New app could lead to more diversity in church decision making
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Committee considers future action concerning Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center
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Food and health crisis worsens for people in capital of South Sudan
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Former General Assembly vice moderator, Floyd N. Rhodes, dies at age 83
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Presbyterian World Mission provides update on South Sudan
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October conference seeks to address joys and challenges of aging
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Efforts to address climate change intensify following GA222
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Presbyterian Youth Triennium offering will help youth in Asia
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance sends volunteers to assess California wildfires
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A lament in the wake of the Bastille Day terror attack in Nice
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Mission co-worker Leisa Wagstaff safely evacuated from South Sudan
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First Presbyterian Church in Dallas works to help city heal
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) asks for urgent prayers for those suffering violence in Juba, South Sudan
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PC(USA) leadership responds to Dallas shootings, encourages people to “care for someone today”
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Presbyterian Writers Guild announces new writing contest
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PC(USA) Stated Clerk speaks out on police killings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile
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