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Dr. Mary McClintock Fulkerson preaching at November conference!

August 25, 2011

We are delighted to welcome Mary McClintock Fulkerson to the leadership team for this year’s conference.

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Interview with Rev. Dr. Arlo Duba

January 27, 2011

Dr. Arlo Duba, Professor of Worship Emeritus, retired Dean of the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, and PC(USA) Minister of Word and Sacrament, was recently interviewed by More Light Presbyterian Outreach Director, Debra Peevey. Dr. Duba shares his journey, leading to a change of heart and mind regarding the ordination of LGBT persons.

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The Christian Case for Gay Marriage

January 15, 2011

Dr. David Myers, in his plenary address at the recent CovNet Conference, affirms that “family values, a priority on covenant relationships, a celebration of marriage, a high view of Scripture: all these can co-exist with full and equal participation of gay and lesbian people in the life and the culture in the church.”
The complete address can be read here, including slides from Dr. Myers’ powerpoint presentation.

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Executive Director Will Retire

December 1, 2010

PRESS RELEASE November 3, 2010 The board of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians has announced that its executive director, Pamela Byers, will retire in summer 2011. Byers has held the position since the founding of the Covenant Network in 1997. The group was originally formed to remove the constitutional language about ordination standards that indirectly [...]

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Covenant Network and Presbyterians for Renewal Issue Joint Call to Prayer

October 26, 2010

As presbyteries consider Amendment 10-A, the boards of directors of Presbyterians for Renewal and the Covenant Network of Presbyterians have invited all Presbyterians to join in a Call to Prayer for our church and a joint commitment to conduct the upcoming discussions “in a manner worthy of the calling to which we have been called.”

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It Will Get Better

October 6, 2010

With the recent death of Tyler Clementi, attention has been focused on the tragic reality that gay youth are 4 times likelier to commit suicide than straight kids, and 9 out of 10 gay teenagers report being harassed.  The Covenant Network family grieves these senseless deaths, opens our arms wide to receive, comfort, and support [...]

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