Testimony, Sexuality, Uncategorized
In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed the controversial “Parental Rights in Education” bill. Nicknamed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, this legislation seeks to ban public school teachers in Florida from referencing gender identity or sexual orientation....
by Brian Ellison | Jul 17, 2016 | Covenant Network News, Personal Testimony
The Rev. Dr. Mark Smutny, a former member of the Covenant Network Board and Jack Rogers’ longtime pastor, graciously agreed to share his reflections: We mourn the death and celebrate the life of The Reverend Dr. Jack Rogers, who died this past Wednesday, July 13...
by Brian Ellison | May 4, 2016 | PC(USA) History & Polity, Personal Testimony
By Kenneth Cuthbertson, HR (all rights reserved) I want to start by saying that I am writing this “op-ed” piece totally unsolicited, and offering it to my friends at Covenant Network. I have been saddened, though not surprised, by the painful reactions of some in the...
by Brian Ellison | Nov 20, 2015 | Covenant Network News, PC(USA) History & Polity, Personal Testimony
by Rosemary Bledsoe I was Moderator of the Evangelism Committee of San Francisco’s Old First Presbyterian Church in the 1990’s when Tim Hart-Andersen was pastor. One of the new members we welcomed early in his pastorate was Pam Byers. She had just moved from New York...