Mike Ferguson joins PC(USA) news team as Presbyterian News Service editor
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Blending together a long career in journalism and his Presbyterian faith, Mike Ferguson begins his duties as editor of..
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MRTI begins next season of engagement with new guidelines
HOUSTON (PNS) – As the Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee (MRTI) gathered here for its first meeting since General Assembly in June,..
Working to prevent abuse in the church
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Celebrities, ministers, politicians, corporate executives. Hardly a week goes by that the headlines don’t name a prominent person who has been..
Regarding ruling elders: The gift of the Spirit
(OGA) For the early church, the infallible evidence of being a Christian was the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Jesus, at work in..
Presbyterian Hunger Program recognizes Hunger Action Congregations on World Food Day for their year-round efforts to end hunger
(PNS) The Global Food Week of Action began Sunday, Oct. 14, and runs through Oct. 21. The week provides Christians around the..
Coastal Carolina Presbytery recovers from Hurricane Florence
(PNS) Church congregations throughout Coastal Carolina Presbytery are struggling to repair their own buildings and meet the many needs in their congregations..
Presbyterians mobilizing to help in Hurricane Michael recovery
LOUISVILLE – As news comes in of the devastating effects of Hurricane Michael, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is organizing a response that..
Four organizations receive Native American Leadership Fund Award
(PNS) Four organizations working to provide leadership development for Native Americans have been selected to receive the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s 2018 Native American..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Team deploys in aftermath of Hurricane Florence
(PNS) Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) sent three National Response Teams (NRT) into North Carolina and South Carolina in the wake of severe..
Prayer for Domestic Violence Awareness Sunday
(PNS) October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this Sunday, October 7th, is Domestic Violence Awareness Sunday. This week, this month, and..
Presbyterians work together to stop the use of children in combat
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Princeton Abaraoha was a carefree 13-year-old boy when he was snatched by soldiers and taken to a military training..
Puerto Rico’s “Rise and Shine” initiative draws praise from Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) delegation
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (OGA) Pastor Richard Rojas describes walking into his sanctuary at Puerto Nuevo Presbyterian Church after Hurricane Maria and sitting..
Building a culture of generosity
ST. LOUIS (PNS) – “Stewardship is about the joyous discipline of giving thanks,” says Robert Hay Jr. of the Presbyterian Foundation. Comparing..
Interfaith Immigration Coalition speaks out on proposed changes regarding immigration status
The Interfaith Immigration Coalition, which the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is a steering committee member, is reacting to proposed changes to the public..
Examining stewardship in racial and ethnic communities
ST. LOUIS (PNS) – The Rev. Dr. James Reese, now approaching the 70th anniversary of his ordination in the Presbyterian Church, believes..
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) delegation to Puerto Rico finds churches in recovery mode
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (PNS) For most of last week, leaders from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) and the Co-Moderators of the 223rd General..
Author Diana Butler Bass unpacks gratitude at Stewardship Kaleidoscope
ST. LOUIS (PNS) – Gratitude is a deep and profound part of the story of Jesus. It is complex and beautiful —..
2019 Commission on the Status of Women now accepting applications
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is scheduled for March 11–22, 2019, at the United Nations..
Pastor, congregation offer shelter, food and hope in Florence’s aftermath
(PNS) As the eyewall of Hurricane Florence passed over the Rev. Dr. Doug Cushing’s home in Leland, North Carolina, on the morning..
Super Typhoon Mangkhut rips through Philippines
(PNS) While Hurricane Florence dominated media coverage in the U.S., the most intense storm of the year battered the Philippines, Guam, the..
Co-Moderators join Presbyterian Disaster Assistance in visit to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (OGA) On September 20, 2017, life changed for millions of people living in Puerto Rico. That’s when Hurricane..
Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates Announces Change to Exam Schedule beginning in 2019-20 Academic Year
(OGA) At its fall meeting in Pittsburgh on September 11-13, the executive committee of the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates (PCC)..
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders commemorate one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria
(OGA) Leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have issued a statement to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto..
PC(USA) celebrates Native American Day
(PNS) “Let us worship our Creator with minds open to the wisdom of all God’s people, remembering that once listening and respect..
Regarding ruling elders: When we get to ‘not enough’
(OGA) The story of the feeding of the 5,000 in Mark 6 starts with the disciples coming to Jesus and asking him..