Presbyterian Mission Agency Presbytery of Tampa Bay Archives

‘This place looked awful’

Posted October 25th, 2024

Just a few days before visitors from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Synod of South Atlantic, the Presbytery of Tampa Bay, together with the Executive Director and Stated Clerk of the General Assembly for the interim unified agency, the Rev. Jihyun Oh, arrived at Maximo Presbyterian Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Thursday, “this place looked awful,” said the church’s pastor, the Rev. Bobby Musengwa.

Presbyterians pray as Hurricane Milton threatens Florida

Posted October 9th, 2024

The threat of another ferocious hurricane has prompted prayers and concern from Presbyterians as Hurricane Milton heads for storm-weary Florida.

A new worshiping community for people who have been hurt by the church

Posted April 1st, 2022

Emerge, a new worshiping community in Port Richey, Florida, officially began right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020.

‘You can’t find the need before you find the people’

Posted March 27th, 2020

G.W. Rolle, pastor of justice ministries at The Missio Dei, a new worshiping community in the Presbytery of Tampa Bay, is in his second week of a self-imposed quarantine.

This House of God helps feed and care for migrant farmworkers

Posted July 22nd, 2019

Beth-El Farmworker Ministry near Tampa, Fla., feeds the minds, bodies and spirits of farmworkers and their neighbors in need in a variety of ways.

Mutuality in mission

Posted June 14th, 2019

“We are learning what we’re capable of,” said Selenia Ordóñez. She and I share an anniversary: Ordóñez and her Presbyterian Women’s team began running a retreat center ministry the same week I was installed as a mission co-worker with the Presbyterian Church of Honduras. For the past year, we have both been learning what we’re capable of.

Tampa Bay Presbytery connects new worshiping communities and church revitalization

Posted July 6th, 2016

Patrice Hatley wears her title well. As coach and coordinator for the Presbytery of Tampa Bay, Hatley’s calling—and among her considerable gifts—is identifying, strengthening, and coaching leaders to serve and to grow Christ’s church.