PC(USA) News

November 8, 2024

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tells the story of her grandfather, John Wesley Rice, in the second decade of the 20th century, coming from rural Greene County, Alabama, to an educational institution in the former state capital, Tuscaloosa.

November 7, 2024

As a Synod executive based in Texas and now Florida, Valerie Young is exceedingly familiar with Hurricanes. The striking thing about the one-two punch of Hurricanes Helene and Milton is the breadth of the area severely impacted by the storms.

November 7, 2024

Memphis, Tennessee’s history with the Civil Rights Movement and current concerns around rights and relationships with Indigenous people ground pre-event offerings for the Association of Partners in Christian Education (APCE)’s 2025 annual gathering to be held in Memphis and online from Jan. 29–Feb. 1. Attendees will have an opportunity to arrive early to the historic Peabody Hotel and sign up in advance for tours of the National Civil Rights Museum; the Lynching Sites Project; its gospel, soul and R&B scene; and an “interactive learning experience that teaches the Indigenous rights history rarely mentioned in American history.”

November 6, 2024

As the plaintive strains of “Be Still, My Soul” filled the Presbyterian Center, worshipers gathered for prayer, both online and in the chapel, on the morning following the national election.

기획 단계에서 사역 전반을 재구성하다

November 6, 2024

Rick Jones, Presbyterian News Service

Louisville

지난 월요일에 미국장로교의 새로운 임시 통합 기관 내에서 사역이 어떻게 진행될지 재정의하는 과정이 조금 더 명확하게 드러났다. 신학, 교육 및 전도부의 사역,  긍휼, 평화 및 정의 사역, 장로교 역사학회, 커뮤니케이션에 영향을 미치는 여러 프로그램을 재구성하는 계획 이 발표되었다.

Le processus de planification inclut la reconfiguration du travail ministériel

November 6, 2024

Rick Jones, Presbyterian News Service

Louisville

Le processus de redéfinition de ce que sera le ministère dans la nouvelle Agence unifiée intérimaire de l'Église presbytérienne (U.S.A.) est devenu un peu plus clair lundi. Des plans ont été annoncés pour reconfigurer plusieurs programmes ayant un impact sur les ministères de la théologie, de la formation et de l'évangélisation, de la compassion, de la paix et de la justice, de la société historique presbytérienne et de la communication.

El proceso de planificación incluye la reconfiguración del trabajo ministerial

November 6, 2024

Rick Jones, Presbyterian News Service

Louisville

El proceso de redefinición de cómo será el ministerio en la nueva Agencia Unificada Interina de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.) fue aclarada el lunes. Se anunciaron planes que reconfigurarán varios programas que afectan a los ministerios de Teología, Formación y Evangelismo; Compasión, Paz y Justicia; la Sociedad Histórica Presbiteriana; y Comunicaciones.

November 6, 2024

The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance solidarity visit following Hurricanes Milton and Helene concluded last week with a day in Holston Presbytery in Tennessee, where resilience, innovation and togetherness were on display just as they were throughout the 10-day visit.

November 6, 2024

In a nonpartisan vigil that provided a brief respite on what was an anxious night for many voters, the Rev. Jihyun Oh cried out to “the God of peace and justice” for the fortitude to keep doing the work that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has long pursued.

November 6, 2024

Advent is a time of prayer and waiting for the fulfillment of God’s promises. The Advent liturgy and worship resources published in the annual Lectionary Companion of the Call to Worship journal remind readers and faith leaders of this eternal hope, especially in the midst of wondering what election results and new administrations will hold for our common life together.

November 5, 2024

“I’m going to cry a little bit,” the Rev. Blair Moorhead wrote on her Facebook page the day she learned that more than $44,000 in her graduate school loans had been forgiven. “If you’ve wondered if you are worth it, you are. Apply. Ask for and receive help in applying,” she said in reference to the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and the coaching service offered by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) through a partnership with PeopleJoy to help guide the process.

November 5, 2024

The next-to-last day of the solidarity visit Presbyterian Disaster Assistance held with churches and mid councils affected by the September hurricanes focused on Salem Presbytery in north-central North Carolina.

Planning process includes reconfiguring ministry work

November 5, 2024

Rick Jones, Presbyterian News Service

Louisville

The process of redefining what ministry will look like in the new Interim Unified Agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) became a little clearer on Monday. Plans were announced that will reconfigure several programs impacting the ministries of Theology, Formation & Evangelism; Compassion, Peace & Justice; the Presbyterian Historical Society; and Communications.

November 5, 2024

If every picture tells a story, then the Presbyterian Historical Society has over 60,000 compelling ways to share the story of religion news reporting in the mid-20th century.

November 5, 2024

The Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett is a pastor — but also embraces his role as a “cheerleader and storyteller for the grand mission history” of his church, First Presbyterian Church of Hastings, Nebraska, and the larger Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).  

November 4, 2024

Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, a key provider of relief following Hurricane Helene, hasn’t done its yeoman’s work alone.

November 4, 2024

“Presbyterians love elections,” the Rev. Betsy Lyles Swetenburg said in a sermon at Northridge Presbyterian Church in Dallas on Sunday before clarifying that she wasn’t talking about presidential elections. “Our life together as a community of faith is marked by elections,” added Swetenburg, who described how elections, committees and leadership bodies that vote on items of business guide Presbyterian polity and rule “our day-to-day business.”

November 4, 2024

Sporting an orange safety vest over his customary clerical collar, the Rev. Tedd Pullano was out before sunrise on Saturday, directing traffic in front of Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, New York.

November 4, 2024

“I wish we could talk about voting and politics, because my mom says we are not allowed to,” first grader McKinley said when asked, “If you could talk about anything around the table, what topics would you choose?” on the “Around the Table” podcast.

November 1, 2024

Meeting Wednesday at Montreat Conference Center, pastors and leaders in the Presbytery of Western North Carolina told Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and one another some of the stories of ministry that have occurred since Hurricane Helene struck the region hard Sept. 26-27.