As a college student, Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri remembers feeling judged by Christian friends who asked, “Have you repented?”
The 2021 Polity, Benefits, and Mission Conference kicked off virtually on Thursday with Bible study and a conversation around the 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This week’s online gathering brings together mid council leaders for two days of study, workshops and conversation on …
The online Matthew 25 program series continues on Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. EDT with an unprecedented opportunity for attendees to connect with church leaders around the issue of education in the light of the denomination’s commitment to Matthew 25.
“Recíbanse unos a otros, como también Cristo nos recibió.” (Romanos 15:7)
“Mi casa es su casa” expresa una sincera bienvenida para todas las personas. Se escucha esta frase a menudo en las comunidades latinas. Cuando los invitados están en casa, se vuelven parte de la familia.
“I spent a lot of time pushing away the call that I had, even as a teenager and child. My grandmother told me I cut up her Bible when I was 3 years old. I think she wouldn’t let us watch ‘Hee Haw’ or ‘Love Boat.’”
An African proverb says: “If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a nation.”
“Mi casa es su casa” expresses a sincere welcome to all. One hears this phrase often in Latina communities. When guests are in one’s home, they become part of one’s family.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is one of the major sponsors of Together We Welcome, a five-day virtual Church World Service (CWS) conference to strengthen support in the faith community for immigrants, migrants and refugees.
New York Times bestselling author Robin DiAngelo, who coined the phrase “white fragility,” gave a provocative presentation on systemic racism, white culture and white dominance during a two-day gathering of the National Council of Churches (NCC) this week.
Thanks to a new partnership at Stony Point Center (SPC) food that might have been thrown away or composted ended up in the hands of immigrants in the community who needed it.