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Presbyterian Writers Guild will not give its David Steele Distinguished Writer Award in 2022

Posted March 30th, 2022

For the first time in its history, the Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) will not be conferring its David Steele Distinguished Writer (DSDW) Award this year.

Nominees sought for best Presbyterian writer

Posted December 9th, 2021

The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) is accepting nominations for its 2022 David Steele Distinguished Writer (DSDW) Award.

Louisville Presbyterian Furlough Home receives a proper send-off

Posted August 23rd, 2021

For more than a half-century, the Louisville Presbyterian Furlough Home has been a place of respite for more than 350 mission co-workers working overseas in World Mission for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Whether the country where they walked alongside their partners was undergoing civil strife or they just needed a few weeks to recharge after years of work in the mission field, Furlough Home, on the campus of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, provided them a safe, quiet and welcoming haven.

Former GA moderator and Presbyterian News Service chief Marj Carpenter dies at 93

Posted June 14th, 2020

Ruling Elder Marj Carpenter, the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 207th General Assembly (1995), a tireless supporter and interpreter of mission and for 15 years director of the Presbyterian News Service, died Saturday in Big Spring, Texas, following a long illness. She was 93.

Nominees sought for best Presbyterian writer

Posted September 3rd, 2019

The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) is accepting nominations for its 2020 David Steele Distinguished Writer Award.