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Heritage Sunday 2024
Fifty years ago, at the 1974 General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (UPCUSA), David Sindt rose from his seat and bravely and hopefully held up a sign with a single question: Is Anyone Else Out There Gay?
Heritage Sunday 2023
Each year, Presbyterians across the globe acknowledge Heritage Sunday, a day to reflect on and celebrate the vast and lengthy history of the faith. Heritage Sunday always falls on the Sunday closest to May 21—the opening date of the inaugural General Assembly in the United States in 1789. This year, Heritage Sunday will fall on the same date: May 21, 2023.
Heritage Sunday 2022
Every year on a Sunday in late May the PC(USA) spends time celebrating, reflecting upon and learning about the long and rich history of the Presbyterian movement in America. Heritage Sunday falls closest to May 21, the opening day of the first General Assembly meeting in 1789.
Honoring the Rev. Henry Highland Garnet on Heritage Sunday
Every year Presbyterians celebrate Heritage Sunday, a day to reflect upon and learn more about the history of the Presbyterian church in America. This year the Presbyterian Historical Society is realizing a full-circle moment that connects the past to the present of a historic Washington, D.C. church.