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Utah’s Interfaith Partnerships make impact on community needs

Posted August 21st, 2024

When one usually thinks of the state of Utah, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints often comes to mind. But Presbyterians and other faith groups have been in the state for decades and have found ways to collaborate on important challenges such as hunger and poverty. In the fifth and final part of our series on Utah’s Presbyterian ministry, church leaders share their experiences of partnership with the LDS church.

First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City’s ‘Mother Teresa’

Posted January 13th, 2023

By extending an invitation to love everyone no matter what, as Jesus did, Pamela Atkinson, who grew up in the slums of London, has helped shape the life of First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City. It has even earned her the nickname “the Mother Teresa of Utah.”

Public radio’s ‘Preach’ podcast explores religion’s messy side

Posted September 5th, 2019

Religion is messy, says Lee Hale, a reporter at KUER, the National Public Radio station in Salt Lake City. And for many Americans, especially young people like the 30-year-old Hale, that messiness is something to celebrate, not sweep under the carpet.