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A church changed by COVID

Posted February 20th, 2022

Congregations now feel the full impact a two-year global pandemic has had on their ministries, leading them to assess the cost of connecting in new ways.

Despite the pandemic, Michigan church is growing

Posted November 4th, 2021

Over the course of the past year, churches across the globe have wondered what coming out on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic looks like. Many have wondered how to make the best decisions for their worshiping communities. As the pandemic pushed churches to make difficult decisions, many churches saw an opportunity to try new things.

Decisions to engage in online content are made in seconds

Posted May 10th, 2021

A church’s website should be visually engaging, appeal to the current needs of visitors and to have a clear-cut and strategic goal.

Intergenerational conversations help ease isolation for young and old

Posted January 28th, 2021

The Youth Services Opportunities Project (YSOP), a short-term mission program founded nearly 40 years ago by Edward Doty, is continuing its mission — virtually — during the pandemic.

Take part in historic first virtual New Wilmington Mission Conference, July 17–19

Posted June 2nd, 2020

For the first time in its 115-year history, the New Wilmington Mission Conference will meet online, July 17–19. Programming will be provided for all ages, and there will be no charge to participate in NWMC 2020.

The digital church arrives

Posted April 20th, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us how vital technology in the church is. When the health crisis is over, what role will livestreaming and Zoom continue to play?

New online statistical resource launched by Presbyterian researchers

Posted June 13th, 2018

Church Trends, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s new online statistical resource, has bolstered the denomination’s ability to provide Presbyterians accessible, useful and timely information about their church, according to the research tool’s developer.

Managing editor hired for Christian social justice journal, Unbound

Posted May 26th, 2017

Unbound, the online social justice journal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is getting a new editor. Henry Koenig Stone has been selected to helm the award-winning journal, sponsored by the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP).

A new way to network?

Posted August 8th, 2016

From Facebook to face-to-face care, passion, rather than programming, is fueling the connections in the Synod of the Northeast.