‘This place looked awful’
October 25, 2024
Just a few days before visitors from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Synod of South Atlantic, the Presbytery of Tampa Bay, together with the Executive Director and Stated Clerk of the General Assembly for the interim unified agency, the Rev. Jihyun Oh, arrived at Maximo Presbyterian Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Thursday, “this place looked awful,” said the church’s pastor, the Rev. Bobby Musengwa.
‘Blessed Are the Drag Queens’: Oregon church event celebrates love and acceptance
Amid harmful anti-trans and nonbinary legislation and political messaging, Bridgeport United Church of Christ set out to send a message of inclusivity. The Portland, Oregon, church hosted a Blessed Are the Drag Queens brunch and fundraiser on Oct. 19, designed…
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Is death the ultimate human choice?
Peter Lynas highlights why as image-bearers, life should not be measured by functionality and usefulness
Prayers for the 23rd Week after Pentecost (October 27-November 2, 2024)
The Watchword for the week: The Lord has done great things for us. Psalm 126:3 Gracious God, amid a busy day We pause to build our lives around you. Amid a busy life We pause to build our lives around you. Amid the pain that we carry in our hearts, We pause to build our lives […]
Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations cries out about the ‘brokenness around us’
October 24, 2024
Praying for world peace and an end to the suffering of colonized people, the Presbyterian Ministry at the United States led the midweek service of the Presbyterian Mission Agency on the eve of UN Day.
Coalition sends letter calling on senators to support joint resolutions of disapproval on arms sales to Israel
The Church of the Brethren’s Office of Peacebuilding and Policy is one of more than 100 faith-based and humanitarian organizations signing a letter to the senators in the US Congress urging them to cosponsor and vote in favor of four joint resolutions of disapproval introduced by Senators Sanders, Welch, and Merkley regarding several specific major arms sales to Israel.
Sewanee’s School of Theology hosts webinar on how churches can address climate change post-Hurricane Helene
[Episcopal News Service] Hurricane Helene’s unprecedented destruction upon inland communities throughout the Southeastern United States that were previously considered safely outside hurricane zones has renewed calls to research and mitigate […]
National affordable housing developer names Los Angeles diocese ‘Community Partner of the Year’
[Diocese of Los Angeles] National CORE, a nonprofit affordable housing developer, honored the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles as “Community Partner of the Year” last week for its commitment to […]
Church World Service Celebrates New Covenant Members
For Immediate Release: October 24, 2024 Church World Service Celebrates New Covenant Members 14 New Covenant Members Represent more than 9 Million People of Faith Across the U.S. and Canada New York City – Church World Service today announced that 14 leading U.S. churches and faith-based organizations have renewed their commitment to our joint work and mission by becoming Covenant ... Read More