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Seldom is heard a discouraging word

The Rev. Dr. Tom Bryson, who is part of the Vital Congregations (VC) writing team, said he was floored at what he heard at VC gatherings in Denver and Atlanta the last two weeks.

Singing A New Song

A Letter from Nadia Ayoub, serving in Greece | May 2019

A captivating talk on captivity

Rocio Calderon kept a Presbyterian Mission Agency delegation spellbound recently just by telling her story. Calderon, who grew up in Bolivia, was locked away in a U.S. detention center for two years even after being economically exploited by an employer. One thing that kept her going, she said, was the compassion of the Casa Mariposa Detention Visitation Program, which encouraged her through cards and visits.

CCAP Chaplains Unite

A Letter from Jeremy and Luta Garbat-Welch, based in Malawi | May 2019

New worshiping community receives $50K Walton Award

New Creation Presbyterian Church, a 1001 New Worshiping Community in Hendersonville, Tennessee, plans to use a recent $50,000 award for its $2.5 million building campaign. New Creation, which became an official PC(USA) chartered congregation last year, was named a winner of a $50,000 2019 Sam and Helen R. Walton Award in March.