The National Council of Churches Governing Board, meeting at the close of the NCC’s first Christian Unity Gathering, has issued urgent calls for human rights, peace, and security for Christians in the Middle East and Sudan.
The 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ― June 14-21 in Detroit ― will again debate whether to divest from some companies engaged in “non-peaceful pursuits” in Israel/Palestine.
On behalf of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the General Assembly, and Linda Valentine, executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, join with religious leaders from around the country to call on Wendy’s to work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) in the Fair Food Program.
A new report on the “Shifting Religious Identity of Latinos” reads very much like a biography of Fernando Alcantar.
This month, Lawrence Bartel hiked the Jesus Trail from Nazareth to Capernaum in Israel following the conclusion of the Mosaic of Peace tour, a conference hosted by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and held in Israel/Palestine.
This is a compilation of news coming from various Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) seminaries.
Five finalists announced for the "What's Your Story?" 1001 new worshiping communities video contest. Top 3 winners will receive $10,000, $5,000 and $2.500. To be decided by commissioners vote at the 221st General Assembly (2014) of the Presbyterian Church, (U.S.A.).
Sixty-eight overtures from presbyteries and synods have qualified for consideration by the 221st General Assembly (2014) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
The first thing I do most mornings, much like many of you in the North, is brew my much-needed coffee. Actually, the first thing after I nurse the twins and get them changed and dressed for the day, is to head straight to the kitchen to make that pot of coffee. Still seven months in with twins, though they are sleeping much better now, the sleep deprivation demands that cup of joe every morning.
Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox leaders joined forces May 7 to call for an end to the silence over persecuted Christian communities in Egypt, Iraq and Syria.