224th General Assembly

224th General Assembly of the PC(USA)

The 224th General Assembly of the PC(USA) that was to be held in Baltimore, Maryland, was held online at intervals over the time period of June 19-27. The primary business of the General Assembly took place Friday and Saturday, June 26-27. Use this link to find out more: 224th General Assembly Website.

Use the links below to review the General Assembly news.

Spirit of GA News
(All of the news stories related to the 224th General Assembly)

GA Commissioning Service via Zoom (photo by Sandra Hedrick)

Our elected commissioners are:

Bob Bell, Ruling Elder, First Presbyterian Church of Perry
Yvette Grant, Ruling Elder, Iglesia Presbiteriana Nueva Esperanza
Alexandra (Sandra) Hedrick, Teaching Elder, Kirkwood Presbyterian Church / Stated Clerk
Joe Medearis, Teaching Elder, Arlington Presbyterian Church / Peace Presbyterian Church

Our TSAD and YAAD are:

Kevin Wright, Woodlawn Presbyterian Church (TSAD)
Emma Cottrell, Community Presbyterian Church (YAAD)

Learn more about our GA Commissioners and Advisory Delegates!

Bob Bell, Ruling Elder

Bob Bell is a Ruling Elder with First Presbyterian Church of Perry, where he is involved on the Session and the music ministry. He is active with the Jamaica Ecumenical Mutual Mission and has served on 21 medical / dental teams..

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Yvette Grant, Ruling Elder

Yvette Grant is a Ruling Elder with Iglesia Presbiteriana Nueva Esperanza, a Hispanic worshipping community that shares space with Kirkwood Presbyterian Church. She has been a member since 2008 and is a children's Sunday School Teacher. She is serving on the Call Commission.

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Alexandra (Sandra) Hedrick, Teaching Elder

Sandra Hedrick is a Teaching Elder serving as Pastor at Kirkwood Presbyterian Church and as Stated Clerk for our presbytery. This will be her fourth General Assembly, but the first serving as a commissioner.

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Joe Medearis, Teaching Elder

Joe Medearis is a Teaching Elder serving as Pastor for Artlington Presbyterian Church and Peace Presbyterian Church. He is active on our Mutual Mission Commission and attended the Pastors Retreat with Matanzas Presbytery in Cuba where this photo was taken.

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Kevin Wright, Theological Student Advisory Delegate

Kevin Wright is a Seminary Student at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary under the care of our presbytery. He will be a Theological Student Advisory Delegate. He is a member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, but currently living in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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Emma Cottrell, Young Adult Advisory Delegate

Emma Cottrell is our presbytery's Young Adult Advisory Delegate. She is a Ruling Elder at Community Presbyterian Church in Atlantic Beach. She also works at First Presbyterian Church Fernandina Beach as Family Ministry Partner for Children. This will be her second time as a GA YAAD.

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