Memorial service January 30 for Joe R. Engle, 87
Joe R. Engle, a Presbyterian elder and ardent supporter of church music and theological education, has died in New York City at 87.
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance rushing help to Haiti; Sends $209,000 and seeks to raise at least $500,000
LOUISVILLE — The death toll from the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti is mounting and chaos threatens in the capital city of Port-au-Prince because of fractured infrastructure that is making relief efforts difficult at best.
Harold Kurtz memorial service: Filling the room with the love of Christ
PORTLAND — The Oregon farm kid whose biggest dream as a child was traveling to Salem to see the Oregon state capitol building first-hand probably would have been surprised — but shouldn’t have been — to see hundreds of Presbyterians turn out for his memorial service.
Marj Carpenter breaks hip in fall
LOUISVILLE — Marj Carpenter, former General Assembly moderator and former director of the Presbyterian News Service, is recovering in a Big Spring, Texas, hospital from a Dec. 31 fall in her home that resulted in a broken hip.
PC(USA) Middle East caucus condemns Egypt attacks
LOUISVILLE — The National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus has condemned an attack on Christmas Eve worshipers in Nag Hammadi, Egypt, that killed eight Coptic Christians.
Assembly of Middle East churches issues final communiqué; Decline in membership, ordaining women among topics
The 6th General Assembly of the Fellowship of the Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) has concluded its historic gathering and issued a final communiqué. FMEEC includes Reformed, Anglican, and Lutheran churches in the region. The Assembly met from Jan. 11-13 in Harissa, Lebanon.
Quake destroys longtime PC(USA)-related hospital; Wisconsin mission group is also okay after Haitian disaster
LOUISVILLE — As the desperate search continues in Haiti for remaining survivors, confirmation has been received that Hopital Sainte Croix (Holy Cross Hospital) in Leogane, a major focus of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission in Haiti for decades, collapsed in the Jan. 12 quake.
Pope in synagogue underlines ties to Jews amid Pius XII debate
ROME (ENI) — Pope Benedict XVI, visiting the Great Synagogue of Rome, has defended the actions of Roman Catholics in protecting Jews during the Second World War, amid continuing debate about the wartime role of his predecessor, Pius XII.
Christians pray for unity, remember “unexpected” insights of pioneers
GENEVA (ENI) — Christians around the world are remembering the 1910 World Missionary Conference in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh as a key initiative that led to the ecumenical movement seeking the unity of the Church.
Food stocks low in Haiti as agencies seek to bring aid; UMCOR loses leaders
(ENI) — The ACT Alliance global network of churches and related agencies says its members are bringing food and temporary shelter to victims of the earthquake that struck Haiti but has warned that the country's food supplies may soon run out.
Catholic archbishop backs German Protestant head on Afghanistan
(ENI) — A Roman Catholic archbishop in Germany has given support to the country's senior Protestant bishop, Margot Kässmann, in her criticism of Germany's military strategy in Afghanistan.
“The Book of Eli”
You know how it is in Hollywood — somebody finds a successful formula, and everyone else imitates it (come to think of it, that applies to a lot of other things, also, but I digress).
PC(USA) missionaries, mission groups in Haiti reported safe; Presbyterian Disaster Assistance responding to earthquake tragedy
LOUISVILLE — Two Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) missionaries in Haiti and mission teams from three PC(USA) congregations in the country when the devastating earthquake struck Jan. 12 have been accounted for.
Haiti: A first look at the devastation
The leaders and citizens of Haiti were not prepared to absorb or respond to Tuesday’s 7.0 earthquake – the most powerful to hit their island nation since 1770. Nobody is ever fully prepared for such trauma, but in Haiti “unprepared” is the ultimate understatement.
WARC leader condemns attacks on Christians in Egypt
GENEVA (ENI) — A leader of a global Protestant grouping has expressed concern about violence in Egypt targeting churches and Christians.
Election to decide if Britain to have first female Anglican bishop
EDINBURGH (ENI) — Britain might soon have its first female Anglican bishop, serving the 38,000-member Scottish Episcopal Church, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Madagascan Protestant leader calls for release of church journalists
(ENI) — The leader of the largest Protestant church in Madagascar has appealed for the release of two church radio journalists detained on January 8 by the island's government.
Polish priests are refused work permits in Belarus
(ENI) The government of Belarus has refused to renew work permits for a group of Roman Catholic priests from neighboring Poland who minister in the country to make up for a shortage of clergy.
Canada rejects Jordan’s request to seize Dead Sea Scrolls
(ENI) — Jordan has complained to a United Nations agency after Canada refused to seize the Dead Sea Scrolls, which had been on display in an Ontario museum on loan from the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Australian churches rally to support Egyptian Christians
(ENI) — Australian Christians from many denominations are set to rally with the country's Coptic community against violence directed towards Christians in Egypt.
RIP, Black and Blue
The time has come to turn the page from a black-and-blue magazine serving a black-and-blue church to become a high-def, full color, twenty-teens magazine informing and empowering a high-def, full color, twenty-teens church.
Patel is first Muslim to win LPTS Award
Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the community service group Interfaith Youth Core, has become the first Muslim to win the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in Religion from the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the University of Louisville.
Vatican, Russia agree to full diplomatic ties
VATICAN CITY (RNS) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Pope Benedict XVI agreed Dec. 3 to establish full diplomatic relations between Russia and the Holy See, a step likely to be seen as healing decades of mutual suspicion and tension.
Scholar changes view, says Niebuhr probably wrote ‘Serenity Prayer’
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (RNS) - After receiving new evidence, the editor of a prominent compilation of famous quotations now believes theologian Reinhold Niebuhr most likely is the author of the popular “Serenity Prayer.”
Uphold the rights of HIV-positive women, says World YWCA
GENEVA (ENI) — The sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV are being ignored, the World Young Women’s Christian Association warns in a statement marking World AIDS Day.
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