Presbyterian Mission Agency mental illness Archives

A PC(USA) congregation in Iowa communicates the gospel in word and deed

Posted June 27th, 2023

When Jesus began reading from a scroll in the synagogue, Luke’s gospel records that his text came from the book of Isaiah. “He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives,” Jesus says, quoting Isaiah.

When Justice Knox, it’s best to answer

Posted February 17th, 2023

Opportunity knocks in most people’s lives, but in Knoxville, Tennessee, justice knocks.

Presbyterians in Florida support interfaith ministry of advocacy, prayer and ‘Nehemiah Action’

Posted May 20th, 2021

Like the prophet Nehemiah’s efforts to rally the people to work together to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, the nonprofit multi-ethnic, multi-faith justice organization Lee Interfaith For Empowerment (LIFE) has worked for the past decade to mobilize efforts of the faithful to address important justice issues in Fort Myers, Florida.

Minute for Mission: Hunger and Homelessness Sunday

Posted October 26th, 2020

Thus says the Lord: Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is my resting place? All these things my hand has made, and so all these things are mine … (Isaiah 66:1–2a).

Mental health summit starts conversation

Posted September 12th, 2019

When Laura Mitchell receives a nudge from God, she sees it through. “Sunrise of Hope,” a one-day mental health summit hosted by La Jolla Presbyterian Church in California this past spring, was one of those nudges.

Partners in Christ’s Service

Posted July 21st, 2016

Stories of churches that connect to serve their communities by Emily Enders Odom | Communications strategist for the Presbyterian Mission Agency Career network: ‘The most meaningful thing I’ve ever… Read more »