Stated Clerk urges fast action on ‘clean’ DREAM Act
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Citing Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly actions dating back at least to 2012, the denomination’s stated clerk, J. Herbert Nelson, II..
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Mass shooting at Texas church prompts strong words from religious leaders
(RNS) — A small Southern Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, has turned into a crime scene, with at least 26 people..
Shootings at U.S. houses of worship in recent years
(AP) Some fatal shootings that have happened at U.S. houses of worship since 2012: Nov. 5, 2017: Dressed in black tactical-style gear..
Puerto Rican seminary reopens in aftermath of Hurricane Maria
(PNS) The Seminario Evangélio de Puerto Rico reopened Saturday, October 28, with a revised academic calendar only a month after Hurricane Maria..
Why I give to the church
This fall stewardship season the good folks at “my” church asked if I would share with the congregation why I support..
What’s right about St. Mark Presbyterian Church?
St. Mark Presbyterian Church — Newport Beach, California After the hate expressed at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that..
Prayer for Sutherland Springs, Texas
How long, O, Lord? How long will we keep killing each other? How long until sanctuaries are truly sanctuaries? How long until..
Global churches act together for climate justice in call to COP23
(WCC) The World Council of Churches, ACT Alliance and Lutheran World Federation - together representing more than half a billion Christians worldwide..
Heartland Presbytery members put faith into action to serve community
KANSAS CITY — October 22nd couldn’t have been a more beautiful morning. Hundreds of individuals and families from around the Kansas City..
College models: Two approaches to religion and education
Guest commentary by Robert L. Montgomery Christians and churches founded many educational institutions over the years. These schools have responded in various..
22nd Sunday after Pentecost – November 5, 2017
Joshua 3:7-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12 Ordinary 31A; Proper 26 Whom are we to follow? How are we to lead? As..
House GOP tax overhaul plan would allow churches to endorse political candidates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Churches would gain the right to endorse political candidates and still retain their tax-free status under a provision in..
San Francisco Theological Seminary receives $2 Million gift from Shaw family
San Anselmo, Calif. (San Francisco Theological Seminary) —Spiritual care, interreligious partnerships, an interdisciplinary curriculum, and a global reach are all part of..
Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church
Kara Powell, Jake Mulder and Brad Griffin Baker Books, 336 pages Reviewed by Emily Chudy “We want a pastor that can bring..
PC(USA) Board of Pensions waives dues payments for Puerto Rico presbyteries, churches
PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions) — Recognizing that financial concerns are among the burdens our fellow church workers are bearing in Puerto Rico,..
Westminster Abbey hosts service marking Reformation anniversary
(WCC) An ecumenical service described as “A Service to Mark the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses and the Start of the Reformation”..
Confessions of a grown-up “church kid”
I am what my siblings and I have called a “PK and ¾,” which basically means I grew up a church kid...
On Reformation anniversary, Lutherans bridge divides with other faiths
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Five centuries to the day when German monk Martin Luther is said to have nailed 95 theses to a..
Reformation commemoration a ‘powerful symbol of hope’
(WCC) Church and political leaders have marked the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation in Wittenberg, Germany where on 31 October 1517 he..
Germany marks 500th anniversary of church’s Reformation
BERLIN (AP) — German leaders on Tuesday marked the 500th anniversary since the day Martin Luther is said to have nailed his..
Revisiting Presbyterian collegiate ministry
In my role as the national director of UKirk collegiate ministries, I often hear the question, “So how’s collegiate ministry these days?”..
The Ecumenism of Beauty
Timothy Verdon, editor Paraclete Press, 128 pages It was Prince Myshkin in Dostoevsky’s “The Idiot” who famously said, “Beauty will save the..
Practicing reformation
It’s almost October 31. And this year, Reformation Day is taking the spotlight from Halloween as it is the 500th anniversary of..
PC(USA) Board of Pensions seeks to expand services, attract members
MIAMI (PNS) — The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) board of directors today concluded its three-day meeting in which it..
All Agency Review continues discernment across denomination
It’s all still in process – meeting after meeting happening across the church about the future of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). On..
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