With the seemingly contentious 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approaching, the faculty of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary has issued a..
Presbyterians have a long history of ministry and mission with the people of Sudan and South Sudan. We have worked, rejoiced, prayed,..
The Stated Clerk sent this letter to all Presbyteries: May 19, 2014 Grace and peace to you in the name of our..
Leaders of 14 of the 16 synods in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are speaking out against a recommendation from the Mid Councils..
NAHALIN VILLAGE, WEST BANK – Tent of Nations, a family-run farm on the outskirts of Bethlehem, seeks to “build bridges between people”..
William J. Carl III, president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, will retire in mid-2015, after a decade of service, the seminary has announced...
by Emily Enders Odom GRAHAM, N.C. (PNS) Returning to Salem Presbytery, the home of his first call, the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson had..
by Jerry Van Marter LOUISVILLE (PNS) A group of U.S. religious leaders ― including Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons ―..
by Sarah Pulliam Bailey (RNS) Two pastors have left on a Reformed evangelical group after a pastor from the Maryland megachurch they founded..
by Cathy Lynn Grossman (RNS) “I know what you did last Sunday,” claims the title of a new survey. You skipped church. And then nearly..
by Fredrick Nzwili (RNS) Sudanese Christians have condemned the sentencing of a Christian woman to death by hanging after she married a..
by Jerry L. Van Marter LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Rev. John D. Sharick, who over a career in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) spanning..
This article was reprinted with the author's permission. It originally appeared on his blog. As we hit the one-month mark before the 221st..
by Kim Painter, USA Today (RNS) A measles outbreak tied to a group of Amish missionaries in Ohio has reached 68 cases,..
The Outreach Foundation – a validated mission support group that’s in covenant partnership with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – has reported passing..
ADDIS ABABA (WCC) Church leaders who were part of the negotiations between South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir and former vice president Riek..
by Lauren Markoe (RNS) The first ever global study of anti-Semitic attitudes shows that more than a quarter of the world’s population (26 percent)..
by Evan Simko-Bednarski and Harry Stevens BETHLEHEM, West Bank (RNS) With the last round of peace talks between the Israeli government and..
LOUISVILLE – “I have never met a commissioner who was coming to the assembly to do harm.” That’s part of the message..
by Bobby Ross Jr. COLLEYVILLE, Texas (RNS) The smoke, the loud music and the smell of perfumes trigger uncomfortable memories for Polly..
by Angela Stevens LOUISVILLE (PNS) “Come! Let us feast in the kingdom of God” is the theme of the Moderator’s Second Convocation..
by Tricia McReynolds Over the next couple of weeks the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) will begin remitting the portions of gifts to..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican issued an urgent appeal Thursday (May 8) for the release of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped..
by Oren Dorell, USA Today (RNS) Boko Haram is among the most vicious terrorist groups operating in North Africa, home to some..
by Columbia Theological Seminary Office of Communication DECATUR, GA – In 1861, a group of presbyteries in the American south broke off..
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