The Presbytery of North Central Iowa has submitted an overture to the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) that calls on the General Assembly Mission Council to “re-establish an Office of Collegiate Ministries … as a vital and integral part of the ministry and mission of the church … ”

Heather Libich, director of child, youth and young adult ministries at First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Falls, submitted the overture to the presbytery on behalf of a group of collegiate ministry leaders and chaplains within the Synod of Lakes and Prairies.

The presbytery voted on the overture at its March 2 meeting.

In addition to calling on the GAMC to re-establish an Office of Collegiate Ministries, it also calls on the GAMC to direct the re-established office to “prepare a strategy for mission in higher education in concert with middle governing bodies, congregations, and, where possible, ecumenical partners, to be presented to the 220th General Assembly.

Libich, who has created a Facebook presence for supporters of the overture, is seeking overture concurrence from other presbyteries and synods.

The complete text of the overture can be found on Google Docs.

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