by Amy Cerniglia | Dec 19, 2024 | Covenant Network News, News
As 2024 draws to a close, we are living in a moment when LGBTQIA+ people need communities of faith to welcome them, affirm them, stand with them, and celebrate their gifts. Perhaps more than ever, we need a church who does not take any person’s presence or our...
by Amy Cerniglia | Nov 25, 2024 | Covenant Network News, News
The holiday season can particularly bring out the loneliness felt by LGBTQIA+ people who feel unwelcome in their families, churches, or communities. Several resources are available for additional support during this time. Many of these help lines are accessible 24/7...
by Amy Cerniglia | Oct 16, 2024 | Covenant Network News, News
The Covenant Network of Presbyterians proudly supports Spirit Day, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about bullying of LGBTQIA+ youth and demonstrating solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community. This year, Spirit Day falls on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The...
by Amy Cerniglia | Aug 28, 2024 | Covenant Network News, Featured Resourcing, Gender, News, Sexuality, Theology
The Covenant Network has recently added several resources to support its mission of equipping PC(USA) congregations to create a church as just and generous as God’s grace. On the Engaging in Your Community resource page, visitors can find a new video series...
by Amy Cerniglia | Jun 22, 2024 | 226th GA (2024), Covenant Network News, News, Ordination Process, PC(USA) History & Polity
Former General Assembly moderators and vice moderators have issued a statement supporting Item POL-01, which aims to include sexual orientation and gender identity among categories protected from discrimination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The signatories note...
by Amy Cerniglia | May 12, 2024 | Covenant Network News, Dialogue, Featured Advocating, News, Ordination Process, PC(USA) History & Polity
This article in the Presbyterian Outlook was written by Brian Ellison, the executive director of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians and stated clerk of the Synod of Mid-America. It is time. It is time for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to fully honor all of its...
by Amy Cerniglia | May 1, 2024 | Covenant Network News, Gender, News, Ordination Process, Sexuality
Congratulations to The United Methodist Church on the historic votes taken at the recent General Conference to reverse the longstanding ban on LGBTQIA+ clergy. This legislative action, among others, represents significant movement toward a more open and inclusive...
by Amy Cerniglia | Apr 18, 2024 | Covenant Network News, Featured Resourcing, News
If your church has joined the Covenant Network of Presbyterians, a new resource is available to help you share this news with your congregation and community. The “Becoming a Welcoming Church” resource page now includes a template and prayer designed for...
by Amy Cerniglia | Mar 20, 2024 | Covenant Network News, Featured Advocating, News
The government of Ghana is considering enacting legislation that would expand the country’s existing laws criminalizing homosexual sex. The new law, if signed by Ghana’s president, would make it a crime punishable by imprisonment to identify as LGBTQ+ or to promote...
by Amy Cerniglia | Feb 23, 2024 | Covenant Network News, Gender, News
We mourn the death of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old non-binary student in Owasso, Oklahoma, who was attacked by classmates in a bathroom at their high school on February 7. School officials did not report the assault to local law enforcement or emergency services, and...
