HARARE, Zimbabwe (RNS/ENInews)
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has asked Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to intervene to stop attacks on Anglicans by allies of an excommunicated bishop who has seized church property and intimidated clergy and worshippers.
It was Jill Brown’s experience as a church youth worker and volunteer that led her to start paying attention to how teenagers use Facebook, text messaging and other social media tools. Because she wasn’t their parent, teenagers would sometimes talk to her about their online experiences.
“The PC(USA) is ____________ .” What would you use to fill in the blank?
The Rev. Silas G. Kessler Louisville, Ky. (PNS) The Rev. Silas G. Kessler, the senior former General Assembly moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), died Nov. 15 at the age of 100 in Hastings, Neb.
Pakistan's parliament has condemned the killing of three Hindu brothers at a medical clinic in what observers said was an unusual show of support for religious minorities.
Berlin (ENI) Religious leaders representing the Protestant and Catholic churches in Germany called this week for further ecumenical cooperation and said that the two churches should stand together as a common base for Christians.
OMAHA, Neb. (Special to Presbyterian News Service) Joy of the familiar and joy of the new marked the seventh annual Russia Mission Network conference, which recently concluded here.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – What is the most common type of job at which young adults are working? Retail – including, for many, Sunday morning shifts.
The Fellowship of Presbyterians has named a chief operating officer, Brenda Smith.
Vatican City (ENI) Pope Benedict XVI began his second papal trip to Africa on Nov. 18, visiting the West African country of Benin for three days, where he was expeced to address economic justice, peace-building and interfaith dialogue.
Louisville, Ky. (General Assembly Mission Council) Charles B. Hardwick of Bloomington, Ill., has been named director of theology, worship and education for the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC).
MONTREAT, N.C. (Conference Center news staff) Lynn Tuggle Gilliland has been named Montreat Conference Center’s new vice president for development. Gilliland will begin February 13, and until April 30 she will work jointly on development with the current development officer, Bill Straughan, who is preparing to retire.
LOUISVILLE – Doing ministry in a time of “shifting sands” – when pretty much everything is changing – has become the reality of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A).
The Presbyterian Church (USA)’s Stated Clerk Nomination Committee (SCNC), elected by the 219th General Assembly (2010) in Minneapolis, is accepting applications for the four-year term (2012-2016) of the General Assembly stated clerk, the top ecclesiastical position in the denomination.
Pastors and staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 4 million-member denomination, the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM), have testified to the violence and intimidation that they have suffered over the past two years at the hands of Madagascar’s regime.
Durham, N.C. (Presbyterian News Service) With changed ordination standards and the adoption of a new Form of Government, 2011 has brought much change to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — a fact that some bemoan and some celebrate.
Durham, N.C. (Presbyterian News Service) Closing worship for the Covenant Network of Presbyterians gathering here included the singing of “The Canticle of the Free.”
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has
struggled in recent years to figure out
how to support collegiate ministries.
INDIANAPOLIS
The General Assembly Middle Governing Bodies
Commission has voted not to recommend changing
the constitution of the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.) to allow non-geographic presbyteries.
MADISON, Wis.
Scott Anderson became the first openly gay man
ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.) at an Oct. 8 service in Madison, Wis.
Durham, N.C. (Presbyterian News Service) With changed ordination standards and the adoption of a new Form of Government, 2011 has brought much change to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — a fact that some bemoan and some celebrate.
We have just received word that Thomas Gillespie, president of Princeton Theological Seminary from 1983 till 2004, passed away last night. He..
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continues to feel the international rumblings from its controversial decision earlier this year to allow the ordination of sexually active gays and lesbians.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Ordination exams for would-be teaching elders (ministers) are going digital. Candidates will soon be allowed to take the exams online on a flexible schedule and receiving the results in a few days.
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