Presbyterian Mission Agency new york city presbytery Archives

New York minister promotes loving as God and Jesus did to empower women

Posted April 25th, 2024

In a special sermon recently, the Rev. Dr. Mary Newbern-Williams, transitional presbyter for the Presbytery of New York City, used love, as displayed by God and Jesus Christ, as a rallying cry for what must be done to improve the lives of women and other marginalized people.

First Spanish Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn welcomes asylum seekers, who become regular worshipers

Posted January 26th, 2024

A Brooklyn church has become a refuge and spiritual home for newcomers to New York City at a time when a massive influx of asylum seekers has challenged the city to its core.

Pictures from a special Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn

Posted March 15th, 2023

On a recent Saturday, the Presbytery of New York City gathered in the 147-year-old sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn for its first quarterly stated meeting of 2023.

Minding the gap in the Presbytery of New York City

Posted January 24th, 2023

This past summer, on the heels of bidding “Happy Retirement” to its executive presbyter, the Rev. Dr. Robert Foltz-Morrison, the Presbytery of New York City launched a search process for a transitional/interim EP ahead of an anticipated search for a “permanent” EP.

Presbytery of New York City installs Ruling Elder Frances Thom, the body’s youngest-ever elected moderator

Posted May 27th, 2020

On Saturday, March 7, the eve of International Women’s Day, the Presbytery of New York City celebrated this year’s theme, “An equal world is an enabled world,” in a unique way: the installation of Ruling Elder Frances Thom and Ruling Elder Terri Youn to their one-year terms as, respectively, moderator and moderator-elect. Present for this historic occasion in the sanctuary of Riverdale Presbyterian Church in the Bronx was the Rev. Cindy Kohlmann, Co-Moderator of the 223rd General Assembly.