March 21–24, 2011
The Churchwide Coordinating Team of Presbyterian Women (CCT/PW) meets twice each year (in Gathering years, one meeting will be the Business Meeting at the Gathering).
Before you begin please refer to the introduction to learn more about about the National Network of Presbyterian College Women (NNPCW). You will also find links to download other chapters of Lifting Up Our Voices.
We enter this topic with the assumption that readers will come from a wide variety of perspectives on issues of faith, feminism, and the intersection of the two. Some readers will claim Christian faith but not feminism. Others may claim feminism but not Christian faith. Others may claim both. Others may claim neither. The information presented on this topic aims to serve as a discussion …
Spring is often associated with new life — blossoming trees, blooming flowers, and sprouting gardens. This article takes a look at new ideas for seeing God’s work in nature and rejoicing in God’s love and mercy, which are new each day.
A year after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, patients are being cared for once again at the Presbyterian-supported Holy Cross Hospital in Leogane. Approximately 50 inpatient beds and two small operating theatres are now in use, and the hospital laboratory and x-ray units are functioning again. A comprehensive rebuilding plan has been approved, funded in part by a $750,000 grant from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, and construction contracts have been awarded.
by Walter Brueggemann
(Minutes, 195th General Assembly (1983), Part I; pp. 694-703
The National Council of Korean Presbyterian Churches (NCKPC), PC(USA) is a racial ethnic caucus representing 430 Korean-American churches in the PC(USA). It is the second largest racial ethnic caucus in the denomination with about 55,000 active members and 40 years of history.
Congregations encouraging Cents-Ability invite every member — of all ages — to contribute a few cents at every meal to help alleviate hunger. The Cents-Ability guide offers information on how to initiate and implement a Cents-Ability program, worship resources, and promotional ideas. Includes ideas for congregations, families, youth, and children who want to help fight hunger. (39 pages)
June 2011
Facts and statistics on women in ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
April 2011
Facts and statistics on how Presbyterians are addressing hunger issues.
May 2011
Recent statistics about commissioned lay pastors in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).