Presbyterian Mission Agency rev. dr. sandawna gaulman ashley Archives

Join the #GivingTuesday movement on Nov. 28

Posted November 27th, 2023

With Black Friday sales starting earlier and earlier as retailers seek to drive consumers into a holiday shopping frenzy, the Church is called now more than ever to assert its countercultural witness.

Presbyterian Mission Agency Board votes to create a task force to study clergy pay equity, staffing barriers for small congregations

Posted October 6th, 2023

With two members in dissent, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted Friday to appoint a three-member task force to study equitable unified clergy compensation by exploring “innovative models to increase the number of churches that can engage pastoral leadership.”

The Rev. Dr. James Reese, a beloved Presbyterian pastor and leader, dies at age 98

Posted June 17th, 2022

The Rev. Dr. James Reese, a respected and beloved pastor and pioneer in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), died Friday, June 17, after a long illness. He was 98.

Presbyterian women discuss leadership during UN event

Posted March 24th, 2021

Jyungin Lee, moderator of Presbyterian Women, was recently asked by a woman who is white if she still experienced racism in her work with the church.

Panel to explore obstacles and triumphs of women in PC(USA)

Posted March 18th, 2021

A panel discussion on women’s leadership in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be held at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday as a complement to the 65th annual session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65).

UN gathering lights fire of advocacy in Presbyterian woman

Posted March 12th, 2021

Kay Woods was a newcomer to the United Nations’ largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment when she traveled to New York City in 2019 as part of a Presbyterian delegation.

Synod of the Northeast elects transitional leader

Posted December 18th, 2020

The Rev. Dr. SanDawna Gaulman Ashley was elected Friday as transitional leader of the Synod of the Northeast. She’ll begin in her new role on March 1, 2021.