Presbyterian Mission Agency churches Archives

‘Thanks be to God!’

Posted December 6th, 2022

“Who are humans that you are mindful of them,” the psalmist asks of the Almighty. “Mortals that you care for them?” It’s something to think about this New Year’s Day. I too wonder why God continues to cast God’s lot with us, and with me personally. Of late, with wars and climate change and gun violence, we haven’t given God much to be excited about.

When the secular becomes sacred

Posted September 12th, 2022

As more businesses engage in cause marketing — seeking to give back to communities — are they becoming more sacred, and more effective, than local churches?

Sanctuaries under construction

Posted August 19th, 2022

The rooms we occupy — those places where breath is taken, words are spoken and memories are made — are often taken for granted. They have four walls and a ceiling, reflecting the personality of the occupant or the traditions of an organization. But can rooms be more?

Presbyterian Borderlands Ministries welcomes people of all faiths to join its ministry

Posted May 19th, 2022

Presbyterian Border Region Outreach has changed its name to Presbyterian Borderlands Ministries to better represent its ministry on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Johnson Amendment remains intact in latest omnibus spending bill

Posted March 23rd, 2018

The part of tax law that prohibits houses of worship from engaging in explicit political activity will remain intact for now, despite concerns that Republican lawmakers would try to repeal it in the latest massive federal spending bill they released this week.

Minute for Mission: A Social Creed for the 21st Century

Posted August 23rd, 2016

Do churches care about working people? The Social Creed for the 21st Century says yes. Right after its adoption in 2008, for example, it was invoked to support ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage. So how did the 33 churches in the National Council of Churches reach agreement to update the original Social Creed of 1908? The answer is threefold and gives us hope for ecumenical cooperation to advocate for working people.

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‘Thanks be to God!’

When the secular becomes sacred

Sanctuaries under construction

Presbyterian Borderlands Ministries welcomes people of all faiths to join its ministry

Johnson Amendment remains intact in latest omnibus spending bill

Minute for Mission: A Social Creed for the 21st Century

Presbyterian Youth Triennium offering to build ‘calamity resiliant’ shelters in Philippines

Forty-year legacy of eco-justice flourishes at Ithaca, New York, congregation

Flagstaff Federated Church achieves energy independence with solar power

Making a case for summer education