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New Hope Presbyterian Church is partnering with the LEAD-ABC UCI School of Medicine to provide free screenings and education that address health in the areas of heart, nutrition, skin, general health, reproductive, environmental, mindful movement, mental, spiritual,...

by Rev. Cindy Kohlmann What kind of Christianity do you want to be part of? What kind of Christianity is worth dedicating your life to, or at least important parts of your life like baptism, marriage, and death? This question has been rolling in my mind and heart as I...

by Tom Cramer Last month, I participated in a Pilgrimage to Montgomery, AL, coordinated by the Association of Mid-Council Leaders. In addition to many reflection sessions with my colleagues from other presbyteries and synods, we visited “The Legacy Museum” and “The...

UPDATE as of April 18th at 6:20PM: The amplifier is going to a good new church home and is no longer available! Yorba Linda Presbyterian Church has a relatively new QSC 650-watt/channel, two-channel amplifier. It’s in great shape, and it’s FREE to any PLR congregation...

by Vartkes M. Kassouni There is a monument in the middle of Massis/Ararat Cemetery in Fresno, CA. It is a memorial to Soghomon Tehlirian. He is the hero who assassinated Talaat Pasha, on March 15, 1921, in Berlin, who was the war criminal, the main orchestrator and...

Norwalk Presbyterian Church will gather for its final service of worship as a congregation on Sunday, April 23 at 10:00am. A time of fellowship, remembrance, and thanksgiving will follow, along with lunch hosted by Shin Il Presbyterian Church. All are welcome to come...

Dear Presbytery members, I am delighted to announce that Sandra Kim has accepted the appointment of Temporary Stated Clerk for our Presbytery. She has already enthusiastically begun her work. Sandra has served our Presbytery well, most recently as Vice-Moderator of...

Canvas Church is launching a new exploratory program called The Lab @ Canvas. It is a space to challenge what we think we know and put our beliefs to the test. During the month of May, The Lab is exploring images of God. For most of western society, our image of God...

By Susan Young Thornton On March 16th commissioners gathered at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods to conduct the business not addressed at February’s Zoom meeting. Gathering in the sanctuary, our time together opened with an After the Ashes worship service...