Associate for Racial, Gender Justice talks about next steps for Black Lives Matter
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Presbyterians asked to support the right to boycott
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Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri addresses opening convocation at Columbia Theological Seminary
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Coming to a pulpit near you: Food Waste Weekend
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Presbyterian trailblazer Pat McClurg dies at age 80
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Nominees sought for best Presbyterian writer
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Resources for Theological Education Sunday
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African American clergywomen gather for biennial retreat
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‘Flint’ film from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance set for September premiere
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Native American women are emerging leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
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PDA’s National Response Team provides ministry of presence and accompaniment after mass shooting in Dayton
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PC(USA) communications survey results are in
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Races, faith traditions come together during moving ceremony remembering those enslaved
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Mississippi Presbyterian church, PDA help neighbors affected by ICE raid
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) urges RE/MAX LLC to end business ties to Israeli settlements of East Jerusalem
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Regarding ruling elders: Congregational nominating committees
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Climate change and the impact on the Louisiana bayou
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National Black Presbyterian Caucus recognizes five high achievers
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Lilly Endowment Inc. makes new grants to save historic churches
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) calls for major change in Puerto Rico’s political landscape
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Ray Jones named director of Theology, Formation and Evangelism
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Board of Pensions repeats Best Places to Work honor
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