It has been 10 years since the eruption of the popular uprising known as the Arab Spring began in Syria. We grieve the past 10 years that the Syrian people have been battered by the many forces that have created a catastrophic situation in their country. The conflict has led to countless deaths, millions of displaced people, widespread destruction of physical infrastructure and nearly 3 million Syrians who are currently at risk or are food insecure. 

I was born in Nazareth, but spent five years of my childhood in Haifa, Israel’s third largest city, where my father was the Anglican priest.

Tras servir a la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE. UU.) durante más de 26 años, la Rvda. Dra. Rhashell Hunter ha anunciado su plan de dejar la Agencia Presbiteriana de Misión (PMA). Hunter sirve como directora del Ministerio Intercultural para la Equidad Racial y las Mujeres (RE&WIM por sus siglas en inglés) de la PMA durante los últimos 14 años.  Se irá a finales de abril.

26년 넘게 미국장로교를 섬긴 라셸 헌터 목사가 장로교 선교국을 떠날 것이라고 알렸다. 헌터 목사는 장로교 선교국의 인종 평등 및 여성 다문화 사역부(RE&WIM) 디렉터로 지난 14년간 일했다.  그녀는 4월 말 자리에서 물러난다.

After serving the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for more than 26 years, the Rev. Dr. Rhashell D. Hunter has announced her plan to leave the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA). Hunter has served as the Director of the PMA’s Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries (RE&WIM) for the last 14 years.  She will leave at the end of April.

On behalf of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, the Mission Development Resources Committee (MDRC) has approved Mission Program Grants to 23 new worshiping communities.

Fresh from the seminary, the first General Assembly gathering was exciting and impactful for the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II. The future Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) recently reflected on his first Assembly.

Just two blocks north of our home in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, is a 40-block-long linear park that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border. My family and I enjoy walking there in the evening and relish the spectacular sunsets that don’t respect borders. In this time of pandemic, we are glad to see families and friends walking dogs and getting exercise along the 14-foot-wide park.

Dear Siblings and Friends of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Grace and peace to you in the name of the One who was born in, crucified at, and risen from the westernmost land of the Asian continent, Jesus the Christ!

We, the Disparities Experienced by Black Women and Girls Task Force stand with our Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) siblings as they continue to experience the spiritual and emotional violence of racism and misogyny from the recent Atlanta murders.