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October 3, 2024

The perils of the Civil Rights Movement and the need for continued racial healing and activism were apparent as the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program took a group on a humbling journey through the Deep South and to other historically significant spots.

[Episcopal Diocese of Michigan] A best-selling author on the rise of Christian nationalism urged Michigan church leaders to prepare their congregations to navigate what is likely to be political and […]

My name is Leslie Bartholomew and I’m an Intensive Case Manager for the Garden Grove office in beautiful Southern California. I have been a Marriage and Family Therapist since 2011 and have been working with the unaccompanied minor and migrant family population for the past five years. When I was given an opportunity to share a blog entry to commemorate ... Read More

October 3, 2024

In preparation for its annual conference, the Association of Partners in Christian Education (APCE) has announced its educators of the year. Among the honorees is Miatta Wilson, associate in the Office for Christian Formation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Wilson has been recognized as the Enrich-Educator of the Year for 2024. Two Sustain-Lifetime Achievement Awards were also announced to honor retired educators the Revs. Roberta Dodds Ingersoll and Zeta Lamberson.

Four years ago, as I stood in line as a freshly naturalized U.S. citizen, I was overwhelmed with emotion. The nervousness coursing through me felt as though my very existence was at stake, which, in some ways, is how it feels for many immigrants. My deepest desire was to live here, to feel safe and to be truly welcome. But ... Read More

[Episcopal News Service – Casper, Wyoming] Lyle Valdez is junior warden at Our Father’s House, a congregation of Northern Arapaho Episcopalians on the Wind River Reservation just southeast of Yellowstone National […]

October 3, 2024

As the one-year anniversary of the horrific actions committed by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, approaches, and the subsequent sustained response by Israel in retaliation for the taking and killing of hostages commenced, there appears to be no let-up in the violence that’s left more than 40,000 killed and nearly 2 million people displaced within Gaza. Neither does there appear to be any increased hope for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, and fears of a wider war within the region increased when Israel launched ground operations targeting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and Iran launched ballistic missiles into Israeli territory earlier this week.

Unit 336 of Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) recently completed orientation and the volunteers have begun work at project sites across the United States and in Japan.

October 3, 2024

To Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, the staff and students of Dar al-Kalima University College
Bethlehem, Palestine 

Dear Friends in Christ, 

I write to you on behalf of your partner, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), to say that we join you and stand with you in grief and anger concerning the September 16, 2024 attack on Dar al-Kalima University College. 

A letter to mums navigating the path of anticipated baby loss