“It’s very easy to lose hope in a world so dominated by oppression and darkness. And yet, the work of the Holy Spirit is alive and thriving at the 2024 Montreat Youth Conference!” said the Rev. Danny Dieth, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Georgia, and an adult leader for the Flint River Presbytery youth group that is attending Week 2 of the annual Montreat Youth Conferences in Montreat, North Carolina. Read more »
June 14, 2024
Peace-planters and a ‘true crime’ podcast are part of Montreat Youth Conferences
“It’s very easy to lose hope in a world so dominated by oppression and darkness. And yet, the work of the Holy Spirit is alive and thriving at the 2024 Montreat Youth Conference!” said the Rev. Danny Dieth, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Georgia, and an adult leader for the Flint River Presbytery youth group that is attending Week 2 of the annual Montreat Youth Conferences in Montreat, North Carolina. Read more »
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Presbyterians for Earth Care hosted a webinar Wednesday during which representatives of the Church of Scotland and the United Reformed Church — as well as the World Communion of Reformed Churches — shared some of what they experienced during and following divestment from fossil fuel companies. 
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