Presbyterian Mission Agency Presbytery of the Western Reserve Archives

PC(USA)’s Matthew 25 webinar looks at where Jesus stands on poverty

Posted May 11th, 2023

The first in a three-part series of online workshops dedicated to the three main Matthew 25 foci kicks off this month with “Where Does Jesus Stand? Exploring Five Spiritual Practices to End Poverty.” The Zoom event begins at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 23. Registration is required and participants can do so here.

Hunger Action Advocate helps congregations see ‘the big picture’

Posted April 7th, 2020

For nearly a dozen years, Laura VanDale has crisscrossed northeastern Ohio, encouraging congregations in the Presbytery of the Western Reserve to tackle the root causes of hunger.

International Peacemaker fights hunger in war-torn Cameroon

Posted August 23rd, 2019

Jaff Bamenjo hails from Cameroon, a country embroiled in internal warfare the last half of this decade.

Freedom Rising programs take shape in pilot cities

Posted February 17th, 2017

With bumper stickers and hashtags, Facebook pages and community partnerships, the Freedom Rising initiative to improve the plight of the African American male is beginning to take off in the five cities where the program will be piloted. The initiative approved by the 222nd General Assembly (2016) seeks to assist communities in Baltimore, Charlotte, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and New York City by addressing problems specifically related to African American males.

Presbyterian Mission Agency Board to direct offering to General Assembly initiative

Posted August 26th, 2016

The executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted August 25 to direct designatable funds from its fall board meeting’s Peace & Global Witness offering to the “On Taking Specific Action to Address the Worsening Plight of the African American Male” initiative.

A local Self-Development of People committee makes a difference

Posted August 7th, 2015

Editor’s note: Since this story was written, Wayne Gnatuk and Cynthia White have retired. By Wayne A. Gnatuk and Laura VanDale For anyone interested in the Urban Garden scene and the… Read more »