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The Rev. Adriene Thorne is called to be The Riverside Church’s eighth senior minister

Posted July 18th, 2022

The Rev. Adriene Thorne, leader of First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, has been voted in by the congregation of The Riverside Church in the City of New York as the eighth senior minister in the church’s history. Thorne is the first African American woman to serve as senior minister. She will begin her post on Oct. 1.

Climate change is a major cause of migration, even in the US

Posted March 7th, 2022

Given recent headlines related to migration, it is easy to presume the major factors prompting people to move are war, violence and poverty.

The Rev. Dr. Barbara Roche, Horizons Magazine’s first editor, dies at 86

Posted May 18th, 2021

The Rev. Dr. Barbara Anne Roche, Horizons Magazine’s first editor, died May 8 after a year-long decline from a head injury. She was 86.