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Posts Tagged: racial ethnic schools and colleges
December 21, 2023
Like the Magi from the East who followed the star to Bethlehem only to return home another way, the route of mother-daughter duo of Carla Louca and Susannah LeMay took some unexpected turns. Their respective roads surprisingly led them to study in the same place at the same time, at Presbyterian-related Stillman College in Tuscaloosa…. Read more »
December 19, 2023
When the Apostle Paul wrote about the varieties of God-given abilities conferred by the Spirit, the Rev. Peggy Krong would be the first to admit that she likely missed out on the gift of financial expertise. Peggy, an active Presbyterian for more than 50 years, had always sensed a call to ministry. She was advised… Read more »
December 14, 2023
If the life of faith is like running a race, Mikayla Rose Sierra is leading the field. A two-time state champion in the 300-meter hurdles — as well as a stand-out in volleyball and basketball — Mikayla is a 17-year-old high school senior who entered the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)-related Menaul School in the sixth grade…. Read more »
December 12, 2023
If home is where the heart is, then Sue Anne Fairman’s heart is blessed to call several places home. For Sue Anne, a deacon and ruling elder, home is New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. It is also home to the New Wilmington Presbyterian Church, which supported her family during many years as international mission workers. But home,… Read more »
December 19, 2017
The Christmas Joy Offering helps form future leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Their student days may have been a generation apart, but both Lemuel Garcia-Arroyo and his nephew Jasiel Hernandez found the Presbyterian Pan American School (Pan Am) to be an incubator for Christian leadership in their lives. Two Generations of Students Lemuel, now… Read more »
December 12, 2016
Seeking safety from violence, Pan American alum found the challenge of God’s call Monika Ruiz’s vocational aspirations paint a portrait of holistic Christian commitment. This college sophomore wants to serve as a nurse in international mission, but her dreams for the future don’t stop with taking care of physical needs. Monika would like to tend… Read more »
November 28, 2016
Menaul School’s academic excellence, diversity, and values inspire achievement Mari Duran is a happy seventh grader who wants to be a judge when she grows up. Right now, however, she is enjoying life as an honor student, a cheerleader, a volleyball player, and a budding actress at the Presbyterian-related Menaul School in Albuquerque, New Mexico…. Read more »
December 15, 2014
Today my goal is to give you a bit more insight into the recipients of the Christmas Joy offering. Racial Ethnic Schools and Colleges receive 50% of the offering. The importance of the racial ethnic schools and colleges of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is demonstrated in the continuing partnership between the two entities. The institutions have… Read more »
