GENERAL ASSEMBLY - The Day Before

It was an early start. Up at 4:30 to get to the airport. A quick trip to Minneapolis then on to San Jose, CA. Many of the passengers on the flight were fellow Presbyterians on their way to General Assembly. By the time all arrive there will be:

• 752 Voting Commissioners


• 173 Youth Advisor Delegates (YADs)


• 25 Theological Student Advisory Delegates (TSADs)


• 8 Missionary Advisory Delegates


• 15 Ecumenical Advisory Delegates


• 95 Cooresponding Members


• 100 Office of the General Assembly staff and volunteers


• 600 Other General Assembly staff


• 60 Staff from theological institutions


• 335 Staff from presbyteries and synods


• 75 Ecumenical and Interfaith Representatives


• 940 Registered observers


• Plus many, many volunteers from all over northern California

After booking into my hotel room, I got in line (see picture above), registered and got my packet with all the information, schedules, maps, and events for the upcoming week.

The theme for this week comes from Micah 6:8 "Do justice, Love kindness, Walk humbly with your God." Throughout this week as we meet both in committees and in plenary it is our prayer that we fulfill this charge.

David Endriss