Presbyterian Mission Agency memorial presbyterian church juneau alaska Archives

A decision at the last General Assembly led to historic events in Alaska

Posted June 27th, 2024

In the summer of 2022, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) directed the Presbyterian Mission Agency to offer the denomination’s official apology and monetary reparations for the racist manner in which Memorial Presbyterian Church in Juneau, Alaska, was closed in 1963.

PC(USA) delegation rights a historic wrong in Juneau, Alaska

Posted November 8th, 2023

In March 2011, when a pastor called a long-serving community member right before his death, only God knew that conversation would be the beginning of a journey and a living example of restorative justice.

The director of the PC(USA)’s Center for the Repair of Historic Harms makes a pitch to attend the Matthew 25 Summit

Posted October 25th, 2023

The Rev. Anthony Jermaine Ross-Allam, the director of the Center for the Repair of Historic Harms, will be among the workshop presenters during the Matthew 25 Summit being held at New Life Presbyterian Church Jan. 16-18, 2024, in Atlanta.

PC(USA) delegation rights a historic wrong in Juneau, Alaska

Posted October 10th, 2023

In March 2011, when a pastor called a long-serving community member right before his death, only God knew that conversation would be the beginning of a journey and a living example of restorative justice.

Perhaps vulnerability is what God was looking for …

Posted August 29th, 2023

In 2022, the 225th General Assembly approved an overture to meaningfully address the wounds inflicted on Alaska Natives, who were directly impacted by the sin of the unwarranted 1963 closure of Memorial Presbyterian Church, a thriving, multiethnic, intercultural church in Juneau, Alaska.

What if?

Posted August 24th, 2023

In 2022, the 225th General Assembly approved an overture to meaningfully address the wounds inflicted on Alaska Natives, who were directly impacted by the sin of the unwarranted 1963 closure of Memorial Presbyterian Church, a thriving, multiethnic, intercultural church in Juneau, Alaska.