A look at Christian educator certification
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Last year, Paula Zavitz completed a goal that she had been working toward for nearly a decade: becoming a certified Christian..
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PC(USA) leaders to follow Syrian refugee path in Europe
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Historic New Jersey church heavily damaged by fire
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Ann Weems, ‘Presbyterian poet laureate,’ dies at age 81
LOUISVILLE (PNS) In life, Ann Barr Weems was always reaching for rainbows. And—through the multihued palette of her prodigious poetry—Weems gave the world..
Prayers for victims of bomb blasts
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Presbyterian Writers Guild to honor two celebrated church communicators: Hodges and Van Marter to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Two veteran church communicators have been named recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG). The Rev. Houston Hodges..
Interfaith group urges Congress to end Cuban embargo
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has joined with 23 faith communities in a letter calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to take action..
Regarding Ruling Elders: Ruling elders and stewardship
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Flooding in South Central US causes major problems in low-lying communities
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Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People approves grants
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) has approved grants totaling $97,650 to eight self-help projects in the United States. The..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance responds to water contamination in small New York community
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Reports of water contamination in U.S. communities appear to be happening more frequently than before. What used to be perceived as..
Coalition of Immokalee Workers and PC(USA) staff march at University of Louisville
LOUISVILLE (PNS) More than 120 people, including several Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) staff, took up banners and pickets this week, as they made..
PC(USA) joins Supreme Court brief supporting DACA, DAPA
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PC(USA) holds chapel service to honor departing Mission Agency colleagues
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Staff members representing the six agencies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) filled the chapel of the Presbyterian Center this morning..
Small Church Residency Program to conclude by December 2017
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Small churches can have big ministries. Four years ago, the 36-member Lavonia (Georgia) Presbyterian Church had no children’s Sunday school. The..
Rosemary C. Mitchell named interim senior director for funds development for PMA
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Rev. Rosemary C. Mitchell, a Presbyterian teaching elder and certified fund-raising executive (CFRE), who joined the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA)..
PC(USA) Board of Pensions to launch new portal, offer employer options
PHILADELPHIA (PNS) The board of directors for the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) met last week to report on the..
Presbyterian Mission Agency completes voluntary separation program: Incentive package taken by 26 employees
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Twenty-six of 46 eligible employees of the Presbyterian Mission Agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have taken voluntary separation packages as part of..
PC-Biz is redesigned in time for GA222
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The website that houses Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly business has gotten a facelift and tummy tuck. PC-Biz, home to assembly..
Presbyterian Hunger Program launches new initiative to look at root causes of poverty
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP)—through its Joining Hands program—is inviting people interested in digging deeper into the root causes of poverty to join one of..
GA222 registration is open
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Registration is open for the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), where some 3,000 Presbyterians and others will..
MaryAnn McKibben Dana receives top Presbyterian Writers Guild award
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana, a writer, pastor, conference leader, and highly sought-after speaker, has been named the recipient of the..
PMA’s De La Rosa launches ‘Keeping Faith’ newsletter
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‘Polity Matters’ explores Presbyterian call to faithfulness in the church
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Committee leadership selected for the 222nd General Assembly
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Committee leadership for the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been selected, taking the denomination one step closer to..