Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

October 22, 2024

The Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler Jr. doesn’t want to see America return to the 1950s when inequality, lack of opportunity and limited voter protections were the norm for non-whites, and so he’s sounding the alarm about Christian nationalism, which he maintains isn’t really Christian at all.

October 22, 2024

Two Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations — First Presbyterian Church of Fargo, North Dakota, and First Presbyterian Church of Taos, New Mexico — have been awarded matching grants from the National Fund for Sacred Places, a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

October 22, 2024

More than 60 members and staff of at least eight churches in Eastern and Central Kentucky’s Presbytery of Transylvania gathered in the fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church of Lexington late Sunday afternoon to fill large buckets with a plethora of supplies needed to begin recovery from a natural disaster like a hurricane or a flood. 

October 22, 2024

A prominent leader in the PC(USA) was well celebrated with a mix of laughter, tears, hearty applause and a fiesta like no other as Mission Presbytery gathered for its Oct. 18-19 stated meeting, where it officially sent general presbyter, the Rev. Dr. Sallie Sampsell Watson, forth into retirement.

October 22, 2024

Colleagues gathered at the Welcome Center in the Presbyterian Center last week to celebrate the many contributions of Mike Kirk, the PC(USA)’s general counsel, who retired Friday after 15 years serving in the Legal Services Department of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation.

October 22, 2024

The Rev. David George, pastor of Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church in Sulphur, Oklahoma, arrived at the church Saturday morning, October 12, as firefighters were extinguishing the last of the flames from a fire that had engulfed the church.

October 21, 2024

As a result of action taken by the 226th General Assembly, the Task Force to Explore the Theology and Practice of Ordination now has more members and new tools to help it complete its work ahead of the 227th General Assembly (2026).

October 21, 2024

It turns out the Rev. Bethany Peerbolte, known to many as the “TikTok Pastor,” can communicate via longform media as well.

October 21, 2024

As a rush of fresh-faced students filed into the Presbyterian Pan American School’s Harte Student Center, Dr. Joey King beamed with pride. And rightfully so. The new president of the small, PC(USA)-related college-preparatory school located in the Texas Coastal Bend some 90 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, has exciting plans to flourish PPAS’s most valuable resource, its students.

October 20, 2024

With a sermon infused with self-deprecating humor about her age, the Rev. Dr. Amantha Barbee encouraged attendees of the “Jesus & Justice” Young Adult Advocacy Conference to realize the power within them and to never let anyone look down on them because of their youth.

October 19, 2024

With an inspiring sermon and a rousing rendition of “We are Marching in the Light of God” — sung in English and Swahili —the Young Adult Advocacy Conference (YAAC) kicked into high gear Friday on its opening day in North Carolina.

October 18, 2024

"My theology is, like, we can do better. It is not as hard as we like to think it is to make the world that God calls us to make,” said the Rev. Shannon Ball, the latest guest on the “New Way” podcast.

October 18, 2024

Hard conversations that young people yearn to have with their church, communities or caregivers was the topic of the first episode of the second season of “Around the Table,” a podcast made possible by the Around the Table initiative in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Around the Table is a Lilly Endowment Inc.-funded initiative in the PC(USA) that engages faith communities, parents and caregivers in innovative practices of sharing stories that grow intergenerational communities to support household faith formation.

October 18, 2024

The Executive Director and Stated Clerk of the interim unifying agencies, the Rev. Jihyun Oh, joined more than a dozen U.S. Christian faith leaders in signing a letter addressed to both presidential campaigns requesting each “work toward a just and permanent solution that addresses the core issues” in the ongoing violence in Gaza and Israel-Palestine.

October 18, 2024

The Rev. Dr. Teri McDowell Ott, editor and publisher of the Presbyterian Outlook, conducted the following interview with Doug Dicks, a PC(USA) mission co-worker and regional liaison for Israel, Palestine and Jordan. The article originally appeared in the Presbyterian Outlook and is republished by Presbyterian News Service with permission from the Presbyterian Outlook.

October 18, 2024

In the heart of Petaluma, California, a town steeped in agricultural history, First Presbyterian Church has found a unique way to connect with its community: through a yearly Blessing of the Animals service.

October 17, 2024

Meeting via Zoom on Thursday, members of the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly continued to discuss details about the next two General Assemblies — GA 227 in 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and GA 228 in 2028 at a site that’s yet to be announced.

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.

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.

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.