Stating a desire for transparency with the greater Church, the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) on Tuesday released a process report, outlining the decision to change plans for the 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Faith leaders across the country gathered virtually on Monday to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and to lift their prayers and concerns as a new president prepares to take office. The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, led by the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, called for “light, love and leadership” during this time of pandemic and political chaos.
A California church youth group on a mission trip experienced firsthand the racial injustice faced by farmworkers and their families.
For many in the United States, the summer of 2020 served as a moment of renewed attention to the disease of racial inequality and injustice in our country. But in order to look forward in our pursuit of antiracism, we must also look back and acknowledge our history. To help churches address the difficult work of examining the history of American slavery, Cheri L. Mills offers her new Lenten devotional, “Lent of Liberation: Confronting the Legacy of American Slavery.”
Even with assistive technology, many people with disabilities may be sidelined from online worship services and other digital fellowship.
Joanne Rogers, who was married for more than 50 years to children’s television icon and Presbyterian pastor Fred Rogers, died Thursday in Pittsburgh. She was 92.
A few years after its creation, the Together We Grow Mission Garden of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers, Florida, continues to bring a bountiful harvest to families in the Immokalee farming community.
몇 년 전, 나는 가나 장로교회와의 우호 관계를 증진하기 위해 청년 그룹을 이끌고 가나를 방문했다. 테마의 한 교회에서 주최한 놀라운 예배와 저녁 식사 후, 우리는 교회 지도자들과 테이블에 앉았다.
Hace varios años, dirigí un grupo de adultos jóvenes de los Estados Unidos en un viaje para explorar nuestra relación con la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Ghana. Después de un maravilloso servicio de adoración y una cena organizada por una congregación en Tema, estábamos sentados a la mesa con los líderes de la iglesia. Uno de los ancianos de la congregación se volvió hacia mí y dijo que estaba impresionado de que escuchara tan bien.
Several years ago, I led a group of young adults from the United States on a journey to explore our relationship with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. After a wonderful worship service and dinner hosted by a congregation in Tema, we were sitting at tables with the church leaders. One of the congregation’s elders turned to me and said he was impressed that I listened so well. I thanked him and asked him more about his kind compliment. He smiled and said that in his experience Americans are not the best listeners.