CNP Positions on Reformed Identity in the United States Committee Recommendations Before the 227th General Assembly

The 227th General Assembly (GA227) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) begins its in-person plenary business meetings on Sunday, June 28, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wis. CNP is sharing recommendations on key items of business coming before the 227th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) from the Reformed Identity in the United States Committee (RUS).

• RUS-07 — Repudiating White Christian Nationalism Approve as Amended

  • Calls the PC(USA) to repudiate white Christian nationalism in all its forms, affirm the denomination’s historical support for the disestablishment of religion, and repent of the church’s own complicity. Approved in committee with expanded language naming the movement’s threat to people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.

• RUS-10 — Report of the Special Committee to Write a New Confession.

  Approve the Committee’s Recommendation

  • The Special Committee, established by the 225th General Assembly (2022), has produced an excellent draft confession. CNP strongly supports the process moving forward and affirms stating commitments to justice and equity even more explicitly than the current Book of Confessions does.

  • CNP does believe the confession should be considered by a special committee of fifteen in accordance with the Book of Order. In their review, the committee should add stronger, clearer language on sexual orientation and gender identity, whose near-absence is out of keeping with recent constitutional changes. The use of “affection” where “orientation” is the appropriate term is a meaningful error that should be corrected.