The Thirty-eighth General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America met in Nashville, Tennessee June 29-July 2, 2010, at the Nashville Convention Center, hosted by Nashville Presbytery.

A total of 1,311 commissioners attended (978 Teaching Elders and 333 Ruling Elders).

In addition to acting upon the reports of the ten General-Assembly-level Permanent Committees and Agencies, other special committees, and the Standing Judicial Commission, the annual PCA General Assembly includes three evening worship services that include many non-commissioners, seminars on ministry and issues facing the Church, an exhibit hall of ministry resources, networking opportunities, fellowship renewal occasions, and gatherings of alumni and friends of colleges and seminaries.

Prior to the Assembly three issues stimulated considerable interest;

(1) the Strategic Planning Report, originating in the Cooperative Ministries Committee (CMC) and coming to the floor through the Administrative Committee (AC),

(2) the Overtures Committee Report regarding proposed amendments to the Book of Church Order (BCO) 9-7 relating to the role of unordained women who assist local church deacons in mercy ministry and

(3) several overtures regarding a possible change in the current law governing homosexual individuals in the US military and how that could impinge upon the ministry of evangelical chaplains.

The items turned out to be less controversial than some expected because of amendments made to the Strategic Planning Committee report by the AC on June 29 a few hours before the Assembly convened.

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