The Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) will host an open house on October 6 to celebrate the Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers exhibit.
After a year and a half delay due to the Covid pandemic, PHS will celebrate the BKBB project, the institution’s multi-year collaboration with Community College of Philadelphia (CCP).
Two months into their terms in office, the Rev. Shavon Starling-Louis and the Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace are still reeling from the the historic 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The co-moderators are already seeing their schedules filling as up as they begin meeting with churches and presbyteries in a time of change.
Anthony was dealt a bad hand in life. Looking intently into the eyes of the Rev. Charles Harrison, pastor of Barnes United Methodist Church in Indianapolis and president of the board of the Indy TenPoint Coalition, the young man visiting from Chicago made his tearful confession.
Counting people in the pews is no longer a viable way of recording worship numbers. With some joining online, how does a church measure attendance trends?
On a podcast that dropped Sept. 8 and a follow-up set to be aired beginning Sept. 15, the Rev. Sara Hayden, host of the 1001 New Worshiping Communities’ “New Way” podcast, speaks with Gina Brown, curator of The Faith Studio. Listen to their initial conversation here and find the second episode beginning Thursday in the same spot.
Over the weekend, the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins and the Office of Public Witness in Washington, D.C. — together with National Capital Presbytery — hosted two women of faith who regaled a Zoom audience with stories of the decades they’ve spent advocating for and ministering to God’s people.
As more businesses engage in cause marketing — seeking to give back to communities — are they becoming more sacred, and more effective, than local churches?
For the greater part of a decade, Gloria Klomsten has been traveling to the Pine Ridge Reservation in southwestern South Dakota to spread love to Native American communities while working hand-in-hand with mission partners, such as Southminster Presbyterian Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
World Council of Churches leaders spoke of unity and hope during the hour-long wrap-up press conference for the 11th Assembly Thursday, which can be viewed here.
The World Council of Churches Central Committee on Thursday elected Bishop Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria as its new moderator.