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Keeping our promises

Posted January 25th, 2023

Forgiving those who have hurt us — even when it’s excruciating. Keeping our promises — even when it’s more difficult than we ever expected. These challenges that Jesus ties together in his Sermon on the Mount (take time to read Matthew 5:21–37 now) came together on a trip last October to New Mexico, Utah and Arizona, where the Synod of the Southwest invited executives to meet almost 20 Native American congregations. It was at once inspiring and sobering, as the congregations demonstrated stirring faith amid challenges rarely experienced by dominant culture congregations.

Nearly $9 million worth of work needs to be done to 92 Native American churches or chapels

Posted February 14th, 2020

The Presbyterian Mission Agency heard a report Friday detailing repairs that need to be done on 92 Native American churches in 16 presbyteries, most of them in the West.