Committee 7   Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations

Assembly refers proposals to curb U.S. support for Colombian government, military    [6-20-06]

On Monday, June 19, the General Assembly acted on a number of recommendations from the Committee on Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations .

The actions included support for human rights work of the Presbyterian Church in Colombia , but a number of specific requests for more overt action directed at the U.S. government's support of the Colombian government and military were referred to the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy and the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program for study. This was done in spite of a plea from PCC Executive Secretary David Illigge Quiroz, who said "The church in Colombia can't wait for more study."

The Assembly made the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) a provisional member of Christian Churches Together (CCT), a new ecumenical organization more broadly based than the National Council of Churches and the National Association of Evangelicals.

Other issues considered included globalization, and relations among the three "Abrahamic traditions" of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

The committee leaders include: moderator: M; vice-moderator: V; committee assistant: A; parliamentarian/recorder: P.

Leadership:  the Rev. Oscar McCloud, New York City, M; Elder Sandy Irving, New Hope, V; the Rev. Mary Gene Boteler, Muskingum Valley, A; the Rev. Stephen Melton, Carlisle, P

Elder Bonnie Allen, The Peaks
Rev. Elizabeth Ayscue, Charlotte
Rev. Emett Barfield, Mississippi
Elder Barbara Bever, Heartland
YAD Kathleen Blanchard, Mackinac
Elder Connie Bytner , Kiskiminetas
YAD Sarah Crumley, Sacramento
Rev. Tim Dalstrom, Greater Atlanta
TSAD Chris Deacon, East Tennessee
Rev. Dale Francis, Lake Erie
YAD Harlan Glinski, Grand Canyon
Rev. Peter Haas, Lake Huron
YAD Julie Horsting, Eastern Virginia
Elder Sandy Irving, New Hope (Vice-Moderator)
Elder Tom Jack, The John Knox
Elder Samuel Jones, New Harmony
Elder Leonard E. Jordan, Middle Tennessee
Rev. Susan Liljestrand, Mission
YAD Dana Mariani, Donegal
Rev. Tim McCalmont, Los Ranchos
Rev. H. Richard McClain, Lehigh
Rev. J. Oscar McCloud, New York City (Moderator)
YAD Andrew McIntosh, Tampa Bay
MAD Leslie Morgan
Elder Lisa Niven, Hudson River
YAD John Oliver, Riverside
YAD Jessica Rigel, New Brunswick
Rev. Fred Rose, The James
Rev. Jonathon Schmick, Olympia
Elder Mark Schneider, Detroit
Elder Garry Schoonover, New Covenant
Elder Kathryn Scott, The Cascades
Elder Carla Shafer, North Puget Sound
Elder Dorothy Siebers, Lake Michigan
Elder Priscilla Simon, Dakota
Elder Carolyn B. Smith, Coastal Carolina
YAD Lydia Smith, Lackawanna
YAD Aaron Stauffer, John Calvin
Elder Sue Stickles, Nevada
Rev. Ronald Thomas, Foothills
YAD Katherine Thurmond, Mid-South
Rev. John Underwood, Long Island
Rev. Melinda Veatch, Grace
Elder Jacob E. Wagner II, Huntingdon
Elder Robert Wilson, North Alabama
Rev. Les Winters, Minnesota Valleys
Rev. David Yungho Won, Hanmi
Rev. Y. Eunice Yang, National Capital