The Champions of Change program was created as a part of President Obama’s Winning the Future initiative. Each week, a different sector is highlighted and groups of Champions, ranging from educators to entrepreneurs to community leaders, are recognized for the work they are doing to serve and strengthen their communities. Melinda was one of 10 selected from 200 nominations for the Cesar Chavez award.

Theological seminaries in the Reformed tradition are the most crucial places where the encounter between faith and learning occur, the Rev. John W. Kuykendall told a crowd of more than 200 gathered at Union Presbyterian Seminary here for the annual Sprunt Lectures.

The Rev. Michael Kinnamon, former National Council of Churches (NCC) general secretary, has announced plans to accept a three-year academic post at Seattle University.

The relevance of theological scholarship for the future of world Christianity was the theme of  a conference organized by the Ecumenical Theological Education program of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in partnership with the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and the Academy of Mission, University of Hamburg.

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is seeking nominations for the biennial Sylvia Michel Prize, which honors women who work to support female church leadership.

The simplicity of the exhibit ― copies of the Bible resting in glass cases ― can be deceptive.

But the Museum of Biblical Art’s exhibition, “Finding Comfort in Difficult Times: A Selection of Soldiers' Bibles,” is American religious history come alive.

While spending time with friends and coworkers outside the walls of the traditional church, seminarian Jonathan Baker often thought of the word “crushed.”

The term, as used by Barker and other millennials, is a reference to Psalm 34: 18 — “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

The predominantly white United Methodist Church and five historically black denominations ― after more than a decade of discussions ― have entered into a full communion agreement.

The Seoul-based National Council of Churches in Korea on April 30 noted that tensions between North and South Korea are rising following Pyongyang’s failed rocket-launching on April 12, and held an “urgent prayer meeting” for peace.

Presbyterians Today was named the best denominational magazine in North America by the Associated Church Press (ACP) at the oldest and largest Christian press association’s annual awards banquet here May 2. Presbyterians Today’s prestigious “Best In Class” honor was one of 14 awards won by Presbyterian Church(U.S.A.) publications from among more than 1,000 entries submitted for judging in the yearly “Best of the Christian Press Awards 2011.”