If Union Presbyterian Church were to adopt a motto for the way it has chosen to observe Ash Wednesday since 2017, it might not be unlike that of the U.S. Postal Service.
Agnes Scott College is grateful to announce a gift of an endowment to support the Center for Writing and Speaking from The Presbyterian Writers Guild. The Presbyterian Writers Guild, which voted to dissolve as an organization and selected Agnes Scott College as the recipient of its entire organizational endowment, will be honored at a dedication ceremony on Friday, April 5, at Agnes Scott College.
Thanks to a partnership between the Presbyterian Mission Agency and the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 414 churches and communities of faith recently received free copies of the illustrated book “Psalms of Wonder,” by Carey Wallace.
On July 10, 2023, the Rev. Bronwen Boswell hit the ground running as Acting Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) She didn’t have a lot of time to celebrate her one-year assignment, but immediately dove into some of the denomination’s major challenges and initiatives including unification of the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency, as well as the planning for the 226th General Assembly.
In an interview with OGA Communications Director Rick Jones, Boswell shares some of her experiences and surprises since taking office.
Technology glitches Monday couldn’t derail the second week on the PC(USA)’s national online study of Matthew Desmond’s book “Poverty, by America,” which drew nearly 200 people from around the country.
Bernadette thought that she had seen the worst of it. For well over a decade, she and her family had unflinchingly withstood Syria’s ever-worsening humanitarian and economic crisis, the country’s ongoing localized hostilities and its collapsing infrastructure.
Presbyterian Women Inc. has begun the third annual Justice & Peace Book Discussion Group. The group meets via Zoom on the second Monday of every other month at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Books are chosen by the national J & P Committee each year. They reflect the issues facing each of us in our country and the world.
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary called on the Rev. Dr. J. Bradley Wigger to deliver the address during its opening convocation for the 2024 spring semester last week, and Wigger — who’s dedicated his professional life to researching how children develop their faith — didn’t disappoint.
Clarkston has been synonymous with refugee resettlement for decades. Described as the Ellis Island of the South, and the most diverse square-mile in North America, the small city includes a number of faith and non-profit groups assisting and accompanying refugees. According to a CBS News report, more than 60 languages are spoken in Clarkston. Fifty-three percent of its residents were born outside the United States.
Members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation Board plan to, along with partner governing boards and committees, begin discussing the future of the Presbyterian Center in downtown Louisville.