May 6, 2016
May 6, 2016
PC(USA) General Assembly Committee 6 Preview
Overtures on requiring evangelism training for teaching elders, inserting caring for God’s creation as part of each congregation’s ministry—and a dozen other proposals—await the Committee on Church Polity and Ordered Ministry during the 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Read more »
May 6, 2016
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance meets with ecumenical partners in Lebanon
Since the Syrian Civil War began in March 2011, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has been responding to the needs of affected communities in Syria and Lebanon. Working in conjunction with ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together), members and ecumenical partners have been providing relief to refugees in neighboring countries and to internally displaced Syrians. Read more »
May 6, 2016
Office of Theology and Worship to host #TheoConvo Twitter chat May 17
Office of Theology and Worship to host #TheoConvo Twitter chat May 17
Charles Wiley, Author of ‘Polity Matters,’ to discuss call to faithfulness in the church Read more »
May 6, 2016
Celebrating resilience through theater and the arts in the Philippines
Celebrating resilience through theater and the arts in the Philippines
Every Saturday in the Casa Esperanza shelter, Gail (name changed) assists artist-trainer Onna in arts-based sessions for girls who have survived sexual abuse. Read more »
May 5, 2016
Educate a Child, Transform the World
PC(USA) Strives to Alleviate Global Poverty Worldwide Through Quality Education By Tammy Warren | Presbyterian News Service Louisville, August 14, 2015—The goal is clear: provide quality education for 1 million children… Read more »
May 4, 2016
Young Adult Volunteer program provides fulfillment and challenge
Melissa Rift is living in Colorado as a member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program. Young adult volunteers like Melissa Rift explore God’s calling in their lives while living as part of a Christian community in YAV partner sites around the world. Read more »
May 3, 2016
Presbyterians in South Sudan ask for prayers as peace negotiations continue
The Rev. Philip Akway Obang, general secretary of the South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church (SSPEC) is sending regular updates about the changing situation in South Sudan and has asked for support of his American brothers and sisters. Read more »
May 2, 2016
Vasquez, Park and Correa embrace translation as ministry at PC(USA)
Veteran Spanish and Korean language translators, Elizabeth Vasquez and the Rev. Sunkyoo Park, understand their daily tasks—and their larger role within the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA)—not just as a job, but as a calling. Read more »
May 2, 2016
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board concludes April 2016 meeting
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) concluded its April 2016 meeting with an approved 2017-18 bridge Mission Work Plan and a budget with 15 percent reductions over the same period. The board also approved a work restructuring plan that includes job reassignments, elimination of programming and staff reductions. Read more »