education Archives

Children and diversity

Posted September 15th, 2020

Flyaway Books, a new imprint from Presbyterian Publishing Corp., offers several titles aimed at educating children about diversity and inclusiveness.

PC(USA) congregations urged to support public schools

Posted September 4th, 2020

The Educate a Child, Transform the World initiative is encouraging congregations to find ways to support public education as school districts wrestle with how to best serve students during the global pandemic.

Education can change the lives of children in Malawi

Posted September 2nd, 2020

Loveness is a 9-year-old child in Malawi who has a new friend in mission co-worker the Rev. Cheryl Barnes.

Menaul School is fully functional during COVID-19

Posted August 26th, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the entire world to rethink the way we conduct some of our most routine practices. Each year at this time schools across the nation would be welcoming their students and staff for another year of learning.

Savannah students on the RISE

Posted August 19th, 2020

Thanks to the Rev. John Ruehl and a handful of other faith leaders in Savannah, Georgia, about 150 students in the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System are beginning virtual learning for the 2020-21 school year on Wednesday in person in a place they might know well — their local church.

In a pandemic, back-to-school excitement is tempered

Posted August 6th, 2020

An event millions of Americans are about to face — the return to in-person education, and the impact that race, faith and COVID-19 are having to shape the education experience for students, parents, educators and other school staff — were the subjects of an hour-long panel discussion last week sponsored by Union Presbyterian Seminary.

The Stated Clerk, a traffic stop, a young teacher and her elderly students

Posted July 31st, 2020

The return of the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II to Synod School Thursday was powerful and poignant.

Raising hope among children and youth

Posted May 22nd, 2020

The Pentecost Offering, one of the PC(USA)’s four annual special offerings, supports ministries for youth, children and young adults.

Presbyterian Church of Kabuga transforms schools

Posted March 18th, 2020

The Presbyterian Church of Kabuga, Rwanda, has two primary schools — Kabuga (with 310 students) and Muyumba (with 192 students). Parents, students and teachers are celebrating the fourth consecutive school year that students in Primary 6 in both schools have achieved a perfect score on Rwanda’s national examination.

Presbyterian pastor and civic icon the Rev. Dr. George Walker Smith dies

Posted March 5th, 2020

The Rev. Dr. George Walker Smith, described as “a giant” who “could be the most humble person you’ll ever meet” by a longtime parishioner and personal secretary, died Feb. 15 in San Diego. He was 91.