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This Thanksgiving, TFE Director Ray Jones especially grateful for an increasingly diverse staff

Posted November 27th, 2019

This Thanksgiving, the Rev. Dr. Ray Jones III is grateful, especially for his colleagues in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Theology, Formation & Evangelism (TFE) ministry area.

‘It allows me to be me again!’

Posted June 20th, 2019

The Rev. Dr. Stewart M. Pattison, pastor of Community Presbyterian Church in Lombard, Illinois, has been living — and serving — with multiple sclerosis for more than 20 years.

Weekly community dinners awaken Homewood church to New Beginnings

Posted August 30th, 2016

When the Rev. Dr. Nancy Jo Dederer earned her Doctor of Ministry degree in parish revitalization, she had no idea that church transformation would become her calling. And not only her calling, but also a blessing to the people of Homewood, Illinois.

Former General Assembly vice moderator, Floyd N. Rhodes, dies at age 83

Posted July 27th, 2016

The Rev. Floyd N. Rhodes (1933-2016), Vice Moderator of the 211th General Assembly (1999), died on Saturday, July 23. He was 83 years old.

Presbytery of Chicago

Posted June 10th, 2016

Moving beyond the parish bias to celebrate ministry in all its forms Earlier this year, I began telling people that when my parish ministry position ends next month, I’m planning to pursue work in faith-based advocacy and policy change in Washington, D.C. I’m always quick to add a reassurance that “it’s still ministry, just not in a church.”

Presbytery of Chicago

Posted April 13th, 2016

In order to strengthen congregational vitality and to enhance mission, the Presbytery of Chicago has partnered with Faith in Place to provide environmental justice resources. Faith in Place inspires people of diverse faiths throughout Illinois to care for the earth through education, connection and advocacy, and has joined national efforts as the Illinois affiliate of Interfaith Power and Light.