Korean Unification Day looks toward peaceful reconciliation of Korean Peninsula
(PNS) This week the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) recognizes a significant date along with other Korean partners of the..
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ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (PNS) – At “Living, Dying, Rising,” the national gathering for 1001 New Worshiping Communities (1001 NWC) they talked..
‘The feet of Christ were always on a journey towards God’
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance issues appeal for South Sudan
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Severe famine and ongoing fighting between ethnic groups have made survival difficult for millions of people in South Sudan...
Worshiping communities remain ‘new’ when people find life in them
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (PNS) – We are living in the between of the beginning and the end. Because of our tendency..
Presbyterian Hunger Program urges Ben & Jerry’s to join Milk with Dignity program
(PNS) – The Presbyterian Hunger Program has a long history of advocating for farmworkers that supply vegetables for restaurants and grocery chains...
PC(USA) hires new Manager for Diversity and Reconciliation
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Rev. Samuel Son has been hired as the new Manager for Diversity and Reconciliation in the Presbyterian Mission..
1001 New Worshiping Communities to live stream sermons, plenary talks from national conference
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (PNS) – The 1001 New Worshiping Communities of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be live streaming sermons and..
686 participate in weeklong ministry of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies
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PC(USA) stated clerk calls Presbyterians to action
STORM LAKE, Iowa (PNS)— The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II is calling the church to do what is just — to..
SDOP disburses nearly $90,000 for self-help projects
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) approved grants totaling $89,800 to fund five self-help projects in..
Will you pray for Iraq?
NEW WILMINGTON, Penn. – In response to an invitation from the pastor of the Presbyterian church in Baghdad, the Rev. Dr. Joanne..
Volunteers still needed in the Carolinas from 2015/2016 flooding
(PNS) In October 2015, the South Carolina coastline was pummeled by heavy rains and flooding. A year later, Hurricane Matthew caused havoc..
Office of Public Witness calls on Presbyterians to participate in fall event in Washington
(PNS) The Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Office of Public Witness is calling on Presbyterians across the denomination to come to Washington D.C. this..
‘Theological Conversations’ releases ‘Seeking a Correctable Conscience’
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – In the seventh installment of Theological Conversations for 2017, the Theology, Formation and Evangelism ministry of the Presbyterian Church..
Technology is impacting seminaries
(PNS) – Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, is planning to close its satellite campuses in Seattle, Menlo Park and Orange County and..
Five members of interfaith group barred from boarding plane for Israel
(PNS) The moderator of the 216th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was among five interfaith leaders denied access to a..
A matter of forgiveness — of student loans
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Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious leaders unite for Israeli-Palestinian peace
WASHINGTON (OGA) In a letter to President Trump, thirty-five Jewish, Christian, and Muslim national religious leaders agree that Israeli-Palestinian peace is possible. Presbyterian..
National Black Presbyterian Caucus gathers in Detroit for 43rd biennial convention
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1001 New Worshiping Community receives $50,000 Duke Divinity grant
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