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Hurricane-ravaged Haiti still reeling eight months after Matthew

Anyone doubting whether climate change exists should pay a visit to Haiti. That’s the assessment from Valery Nodem, the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s international associate, who recently visited the country, nearly eight months after Hurricane Matthew

De La Rosa redacta carta de preocupación para la Comisión Camino hacia Adelante

Tony De La Rosa, Director Ejecutivo Interino de la Agencia Presbiteriana de Misión (PMA), emitió una carta abierta en la que se esbozaban sus preocupaciones referentes al énfasis temático y al trabajo continuo de la Comisión, especialmente en lo que se refiere a la PMA. De La Rosa dijo en un comunicado donde enfatizo en la carta que «no representa la posición oficial de la Agencia de Misión ni su Junta Directiva «y que escribió la carta en su capacidad individual como director interino de la PMA.

Reviving hope in an underwater Hispanic-Latino community

The recovery from Superstorm Sandy has been slow for some in New Jersey, especially the underprivileged. Misión Nueva Vida has worked since 2015 to help those in the Metropolitan Mobile Home Park (Metropark) in Moonachie.

델라 로사(De La Rosa) 의 앞으로 나아갈 길 전권위원회(Way Forward Commission)에 보내는 공개서한

루이빌 -장로교 선교국(PMA) 임시 사무총장인 토니 델라 로사는 PMA와 관련하여 앞으로 나아갈 길 전권위원회Way Forward Commission의 주제별 내용 및 지속적인 작업에 관한 우려를 강조하는 공개 서한을 발표했다. 델라 로사(De La Rosa)는 성명서에서 “선교국이나 이사회의 공식 입장을 대표하지는 않는다”며 PMA의 임시 대표로서 “개별 역량”의 서한을 전하였다.

De La Rosa pens open letter of concern to Way Forward Commission

Tony De La Rosa, interim executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA), issued an open letter outlining concerns regarding the thematic emphases and continued work of the Way Forward Commission, especially as it relates to the PMA.

Four generations of Presbyterian mission: From potted plant to garden

If there is a revered profession in my family, it is a life given to the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. In 1884, my great-grandfather J. Vernon Bell began his ministry as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Dubois, Pennsylvania, almost 100 years to the day that I entered Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

Presbyterian churches to commemorate World Refugee Day June 20

Presbyterian churches across the U.S. will be placing special emphasis on refugees in the coming days. The United Nations recognizes June 20 as World Refugee Day, as a time to lift up the thousands of families who flee their homes and war-torn countries in search of a better life and remember the church’s commitment to provide refugees a safe haven.

Faithful civil engagement

I remember how shocked I was the first time I heard the question. As I stood in the receiving line during my first year as an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), one of the parishioners asked point-blank, “Pastor, do you love Jesus or the social gospel?”