McFayden named to BOP church relations post
PHILADELPHIA — The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has appointed John G. McFayden as church relations executive.
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Council to vote on 2011, 2012 budgets; Cuts reflect “painful, difficult times”
LOUISVILLE – With another round of layoffs looming for the national staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – making this the sixth time the PC(USA) has reduced its national staff since 2002 – denominational leaders have had significant experience blending bleak numbers with a positive twist.
Haiti relief update to mission council
Presbyterians so far have given $9.57 million to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance for relief work in Haiti following the earthquake in January.
South African cleric warns, “World Cup will increase sex trafficking”
Cape Town (ENI) — The World Cup soccer tournament is due to kick-off on June 11 in South Africa and the president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, has warned that sex trafficking will increase in the country during the event.
Nashville churches, PDA work to respond to, assess flood damage
Rob Moreland, Dale Martin, and Kelly Buell, all members of PDA's national response team, were busy discussing how to tackle this disaster as news came in that 43 counties in Tennessee are now officially disaster areas.
GAMC confirms Dermody, faces budget, staff decisions
LOUISVILLE – The hard work is still ahead – later this week, the General Assembly Mission Council will vote on the mission budgets for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for 2011 and 2012, including layoffs expected to total about 45 employees from the denomination’s national staff.
Church leaders alarmed at increasing violence in Iraq
GENEVA (ENI) — The general secretary of the World Council of Churches has joined peers in the Middle East in expressing concerns about the escalating rate of violence against Christians in northern Iraq, following attacks on buses carrying Christians in Mosul, in which a shopkeeper was killed.
Cynthia Campbell announces 2011 retirement plans
Cynthia Campbell, the president of McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago for the past 15 years, has announced that she will retire by the end of 2011.
Erskine lawsuit plaintiffs file response to ARP appeal
DUE WEST, S.C. — The legal maneuverings over governance of Erskine College and Seminary continue as attorneys responded to the recent appeal by the General Synod of Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of a preliminary injunction ordered last month by a circuit court judge.
Philadelphia pastor fifth to stand for moderator
LOUISVILLE — A Philadelphia pastor, James A. Belle, is the fifth candidate for moderator of the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
GAMC meeting looks to more staff cuts
LOUISVILLE - No way around it: this will be a painful week for the national staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Standing together: Colombia Accompaniment Program to expand presence, work for peace, human rights
LOUISVILLE — In the five and a half years since its creation, the Colombia Accompaniment Program has been ever-evolving, adapting as organizers..
Tennessee churches inundated by floods: Middle Tennessee Presbytery, PDA assessing damage, needs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Harpeth Presbyterian Church was crawling with members May 3, cleaning up after the nearby Harpeth River overflowed its banks Saturday and Sunday, flooding this historic church in Brentwood, Tenn.
Stairway to heaven
Worship with a North Korean house church
PYONGYANG — Shoes are removed before entering the modest fourth-floor apartment in an otherwise drab high-rise in this North Korean capital city. The bare-wood living room floor is lined with simple straw mats.
Paula Sanders: COLA executive coordinator
Master seamstress sews together details of 219th General Assembly
MINNEAPOLIS – "The opening service July 4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center will be 8,000 worshippers strong," said the Rev. Paula Sanders, and will demonstrate "the best of being Presbyterian — a liturgically correct service that is creative and inclusive."
‘Flood mud’ in Bellevue: Nashville Presbyterians turn out to aid storm clean-up effort
NASHVILLE — After the historic flooding here last weekend, clean-up has begun.
A fourth candidate – Eric Nielsen, a pastor from Wisconsin – has been endorsed to stand for moderator of the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
A fourth candidate – Eric Nielsen, a pastor from Wisconsin – has been endorsed to stand for moderator of the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
The Presbytery of Northern Waters, meeting May 6, unanimously endorsed Nielsen, who is pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Eau Claire, Wis., a congregation of about 250 members.
Films in review: “Death At A Funeral” and “Kick-Ass”
reviewed by Ronald P. Salfen
Yes, “Death At A Funeral” is a literal re-make of a British film released only three years ago. But as one local promoter put it, “No, it’s not the same movie, because now you have black people on the screen.”
U.S. panel faults Obama for lagging on religious freedom
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ENI/RNS) — The U.S. government is not doing enough to protect religious freedoms abroad, the independent U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has said in its annual report to Congress and the White House.
“Five Tuesdays in June”
FIVE TUESDAYS IN JUNE:
PRE-GA BRIEFINGS/WEBINARS
Top experts on the “hot” topics address your questions.
JUNE 1
Israel - Palestine
Ron Shive (Pro) & John Wimberly (Con)
JUNE 8
New Form of Government
Dan Williams (Pro) & Gale Watkins (Con)
JUNE 15
Ordination Standards (Fidelity/Chastity)
Tricia Dykers-Koenig (change)
& Jerry Andrews (retain)
Don Marsh is dead at 86
A memorial service will be held on May 2 in Santa Fe, N.M., for Donald S. Marsh, 86, who, with his companion and collaborator of 50 years Richard Avery, provided the soundtrack to a generation of Presbyterian camp- and conference-goers. He died at Casa Real Health Center in Santa Fe on April 10.
Barnes-Davies wins Angell Award for best first book
LOUISVILLE — Rebecca Barnes-Davies, a student at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and consultant for environmental and social justice ministries for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has been named winner of the Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) 2010 Angell Award for the best first book by a Presbyterian author.
Erskine trustees committee sends message of “resolution and reconciliation” to ARP
DUE WEST, S.C. — The Executive Committee of the Erskine College and Seminary Board of Trustees is sending a message of “resolution and reconciliation” to the general synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.
(Un)convinced
If ever I were totally convinced and totally unconvinced, it’s right here and right now: on the matter of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) speaking out regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Andrew J. Young lectures at Montreat Conference Center on faith, civil rights
Andrew J. Young, former U.S. congressman, Ambassador to the United Nations, Atlanta mayor, and top aide to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke March 22 at Montreat (N.C.) Conference Center on the topic, “Faith and Civil Rights.”
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