Presbytery of East Tennessee awaits word on fire damage in Gatlinburg
(PNS) Days after fires scorched parts of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, within the Great Smoky Mountains, residents and church leaders are still..
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Young Adult Volunteer program adds Albuquerque site for 2017-18
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PC(USA) offers support to torched and vandalized Mississippi church
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Two PC(USA) protestors arrested at North Dakota capitol
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Stated Clerk supports peace and reconciliation in El Salvador
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PC(USA) faith leaders join Standing Rock solidarity gathering
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Mission Agency Board plans spring meeting in San Juan
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