The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation, the principal corporate entity of the General Assembly of the PC(USA), has received a $2,431,641 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative. The grant will serve to support and augment the Presbyterian Historical Society’s (PHS) exhibit program.
For Eileen Lindner — a longtime Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) pastor, mid council and denominational leader — October 31 has always been much less about celebrating Halloween than it is about observing Reformation Day.
November — a month of golds and reds and browns; of crisp autumn winds; of gathering in front of fires and feasts to share long, delicious moments with loved ones. A month of harvest, of reaping the benefits of hard work. This November, the Presbyterian Historical Society is sharing images from the Religious News Service Photograph collection that spotlight the importance of moments and meals shared.
#GivingTuesday, a global day of giving which this year falls on Dec. 3, is not only a day when Presbyterians are invited to be radically generous on behalf of a world in need, but it is also an ideal time for the PC(USA) to step back in time to learn about the past toward securing a more hopeful future.
If every picture tells a story, then the Presbyterian Historical Society has over 60,000 compelling ways to share the story of religion news reporting in the mid-20th century.
Eleanor and I met by accident.
It was an ordinary day. I was browsing Pearl, the digital collection at Presbyterian Historical Society, for eye-catching content, humming along to whatever song dribbled from my computer’s speakers. Scrolling, scrolling, endlessly scrolling, until — a specter, a ghostly figure in white, prompted me to pause, my finger hovering atop my mouse.
Or — no. Not a ghost. A woman.
As Presbyterians in the U.S. prepare to celebrate Reformation Sunday on the last Sunday of October along with millions of other Reformed church members across the globe, the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) is once again offering a fascinating glimpse into the key events and figures of the Protestant Reformation.
“It’s true,” David Staniunas, records archivist for the Presbyterian Historical Society, said at the outset of a webinar on records retention offered last week. “I do love talking to mid council folks.”
In January 2024, Presbyterian Historical Society received a planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., which funded the design and fabrication of an exhibit prototype, “Faith & Justice in the 1960s: Religious News Service Covers Civil Rights.”
Dr. Thelma Cornelia Davidson Adair, the first African American woman to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, died Aug. 21 at the age of 103. A private service was scheduled.
