Regional & National Resources
Presbyterian Church (USA)
What makes us unique?
“In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth praying, ‘Come, Lord Jesus.’” —From “A Brief Statement of Faith”
At the core of Presbyterian identity is a secure hope in the grace of God in Jesus Christ, a hope that, by the power of the Holy Spirit, empowers us to live lives of gratitude: “In affirming with the earliest Christians that Jesus is Lord, the Church confesses that he is its hope, and that the Church, as Christ’s body, is bound to his authority and thus free to live in the lively, joyous reality of the grace of God.” (Book of Order F-1.0204)
This strong emphasis on the grace of God in Jesus Christ is our heritage from the founder of the Reformed tradition, John Calvin.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the council of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), representing the entirety of the more than one million-member denomination. The biennial gathering of commissioners from all the presbyteries gives direction to all the Assembly’s agencies and programs, which include congregational support, global and national missions, advocacy and social witness, and financial administration.
Office of General Assembly
Includes the biennial assembly, constitutional and judicial services, ecumenical relationships, and support for church committees and councils.
Presbyterian Mission Agency—PC(USA)
Includes world and national mission programs, ministries of compassion and justice, work on theology and worship, and work for racial and gender equity.
Other PC(USA) Agencies:
Synod of Mid-America (SoMA)
The Synod of Mid-America (SoMA) is a regional community of six PCUSA presbyteries (including Heartland), their 355 congregations, and their 37,769 members. The SoMA works to support and resource its presbyteries so they can better serve their congregations, and while also engaging in mission and ministry that is more expansive than one presbytery can do on its own.
Matthew 25
Heartland Presbytery is a Matthew 25 Presbytery! Visit our Matthew 25 page for the list of our participating churches and other information.
What is a Matthew 25 church? Matthew 25:31–46 calls all of us to actively engage in the world around us, so our faith comes alive and we wake up to new possibilities. Convicted by this passage, both the 222nd and 223rd General Assemblies (2016 and 2018) exhorted the PC(USA) to act boldly and compassionately to serve people who are hungry, oppressed, imprisoned or poor.
Want to become a Matthew 25 church? Get all the details on the PC(USA) Matthew 25 page.