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Honor your mother

Posted April 27th, 2022

Whenever Kate Eisel speaks about her mother, Sylvia Ekberg, her eyes fill with tears and her voice swells with pride. It makes keeping the fifth of the Ten Commandments a piece of cake.

Welcoming Afghan refugees is nothing new to this California church

Posted January 26th, 2022

An undercurrent of fear ran through the celebration for graduates of English as a Second Language classes conducted by the refugee resettlement agency World Relief at Carmichael Presbyterian Church in Carmichael, California, a city 11 miles northeast of Sacramento.

A little extra help to keep the home fires burning

Posted November 29th, 2021

Seems like in one way or another, Jack and Kate Eisel have always been busy putting out fires — unless they were building them. The couple met practically fireside in 2009 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center, where Kate was the conference manager, and Jack, then a recently retired pastor, was volunteering in the maintenance department.

Welcoming Afghan refugees is nothing new to this California church

Posted October 5th, 2021

An undercurrent of fear ran through the celebration for graduates of English as a Second Language classes conducted by the refugee resettlement agency World Relief at Carmichael Presbyterian Church in Carmichael, California, a city 11 miles northeast of Sacramento.

Foundation accepting applications for Church Financial Leadership Grants

Posted April 23rd, 2019

Applications are now being accepted for the Presbyterian Foundation’s Church Financial Leadership Grant program.