First Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Indiana, abolishes $1.78 million in medical debt for Hoosier families
Congregation’s bicentennial celebration helps free more than 1,450 residents three counties from burdensome debt.
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Tupac Shakur: Poetic. Prophetic. Profound.
Chris Burton reads Tupac’s catalog as street-level theology — lament and hope in conversation with Scripture — and asks what Pac’s “ghetto gospel” still demands of the church today.
Oz was always political — ‘Wicked’ simply makes it clear
Long before "Wicked" soared across stage and screen, L. Frank Baum’s world carried a political pulse. The new film reminds us that Oz’s magic has always included questions of power, propaganda, and resistance, writes Michael Parker.
The Disturbing Profane: Hip-Hop, Blackness, and the Sacred
Hip-hop isn’t a threat to holiness — it’s a witness to survival. Joseph R. Winters’ "The Disturbing Profane" reframes the sacred through Black art and expression. Jordan Burton offers a review.
Glittery. Down-home. Prophetic.
Dolly Parton is the rhinestone-clad prophet we need in our polarized times. — Lindy Vogado
Reign of Christ — Order of worship — November 23, 2025
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Reign of Christ — November 23, 2025
On Reign of Christ Sunday, Luke 23 presses us to confront how empire shapes our theology — and how the church can resist it, writes Jimmy Hoke.
PC(USA)’s Interim Unified Agency adds details to denominational restructuring
Existing ministries to remain; no staff reductions planned.
Telos Group launches new peacemaking program to equip U.S. churches for justice and reconciliation
The Telos Group launches Mosaic, a two-year, Lilly-funded program equipping U.S. congregations to become active peacemakers amid deep division.
“An authority for love”: Portland faith leaders stand with immigrants outside ICE facility
“People have said to me, ‘I didn’t know churches could do good things.’” In Portland, clergy are showing up daily to support immigrants and witness to hope at the ICE site.
The Rev. Jihyun Oh is among faith leaders opposed to the Trump administration’s new policy on admitting refugees
Church World Service, a partner of the PC(USA), condemns efforts to abandon the nation’s historic refugee program.
We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals From the Freedom Church of the Poor
"We Pray Freedom," edited by Liz Theoharis and Charon Hribar, curates liturgies and prayers rooted in justice, healing, and community. — Amy Pagliarella
The work of theology is an ongoing pilgrimage
Theologians David Jensen, Martha Moore-Keish and Hanna Reichel reflect on the joy, challenge and urgency of forming faithful thinkers today — and why words still matter.
The theology of DMX: Lament, prayer and the God who stayed
DMX prayed, lamented, and wrestled with God in public. Chris Burton traces the theology inside the music—justice, repentance, endurance, grace. Listen now.
Lilly Endowment grants foster ministry and mission across the PC(USA)
Funding seeds programs at seminaries, synods and in agencies.
Music that meets us where we are
From gym anthems to humming hymns in a new church pew — music grounds us, lifts us, and reminds us we never sing alone, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
Hurricane Melissa prompts appeal from PC(USA)
Gifts to PDA will help to meet emergency and long-term needs in the Caribbean.
San Joaquin Presbytery builds first new church in decades to serve immigrant communities
In California’s Central Valley, immigrant families are putting down roots — and new Presbyterian ministries are growing with them.
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost — November 16, 2025
Rapture dates come and go. The gospel’s call endures. Explore Luke 21:5-19 and equip your community for hope-filled witness, write Philip Gladden.
Order of worship — November 16, 2025
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Churches prepare for hunger surge as SNAP benefits face historic cutoff
‘We are seeing the need increase greatly.’
MRTI Committee moves to add director voting strategy as a possible tactic
Mission Responsibility Through Investment alerts key CEOs of its probable recommendation to vote against directors of companies not progressing on key climate concerns.
The Board Bulletin Fall 2025
Frank Spencer announces retirement; new grants, funding updates, and 2026 plans approved by the Board of Pensions.
Speaker Johnson says clergy protesting deportations have no right to ‘get in the face’ of DHS agents
Johnson initially claimed he was not aware of the instances, despite having been directly asked about one of the incidents in a press conference earlier this month.
CREDO cultivates ministers’ wholeness for 20 years
Over two decades, the Board of Pensions has offered CREDO gatherings more than 170 times.
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