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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...

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...

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 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....

The Presbytery of Los Ranchos has supported the chaplaincy consortium at LAC + USC Medical Center for many years. Rev. Elizabeth Gibbs Zehnder is the current staff chaplain at LAC + USC. LAC + USCV is a safety-net hospital, serving many without other options. Housing...

By Martín Garcia Social Media has become the bread and butter of our daily lives.  Most of us have accounts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, SnapChat, or LinkedIn.  All of us enjoy posting pictures of ourselves, our families, our pets, and even our food.  Some others...

Chris Mears (Ruling Elder Commissioner, New Hope Presbyterian Church) GA was an affirmation of the progressive heart and soul of our church, and our commitment to the oppressed and to the marginalized. It puts us among those at the forefront of the social justice...

Many of you know of my involvement with the Syria Lebanon Partnership Network over the past seven years, working with churches and pastors in the two areas. Today it is with a heavy heart that I ask for your prayers for our partners in the middle east as they attempt...

By Rev. Martin GarciaDirector of Cyclical Los Ranchos     The world will not return to what used to be, therefore church culture will be something new in the future. Perhaps what Henry Grabar wrote in an article for Slate is instructive, "People might stick with the...