A pastor with the Presbyterian Church of Colombia talked about her official role as a government negotiator, helping to bring peace to after more than five decades of internal armed conflict in the South American nation. Read more »
September 7, 2023
The PC(USA)’s Connecting the Dots webinar updates viewers on Colombia’s peace process
A pastor with the Presbyterian Church of Colombia talked about her official role as a government negotiator, helping to bring peace to after more than five decades of internal armed conflict in the South American nation. Read more »
In a Midwestern city where the cost of housing can affect residents’ ability to thrive, Westminster Presbyterian Church of Madison, Wisconsin is helping residents to make ends meet through various efforts to feed people in the community. 
Liberty Community Church is the only African American-led PC(USA) church in the state of Minnesota. Located in North Minneapolis in one of the city’s poorest ZIP codes and situated between major interstates which make the area a prime spot for sex trafficking and illegal drug trading, this Matthew 25 congregation revitalized the spaces of two Presbyterian churches that closed in the last 30 years and transformed them into healing spaces for the neighborhood. 
Registration is open for the first Matthew 25 Summit, which will be held Jan. 16-18, 2024, in Atlanta. 
Recently a group of Presbyterian Mission Agency personnel joined with ecumenical partners from across Latin America and the Caribbean and delegates from the World Council of Churches and the World Communion of Reformed Churches. They gathered in Bogotá, Colombia, at the “International Encounter for Reconciliation in Colombia: Ecumenical Experiences and Learnings in Peace Building.” The PMA delegation included Ellen Sherby, the Rev. Dr. Valdir França, Sue Rheem, and the Rev. Sarah Henken, PC(USA) mission co-worker serving in Colombia, a country seeking peace after more than 50 years of armed conflict. 
Las donaciones a la Ofrenda de Testimonio Global y de Paz contribuyen a detener la trata de seres humanos y la explotación infantil por Emily Enders Odom LOUISVILLE – Siendo… 
Lori Erickson has long searched for the sacred in locations and cultures far from home as well as in her beloved Iowa. But when the pandemic put both air travel and in-person worship off-limits, Erickson and her husband hit the road with a camper in tow to discover spiritual sites and experiences in their own home country. 
I’m not sure how to describe the day and the talking circle we had yesterday. Plus, it is late and I’m really tired, but I want to pass some things along before I collapse.
The last couple of days have been really hard, but the path forward is starting to become clearer. It will entail more work moving forward, but I think it will be good work on many levels.