Teams & Committees
Commission on Ministry
Commission on Preparation for Ministry
The purpose of the CPM is to help all church members discern and fulfill their Christian vocation and to provide the best possible leadership for the church by assuring that persons who feel called to be teaching elders (ministers of the Word and Sacrament) receive the fullest personal and professional preparation for this office.
CARE and FARE
The Commission on Antiracism & Equity and Facilitators of Antiracism & Equity are charged to thoroughly, intentionally, and continuously assist the Presbytery of Chicago to root out and dismantle the evils of racism and white supremacy embedded in our structures and assist the presbytery to become a model for an inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural community free of all types of bias.
Mission Committee
Self-Development of People (SDOP)
Nominating Committee
Permanent Judicial Commission
The presbytery’s Permanent Judicial Commission is the ecclesiastical court given the authority to carry out the principles of church discipline within the presbytery.
Commissioners to the Synod of Lincoln Trails
The Presbytery of Chicago elects two ruling elders and two minister members (also called teaching elders) to serve as Commissioners to the Synod of Lincoln Trails. The Synod is a regional council within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) consisting of several states or regions across the United States. The Synod of Lincoln Trails comprises the states of Illinois and Indiana. There are eight presbyteries within this Synod, including the Presbytery of Chicago. SOLT meets in an assembly meeting ordinarily twice a year.
Commissioners to the General Assembly
The Presbytery of Chicago elects four ruling elders and four minister members (also called teaching elders) to serve as Commissioners to the General Assembly (GA). The GA is the highest council in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and it consists of all the presbyteries in the whole PC(USA) across the United States. The GA meets every other year, currently in the even numbered years.
Presbytery Coordinating Commission
Presbytery Coordinating Commission is the primary administrative unit of the Presbytery of Chicago. It has broad responsibilities for recommending the mission priorities of the Presbytery of Chicago, coordinating the implementation of mission and governance, overseeing support systems, and nominating the Committee on Nominations.
The following ministries are accountable to PCC:
Administration Team
The Administration Team provides oversight for the business affairs and property matters of the Presbytery.
Constitutional Procedures Work Group
The Work Group provides encouragement, guidance, and resources to churches to help in the proper maintenance of session minutes and records, and provides independent review and recommendation to Presbytery Assembly on new Book of Order amendments transmitted from the General Assembly.
Ecumenical and Interreligious Work Group
The Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Work Group cares for the Presbytery’s relationships with other Christian denominations, with other spiritual and religious communities, and with ecumenical and interreligious organizations and bodies.
New Worshipping Communities Committee
This committee cares for and supports new worshipping communities and immigrant fellowships throughout the region and makes recommendations to the PCC and the Presbytery regarding financial support.
Personnel Committee
The Personnel Committee oversees and reviews the work of the Presbytery staff.
Presbytery Assembly Planning Team
The Planning Team oversees the planning and leadership of the worship and business portions of the Presbytery Assembly meetings.
Mental Health Committee
The mission of the Mental Health Committee is to provide mental health education, training, spiritual support, and resources for congregations and the larger community, as we are called to compassionately journey together through mental health challenges.
Creation Care and Justice Ministries Committee
CCMJ educates and equips congregations to cultivate, create care partnerships across the Presbytery and supports creation care and eco-justice advocacy.
