Presbyterian Mission Agency Ohio Valley Presbytery Archives

The ordination of one who was once ‘crushed, traumatized, and very, very alone’

Posted October 10th, 2024

Near the end of her joyous and Spirit-filled ordination service, the now-Rev. Jerusha Van Camp stood in front of the many friends and family gathered at First Presbyterian Church in Evansville, Indiana, recently and told them, “Your presence surrounds me with love.”

PC(USA)-affiliated camp and retreat center receives grant to launch day camp in Indiana

Posted December 7th, 2023

Pyoca Camp and Retreat Center, located in the Presbytery of Ohio Valley, recently announced that it had received a $451,505 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to launch an innovative day camp program for local youth. The program is funded through the Strengthening Youth Programs in Indiana initiative, which is aimed at improving the academic, physical and social well-being of young people ages 5 through 18.

Ohio’s Grace Presbyterian Church answers Matthew 25 call

Posted August 16th, 2019

For Grace Presbyterian Church in Martins Ferry, Ohio, answering the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s invitation to become a Matthew 25 church was such a natural fit, it didn’t hesitate.