Dr. Michael J. Adee, a global advocate for human rights for LGBTQIA+, is the featured speaker during a storytelling webinar at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday. The event is open to everyone, but registration is required. Register for the free event here.
Dr. Michael J. Adee, a global advocate for religious rights for LGBTQIA+, is the featured speaker during a storytelling webinar at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday. The event is open to everyone, but registration is required. Register for the free event here.
Norcross Presbyterian Church in Norcross, Georgia, held a dedication ceremony during Sunday worship to mark the return to its original house of worship — built by its congregation more than 120 years ago in 1899.
Members of the Congo Mission Network (CMN), through relationships with Congolese partners, have witnessed the harm caused by corruption in the mining industry and were among those outraged by the reversal of U.S. sanctions on Dan Gertler, an international businessman with ties to former senior Congolese officials. Gertler has amassed hundreds of millions of dollars through opaque and corrupt mining and oil deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Even as she’s been working stateside during the pandemic, mission co-corker Cindy Corell continues to walk alongside her Haitian partners. As Monday’s Between Two Pulpits broadcast made clear, Corell’s heart is very much in Haiti, especially following Saturday’s kidnapping of 12 adults and five children connected with a U.S. missionary organization.
"Octubre es el Mes de la Concientización sobre la Violencia Doméstica", dijo la anciana gobernante Vilmarie Cintrón Olivieri, co-moderadora de la 223ª Asamblea General (2018), mientras saludaba a los fieles durante el servicio de capilla en línea del miércoles. “Entendemos que la violencia de género, el feminicidio (los asesinatos de mujeres o niñas porque son mujeres) y la violencia doméstica son temas y experiencias de gran dolor, y que estas resuenan con algunas de nosotras muy de cerca. Algunas partes de la liturgia y el servicio de adoración de hoy podrían ser desencadenantes, evocando sentimientos fuertes o recuerdos ".
The final session of the virtual Polity, Benefits, and Mission Conference wrapped up Friday afternoon with more conversation around plans for the 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and words of encouragement as the pandemic continues.
The Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick has announced his retirement from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary effective at the conclusion of the fall 2021 semester.
Two items topped the agenda of Friday morning’s virtual Polity, Benefits, and Mission Conference: a Bible study of Hebrews II and a presentation about the Matthew 25 invitation, a Presbyterian Mission Agency-led effort now in its 30th month.
PC(USA) ministers are generally satisfied with their life and find fulfillment in their call, according to research published in the Minister Wellbeing Report available in English, Spanish, and Korean by Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Research Services. However, this overall positive finding hides some underlying issues regarding minister wellbeing. Although 9 in 10 ministers are satisfied with their life, only 41% are very satisfied.