The Rev. Grace Bowen, interim pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Newtown in Elmhurst, New York since September 2019, has died at age 69.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness is joining with other faith-based groups in a national call-in day for action on COVID-relief legislation.
The roles of deacons and ruling elders have long been an important part in the ministry of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) The parts they play in the life of the church may vary among congregations, but their significance cannot be overlooked. Leaders in the Office of the General Assembly are preparing to launch a year-long initiative that will focus on deacons and ruling elders.
2015 was supposed to be a big year for Rose Bryant, with positive changes for her and her son. It ended up being just that — but not like she expected, and it all began with disappointment.
The mission to build a more just world is a clear one for longtime Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) global partner CEDEPCA (the Protestant Center for Pastoral Studies in Central America). The building blocks CEDEPCA uses include biblical and theological formation, women’s ministry, disaster assistance and intercultural encounters.
Fittingly for 2020, here’s a complicated but feel-good Advent story about a Presbyterian camp and conference center in Ohio.
Look for signs of hope. The teachers of resilience offer this wisdom to the storm-tossed, the overwhelmed, the anxious. You may be way ahead of me here, but it’s advice I’m trying to take.
The Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) says there is a need for reform in policing in this country. The Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, is urging communities and police to find better ways to help resolve issues, specifically as it relates to people of color.
To do that, Nelson says, the system of policing needs to change.
After three experts on the topic of what’s known as the prison industrial complex had their say during a 90-minute webinar last week, Dr. Rodney Sadler summed up their critique and ideas with this sentence: “It’s almost like you’ve said we ought to take this faith we say we believe seriously.”
While national leaders tout the possibility of the COVID-19 pandemic winding down next spring, the financial impact of the virus will be felt for some time to come in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) has approved the 2021-22 budget for the OGA, showing a reduced spending plan, no in-person conferences next year and a staff reorganization in the agency.