Presbyterian Mission Agency Cobbie and Dessa Palm Archives

Breaking the chains of poverty

Posted October 13th, 2021

Roland is now in high school and is among a group of student panelists presenting on the topic “Social Economic Reforms for Sustainability,” organized by the National Christian Youth Fellowship. The invitation to be a panelist is merited by outstanding academic achievement and each of the panelists performed exceptionally on this day.

Discernment and prayers guide World Mission Crisis Management Team

Posted April 1st, 2020

When it comes to keeping mission co-workers safe in the face of a global pandemic, there is no one-size-fits-all decision. Each situation is different, and each decision is individual.

Four generations of Presbyterian mission: From potted plant to garden

Posted June 15th, 2017

If there is a revered profession in my family, it is a life given to the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. In 1884, my great-grandfather J. Vernon Bell began his ministry as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Dubois, Pennsylvania, almost 100 years to the day that I entered Union Theological Seminary in New York City.