Al Ahli Arab Hospital is the oldest hospital in Gaza, established in 1882 by British Christian missionaries. It is also the only Christian healthcare institution in Gaza, where there are only about 1,500 Christians total. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been a longtime partner of the hospital, which is a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is returning to the birthplace of the 16th-century Reformation to demonstrate that this happening now belongs to Christians around the world.
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When Philadelphia’s St. Paul Baptist Church hired the Rev. Leslie Callahan as its first female pastor, in 2009, she was nearing her 40th birthday and the tick-tock of her biological clock was getting hard to ignore.
El mes pasado ha sido una notable oportunidad excepcional de ver y experimentar el amplio alcance de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.) y nuestras relaciones.
Todo comenzó con un paseo agradable en el desfile del 4 de julio en Montreat, donde vimos cientos de maravillosos presbiterianos reunidos para celebrar a nuestra nación y sentimos la cálida acogida de la iglesia en general hacia el papel de moderador.
Luego fuimos a la Casa Blanca, donde presenciamos al Presidente Obama firmar una ley que impide la discriminación contra los empleados del gobierno federal basada en la relación u orientación de género. Uno de …
A new Being Reformed: Faith Seeking Understanding study for adults, published by Congregational Ministries Publishing, explores the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) initiative of 1001 new worshiping communities.
Although the Rev. Kate Taber was commissioned as a mission co-worker serving the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Israel/Palestine earlier this year, she has several other experiences living and working in the region. Presbyterian News Service reached out to Taber to learn more about her work, especially in light of the current conflict, Operation Protective Edge.
Indonesia has issued a ban on the teachings of the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS, being propagated online through a YouTube message encouraging locals to sign up with extremist movement.
Turning to face a large communion font in the center of the room, some 500 participants in the 2014 Evangelism and Church Growth Conference of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) embarked on a week-long journey together to find ways to renew their baptismal vows to spread the good news of Jesus Christ in their communities.
Israel/Palestine has been on the minds and hearts of many Presbyterians this year, especially in light of recent increased violence there and the 221st General Assembly’s vote on divestment.