INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) Taking off from the Big Tent theme, “Grow Christ’s Church Deep and Wide,” the Peacemaking Conference was called on to consider its theme, “Growing Christ’s Peace.”
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) Diverse models of multicultural ministry were showcased during a panel discussion at the National Multicultural Church Conference July 1 at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Big Tent event.
INDIANAPOLIS – African-American Presbyterians must help create a “mass movement” to overcome what Marian Wright Edelman calls the “cradle to prison pipeline” that has decimated black communities in America, a leading educator told the National Black Presbyterian Caucus (NBPC) today (June 30) at its 41st annual convention here.
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) Ten seconds after a visitor registers online with the Diversity Leadership Network at the Big Tent, Monica Cabell’s smart phone beeps.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (PNS) Two months ago, the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, moderator of the 218th General Assembly (2008), invited Presbyterians to record a short video expressing their hopes and dreams for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) Faced with feeding a large crowd with just a few loaves and fishes, the disciples hear these words from Jesus: “You give them something to eat.”
Indianapolis (PNS) Zenophilia, which means “love of stranger,” is on the board. So is Agora, a Greek word suggesting being in the marketplace of ideas.
Indianapolis (PNS) The second Big Tent event ― with more than 1,700 Presbyterians in attendance ― kicked off this afternoon (June 30) with a stirring worship service. The event continues through July 2.
CRAIG, Alaska (PNS) When people in this remote southeast Alaska town (population 1,100) ask Aaron Isaacs how long he’s been a Democrat, he invariably replies, “As long as I’ve been a Presbyterian,” meaning as long as he can remember.
Warsaw, Poland (ENI) Churches in one of the world's smallest countries could face financial disaster under government plans to withdraw state subsidies under new legislation, according to a Protestant leader.
Parsons urges Obama to address human rights abuses before proceeding
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is adding his voice to those of Presbyterians in the United States and Colombia opposing the passage of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
Landon Whitsitt, who is vice-moderator of the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a pastor from Missouri, has been elected as the new executive and stated clerk of the Synod of Mid-America.
Fellowship PC(USA), the group that in February called the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) “deathly ill” and plans a gathering in August to figure out next steps, has released some updated goals and is urging congregations and individuals to move “carefully and deliberately” in deciding how to proceed.
Commencement ceremonies on May 21 for 29 high school seniors provided the occasion to launch a 100-year anniversary celebration of Presbyterian Pan American School in Kingsville, Texas.
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) For decades, the Mormon hierarchy has matched its conservative members’ views on such issues as abortion and same-sex marriage. But now comes an issue that puts them at odds: immigration.
NAIROBI, Kenya (ENI) As independence for South Sudan approaches on July 9, churches there are coordinating efforts to bring lasting peace to a region exhausted by a long civil war.
HUNT, TEXAS The Board of Trustees of Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly, has announced Richard H. “Dick” Powell Jr. as the new president and CEO of the conference center located in the Texas hill country.
CHICAGO The 2010 redesign of the Presbyterian Outlook received the Award of Merit at the 95th annual “Best of the Christian Press” competition sponsored by the Associated Church Press (ACP), the oldest religious press association in North America.
DETROIT – The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People has approved grants totaling $ 150,430 to 9 self-help projects in the United States.
LOUISVILLE (PNS) With violence flaring in Sudan as the July 9 independence of South Sudan nears, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders have called on all Presbyterians to pray for peace in the East African country.
The cleric's comments follow faith groups' interaction with the agency on June 7 and 8 during a preparatory meeting in Nairobi for the 17th Conference of Parties (COP- 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Durban, South Africa in November.
LOUISVILLE (Office of the General Assembly) Fulfilling part of its mandate from the 219th General Assembly (2010) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Middle East Monitoring Group (MEMG) has finished its work on a study guide for the Kairos Palestine document.
