Presbyterian Peace Fellowship announces new vision statement
In the new vision statement, PPF anchors its work in abolition.
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Presbyterian College unveils new strategic position as ‘America’s innovative service college’
The college made several big announcements with the reveal of its new strategic plan.
Alton B. Pollard, III, president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, announces retirement
President Pollard will serve until a new president is named and assumes office, no later than January 2024.
Princeton Theological Seminary names Rev. Dr. Jonathan Lee Walton as its eighth president
Princeton Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Lee Walton has been elected by the Board of Trustees to serve as the Seminary’s eighth president, effective January 1, 2023.
Church commits $1 million to repair Alaska closure
Tlingit community was hit hard when the community church was shuttered in a move considered racist.
Debates about migration have never been simple – just look at the Hebrew Bible
The Bible is full of stories about migrants. That doesn’t mean it has a simple takeaway message about them.
Religion is shaping Brazil’s presidential election – but its evangelicals aren’t the same as America’s
With one week to go before Brazil’s presidential election, the two front-runners are battling for the religious vote.
Dr. AnneMarie Mingo to join Pittsburgh Theological Seminary faculty
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is delighted to welcome the Rev. Dr. AnneMarie Mingo to its faculty as associate professor of ethics, culture, and moral leadership and acting director of the Metro-Urban Institute.
Pres House Secures $11 million Impact Investment
National Coalition of Church Lenders Invest in Mission-Driven Student Housing Center
José R. Irizarry called as Austin Seminary’s Tenth President
The Austin Seminary Board of Trustees, at a called meeting on June 27, elected the Reverend Dr. José Ramon Irizarry as the Seminary’s next president.
More Light Presbyterians statement on SCOTUS abortion ruling
The board and staff of More Light Presbyterians join with the multitudes of people lamenting the decision of the Supreme Court to reject the precedent set by Roe v Wade, therefore allowing states to criminalize abortion and other forms of reproductive health care.
Gathering Around Visions of Peace in a Violent World
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship to host a Peace Breakfast for Dinner on July 3, honor Peaceseeker Award recipients.
Opinion: Patriarchy and purity culture combine to silence women in the Southern Baptist Convention – and are blocking efforts to address the sexual abuse scandal
Accused men were protected by the SBC while the women who dared to speak up were called sluts, adulteresses, Jezebels and even agents of Satan. A scholar of evangelicalism writes about this culture.
PC(USA), other congregations join in National Guns to Gardens Day
At one Presbyterian church in New Mexico, 240 guns were turned in for dismantling, topping even the total at the Broncos’ stadium in Denver.
Columbia Theological Seminary appoints Dr. Christine Roy Yoder as Vice President and Dean
Yoder will succeed Dr. Love Sechrest, who’s joined the Mount St. Mary’s University faculty in Maryland
Princeton Theological Seminary embraces bold vision for PhD program in a changing world
Faculty unanimously endorses recommendations from the Seminary’s PhD taskforce
Letter to OGA regarding armed guards at General Assembly 225
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship writes an open letter to GA225 leadership.
How the role and visibility of chaplains changed over the past century
Chaplaincy emerged as a professional field in the mid-20th century. In the years since, their roles have evolved and they have also come to include many diverse religious traditions.
Protestants and the pill: How US Christians helped make birth control mainstream
Decades ago, conservative Christian leaders helped contraceptives become acceptable.fnews
A message from the general presbyter and stated clerk of Mission Presbytery about the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas
God our shelter, hold us under the shadow of your wings as we bow before you in grief and pain.
Columbia Theological Seminary Names Eleventh President
Columbia Theological Seminary’s presidential search committee and board of trustees are pleased to announce Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo will become Columbia’s 11th president effective August 1, 2022.
New grant to study how theological education can be more intercultural
Union Presbyterian Seminary professor looks to create more diverse course requirements
McCormick Theological Seminary and Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and take step toward selling their buildings to the University of Chicago
CHICAGO, IL – The University of Chicago, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) and the McCormick Theological Seminary (McCormick) have..
President Blount to retire from Union Presbyterian Seminary in 2023
RICHMOND, VA (April 27, 2022) – President Brian K. Blount announced to the board of trustees of Union Presbyterian Seminary at their meeting today that..
Penance and plague: How the Black Death changed a key Christian sacrament
(The Conversation) — The 14th century is known for catastrophe. By midcentury, the first wave of plague spread through a Europe already..