Dialogue session to focus on Native American issues
November 1, 2024
A fourth and final dialogue session, hosted by PERUSA, a PC(USA) World Mission ministry which features partners working in Peru and the U.S., will focus on Indigenous people’s rights in recognition of November being National Native American Heritage Month.
The Rev. Dr. Diane Givens Moffett shines a light on the power of embodying Christ
November 1, 2024
At Wednesday’s PC(USA) chapel service, the Rev. Dr. Diane Givens Moffett offered her final sermon as president and executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency. She offered an honest, invigorating, and hopeful message calling on listeners to receive and bear witness to the light of Jesus, even and especially in the face of an uncertain future.
November Ventures course to focus on understanding grief
The November offering from the Ventures in Christian Discipleship program at McPherson (Kan.) College will be “Understanding Your Grief to Find Hope and Healing” to be presented by Chris Whitacre and Kathy Reid. The course will be held online in two sessions, Tuesdays, Nov. 19 and 26, both at 7-8:30 p.m. (central time).
Brethren bits
In this issue: International prayer concerns, Children's Disaster Services volunteers work in Florida, Annville church delivers 75 Clean-Up Buckets, job opening at the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center, upcoming events offered by the SVMC and On Earth Peace, and more.
TAKE ACTION: This National Children’s Month, Ask Congress to Fund Programs that Promote the Flourishing and Safety of Immigrant Children and Families
November is National Children’s Month, started to honor and recognize the importance of children and their well-being. This year it’s important to remember unaccompanied children – children who arrive in the U.S. without a parent or guardian – as we celebrate the beauty of childhood and the resiliency of immigrant children and youth. One important way to honor children this ... Read More
Hospital provides beacon of hope in Eastern Congo
Thanks to new buildings and equipment, Tunda General Hospital attracts patients from far and wide, bringing care to a remote region.
Founded by a ‘witch,’ Salem’s oldest Anglican church tells its unique history
[Episcopal News Service] Every October, more than a million people visit Salem, Massachusetts, known as the “Witch City,” for its monthlong Haunted Happenings festival. They celebrate “spooky season” with haunted […]
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Young adults offer suggestions for improving church life and the world
October 31, 2024
To Ariyah Sadler, a recent summer fellow for the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness, there’s a strong connection between advocacy and loving thy neighbor.
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