New forms of ecumenical formation, as well as ways of enhancing ecumenical contributions from young people in churches and societies, were discussed by 15 young theologians in a meeting convened by the World Council of Churches (WCC).
MINNEAPOLIS ― The Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area will conduct a teaching elder retreat Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 29-30, at Mt. Olivet Conference and Retreat Center of Farmington, Minn.
The retreat offers an opportunity for teaching elders to “relax, spend a couple of days away from the church office and get to know your colleagues in ministry,” according to the retreat brochure. The Rev. John Curtis, pastor of Community Presbyterian Church in Plainview, will facilitate discussions on “Creating a Healthy Congregation.” The retreat brochure can be found at “Teaching Elder Retreat.”
LANCASTER, Pa. ― “Boost 2014” ― …
Twelve international peacemakers from around the world are visiting congregations, presbyteries and colleges of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Sept. 19-Oct. 12.
U.S. religious congregations are marching to their own drums now more than ever.
The National Congregations Study’s latest look at the country’s churches, synagogues and mosques — the third wave of studies that began in 1998 — finds more congregations:
Displaced by the armed offensive of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and their brutal purge of Yazidis and Christians, along with Sufi, Shiite and Sunni Muslims, from northern Iraq, members of these communities have begun to speak out about their experiences, their longing for security, and their hopes for the future.
The Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns (ACREC) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has issued an open letter to General Assembly Moderator Heath Rada, Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons and Presbyterian Mission Agency Executive Director Linda Valentine “applauding” the recent General Assembly’s decision to divest from three U.S. companies it determined “is profiting from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory.
Editor’s note: Dr. St. Paul Epps, former director of Self-Development of People, died on Sept. 16. The following obituary was composed for the funeral program by his daughter Frances, his son Sheldon, and his goddaughter Jennifer Logan.— Emily Enders Odom
Twelve international peacemakers from around the world are visiting congregations, presbyteries and colleges of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Sept. 19-Oct. 12.
Despite chronic financial struggles, Stony Point Center and Ghost Ranch ― the two national conference centers of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are well-positioned to grow into self-sustainability, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board’s (PMAB) Finance Committee was told her Sept. 17.
A third PC(USA) national conference center -- Montreat Conference Center in North Carolina -- is independently owned and operated.
A mission letter from Rich and Marilyn Hansen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.