An active and growing church. A recently vacated adjacent home. An expected need for additional parking. A match made in heaven? For Kirkwood Presbyterian Church in Kennesaw, Ga., the chance to purchase the lot and home next door in 2013 was a golden opportunity.
"One body, one spirit, one sisterhood" is the theme of the Native American Presbyterian Women’s (NAPW) Conference, which expands on the theme of the Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women theme, "One body, one spirit."
Caring for God’s creation is a core tenet of the Presbyterian, if not human, faith. So when a large group of Presbyterians get together, such as at Big Tent 2015, it seems only natural that climate change and caring for the Earth would be topics for discussion. Rebecca Barnes, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) associate for environmental ministries, is leading two workshops that explore Earth stewardship on both the macro and the congregational levels.
The University Senate of the United Methodist Church recently voted to designate Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (LPTS) as Approved for Listing, without Qualification, for the preparation of candidates for ordination in the United Methodist Church. Every four years the United Methodist University Senate (of the Global Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the UMC) examines and recertifies non-UMC seminaries as approved places to train UMC members for ordination.
In groups of eight or so, riders wheeled their bicycles down the red-carpeted center aisle of Toronto’s Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church. The white-robed officiant sprinkled holy water on about 50 riders’ heads, one by one, and on their bikes’ handlebars and wheels.
On August 21, 1965, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King stood in the pulpit at Montreat’s Anderson Auditorium, his words rising like passages of scripture written off the day’s headlines. His voice, part lullaby, part rolling thunder, filled the room and spilled out into a troubled world.
If the early Israelites journeyed to Egypt in search of sustenance and opportunity, Nathan Mochizuki and Elizabeth Moses went to “Little Egypt” for similar reasons. Southern Illinois, that is.
Taking a bus trip with Sister Simone Campbell is anything but boring. Her conversations will range from peace-building and immigration reform, to economic justice, healthcare and the election. She’s taken her message across the country and is often seen in the nation’s capital as a leading voice for public policy issues.
Churches of all denominations would like to think that the inclusion of all people would be a natural occurrence, says one Presbyterian minister. But that is not always the case.
“I don’t mean to be overly dramatic,” says the Rev. Keith Gunter, planning chairperson for the upcoming 1001 New Worshiping Communities National Conference, Aug. 10-13 in St. Pete Beach, Fla.