Presbyterian Mission Agency Education Archives | Page 23 of 25

Peacemaker to share challenges and rewards of serving Christ in Cuba

Posted September 6th, 2016

While the U.S. and Cuban governments have only recently re-established diplomatic ties, the Presbyterian Church has continually maintained a relationship between the two countries. Congregations will get an idea how that has progressed next month when the 2016 class of International Peacemakers visits the U.S.

PC(USA) churches mark transition for students as school year begins

Posted August 24th, 2016

What has become an annual ritual for many churches – the “Blessing of the Backpacks” – has taken on special importance at First Presbyterian Church in Findlay, Ohio. This year, the event was integrated into the larger concept of commemorating milestones within the life of the church and its members, with back to school being just one of them.

Presbyterian Mission Agency Board Executive Committee meets in Chicago

Posted August 2nd, 2016

The Executive Committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), meeting for its annual retreat at Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois, July 27-29, took action on the mission and ministry of the Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center in Abiquiu, New Mexico.

Synod School 2016

Posted August 2nd, 2016

The sounds could be coming from any busy school office responding to the myriad requests of all those who enter the doors.

Church collaboration offers arts and science literacy camps for low income children

Posted July 14th, 2016

A four-church collaboration in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is giving 150-200 children an opportunity to learn about the arts and sciences. Tippecanoe, Grace and North Shore Presbyterian Churches have joined with the Hephatha Lutheran Church to sponsor an eight-week “Arts and Science Literacy Camp” specifically for low and middle income families.

The invisible Presbyterian seminary

Posted July 11th, 2016

Together, we are among the largest Presbyterian faculties in the world. Our teachers instruct and preach in English, Spanish and Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese and Arabic. Most teach aspiring pastors, but there’s also a robust commitment to congregational leadership formation and lay discipleship.

PC(USA) seminary news

Posted May 19th, 2016

A compilation of news from Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and other seminaries

Robert Day Miller dies at age 81

Posted May 13th, 2016

PC(USA) pastor, advocate and administrator challenged systems of discrimination by Gregg Brekke | Presbyterian News Service The Rev. Robert Day Miller (1934-2016) passed away peacefully on May 3, 2016. A teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Miller served in various capacities in the church both pre- and post-reunion, for nearly 50 years. Born October 23,… Read more »

Founder/President of Children’s Defense Fund urges churches to be there for children in need

Posted April 21st, 2016

The best way to disrupt the cradle to prison pipeline is to be an advocate for children in need. That was the message from Marian Wright Edelman to attendees at last weekend’s Ecumenical Advocacy Days gathering in Washington, D.C. The founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund says this country’s priorities about wealth and where those dollars should go are not in line with helping those living in poverty.

Logan Ellis receives 2016 Samuel Robinson Award

Posted April 21st, 2016

When the Rev. Dr. David B. McCarthy, professor of Religion at Hastings College (Nebraska), recommended to his student, Logan Ellis, that he apply for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Samuel Robinson Award—one requirement of which is to memorize and recite the Westminster Shorter Catechism in the PC(USA)’s Book of Confessions—the college senior was game.