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Posts Categorized: Special Offerings

September 28, 2023

More than just believing

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  You know how sometimes you hear something that really makes you stop and think? Here is something that Pastor Steve Herring from Tarboro, North Carolina, recently shared. He said that the church is called to do more than just believe. He said it’s about doing. It’s about making a switch to action. It’s about… Read more »
September 26, 2023

Structural Racism

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‘Taking Action’ Against Structural Racism When God promised to be present through life’s floods and fires, the assurance was of little comfort to Trell, whose house burned to the ground. To make matters worse, his car, where he sought refuge, had a flat tire. That was when a local pastor made God’s presence real to… Read more »
September 21, 2023

Climate Change

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  Exposing the Upheaval of Climate Change Farmers rely on tools to bring in a successful crop — tools like resources to control weeds, fight pests or build healthy soil. Kotema (kō-tā-muh), a farmer on Nui (nū-ē) Island, one of a group of low-lying Islands in the South Pacific Ocean that make up the small… Read more »
September 19, 2023

Stop trafficking and exploitation

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Helping to Stop Human Trafficking and the Exploitation of Children A mere child herself, living in Madagascar, Rose had already married, given birth to and lost a child by the time she was 15. Upon discovering that she was pregnant just four months after her traditional wedding, Rose’s joy at the birth of her son… Read more »
September 14, 2023

Peace & Global Witness Offering

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“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4, NRSV).   You Are With Me “God, you are with me.” What a powerful statement of faith that is! Say it with me: “You are with me.” One… Read more »
May 5, 2023

Celebrating 25 Years of Giving to the Pentecost Offering

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The churches listed below have been faithful supporters of this Offering since its inception in 1998. Thank you!We are the Church. Together. Congregation City State Brooklyn Presbyterian Church Brooklyn Michigan Carmichael Presbyterian Church Carmichael California Central Presbyterian Church Eugene Oregon Community Presbyterian Church King Hill Idaho Community Presbyterian Church Waterford Michigan Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church Louisville… Read more »
June 2, 2022

Pentecost: Building a Life of Faith

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“We plan and God laughs” is identified as a Yiddish proverb, the title of a book or two and the headline of multiple online articles meant to help people navigate periods in life when personal plans seem to disintegrate in front of our eyes. When we hear or read the proverb, it can be difficult… Read more »
May 26, 2022

Pentecost: Helping Immigrant Children Flourish

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It’s one thing to watch the heartbreaking plight of new immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers unfold on the evening news. It’s a much greater thing to connect with people, like Lissy, in real life. Lissy, a young Honduran, arrived in the U.S. at the vulnerable age of 14, having dropped out of school to seek… Read more »
March 4, 2022

OGHS: ‘Unstable Connection …’

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Those two words have taken on a deeper meaning in the past couple of years, haven’t they? For many, the words “unstable connection,” “weak connection” or worse, “lost connection,” are synonymous for an online meeting that has become frozen or dropped off. These dreaded words, popping up on a phone or computer, mean whatever is… Read more »
February 24, 2022

Celebrating the 2022 One Great Hour of Sharing with Our Youth

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Engaging the children of your congregation with the four churchwide Special Offerings has never been easier or more important, whether you are engaging them in-person or virtually. There are numerous ways children can connect with One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) during the season of Lent, including the ever-popular fish coin banks that often arrive… Read more »

“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” — Luke 23:42

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