by Amy Cerniglia | Aug 15, 2023 | Covenant Congregations, Covenant Network News, Featured Advocating, Gender, Uncategorized
We give thanks for congregations in our inclusive network bearing witness to God’s love for LGBTQ+ people in their communities! When a member of First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence, KS attended a recent county commissioner meeting to discuss a different...
by Amy Cerniglia | Mar 31, 2023 | Covenant Network News, Gender, Uncategorized
Today, we celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility and the full spectrum of gender expressions and identities on display among God’s children. In a time of fear and hatred sometimes expressed by people in positions of power, and sometimes misusing the...
by Amy Cerniglia | Jan 24, 2023 | Covenant Network News, Featured Advocating, News, Uncategorized
The Covenant Network of Presbyterians has received one of the largest donations in its history as a bequest from the estate of Ruling Elder Freda A. Gardner, moderator of the 211th General Assembly (1999) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the first woman to...
by Amy Cerniglia | Jan 17, 2023 | Covenant Network News, Uncategorized
Last year, the Covenant Network of Presbyterians received a record number of requests for guidance, educational programs, and other support as awareness grows about the work ahead in fully welcoming and affirming all people in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). To that...
by Amy Cerniglia | Jan 16, 2023 | Covenant Congregations, Covenant Network News, Uncategorized
One Covenant Network congregation, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, received a strongly-worded email of condemnation from Velma Pavlasek. Specifically, Pavlasek felt angry when she saw the church’s signs promoting their public witness to...
by Amy Cerniglia | Jan 10, 2023 | Covenant Network News, Sexuality, Uncategorized
One of the new resources on our website providing guidance for navigating Sexuality & Sexual Orientation includes a powerful breakout session from the Rev. Kelly Spencer at Covenant Conversation: Olympia. This workshop provides accessible tools to navigate the...
by Amy Cerniglia | May 15, 2022 | Covenant Network News, News, Uncategorized
We are hearing of another tragic mass shooting this afternoon, at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California. The church hosted our Covenant Conversation event in 2019. The Rev. Dr. Steven M. Marsh, Pastor/Head of Staff at Geneva Presbyterian Church,...
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 Amy Cerniglia | Nov 10, 2021 | Covenant Network News, News, Uncategorized
On November 17 at 9:00am ET, join the Presbyterian Church (USA) Facebook page for the first Transgender Day of Remembrance service that the PC(USA) has hosted as a denomination. This service was organized by the Office for Gender & Racial Justice, a ministry that...
by Amy Cerniglia | Nov 2, 2021 | Covenant Network News, News, Uncategorized
The month of November celebrates the transgender and gender nonconforming communities and raises awareness for the community through education and advocacy activities. This month, Transgender Day of Remembrance commemorates and honors trans lives lost to violence each...
