The Rev. Dr. Lynn McClintock did a graveside service recently for the son of two residents she serves at a long-term care facility for seniors in Richmond, Virginia. Read more »
May 4, 2020
Chaplains describe pandemic-caused trauma and grief experienced by families, patients and staff
The Rev. Dr. Lynn McClintock did a graveside service recently for the son of two residents she serves at a long-term care facility for seniors in Richmond, Virginia. Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic is encouraging new ways of giving among Presbyterians. Teachers, nurses, physical therapists, small business owners, professors, technology workers, lawyers and older people on fixed incomes are giving faithfully to their churches and worshiping communities during this challenging time of virtual church. 
Churches are transforming their previously-unused lawns, fields and property into community gardens, food forests and other outdoor sanctuaries. 
Applications are now being accepted for the Katie Cannon Scholarship, sponsored by the Women’s Ministry Fund. 
The Rev. Dr. Patrick D. Miller Jr., a prodigious scholar at two seminaries affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), died Friday in Black Mountain, North Carolina after a long illness. He was 84. 
May ushers in Mental Health Month, an annual observance that takes on greater significance this year because of the global pandemic. 
Presenting Thursday during a webinar sponsored by the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network, the Rev. Dr. Eileen Lindner discussed what sociologists have labeled “the Bernie Effect,” natural bonds that can form between Millennials and people old enough to be their grandparents, or even great grandparents. What’s going on there resembles the way millions of young people were drawn to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, during his presidential runs in 2016 and 2020. 
There is often ambiguity about what deacons do. Some Presbyterian churches are taking another look at this ministry and redefining it to meet their needs. 
Once surrounded by countries in conflict, Cameroon was an oasis of peace in Africa.
It is no longer. 
One of the higher profile decisions set to come out of the 224th General Assembly in June was to be a vote on adding three fossil fuel companies to the General Assembly Divestment/ Proscription list.