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Issue 5 | November 2025 e Pr e sby
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Contents
GA is ‘the party you want to be at’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A prayer for the church and newly elected delegates. . . . . 2 Keeping the church relevant and responsive. . . . . 2 Webinar: Back to Basics on Polity and Structure. . . . . . 2 PC(USA) teaching elder reflects on global reformed church meeting in Thailand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Unification Commission members and former YAADs encourage other young adults to serve . . . . . . . 4
Dates to Know December 24, 2025 Commissioner and Advisory Delegate names submitted Spring 2026 Business deadlines Available here June 22-24, 2026 GA Committees meet online June 27, 2026 Community Day - service and education opportunities, ministry fair, and community gatherings
Ruling elder and former commissioner says GA is ‘the party you want to be at’ Zayn Silva, a ruling elder at the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, served as a commissioner to the 226th General Assembly (2024) in Salt Lake City. Here, Zayn shares about his experience as a trans, Black, Puerto Rican man who found friends like him, allies, joy and dancing in his time at General Assembly. He talks about proudly and safely getting to serve communion and pray for the communities he holds dear. Zayn prays that anyone who feels led to participate in GA would follow the prodding of the Spirit. “When we show up and we are allowed to show up as our full selves … trans, queer, Black, ally, justice seekers and people who want to do better … we show the future of the Presbyterian Church that they were in mind … that they deserve an inclusive church and a fiercely loving space.”
June 28, 2026 Worship in local congregations and convening of plenary June 29-July 2, 2026 GA Plenary 1