2020 Pentecost echoes first century church gathering
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Presbyterian Mission Agency 2019 Annual Report
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Regarding ruling elders: Communion in a time of lament
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Navajo Nation suffers from one of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the U.S.
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Former Moderator the Rev. Charles A. Hammond dies at 86
The Rev. Charles A. Hammond, who in 1980 was elected Moderator of the 192nd General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the..
Video: Ministry in an emergency
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Former General Assembly Moderator Freda Gardner dies at 91
Freda Gardner, who was elected Moderator of the 211th General Assembly in 1999 and was the first female full-time faculty member at..
Board of Pensions releases video on its Employee Assistance Program
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Presbyterian Hunger Program awards almost 50 COVID-19 grants
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Presbytery of Baltimore named online host for the 224th General Assembly
(OGA) The 224th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) may not be held in Baltimore this year, but the city and..
Peru YAVs home safely
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PC(USA)’s Daily Prayer app upgraded with helpful features
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PAM Worship and Music Conference goes the virtual route
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New PC(USA) resource offers theological and practical guidance for those deciding on when and how to worship in public again
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Digital Leader Briefing to be held this week in preparation for the 224th General Assembly (2020)
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J. Herbert Nelson weighs in on digital General Assembly
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Prodigious Old Testament scholar Pat Miller dies at 84
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Spotlighting Mental Health Month during the coronavirus pandemic
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Local volunteers step up as Presbyterian Disaster Assistance goes virtual
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Coalition pushes for farmworker protections against COVID-19
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Committee on the Office of the General Assembly presses on toward the 224th General Assembly (2020)
(OGA) Members of the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) call this week’s decision to hold a shortened, online General..