presbyterian foundation Archives

Doing well and doing good: Investing responsibly

Posted July 18th, 2018

Investments can do well — the Presbyterian Foundation believes — and do good at the same time. Through practices of impact investing, corporate engagement, and use of positive and negative screens, the Foundation seeks to manage all aspects of the funds entrusted to them in accordance with God’s call for faithful stewardship. The Foundation’s trustees determined in 2015 that care for God’s creation is one element of this stewardship.

Doing Well and Doing Good: Investing Responsibly

Posted June 14th, 2018

Investments can do well – the Presbyterian Foundation believes – and do good at the same time. Through practices of impact investing, corporate engagement, and use of positive and negative screens, the Foundation seeks to manage all aspects of the funds entrusted to them in accordance with God’s call for faithful stewardship.

Presbyterian Foundation offers Church Financial Leadership Grant program

Posted June 12th, 2018

Pastoral leaders are encouraged to apply for the Presbyterian Foundation’s Church Financial Leadership Grant program by Friday, June 15.

Applications now being accepted for Church Financial Leadership grants

Posted May 15th, 2018

Applications are now being accepted for the Presbyterian Foundation’s Church Financial Leadership Grant program. Applicants must be a pastor, commissioned ruling elder, (CRE), or leader of a 1001 New Worshiping Community within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Finding a fossil free strategy for church investments

Posted May 7th, 2018

After two attempts to encourage the General Assembly to go “fossil free” did not go as they hoped, First Presbyterian Church of Tallahassee, Florida, decided to take matters into their own hands, or, more specifically, their own footprint.

Mission Responsibility Through Investment prepares for 223rd General Assembly

Posted May 7th, 2018

The Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) is making final preparations for its recommendations to the 223rd General Assembly. MRTI is a three-agency committee that implements the General Assembly’s policies on faith-based investing.

Giving is a ‘response to God’s blessing’

Posted April 18th, 2018

Giving generously is something the Rev. Kerry Slinkard makes a point of practicing as well as preaching. “It’s a response to God’s blessing,” he says, “an acknowledgment of our responsibility to those around us.”

Generosity flourishes in the midst of tragedy

Posted April 12th, 2018

Stewardship season was in full swing at Healdsburg (California) Community Church last fall when tragedy struck. Raging wildfires in Sonoma County wiped out vast residential areas within 20 miles of the church. Every church member — even those whose own homes were safe — knew people affected by the fires.

Giving is a ‘response to God’s blessing’

Posted March 15th, 2018

Giving generously is something the Rev. Kerry Slinkard makes a point of practicing as well as preaching. “It’s a response to God’s blessing,” he says, “an acknowledgment of our responsibility to those around us.”

Katie Cannon, Doug Oldenburg to be honored at PC(USA) General Assembly

Posted February 27th, 2018

The Committee on Theological Education and the Theological Education Fund are honoring two distinguished leaders in theological education at the 2018 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) meeting in St. Louis. This year’s honorees are Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, professor of theology and ethics at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, and Douglas Oldenburg, former President of Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia and a former General Assembly moderator.