Presbyterian Mission Agency

PC(USA) hires new Manager for Diversity and Reconciliation

The Rev. Samuel Son has been hired as the new Manager for Diversity and Reconciliation in the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) He begins his work in Louisville September 5 and will report to the Executive Director’s office of the PMA.

PMAB Executive Committee looks into mission outreach in Minneapolis/St. Paul

After a full day of presentations and discussion on Monday, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board Executive Committee took a field trip on Tuesday. The group is in the middle of a three-day retreat in St. Paul, Minnesota and stepped away from the conference room to learn about local mission outreach and church expansion.

PMAB Executive Committee begins three-day retreat in St. Paul

The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board Executive Committee began its three-day retreat in worship today in the historic Central Presbyterian Church in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Afterwards, the group quickly got down to business with reports from both the Way Forward Commission and the All Agency Review Committee.

Putting the cross in CrossFit

In 2014, the Rev. Michael Plank and his spouse, Lauren Grogan, opened a gym named Underwood Park CrossFit in Forth Albany, New York. Now more than 100 members pay a monthly fee to work out physically and spiritually there.

Board launches search for PMA executive director

The Search Committee for the Executive Director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) has finalized the leadership profile for the position and formally launched the search for the next PMA leader. Applications are now being accepted.

Presbyterian Mission Agency publishes 2016 Annual Report

Following the June 29 approval by the Audit Committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, the agency’s 2016 Annual Report has just been published. The full report is available online for reading or downloading.

Listening to one woman’s journey on World Refugee Day

Noor arrived in Europe with two young children and without her husband. She left her home in Aleppo, Syria, two years earlier. Conditions made it impossible to live. Her family felt they had no other choice.