Presbyterian Disaster Assistance assesses damage in Haiti
(PNS) It’s been two months since Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti, leaving a path of death and destruction that will take years for..
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John Glenn, Presbyterian Ruling Elder and national icon, dies at age 95
(PNS) John H. Glenn, Jr., best known as the first American to orbit the earth, died yesterday at the Ohio State University Wexner..
PC(USA) Co-Moderator visits Coalition of Immokalee Workers
(PNS) A recent visit by Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Co-Moderator, the Rev. Jan Edmiston, re-affirmed the church’s more than 20-year relationship with the Coalition of..
Jimmie Hawkins to become new director of Office of Public Witness
(PNS) – The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness has a new director. The Rev. Jimmie R. Hawkins has accepted the call to the Washington,..
MRTI urges Phillips 66 to reconsider DAPL investment
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) committee of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) submitted a shareholder resolution to the Phillips..
Gatlinburg Presbyterian Church survives recent fires in the mountain community
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – For Greg Bennett, hours seemed like days last week as he awaited the approval to travel into smoke-filled Gatlinburg..
Presbyterian, interfaith leaders join Standing Rock solidarity gathering
CANNON BALL, N.D. (PNS) – Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders have been standing in solidarity with Native American tribes and groups protesting the..
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..
Presbyterians commemorate World AIDS Day
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Since 1988, December 1 has been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as World AIDS Day, a time..
Keeping Faith: December video newsletter from Tony De La Rosa
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Keeping Faith, the video newsletter from Tony De La Rosa, Interim Executive Director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, was..
Krummel returning to parish ministry
LOUISVILLE (OGA) – The Reverend Susan Davis Krummel has accepted a call as interim pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Princeton, Illinois...
Pew study finds Presbyterians among top earners
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – A recent breakdown of the Pew Research Center’s 2014 Religious Landscape Study ranked Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) members fourth in its percentage..
Co-Moderators Urge Presbyterians to be ‘Agents of Peace’
To Our Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) family in Christ, As we enter the season of Advent, there are those among us who continue..
PC(USA) issues call to prayer and action for South Sudan
Our sisters and brothers in South Sudan urgently need our prayers and advocacy. Last week, renewed fighting erupted, dramatically compounding a humanitarian..
Facing Thanksgiving
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The election earlier this month revealed deep divisions in our country and raised many important questions..
PMAB Task Force seeks advice on members’ external committee commitments
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Governance Task Force of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is seeking input from..
Young Adult Volunteer program adds Albuquerque site for 2017-18
(PNS) The Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) announced today the addition of Albuquerque as a new site for its..
Regarding ruling elders: After session service
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PMAB moves forward with transfer of operations of Ghost Ranch from PMA to National Ghost Ranch Foundation
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The action required to transfer the operations of the Ghost Ranch Conference & Education Center from the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA)..
Fire damages first Mexican-American Presbyterian church in Texas
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Members of a historic church in San Marcos, Texas, are making alternative plans for worship this Sunday after fire..
PC(USA) offers support to torched and vandalized Mississippi church
LOUISVILLE (OGA) – The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), sent..
Coordination of General Assembly initiatives
(OGA) The three bodies established by the 222nd General Assembly (2016) last June in Portland – the Way Forward Commission, the 2020 Vision..
Two PC(USA) protestors arrested at North Dakota capitol
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Following an interfaith solidarity gathering of more than 500 clergy and lay people at the Oceti Sakowin camp on the northern..
Stated Clerk supports peace and reconciliation in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR (OGA) The Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church..
PC(USA) faith leaders join Standing Rock solidarity gathering
CANNON BALL, N.D. (PNS) – More than 20 representatives from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) joined a 500-person-strong gathering of interfaith clergy and lay..