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Current and former GA Moderators join #GivingTuesday telethon to benefit PC(USA) mission
Church leaders to reunite on Dec. 1 for spirited, livestreamed ‘PresbySquares’ game show By Emily Enders Odom LOUISVILLE – When the decision was made earlier this year to hold a virtual assembly, not only did Ruling Elder Elona Street-Stewart and the Rev. Gregory...
Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) Virtual Annual Event 2021
Each Winter APCE hosts a conference; 2021 was to have been its 50th. But the COVID 19 pandemic intervened, so all will be virtual. You can learn all about ANYTHING BUT ORDINARY TIME here- https://apcenet.org/2021-annual-event/. Meeting from February 4th-6th, the event...
Get Ready to LAUNCH! Missional and Pioneer Training 2021
A Letter from Alfredo Delgado: At first blush, you may think a global pandemic would be a strange time to expand your congregation’s reach, but it actually makes a lot of sense. Everything else in society is in flux, so people are naturally open to spiritual paths...
What is Matthew 25?
At our September Presbytery Gathering, the Rev. Dr. Diane Moffatt brought greetings from the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA), headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Moffatt also gave a passionate keynote on the “Matthew 25 Vision.” PMA is one of six agencies of...
Resources for Youth Groups
Many of you are aware that the presbytery hoped to organize a multi-church youth trip to the Montreat Youth Conference this summer. Due to the pandemic, that was not possible. Montreat was forced to cancel in person programming, but they did move much of what they...
A Taste of GA—Commissioners’ Reflections – Miles Peterson
Miles Peterson (Young Adult Advisory Delgate) My name is Miles Peterson and I was a Young Adult Advisory Delegate (YAAD) for the 224th General Assembly. This truly was an Assembly unlike any other. As a first-ever YAAD, I was anxiously eager to see how the General...
September Presbytery Gathering
Presbytery Council has set a new date/time for the September Presbytery Gathering, which will meet virtually on Zoom on Thursday, September 24th at 4:00pm. Please go to the Gathering page to get more details about the meeting or to register your attendance, click...
Mission Spotlight: Small Church, Large Impact
By Pam Presnall For over 15 years, the First Presbyterian Church of Orange has operated a small food pantry as a service to those in the community struggling with food insecurity. For most of those years, the program depended on donations of non-perishable food items...
Virtual OFFICE HOURS for YOUR Benefits
Virtual OFFICE HOURS for YOUR BenefitsMeet with Kristin LeuchtYour Church Consultant for the Board of Pensions If you are a pastor, church administrator, or member of a Personnel Committee who has questions about your 2021 benefits, these office hours are for you....