presbytery of genesee valley

Racing to rebuild lives

Sporting an orange safety vest over his customary clerical collar, the Rev. Tedd Pullano was out before sunrise on Saturday, directing traffic in front of Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, New York.

Unlikely partnership between the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People and the Rochester Hyatt Regency transforms a cancelled celebration into a new opportunity to embody mission

In 1970, the National Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) began with a question: How should the Church respond to the growing disparity between rich and poor across the globe? Half a century later, the Covid pandemic and a canceled 50th anniversary celebration became an unexpected opportunity to answer that founding question in a new way.