Thursdays in Black: A two-day virtual summit in November
The United Church of Christ Gender & Sexuality Justice Ministries is hosting a two-day Thursdays in Black virtual summit in November to discuss and learn more about gender and sexual-based violence. The event takes place on both Thursday, Nov. 13…
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Episcopal Migration Caucus issues statement calling for ‘dignity, not hate’ as election nears
[Episcopal News Service] A group of Episcopal leaders from across the church issued a statement Oct. 29 in response to the increased use of denigrating rhetoric in this election year […]
Reformation Day service dares all to ‘live continual reformation’
On Oct. 27, United Church of Christ General Minister and President Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, along with several UCC leaders, joined members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) at the Elmslie Memorial Church in the center of George…
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Bishop of Rupert’s Land in Anglican Church of Canada is diagnosed with terminal cancer
[Anglican Church of Canada] The bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada’s Diocese of Rupert’s Land, the Rt. Rev. Geoffrey Woodcroft, has been admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of cancer […]
WCRC Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the Accra Confession at CANAAC Assembly
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), together with the Caribbean and North American Area Council (CANAAC) and the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, convened over 50 leaders and delegates specifically from the CANAAC region to commemorate “Accra Plus Twenty CANAAC.” This consultation was part of a series of regional consultations organized […]
Learning Community to focus on Wales’ switch from parishes to ministry and mission areas
[The Church in Wales] People from across Wales will meet Nov. 4-5 to pool their experience of the new form of church structures called Ministry or Mission Areas. More than 70 people, […]
Our Faith Our Vote in action: Charlottesville church sends roadside message to vote with love
On Wednesdays, congregants of Sojourners United Church of Christ, gather along the road in front of their church building in Charlottesville, Virginia, holding signs with messages like “Vote hope, not fear” and “Register to vote here.” It’s a ministry they…
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Una familia en Cristo
October 29, 2024
While the clever lawyer in the parable of the Good Samaritan may ask Jesus, “Who is my neighbor,” the members and leaders at Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana in Brownsville, Texas, boldly ask a slightly different question. Who is my family?
Three presbyteries join for Matthew 25 Mid-Atlantic Summit
October 29, 2024
Nestled on seven acres named Presbyterian Circle, nearly 100 Presbyterians from three presbyteries — Baltimore, National Capital and New Castle — came together on Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Howard County for what was dubbed the Matthew 25 Mid-Atlantic Summit.
Innovation abounds as churches in Trinity Presbytery respond to Hurricane Helene’s destruction
October 29, 2024
Pastors and other church leaders in Trinity Presbytery got creative reaching out to parishioners following Hurricane Helene.