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May 9, 2016
Immigration and Environmental Issues Committee will mull fossil fuel divestment
Competing overtures—one seeking Presbyterian divestment from fossil fuel companies, the other placing that action on hold—will headline the work of the Immigration and Environmental Issues Committee during the 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Read more »
May 9, 2016
Presbytery of New Covenant
Changing demographics bring revitalization to congregation
Saint Paul Presbyterian Church began its ministry in southwest Houston 60 years ago as a suburban congregation.
About 25 years later Saint Paul gladly welcomed its first African-immigrant members. As the neighborhood changed
and the original congregation began to age, African immigrants began to revitalize the church. When
Dr. Kevin R. Boyd was called as pastor in 2003, Saint Paul was facing the challenges of changing demographics.
He encouraged Saint Paul’s fledgling African choir, Calabash, to be part of every service. Today the choir, composed
of members from numerous African countries, leads God’s people weekly in praise, alongside a traditional choir as
well as a praise band.
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May 9, 2016
Synod of the Pacific
Korean congregations: ‘a healthy branch of Christ’
As a commissioner of San Francisco Presbytery to the Synod of the Pacific and to the Korean churches in the synod, I am honored to serve/organize the Korean American congregations as a task force team leader.
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May 9, 2016
Synod of Living Waters
Desmond Tutu has said that the sea is really only drops of water that have come together. Over the years, Living Waters for the World (LWW) has certainly learned the power of coming together in partnership for sustainable water for a generation. LWW, a ministry of the Synod of Living Waters, trains partners to work together in covenant to provide communities with a source of clean water by utilizing a simple, affordable water treatment system. While many people hear about LWW from a news article or a volunteer engaged with the mission, some first come to know about LWW by tasting the water for themselves and seeing a water partnership in action. Read more »
May 9, 2016
Presbyterians Deliver Comfort in Response to a Night of Terror
The piercing sound of sirens filled the night sky that was bright with an eerie orange glow. Hot embers cooled and turned to ash as they floated through the air, covering the ground like snowflakes—a strange sight for mid-August 2015 in the town of Kamiah, Idaho, where a wildfire was encroaching on area homes. Responding to a frantic knock at the door, a pastor greeted a young couple with their two small boys and two large dogs in tow, a look of terror and worry etched on their faces. They had been ordered to evacuate their home. Wind gusts were spreading the fire, which had resulted from lightning strikes several days earlier. The couple did not know where to go or what to do, so they went to their church. Within minutes other church members began arriving with similar stories.
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May 6, 2016
Change of Heart: Justice, Mercy and Making Peace with My Sister’s Killer by Jeanne Bishop has been named winner of the Presbyterian Writers Guild’s 2014-2015 Best First Book Award. Read more »
May 6, 2016
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance visits displaced residents Read more »
May 6, 2016
The future of the 16 synods in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will once again be on the docket when the 222nd General Assembly (2016) meets June 18–25 in Portland, Oregon. Read more »
May 6, 2016
A personal report from the Rev. Dave Carver on how he sees a full spectrum of mission involvement as key to transformational ministry at home and overseas. Carver is pastor at First United Presbyterian Church of Crafton Heights, a church in Pittsburgh Presbytery. Read more »
May 6, 2016
Overtures on requiring evangelism training for teaching elders, inserting caring for God’s creation as part of each congregation’s ministry—and a dozen other proposals—await the Committee on Church Polity and Ordered Ministry during the 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Read more »
