May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
Underwood Park CrossFit nurtures bodies and souls
New worshiping community housed in a gym promotes physical and spiritual wellness Read more »
May 16, 2016
Youth Triennium registration continues as speaker lineup announced
Presbyterian Youth Triennium registration is still underway, with a May 31, 2016 early-bird registration deadline approaching for the July 19-23 event held on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Read more »
May 13, 2016
PC(USA) General Assembly Committee 13 Preview
Administrative committee to consider confirmation of presidents, directors, board Read more »
May 13, 2016
Robert Day Miller dies at age 81
PC(USA) pastor, advocate and administrator challenged systems of discrimination by Gregg Brekke | Presbyterian News Service The Rev. Robert Day Miller (1934-2016) passed away peacefully on May 3, 2016. A teaching… Read more »
May 13, 2016
PC(USA) General Assembly Committee 12 Preview
Peacemaking and International Issues committee explores reconciliation, connections Read more »
May 13, 2016
Presbytery of Redstone
Shoe Drive Helps Congregation Make Strides to End Hunger
How can shoes help fight hunger? After participating in a Stop Hunger Now meal-packing event at the New Wilmington Mission Conference, Judy Koontz wanted to host an event like that in Redstone Presbytery. But to do that, $10,000 was needed. So the question arose: How do you raise that much money when so many churches are struggling to meet their own budgets? Read more »
May 13, 2016
Presbytery of Nevada
First Thai-Laotian Church receives 2016 Walton Award for new church excellence
First Thai-Laotian Presbyterian Church is the sole recipient of the 2016 Sam and Helen R. Walton Award of $50,000. First Thai-Laotian began in 2002 with 15 people who wanted to reach the estimated 15,000 Thai and Laotian persons living in Las Vegas. The majority of the first generation of the immigrants attended Buddhist temples, but due to the language barrier the younger generations had begun to drift from the faith of their parents. Read more »
May 13, 2016
Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area
Women’s Space: ministry for the marginalized
In Minneapolis, Kwanzaa Community Church’s Northside Women’s Space is reaching some of the most marginalized people in the community—women and children who are facing homelessness and precarious housing, poverty and unemployment, and those struggling to break the chains of sexual exploitation, prostitution and sex trafficking. Read more »
May 13, 2016
Presbytery of Riverside