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Beechmont Presbyterian Church welcomes the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board

Posted April 20th, 2023

Thursday was mostly a teach-in day for the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board as members took in Matthew 25 presentations on militarism from mission co-workers in Colombia and Guatemala and climate change from Jessica Maudlin, Associate for Sustainable Living and Earth Care concerns in the Presbyterian Hunger Program.

Louisville’s Beechmont Presbyterian Church constructs a Peace Garden and then celebrates its many healing effects

Posted March 14th, 2023

Lionel Derenoncourt and the Rev. Marissa Galván Valle of Beechmont Presbyterian Church (Iglesia Presbiteriana) in Louisville recently used a monthly online town hall forum offered by the Presbyterian Association of Musicians to discuss a feature near and dear to the hearts of Beechmont and its neighbors: the Peace Garden the church constructed during the pandemic and dedicated last year.

Louisville’s Beechmont Presbyterian Church constructs a Peace Garden and then celebrates its many healing effects

Posted March 2nd, 2023

On Thursday, Lionel Derenoncourt and the Rev. Marissa Galván Valle of Beechmont Presbyterian Church (Iglesia Presbiteriana) in Louisville, Kentucky, used a monthly online town hall forum offered by the Presbyterian Association of Musicians to discuss a feature near and dear to the hearts of Beechmont and its neighbors: the Peace Garden the church constructed during the pandemic and dedicated last year.

The PC(USA)’s Office of Theology and Worship launches Gospel of Matthew resources ahead of the new liturgical year

Posted November 23rd, 2022

“The advent of a new liturgical year offers congregations and church leaders a fresh opportunity to engage the Matthew 25 vision of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),” says the Rev. Dr. David Gambrell, associate for worship in the Office of Theology and Worship in the Presbyterian Mission Agency.

Not even a pandemic can slow down this 60-member church

Posted July 19th, 2022

When it came time to minister to the families of recent asylees from Central America, it turns out a global pandemic was no match for the 60 or so members and friends of Beechmont Presbyterian Church in Louisville.

Without missing a beat

Posted May 24th, 2022

Led and inspired by the joyful recorded percussion provided by youth drummers at Beechmont Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Presbyterians on Tuesday dedicated the Presbyterian Center’s new conference center that will host the 225th General Assembly — and, perhaps, some future assemblies as well.

‘Why not just start your own learning hub?’

Posted May 10th, 2022

It’s one thing to watch the heartbreaking plight of new immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers unfold on the evening news. It’s quite another to meet Lissy H. in person.

Ellen Sherby named associate director for World Mission’s Global Connections

Posted April 26th, 2022

Ellen Sherby began her duties this week as associate director for a new area of Presbyterian World Mission called Global Connections.

Not even a pandemic can slow down this 60-member church

Posted April 18th, 2022

When it came time to minister to the families of recent asylees from Central America, it turns out a global pandemic was no match for the 60 or so members and friends of Beechmont Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Kentucky.

A small urban space for peace

Posted September 28th, 2021

Asked by Special Offerings to develop a sermon marking the Peace & Global Witness Offering that many churches collect on World Communion Sunday on Oct. 3, the Rev. Marissa Galván-Valle said her first reaction was, “Oh my Lord, I don’t know how I will do this.”