The season of Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and self-examination in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord at Easter. It is a period of 40 days — like the flood of Genesis, Moses’ sojourn at Mount Sinai, Elijah’s journey to Mount Horeb, Jonah’s call to Ninevah to repent and Jesus’ time of testing in the wilderness. (The Sundays in Lent are not counted in this reckoning of the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter, as every Lord’s Day is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.)
October 2010 Financial data from recent statistical reports indicate how the recession that began in late 2007 has affected giving by individuals and families to PC(USA) congregations.
—Jack Marcum, coordinator, Research Services The membership of the denomination has decreased steadily for quite some time. This essay presents the factors that, together, produce the annual membership totals and… Read more »
The practice of partnership guides our whole connectional church. It guides us individually as members, officers and pastors. It guides us collectively as congregations, presbyteries, synods, General Assembly ministries and… Read more »
