Presbyterian Mission Agency Rev. Dr. Robert Foltz-Morrison Archives

Minding the gap in the Presbytery of New York City

Posted January 5th, 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.

The Rev. Dr. James Reese, a beloved Presbyterian pastor and leader, dies at age 98

Posted June 17th, 2022

The Rev. Dr. James Reese, a respected and beloved pastor and pioneer in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), died Friday, June 17, after a long illness. He was 98.

Brooklyn’s Church of Gethsemane battered by storm

Posted September 22nd, 2021

A Presbyterian church that ministers to current and formerly incarcerated people was heavily damaged last month in Brooklyn, New York, when Tropical Storm Henri drenched the Northeast.

Northeastern US churches bruised by Hurricane Ida, other storms

Posted September 17th, 2021

After dealing Louisiana a severe blow, Hurricane Ida weakened as it moved inland but still managed to wreak havoc on portions of the Northeast United States, leading to fatalities and property damage.

A pastoral letter on 9/11 and all that’s happened since then

Posted September 10th, 2021

The date of September 11, 2001, almost can get lost amid present situations we face in New York City with recent deadly storms, a deadlier COVID-19 virus and the resulting unemployment and rent/mortgage payment concerns, and the cessation of so many in-person church and social activities.

The Rev. Dr. Donald W. Shriver Jr., president emeritus of Union Theological Seminary, dies at 93

Posted August 7th, 2021

The Rev. Dr. Donald W. Shriver Jr., acclaimed ethicist and president emeritus of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, died July 28 at 93.