His writings touched on conservation, community and belonging, and he acquired legions of fans beyond environmental studies — including many scholars of religion.
Presbyterian congregations in Spokane and Bellevue reflect a national trend: Large churches are drawing new worshippers, particularly young families, even as Sunday attendance becomes less frequent and engagement takes new forms.
Ministers who have attended previous CREDO conferences are invited to return.
Fischer will lead the seminary’s continuing education ministry, developing programs and partnerships that equip pastors, church leaders, and congregations across denominations and communities.
Fires destroyed six homes and killed roughly 200 cattle on the Warm Springs Reservation in central Oregon. Warm Springs Presbyterian Church says it’s staying for the long recovery — even as it searches for a pastor after two years without one.
Forty-seven young adults are now set to serve at nine sites across the nation and around the world.
As wildfires devastated northern Spokane, Gonzaga and Whitworth universities joined forces to shelter evacuees, support displaced communities and raise emergency funds.
Synod School’s 650 participants sort and box hygiene kits, period packs, kids’ kits and school bags.
Community invited to an afternoon of remembrance and hope on September 19.
The Sept. 15-18 event at Heartland Retreat Center near Kansas City is offered by the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship.
Delegates attended UN meetings on global sustainable development goals, held vigils and discussed vocational discernment.
More than 300 clergy and lay leaders from across the country gathered for the DART Network's annual Justice Ministry Conference to strengthen congregations and organize for lasting community change.
Columbia Theological Seminary President Victor Aloyo Jr. will retire Dec. 31, concluding five years of leadership as the seminary’s first president of color and the first Latine president among PC(USA)-related theological institutions.
In a state where two-thirds of the adult population identifies as Christian and 45% say religion is 'very important' in their life, the candidates are asking voters to choose between two dramatically different views of Christianity.
The trailblazing Presbyterian pastor and organizer died Aug. 7 at age 81.
'At the end of it, when we were just responding totally instinctually, we talked a lot about God,' Glover told RNS in a recent interview, referring to the Artemis II crew.
Kevin’s Garden began in 2011 as a way to remember a young church member who passed away.
Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network and Columbia Seminary’s Center for Lifelong Learning have partnered to train more than 175 people to date.
General Assembly overtures, magazine articles and interviews, special action alerts and more illustrate a history of activism.
In the midst of a devastating cancer diagnosis, Kate Bowler also found experiences of joy. Now she's written a book about it.
Presbyterian leaders joined an interfaith delegation to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to support Indigenous communities and advocate for protecting sacred lands.
Gifts are being made to partner organizations that work with immigrants and asylum seekers.
Rural Northwest churches are sharing pastors across denominations to cut costs, sustain ministries and keep congregations alive as attendance and clergy numbers decline.
At their summer meeting, the Board of Pensions voted to transition retiree medical coverage to a new provider in 2027 while approving next year's benefits costs and expanding eligibility for the Congregational Pastors Package.
Obtaining a group inclusion letter now requires just a few keystrokes.
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