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St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church calls new pastor
After a more than three hour congregational meeting on a sunny and warm Southern California Sunday, Rev. Richard Kannwischer was called to be the next pastor-head-of-staff of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California.
Cannon named as church specialist in the PC(USA) Office of African American Congregational Support
Jerry Lytle Cannon, pastor at C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N.C., will take on additional responsibilities and join the General Assembly Mission Council office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as church specialist in the Office of African American Congregational Support. Cannon will be deployed staff working from his office in Charlotte, as well as from the GAMC.
H1N1 virus puts brake on religious activities for Christians, Muslims
(ENI) — Fears about the spread of the H1N1 virus, once known as swine flu, are curtailing religious activities of both Christians and Muslims as they worship and express their faith, especially in Britain.
Top-giving presbyteries announced by PC(USA)
(PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has released this week lists of top-giving presbyteries.
Church of England warns Swedish church on same-sex marriage
(ENI) — Leaders of the (Anglican) Church of England have warned the (Lutheran) Church of Sweden that agreeing to expand the concept of marriage to include same-sex couples risks creating "immediate and negative" consequences for ecumenical relations.
Congo clerics want Rwanda rebels in Germany, France arrested
(ENI) — Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders who are running a war in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo are living freely in Western nations and they should be arrested say some church leaders in the central African country.
Hong Kong Christians launch network to safeguard migrant workers
(ENI) — Hong Kong Christian groups have set up an ecumenical network to look after the basic labor rights of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, who are to be denied protection under proposed local laws.
Film in review: “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” takes a lot of concentration to follow along with any level of understanding, even if you’ve..
Will science supplant religion?
How can we Presbyterians reach the millions who have been buying books like The God Delusion? Biologist Richard Dawkins and others are..
Jerusalem bishop: as in South Africa, churches key to peace in Middle East
(ENI) — Jerusalem Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan has appealed to leaders of churches in Europe to stand by Christians in the Middle East in their struggle for justice and peace by remembering how injustice was fought in South Africa.
Pete Peery brings pastoral skills to Montreat presidency
MONTREAT — Pete Peery's roots at Montreat trace back to 1952, when as a 5-year-old he traveled from his home in the mountains of southwestern Virginia to vacation with his family in this fabled western North Carolina enclave.
Middle Eastern Caucus issues statement on church bombings
In response to the bombing of Christian churches in Iraq in July, a Presbyterian caucus from the Middle East has issued a statement denouncing the violence and asking the Iraqi government to take steps to protect Christians in Iraq.
Turkey said to allow Christian worship at birthplace of St Paul
(ENI) — Turkey's government has agreed to extend indefinitely permission for Christian worship at an historic church in Tarsus, the birthplace of St. Paul, says the head of the country's Roman Catholic bishops' conference.
Polish church rebuffs call for protest mass against Madonna
(ENI) — Poland's civil rights ombudsman Janusz Kochanowski has condemned plans for a massive Warsaw concert by the U.S. pop star, Madonna, on the Roman Catholic Church's traditional Assumption Day festival.
CEC leader welcomes call for body that includes Catholics
(ENI) — A Protestant leader of the Conference of European Churches, which groups principally Orthodox, Anglican, and Protestant traditions, has welcomed a call by a Christian Orthodox leader to create a church body in Europe that would also include Roman Catholics.
Commentary: The King as tragic and glorious leader
While watching a recent tribute to Michael Jackson, referred to by many as the King of Pop, I realized that Jackson bore, in his life, much resemblance to King David of the Bible.
Get visitor’s name and e-mail address
Some advice gets repeated so frequently that we stop hearing it. “Take an umbrella,” for example. And, “Clean up after yourself.”
Entering that new pastorate carefully and effectively
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“We need advocacy groups!”
Does the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) still need to support advocacy work?
Communicators urged to view storytelling as gift from God
ATLANTA — Communication is vital to the growth of the church, the spiritual growth of people, and the survival of Christianity, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Council’s (GAC) communications head told the Presbyterian Communicators Network National Conference recently.
PHEWA speakers claim PC(USA) is failing to be salt and light
No family reunion enjoys uninterrupted warmth and tenderness.
PC(USA) records steepest membership loss since reunion in 1983
LOUISVILLE — Membership in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) fell by 69,381 in 2008, the Office of the General Assembly (OGA) has announced in its annual statistical report, continuing a trend that began in the mid-1960s.
Marriage/union task force may describe rather than prescribe
LOUISVILLE - Ten-thousand is the word limit for reports to a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly. The General Assembly Special Committee to Study Issues of Civil Union and Christian Marriage, in its recent second meeting, is already feeling the pressure.
The future is now: youth ministry task force gets feedback at Big Tent
ATLANTA — What do young people want from the Presbyterian church? And — for the young and energetic, the skeptical and the faithful and the passionate — what do Presbyterian churches have to offer?
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