Presbyterian Mission Agency Café Justo Archives

Beloved borderlands pastor ‘Chuy’ Gallegos Blanco dies at 63

Posted November 11th, 2020

Pastor Jesus “Chuy” Gallegos Blanco passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, Nov. 1. He was, according to his obituary published in the Longmont (Colorado) Leader, loved by many who are grieving the loss of his life. He was 63.

Border wall art simultaneously expresses hope and resistance

Posted November 11th, 2019

Raised in both Douglas, Arizona and nearby Agua Prieta, which is just south of the U.S.-Mexico border, artist and community college instructor M. Jenea Sanchez has an interest in the kind of public art that’s a simultaneous expression of hope and resistance.

Foundation accepting applications for Church Financial Leadership Grants

Posted April 23rd, 2019

Applications are now being accepted for the Presbyterian Foundation’s Church Financial Leadership Grant program.

A poverty talk rich with ideas

Posted March 29th, 2019

With eradicating systemic poverty as one of the three goals of the Matthew 25 invitation, Presbyterian Mission Agency Board members took two hours Thursday to hear from a panel what’s being done about it and, around round tables, to discuss poverty’s implications and challenges for congregations, mid councils and other groups.

Transcending barriers

Posted December 6th, 2018

Coffee is a major agricultural product of Mexico, the beverage of choice among millions of people in the U.S., and a link in a mission partnership that transforms people in both countries.

Transcending barriers

Posted June 16th, 2018

Coffee is a major agricultural product of Mexico, the beverage of choice among millions of people in the U.S., and a link in a mission partnership that transforms people in both countries.