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The church must give attention to ethnicity

Posted September 3rd, 2021

Yenny Delgado is a psychologist and public theologian. She says she her ministry focuses on intersections of psychology, theology, gender, and a lot about ethnicity — because it is who she is as a person.

New group aims to coordinate Earth care between Latinx congregations

Posted August 11th, 2021

As Latinx communities in the United States and abroad experienced the surging impacts of climate change, particularly Hurricane Maria’s devastating blow to Puerto Rico in 2017, Presbyterian churches in those communities began to explore how they could address the growing crisis.

Videos bring Hispanic Latino-a community together

Posted July 6th, 2020

Tech-savvy Hispanic/Latino-a ministers created 60 devotional videos to comfort, bring hope and reassure viewers that even in a pandemic God still cares.

Examining stewardship in racial and ethnic communities

Posted September 25th, 2018

The Rev. Dr. James Reese, now approaching the 70th anniversary of his ordination in the Presbyterian Church, believes learning about stewardship is a cross-cultural exercise. He asserts approaches to charitable giving, especially in the context of the church, are formed by a community ethos — and he has the data to back it up.

‘A Place at the Table’ for young Hispanic, African and Asian students

Posted March 6th, 2017

Presbyterian Pan American School president Doug Dalglish remembers a trip he took in 2016 to Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary—when he experienced again how the school he serves is preparing young Christian leaders (grades 9-12) for the whole world.

Presbyterian Hispanic Caucus members volunteer at Portland’s Union Gospel Mission

Posted July 1st, 2016

It wasn’t your typical General Assembly celebration, but it did have great impact. Members of the National Hispanic/Latino-a Presbyterian Caucus celebrated their time together at General Assembly 222 (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by participating in a June 21 service project at the Union Gospel Mission in Portland, Oregon.