presbyterian mission agency Archives

Building a Wailing Wall

Posted September 4th, 2019

Worshipers at the Presbyterian Center Chapel created their version of the Wailing Wall Wednesday, repenting from racism and committing to embark on the new life promised by Jesus in the gospels.

PC(USA) communications survey results are in

Posted August 22nd, 2019

In May, a denominational communications survey was launched to determine what the Church most wants and needs from Communications. Nearly 11,000 people responded to questions including “What is most useful about communications from the national offices?” and “What is most frustrating?” and “What denominational information would you like that you are not currently getting?” Some of their responses might surprise you.

‘If you’re prone to wander, there’s an app for that’

Posted July 18th, 2019

In 1998, the last time the Rev. Dr. David Gambrell took to the Triennium stage at the Elliott Hall of Music at Purdue University, he was wearing a homemade porcupine mask.

Can Youth Triennium generation be the one to end racism?

Posted July 18th, 2019

The Rev. Denise Anderson noticed something about the infamous news footage of white nationalist marchers in Charlottesville, Virginia in the Summer of 2017: Most of them were young.

The power of storytelling

Posted July 18th, 2019

As she’s done for audiences around the country and beyond, the Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett is delivering the rationale behind the Matthew 25 invitation during a pair of workshops at Presbyterian Youth Triennium, being held this week at Purdue University.

Triennium stage is set

Posted July 16th, 2019

As the Rev. Rob Mueller of Divine Redeemer Presbyterian Church in San Antonio put the final touches on the Global Partners exhibit space at the Presbyterian Youth Triennium Tuesday morning, he was experiencing both joy and anguish due to circumstances on the U.S. southern border.

A dozen 1001 New Worshiping Communities awarded Mission Program Grants

Posted June 18th, 2019

The Presbyterian Mission Agency approved 12 Mission Program Grants to worshiping communities during its latest grant cycle. Among them are eight $7,500 seed grants to help an assortment of 1001 new worshiping communities get started in various presbyteries across the country.

‘Off to a great start’

Posted June 14th, 2019

As of Friday morning, 79 congregations, five presbyteries and one synod — Lakes and Prairies — had said yes to the Matthew 25 invitation, agreeing to become more actively engaged in the world by working on one or more of three focus areas: building congregational vitality, dismantling structural racism and eradicating systemic poverty.

미국장로교 총회 법인 대표로 캐시 루커트가 지명됨

Posted June 12th, 2019

루이빌 — 미국장로교 법인 이사회는 화요일 캐시 루커트Kathy Lueckert를 총회 확인을 조건으로 법인A Corporation 대표로 지명하였다.

The gospel is for people of all races

Posted June 12th, 2019

The gospel empowers people of color — and it’s for white people too, the Rev. Samuel Son, the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Manager for Diversity and Reconciliation, told a crowd gathered for worship at the Presbyterian Center last week and for a quarterly update on the Matthew 25 invitation from PMA leadership.