Presbyterian News Service

Survey: In most areas, smaller congregations every bit as vital as larger ones

LOUISVILLE (PNS) — In general, smaller- and medium-sized congregations in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), together with their counterparts in the Episcopal Church,..

Cameroon migrant facing deportation gets stay pending her appeal for asylum

(PNS) Members of the Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church in Apple Valley, Minnesota, prepared to say goodbye to one of their members..

Global Language Resources completes ‘intensive period of discovery’

LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Imagine attending the 224th General Assembly in Baltimore and seeing the speaker’s slides appear on separate screens simultaneously in..

A Corp board gets first look at website designed to ‘help ministry flourish’

LOUISVILLE (PNS) —The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) A Corporation Board got a first look at its new window for the world late Thursday..

Two Presbyterian ministries urge opposition to proposed SEC rule

(PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW) is calling on members of the church to speak out against a..

Moon Lee and Sandra Hedrick to run as Co-Moderators at the 224th General Assembly (2020)

(OGA) The first candidates have officially announced plans to seek election as Co-Moderators of the 224th General Assembly (2020) of the Presbyterian..

Stated Clerk urges Presbyterian churches to enforce sexual misconduct policies

LOUISVILLE (OGA) The Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is urging churches to do more to protect..

J. Herbert Nelson offers reflection on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

General Assembly Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations holds winter meeting

LOUISVILLE (PNS) There is no reason why churches can’t grow in the 21st century. That was one of the messages to the..

Jane Kurtz named winner of top Presbyterian Writers Guild award

LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Jane Kurtz, prolific author, artist, literacy advocate and a child of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission workers, has been named..

Regarding Ruling Elders: Congregational ministry assessment

(OGA) While many churches begin their program year in September and the liturgical calendar begins with Advent, most congregations follow the calendar..

Self-Development of People celebrates its 50th anniversary

LOUISVILLE (PNS) — As we enter the 2020s, the United States finds itself frequently looking back to the early 1970s — a..

Stated Clerk named one of 20 people to watch in Louisville, Kentucky

(OGA) Over the past year, the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church..

James Frederick Kubik dies

(OGA) A key player in the Presbyterian church’s reunification in the 1980s has died. James Frederick Kubik, known as “J,” died on..

Faith leaders call on U.S. to de-escalate tensions with Iran

(OGA) Following more than a week of violent exchanges between the U.S. and Iran, a number of faith leaders have signed a..

Presbyterian observers reflect on UN climate talks

(PNS) Representatives from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its partners have returned from an international climate conference that left some observers disappointed..

Dates revised for 225th General Assembly (2022)

(OGA) While the 225th General Assembly (2022) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is still two and a half years away, plans are..

Stated clerk looks ahead to new year

LOUISVILLE (OGA) A new year brings new challenges and the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) believes the..

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance making initial assessments of earthquakes in Puerto Rico

(PNS) The Rev. Edwin A. González-Castillo was frozen, as the Earth shook. It was Tuesday morning, and he was in Guanica, Puerto..

What General Assemblies have said about the Nixon case, and what it means for impeachment today

LOUISVILLE — One of our more prophetic pastors, Bruce Gillette, has suggested that we keep in mind a 1974 resolution of the..

PC(USA) Washington office calls for diplomacy with Iran

LOUISVILLE (PNS) — The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness in Washington D.C. is urging members to contact their congressional representatives..

Presbyterians and interfaith friends continue to wage war on veteran suicide

(PNS)  Since its establishment in 2015, the nonprofit Interfaith Veterans’ Workgroup,  based in Wilmington, Delaware, has provided a supportive interfaith community to..

College Conference at Montreat: The language of aspiration and inspiration

MONTREAT, North Carolina (PNS) — Preaching from Deut. 6:4-9, a text she described as both aspirational and inspirational, the Rev. MaryAnn McKibben..