Presbytery of Detroit

December 4, 2013 Office of the General Assembly Statement on Minister Housing Case in Wisconsin The Office of the General Assembly ( OGA ) has been receiving inquiries and questions regarding the November 21, 2013 decision of a federal district court (Western District of Wisconsin) judge in Madison, Wisconsin which held that a portion of Section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code is unconstitutional. Section 107 is the provision dealing with tax- favored housing benefits for “ministers of the gospel.” Specifically, the court held that Section 107(2), which permits ministers to receive tax-free ... Read more

The Statistical Reporting web site http://oga.pcusa.org/stats will be available for data entry beginning sometime in January 2014 and ending Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Due to technical difficulties with the program OGA announced that the site would not be ready until after the first of the year. We will keep you informed. ... Read more

The Presbytery's books will close at 5:00 pm on Monday, January 13, 2014 . Please send in your 2013 Per Capita and Shared Mission Support with the check dated December 31, 2013. ... Read more

The Book of Order has been changed to require overtures from presbyteries to have a concurrence from at least one other presbytery. The overture part must be verbatim, but the rationale can be changed at will. This is an opportunity to draw greater interest in the work of the General Assembly. G-3.0302d. From the perspective of the Presbytery of Detroit, it can be an opportunity to engage sessions in the work of the GA. Therefore, we propose the following Coordinating Cabinet Policy: The Coordinating Cabinet will receive and consider requests from sessions to endorse overtures submitted to ... Read more