PC(USA)’s Election Day vigil to provide way to gather in peaceful prayer
October 17, 2024
After casting your ballot on Nov. 5, you’re invited to join the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for an online prayer vigil to help relieve anxiety, create a sense of community and be unified in Christ.
EYN program in Maiduguri, Nigeria, aids flood survivors
On Sept. 10, Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, Nigeria, and its surrounding areas were hit by a devastating flood, leaving thousands of people in dire need of immediate assistance. The disaster, caused by the overflow and breach of the Alau Dam in the neighboring Konduga Local Government Area (LGA), has affected an estimated 1,020,340 individuals across four LGAs: Maiduguri, Jere, Mafa, and Konduga.
Celebrate Our Ecumenical Champions: Don’t Miss Oct. 22 Nomination Deadline for 2025 Mowbray Ecumenical Award!
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 10/17/24)—American Baptist Churches USA is excited to invite all American Baptists to participate in honoring our remarkable community by submitting nominations for the prestigious Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award! This award celebrates individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to ecumenical work, whether as a volunteer or a professional, at the local, […]
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Author and Presbyterian Anne Lamott speaks from her big heart during a talk at First Presbyterian Church in San Rafael, California
October 17, 2024
Displaying the candor, humor and deep faith that has made her a best-selling and beloved author, Anne Lamott — who for decades has worshiped and taught Sunday school at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Marin City, California — appeared last week at First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, California before a large and enrapt crowd.
Episcopalians join faith-based environmental groups to take on fossil fuels as ‘a sacred duty’
[Religion News Service] In mid-September, Val Smith, chief sustainability officer at Citigroup, one of the United States’ Big Four of banking, met with four religious environmental activists to discuss the company’s […]
Watch the UNESCO World Heritage Inscription Ceremony, Oct. 17th, 3 p.m.
On Thursday, Oct. 17, Moravian representatives, government and community leaders and guests will gather at Moravian University’s Foy Hall for the ceremony marking the inscription of Moravian Church Settlements on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The ceremony will be live-streamed beginning at 3 p.m.; tune in here to view the event.
Moravian Church Settlements World Heritage Worship Service
On Wednesday, Oct. 16, Moravians and guest from Germany, Denmark, Northern Ireland and the U.S. joined in a worship service to celebrate the inscription of Moravian Church Settlements on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Pastors from the four Moravian settlements that make up the new UNESCO World Heritage site — Christiansfeld (Denmark), Herrnhut (Germany), Gracehill […]
Presbyterian pastor and hymn writer offers up a new hymn for All Saints Day
October 17, 2024
"O God, We Give Thanks for the Saints Gone Before Us" is a new hymn for All Saints Day by the Rev. Carolyn Winfrey Gillette celebrating faithful Christians in the past and present.
Taking risks the focus of a Stewardship Kaleidoscope workshop
October 17, 2024
Kevin Riley’s life has been full of risk — and not all of it good. Riley, the commissioned pastor of Mount Baker Presbyterian Church in Concrete, Washington, suffered from addiction, homelessness, and incarceration earlier in life. Those life experiences, harrowing as they are, increased his comfort level with risk — an attitude that served the church well when the Covid pandemic arrived.