What is per capita?
Who pays per capita, and how much?
What is the current General Assembly per capita rate?
How is the General Assembly per capita rate set?
What do GA per capita dollars provide?
The earliest mention of something like a per capita apportionment dates back to the 1700s. In the mid-1800s, a “plan of mileage” was adopted by the General Assembly to defray the expenses of commissioners attending General Assembly meetings so that everyone could be present to participate regardless of distance or financial resources. Over time, per capita has been used to fund “ecclesiastical and administrative” functions that are shared by the whole church.
This video welcomes visitors to the Big Tent and highlights the RE&WM/PW ministry area’s new leadership institutes, one of which was held at Big Tent, in which diverse women leaders share their stories of call.
This video provides a welcome to the AllWomen Website and highlights the RE&WM/PW ministry area’s new leadership institutes, in which diverse women leaders share their stories of call.
Following a brief overview of the mission and ministry of RE&WM/PW, this video shows the many faces of women’s leadership development and how the RE&WM/PW ministry area works to equip, empower and connect women leaders across the church.
This video serves as a brief introduction to one of Racial Ethnic & Women’s Ministries/PW’s newest initiatives, Cross Cultural Ministries, in which the church engages in “mission in reverse” by consulting with European-American congregations and Mid Council leadership to assist them in their efforts to become more diverse and cross cultural.
Agenda for the the Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) Committee Meeting, held on September 8-10, 2011.
Use this card as you pray for Mission Co-workers Mark Hare and Jenny Bent. The card includes a photo and overview of their work.
From their base in the Dominican Republic, Mark and Jenny are committed to serving Haitian people. Mark, an agricultural technician commutes across the Haitian border to work with Mouvman Peyizan Papay (MPP), helping Haitians learn to grow lots of food on a small amount of land. Jenny, a community health consultant, works with the Evangelical Dominican Church in the bateys, company towns largely populated by Haitian sugar workers. In his work, Mark says he strives …
Use this card as you pray for Mission Co-worker César Carhuachín. The card includes a photo and overview of his work. César has been called to teach biblical studies in the School of Theology at the Reformed University of Colombia. His classrooms are occupied by men and women who will provide clergy leadership for the Presbyterian Church of Colombia and other Protestant churches in Colombia. César says Colombia is a placed where many are searching for meaning. “In this searching,” he explains, “people find many obstacles like the lack of equal opportunities for education, unfair salaries, oppressive structures, and …
Use this card as you pray for Long Term Volunteers Jay and Nancy Adams. The card includes a photo and overview of their work. Jay and Nancy serve at Black Forest Academy (BFA), a school for children of people serving in mission. The parents of BFA students work in approximately 50 countries and represent more than 25 mission agencies and denominations, including the Presbyterian Church (USA). Nancy teaches English to high school students, and Jay is a senior administrator.