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Northeast of the Well
by Courtney Ellis When you think of the most vulnerable people in Orange County, who comes to mind? Perhaps it’s the unhoused, or refugee or immigrant communities, or at-risk children. For Laura Johnson-Suk, God gave her a heart for those struggling with addiction or...
Inspire: a New Worshiping Communities Conference
“I'm thrilled about this event because it provides an invaluable opportunity for both immigrant NWCs and established congregations to cultivate relationships and foster a sense of belonging and bring together a hopeful future.”Rev. Gad Mpoyo, Eastern Associate for...
A Blessing for Holy Week
During Holy Week, as we move from betrayal to mourning to exhalation, I am reminded of one of my favorite passages from our Book of Confessions. I suppose it resonates with me because it is brutally honest about who we are and about what we need from God. More...
Winter Youth Camp!
Over 100 folks, both students 6th-12th and their committed and caring adult leaders, converged at The Big Bear Christian Camp and Conference Center Feb 23-25 for a Youth Winter Retreat. The leaders spent time in both prayer and training to prepare for the camp, which...
Wells of Life Bring Far More Than Water
by Courtney Ellis A few years ago, as the Director of Family Ministries at First Presbyterian Church, Fullerton, Michelle Danly helped her congregation prayerfully choose their annual mission focus. They decided on Wells of Life, a ministry that helps bring clean...
From the February Presbytery Gathering
Commissioners to the recent Presbytery Gathering had the opportunity to attend Learning Conversations prior to the meeting being convened. The meeting opened with the installation of Moderator, TE David Beary and Vice Moderator, RE Lori...
Confessing Christ Together 2024
For a few short, but full days, our presbytery’s teaching elders gathered for a time of retreat and were led by Rev. David Beary on the topic, Confessing Christ Together: Ministers of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are distinguished from those...
Meet the Moderator: Rev. David Beary, PhD
At our February gathering the Presbytery of Los Ranchos installed our 2024 Moderator, the Rev. David Beary, PhD. David is a native of Missouri, where his mother, sister, and two brothers and their families still reside. David, after living in Texas and New Jersey,...
Input Sought for Lily Grant Funded Study
Fuller Seminary's Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts has received a Lilly Foundation grant for the study of children and worship. Specifically: Imagining Ministry with Children: Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer. The task force for this...