Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People Archives

SDOP disburses more than $190,000 in grants to 13 self-help projects

Posted July 23rd, 2021

The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) approved grants earlier this year totaling more than $190,00 to a baker’s dozen of self-help projects. The money is from the One Great Hour of Sharing offering.

Educator Thaye Ann Richards Kearns dies at age 74

Posted July 2nd, 2021

Thaye Ann Richards Kearns, an early childhood education specialist credited with improving the lives of hundreds of children throughout her career, died June 25 at age 74.

Presbyterian Mission Agency’s 2020 annual report offers glimpses of God’s grace during the pandemic

Posted June 9th, 2021

The 36-page Annual Report of the Presbyterian Mission Agency has been published online and can be seen here. The theme for this year’s report is “A year unlike all others … and we responded.”

Aleppo’s Children of the World Medical Center addresses the Syrian city’s severe health care shortage

Posted May 7th, 2021

After 10 years of ongoing war in Syria, the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL) and the Presbyterian Church in Aleppo created the Children of the World Medical Center in Aleppo to address the scale, severity and complexity of the humanitarian needs in the country.

Now’s the time to thank teachers

Posted April 20th, 2021

When a 12-year-old Jesus escaped his parents’ watchful eye during the family’s annual pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the anxious couple returned to find him at long last in the temple, “sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.”

Easter service available online March 29

Posted March 18th, 2021

A special Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Easter service will be available for streaming or download by Monday, March 29, on www.pcusa.org.

Having patience and hope in hard times

Posted March 16th, 2021

For Magha Garcia, farming is how she honors her ancestors. “Everything I learned about agriculture came through my great-grandparents, grandparents and parents,” she said. “These people worked so hard, and what they were paid for their crops was so little, it makes me really sad.”

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