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The Rev. Dr. Donald W. Shriver Jr., president emeritus of Union Theological Seminary, dies at 93

Posted August 7th, 2021

The Rev. Dr. Donald W. Shriver Jr., acclaimed ethicist and president emeritus of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, died July 28 at 93.

The Rev. Dr. Rose Niles joins Presbyterian Foundation as field staff

Posted July 30th, 2021

The journey that led the Rev. Dr. Rose Niles to become the Presbyterian Foundation’s newest Ministry Relations Officer began when she was asked to become a ruling elder at the age of 14.

Vandals tore down their flags, so this church made them bigger

Posted July 23rd, 2021

Below Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church’s name on the church’s sign, it says, “Established 1857 by Abolitionists.”

Presbytery of New York City celebrates another milestone

Posted March 15th, 2021

“I stand honored by your trust, inspired by your charge.” With these words Ruling Elder Terri Youn opened the stated meeting of the Presbytery of New York City shortly after 9 o’clock on Saturday morning, March 6, commencing her one-year term as the body’s moderator, the first female Asian American elected to serve in this position.

The Rev. Grace Elizabeth Bowen dies at age 69

Posted December 8th, 2020

The Rev. Grace Bowen, interim pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Newtown in Elmhurst, New York since September 2019, has died at age 69.

Grieving, mourning, finding hope after COVID-19

Posted July 14th, 2020

The physical distancing and isolation occasioned by COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on churches. They must name their grief, mourn their losses and strive to find hope.

Presbytery of New York City installs Ruling Elder Frances Thom, the body’s youngest-ever elected moderator

Posted March 25th, 2020

On Saturday, March 7, the eve of International Women’s Day, the Presbytery of New York City celebrated this year’s theme, “An equal world is an enabled world,” in a unique way: the installation of Ruling Elder Frances Thom and Ruling Elder Terri Youn to their one-year terms as, respectively, moderator and moderator-elect. Present for this historic occasion in the sanctuary of Riverdale Presbyterian Church in The Bronx was the Rev. Cindy Kohlmann, Co-Moderator of the 223rd General Assembly.

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