2014 Evangelism and Church Growth Conference draws diverse crowd
ST. PETE BEACH, FLA (PNS) For the first time, the 2014 Evangelism and Church Growth Conference — held here Aug. 11-14 — offered language-specific..
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Two congregations receive $5,000 grants to enhance multicultural ministry
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (PNS) The Presbyterian Multicultural Network (PMN) has awarded grants of $5,000 each to two network churches that have translated..
PDA issues appeal for funds to address border crisis
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PC(USA)’s National Multicultural Conference opens in Ft. Worth
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PC(USA) celebrates 5 years of Earth Care Congregations program, 14 churches honored
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Company of New Pastors announces expansion plans
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Mr. President: Press firmly for ceasefire in Gaza and Israel
LOUISVILLE (Office of the General Assembly) As a body of 1.7-million members and more than 10,000 congregations, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) calls..
Bay City Westminster Presbyterian pastor to lead U.S. House of Representatives in prayer this week
BAY CITY, MICH (PNS) Bay City pastor will lead members of the United States House of Representatives in prayer this week to begin..
Statement issued by PC(USA) denouncing attacks in Mosul
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ACSWP seeks people to serve on study teams authorized by 221st General Assembly
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Board of Pensions welcomes new president, Frank Spencer
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Pan Asian Conference addresses changing landscape, leadership
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Jinishian Memorial Program Praises PC(USA) Action Commemorating Armenian Genocide
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Religious giving: not yet reviving
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General Assembly offering yields $13,500 for ministries in Detroit, around the world
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PC(USA)’s J. Herbert Nelson criticizes Supreme Court’s Harris v. Quinn decision
WASHINGTON (PCUSA OFFICE OF PUBLIC WITNESS) – The Reverend J. Herbert Nelson II, director of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness in Washington,..
PC(USA)’s J. Herbert Nelson criticizes ‘Hobby Lobby’ decision
WASHINGTON (Office of Public Witness) The Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, director of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Office of Public Witness, has expressed dismay at the..
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Response to Unaccompanied Children Crisis
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A cry for peace and end to violence
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Call to Prayer for three Israeli teenagers
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Zionism Unsettled No Longer Sold on PC(USA) Website
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An Open Letter of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to our American Jewish Interfaith Partners
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Searching for the right pair of shoes: Kathy Bostrom accepts the David Steele Distinguished Writer Award
DETROIT Editor’s note: On June 19, the Rev. Kathy Bostrom received the David Steele Distinguished Writer Award from the Presbyterian Writers Guild..