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Posts Categorized: Congregations
August 1, 2012
by Elodie de Bethmann On Monday, July 30, the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations had the pleasure of spending the day with members of The House of Hope Presbyterian Church of St. Paul, MN. The group joined us to learn more about human movement and related issues. We started the day with each seminar… Read more »
July 21, 2012
written by Teresa Lockhart Stricklen, associate for worship Use this prayer as a personal or corporate prayer in the days to come: O Lord, our God, victim of violence on a cross,look with compassion upon all involved in the shooting this week in Colorado.Comfort those terrorized by this horrendous event.Wrap your Everlasting Arms around… Read more »
June 17, 2012
by Elodie de Bethmann Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission co-worker Amanda Craft spoke on Friday, June 15 at Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. Amanda has been serving in Guatemala with the IENGP (the National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala) since 2009. Amanda’s ministry focuses on leadership development and Christian education. She helps empower women in… Read more »
June 15, 2012
by Elodie de Bethmann On 13 June, the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations held a seminar about Peace and Justice in Israel and Palestine for an intergenerational group from The First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell, New Jersey. The group members have recently been discussing the Kairos Palestine Document and have been particularly interested in… Read more »
April 9, 2012
Clifton Presbyterian Church in Maxwelton, WV Helps with the UNICEF Tap Project by Larry Davis When the Presbytery of West Virginia held a seminar at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, they learned about the UNICEF Tap Project. Earlier this year, the presbytery invited congregations to participate in this effort to provide clean water… Read more »
January 19, 2012
Congregations care for creation in a variety of ways: RecyclingCommunity Supported Agriculture projectsWorshipBible StudyEnergy AuditsInsulationGeo-thermal energy Participants gathered for a conversation at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations identified these and other ways that congregations and faith communities can care faithfully for God’s creation of which we are a part. Representatives of five congregations… Read more »
October 23, 2011
The group from the Presbytery of Geneva made Red Hands during their seminar. They also made Red Hands before they came to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations for their seminar. This banner was made by members of First Presbyterian Church in Gowanda, New York. Thanks to all for their witness to a world… Read more »
October 14, 2011
On October 12, four nine-foot tall tapestries appeared in Tillman Chapel at the Church Center for the United Nations. Thousands of ribbons decorated each tapestry. Each ribbon carried a message of hope, remembrance, and healing. To mark the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001, Prepare New York created the Ribbons of Hope project. They report… Read more »
October 14, 2011
The group from the Presbytery of Geneva made Red Hands during their seminar. They also made Red Hands before they came to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations for their seminar. The Sunday School children of the First Presbyterian Church of Horseheads made this banner. The mittens attached to the banner were made by… Read more »
October 5, 2011
A full choir led a tribute to the heroes and victims of September 11, 2001 at the First Chinese Presbyterian Church of New York City. The audience came for solace. And they received that and more. Led by a 30-member choir under the intense and passionate direction of conductor Yu Ong Celia, the performance of… Read more »
