Honoring the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, Brionna Taylor, and George Floyd, the Racial Equity Advocacy Committee and the Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns issue a call to immediate action, reminding the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) we are accountable to the commitments we have made.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rev. Dave Rohrer of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Bothell, Washington, hosted a Zoom conversation along with several other pastors of the Presbytery of the Northwest Coast.
The killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, recent attacks and ridicule of people of Asian descent during the pandemic and many other horrifying examples all point out why the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) must be a Matthew 25 church, even as the coronavirus still keeps many Christians from worshiping and doing ministry in person.
숫자가 약간 낮긴 하지만, 미국장로교 총회사무국은 교회 회원수의 감소가 안정세에 들어섰음을 보여주고 있다. 2019년도에 새로 발표된 통계에 따르면, 3년 전에 140만 명이었던 총회원 수는 130만 명이 되었으나, 교회와 성도 수의 연간 감소폭은 지난 해들에 비해 더 낮아졌다.
Aunque las cifras son ligeramente inferiores, la Oficina de la Asamblea General de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.) sigue mostrando una nivelación en la disminución de la membresía de la iglesia. El informe estadístico recién publicado para el 2019 muestra un total de 1,3 millones de miembros, en comparación con los 1,4 millones de hace tres años, pero la disminución anual de las iglesias y de los miembros activos es menor que en años anteriores.
Aunque las cifras son ligeramente inferiores, la Oficina de la Asamblea General de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.) sigue mostrando una nivelación en la disminución de la membresía de la iglesia. El informe estadístico recién publicado para el 2019 muestra un total de 1,3 millones de miembros, en comparación con los 1,4 millones de hace tres años, pero la disminución anual de las iglesias y de los miembros activos es menor que en años anteriores.
While the numbers are slightly lower, the Office of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continues to show a leveling off in the decline of church membership. The newly released statistical report for 2019 shows a total membership of 1.3 million, compared to 1.4 million three years ago, but the annual decline in churches and active members is lower than in years past.
The Rev. Kay Day, mission co-worker in Rwanda, believes she has witnessed true integrity in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The Rev. Dr. Neichelle Guidry’s alma mater is Clark Atlanta University, where the motto — attributed to the ancient general Hannibal, who was once asked about the wisdom of crossing a mountain pass on elephants — is, “I shall find a way or make one.”
It was early March, and the daily routine at Atlanta’s Mercy Community Church had been thrown for a loop.
While staying connected to family, friends and church, Paula Howlett, a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in DeKalb, Illinois, has followed all the rules for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.