The Executive Committee of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) has voted to relocate its offices from Geneva, Switzerland to Hanover, Germany. The results of the vote taken via email were announced Nov. 5 by WCRC President Jerry Pillay.

Congress will become a shade more religiously diverse this January, after the Nov. 6 election of the first Hindu representative and first Buddhist senator.

Monisha M. Smith has been named as the new Recruitment/Relationships Associate for the Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She begins her ministry at the Presbyterian Mission Agency in Louisville, Kentucky, on December 3, 2012.

There are some things they just don’t teach you in seminary.

The Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has announced the winners of its 2012 Hosanna Preaching Prize.  This year’s prizes are awarded to Rabbi Alissa Wise, co-founder of the Rabbinical Council of Jewish Voices for Peace and to Mark Braverman, program director of Kairos USA.

Broadway openings often feature a first ― the debut of a new star, the premiere of a new playwright’s work. On Nov. 15, theatergoers at the opening night performance of “Scandalous” will witness a never-before-seen trifecta.

Working alongside partners in Bolivia, Presbyterian mission worker Chenoa Stock helps people speak up for their right to clean water.

We join with the Secretary General of the United Nations and others who have called for a de-escalation of the violence involving Israel and Hamas in Gaza and southern Israel.

“Coping is not easy, but we’re alive!”

Ruben Armendariz, consultant for church development in Mission Presbytery and considered by many the expert on Hispanic ministries in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), speaks proudly of “the rich heritage that Hispanics/Latinos bring from their cultural background and life.”