Presbyterian Disaster Assistance mobilizes support for communities impacted by Hurricane Matthew
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has issued an appeal for help in the wake of Hurricane Matthew as the superstorm continues..
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Moral Revival makes a stop in Louisville
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance follows Hurricane Matthew’s path of destruction
LOUISVILLE (PNS) As Hurricane Matthew continues to churn across the Atlantic toward the U.S. coast, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has been reaching out..
Native American groups call Presbyterians to prayer for Standing Rock Sioux
(Office of Native American Intercultural Congregational Support) - More than 4,000 people have gathered at Camp of the Sacred Stones, three separate..
Sudan/South Sudan Mission Network meets in Louisville
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Nearly 30 members of the Presbyterian Sudan/South Sudan Mission Network met at Law’s Lodge October 3 and 4 on..
Agape African Fellowship gives refugees a place to call home
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United Nations Day is October 24
(PNS) On October 24, 1948, the founding members of the United Nations ratified a document that officially created the organization with 51..
Charlotte churches regroup after long week of demonstrations, unrest
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Presbyterian congregation in Rochester seeks to improve education for poverty-stricken families
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Will Colombian peace accord lead to lasting peace?
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Stony Point celebrates dramatic financial turnaround
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In this season: GA222 Co-Moderator reflections
Join Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston, Co-Moderators of the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), as they share weekly..
Please pray for peace and justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Presbyterians to hear firsthand account of Syrian Refugee Crisis
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African American Consultation focuses on Black Lives Matters
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Expanding the PC(USA) ministry of educational debt assistance
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Presbytery of Charlotte issues call to prayer and witness
Dear Pastors and Clerks of Session, On behalf of the Presbytery of Charlotte, we are heartbroken and distressed at the events that..
Four Presbyterian seminaries among top rated theological institutions
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Center for Faith and Service, based at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois, has announced the fourth annual list of Seminaries that..
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board concludes its Fall 2016 meeting
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Regarding ruling elders: faith and work
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Ted Hickman, Commissioned Ruling Elder and Moderator of New York City Presbytery, dies unexpectedly at age 51
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PCC Responds to September 2016 BCE
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Remembering 9/11: Fifteen years of healing
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