One result of the pandemic is that members of organizations — churches included — are reimagining their common life together as well as their giving practices.
The Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center in Nevada has been spared, so far, from a furious wildfire raging in California and the Tahoe basin and has become a safe haven for more than 100 people.
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world in 2020, a few countries in Asia, including Taiwan, had controlled the virus extremely well and life remained relatively normal.
Dr. Anna Carter Florence, the celebrated preaching professor at Columbia Theological Seminary, said Wednesday that talking to pastors about preaching — especially during such a challenging time as the last 18 months have been — “is like sitting in an armchair talking to the people playing on the field. The ground you are breaking and the space you are holding is incredibly important. I am in awe of all of you.”
Many churches are welcoming pets into their sanctuaries, as well as integrating ministries for animals and their owners.
Two-and-a-half weeks after a 7.2- magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) partners in the country are working to meet basic needs and looking to the future, supported by gifts from Presbyterians across the country.
Deacons are one of three ordained positions within Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations, and yet the ways deacons lead are as varied as the worshiping communities they belong to.
As part of the Office of the General Assembly’s Year of Leadership Formation: Investing in Ruling Elders and Deacons, a webinar at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 16 will discuss different forms of deacon ministry and the connection between discipleship and deacons. As part of a commitment to provide live interpretation, webinar attendees need to register for the session by Sept. 8.
Bethel Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia is an African American congregation of about 45 members that’s doing the work of a congregation 10 times its size. Bethel is described as a little church with a big heart for mission. The congregation accepted the Matthew 25 invitation in 2019, but it was already doing the work the gospel requires.
First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo recently made the commitment to become a Matthew 25 church, and that marks the 1,000th registration received for the Matthew 25 vision, launched in April 2019.
This summer’s Presbyterian Association of Musicians annual conference at Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, was held in person and online. But if you missed it — or simply want to share your experience with others — another option is available.