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The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has a Full Communion Agreement with the Reformed Church in America, the United Church of Christ, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. "The Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace," a recent paper from the PC(USA) theology and worship office, says that the agreement "sets off ways in which [our] walls can become porous without dissolving the boundaries that distinguish the four denomination" (page 2).
The PC(USA) understands itself to be in international dialogues through the World Council of Churches and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. Additionally, the results of more bilateral dialogue are beginning to bear fruit:
• The Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America—Strengthened relationships culminated in concurrent General Assemblies in 2006.
• The Episcopal Church—an agreement that includes eucharistic hospitality is adopted at the General Assembly level in 2008.. More dialogue concerning ministry, oversight, elders is needed.
• The Korean Presbyterian Church in America—A covenant relationship adopted at the General Assembly level in 2008.
• The Moravian Church—A covenant relationship adopted at the General Assembly level in 2008.
• The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops—The current round of dialogue has included the Christian Reformed Church in North America, the Reformed Church in America, and the United Church in Christ in addition to the PC(USA). A report of the Catholic-Reformed dialogue in the U.S., 2003-2007, is available online, and mutual recognition of baptisms was adopted at the General Assembly level in 2008.
See actions of the 218th General Assembly (2008) elsewhere on this web site. |