The headlines don’t always capture “the story” within the story of the 220th General Assembly. MLP had a strong GA Team working in Pittsburgh: a legislative team working on marriage, ordination, and the Confessions; a team offering four major events; a team at the MLP Booth in the Exhibit Hall; a team staffing the hospitality suite throughout the week; and a team working continuously on communications.

1,500 Rainbow Scarves knitted by Presbyterians from all over the country who have been praying for this Assembly were worn as a sign of God’s love for all persons including God’s LGBT children and their families. Bishop Gene Robinson gave an amazing keynote at our National MLP Dinner to a crowd of three hundred affirming the work of “holy chaos” that challenges the old prejudices that prevent everyone from experiencing the Gospel and God’s love for them…