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Quarterly Resource Preview

By Jeanie Shaw, Ministry Engagement Advisor, PCUSA Quarterly Resource Preview Survey! Let us know what works well and what might make the Quarterly Resource Preview better. Please fill out this brief survey on the Quarterly Resource Preview.Pentecost Offering...

Home for Refugees Holds Hope Amidst Challenging Landscape

by Courtney Ellis Home for Refugees, a ministry dedicated to “resettlement assistance” and the creation of community relationships to “help alleviate our worldwide displacement crisis,” seeks to care for those who are newly arrived in the United States as refugees....

Presbyterian Confessions and Government in Spanish

Presbyterian Confessions and Government in Spanish is being offered via Zoom from May 5 to June 20 by Western Theological Seminary, a seminary of The Reformed Church in America, and taught by Adjunct Professor the Rev. Dr. Juan Sarmiento. The class can be taken as a...

Mission Collaborative Unites Small Churches in Outreach

by Courtney Ellis Many small churches want to serve their communities, but find it difficult to do so with few volunteers or an aging population. Two years ago, Pastor Cate Luehr was serving a small ELCA congregation part-time. She witnessed their passion for mission...

Easter Greeting from Tom Cramer, Executive Presbyter

Passion Week invites us on a journey that spans human history and yet, for many of us, is deeply personal. Some will fill plastic eggs with candy or dye real eggs at home, lilies will be displayed, and trumpets will sound to celebrate that “life is good and worth the...

US-Mexico Borderlands Trip

The new U.S. administration has changed many U.S. immigration policies, which affects people and programs on both sides of our border. Join an immersive delegation experience facilitated by Via International for Presbyterians from across Southern California to learn...

Resources for Presbyterians

This is the first in a series of articles highlighting resources that will eventually result in a Presbytery of Los Ranchos online digital library. Today’s focus is on curriculum and study materials, particularly those by Presbyterians for Presbyterians. For All Ages...

PLR Christian Educators Go to Memphis

Six women representing four Los Ranchos faith communities traveled to Memphis, Tennessee for the 2025 Association of Partners in Christian Education (APCE) Annual Event. All were asked to respond to a set of questions. What inspired you? What surprised you? What did...

Habitat for Humanity Raises Roofs, Spirits

by Courtney Ellis The Presbytery of Los Ranchos has a longstanding history with Habitat for Humanity. From its earliest days, congregations from Anaheim, First to Yorba Linda Presbyterian have partnered with Habitat, a nonprofit dedicated to providing homes and hope...