News & Announcements
July 2011
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July 29, 2011
Rebuilding in faith
Destroyed by Hurricane Ike three years ago, Texas church now open for worship
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July 29, 2011
Presbytery and synod news
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July 29, 2011
Pressure mounts on Iran to acquit Christian pastor
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July 29, 2011
Poll: God has better approval rating than Congress
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July 29, 2011
Ten candidates for ministry receive first calls in second year of For Such a Time as This program
“Gifted and diverse new class of pastoral residents make the possibilities exciting,” says PC(USA)’s director of Vocation
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July 28, 2011
The Reverend J. Herbert Nelson is arrested in protest over debt ceiling negotiations
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July 28, 2011
No more ‘mommy voice’
Synod schoolers urged to join ‘each one reach one’ anti-poverty initiative
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July 28, 2011
Brandon preacher’s husband content with unconventional role
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July 28, 2011
Japan’s ecumenical office responds to ‘triple disaster’
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July 28, 2011
More questions, fewer answers, on the afterlife
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July 28, 2011
Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons calls on elected officials to protect vulnerable people in the debt ceiling talks
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July 27, 2011
New steps into history
Grant project boosts access to Presbyterian Historical Society collections
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July 27, 2011
Sacks of hope
Denver pastor’s Sudan aid group helps free slaves, furnish them supplies
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July 27, 2011
Kenya promises to expand camp for refugees
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July 27, 2011
U.S. conservatives on defense after Oslo killings
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July 26, 2011
A common table
Oregon NCD uses hospitality, earth care, food to live into the Gospel
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July 26, 2011
Talking about God
Florence tells Lakes & Prairies school about ‘Presbyterian style’ testimony
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July 26, 2011
Greek churches face financial disaster in economic crisis
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July 26, 2011
Jewish foes of circumcision sit out attempts to ban it
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July 26, 2011
Search, and you will find
Elder’s web search led to funding for successful family ministry program
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July 25, 2011
Book fair
Utah Presbyterians counter Qu’ran burning by giving away free copies
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July 25, 2011
Students of diverse faiths seek understanding at Bossey
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July 25, 2011
State discrimination forces Dalits to leave church, says Catholic bishop
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July 25, 2011
Acting school aims to make Hollywood more like Holy-wood
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July 22, 2011
Presbyterian competes in national wedding dress design competition
Pastor parents helped her incorporate symbols of marriage
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July 22, 2011
Seminary news
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July 22, 2011
Christian agencies warn that 10 million people face famine in Horn of Africa
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July 22, 2011
Mormon leaders told to stay out of politics
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July 21, 2011
Presbyterians promote compassion, peace, and justice
Majorities engaged with PC(USA) disaster relief and hunger ministries
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July 21, 2011
Beginning their work together
Jim McDonald takes the reins at San Francisco Theological Seminary
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July 21, 2011
Newly ordained Catholic priests excommunicated in China
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July 20, 2011
Iraqi pastor bemoans flight of Christians
Though Saddam was ‘a tyrant,’ Christians are worse off now, pastor says
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July 20, 2011
Gagging orders
Little by little governments stifle activists’ voices, says ACT Alliance report
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July 20, 2011
Church council warns of food shortages in North Korea
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July 20, 2011
Sharon Watkins re-elected president of Disciples
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July 20, 2011
Weekly liturgical helps in Spanish one of most popular web resources
Ayudas Litúrgicas supports those working in Hispanic/Latino ministry
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July 19, 2011
What’s in a name?
PC(USA) pastor assists in cleanup of Alabama town sharing his name
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July 19, 2011
CBS, NBC specials show connection between immigration and faith community
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July 19, 2011
Russian pro-lifers to launch women’s health clinics that don’t provide abortions
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July 19, 2011
Saintly relics, from the macabre to the magnificent
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July 18, 2011
‘Fair trade, not just free trade’
Presbyterians join with other citizens to protest Colombia Free Trade Agreement; 4 protesters arrested
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July 18, 2011
‘Trying something better’
New church development working to build community, trust, faith in Los Angeles
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July 18, 2011
CLAI chooses Cuba for its next General Assembly
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July 18, 2011
South Sudan Catholic bishop dies a week after independence
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July 18, 2011
Ecumenical veteran sees a ‘new frontier’
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July 15, 2011
Board of Pensions announces two-step dues increase
1.5% hike over two years is first Medical Plan raise in five years
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July 15, 2011
From Brazil to Angola, not content to accept injustice
An interview with human rights pioneer Charles Harper
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July 15, 2011
Interfaith leaders press for poverty assistance funding
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July 15, 2011
Pakistani religious minorities criticize recent government initiative
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July 15, 2011
Championship coach tackles God on the gridiron
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July 14, 2011
Carrying Rosa
On the Mexico-U.S. “migrant trail” with a Young Adult Volunteer
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July 14, 2011
Christian youth to be trained for eco-justice
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July 14, 2011
Churches and aid agencies lobby for ‘Robin Hood’ tax
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July 14, 2011
Report says Islamophobia on the rise
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July 12, 2011
A journey of letting go and bringing together
Oregon pastor sets out on cycling pilgrimage to learn about others’ experiences with the sacred
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July 12, 2011
South Sudan churches hope for new nation’s peace and growth
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July 12, 2011
Parochial schools not immune to bullies
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July 11, 2011
Presbyterians stage pro-immigrants public witness during Big Tent
Demonstrators oppose Indiana legislation, seek comprehensive reform
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July 11, 2011
Tradition of mission
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July 11, 2011
Global Christian leaders hail Southern Sudan’s independence and assure continued support
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July 11, 2011
Catholics look into buying Crystal Cathedral
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July 11, 2011
Do you feel the call?
The moderator’s July column
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July 11, 2011
Through the eyes of Haitians
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July 8, 2011
Christians reach broad consensus on appropriate missionary conduct
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July 8, 2011
China vows to ordain bishops without Vatican’s OK
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July 8, 2011
Episcopal Church defends top bishop’s record in abuse case
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July 7, 2011
Alabama and Tennessee July long-term recovery trainings to help most vulnerable tornado survivors
From Church World Service
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July 7, 2011
Abortion fight taken up by Russian Orthodox and American evangelicals
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July 7, 2011
Jewish concerns remain as Delta, Saudis deny discrimination
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July 6, 2011
Fresh role likely for charities as Nepal’s refugees find new home
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July 6, 2011
Schuller removed from board at Crystal Cathedral
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July 5, 2011
Archbishop of Canterbury urges greater church involvement in environment and social media
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July 5, 2011
Report: Mercedes to unveil new eco-friendly popemobile
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July 5, 2011
Lives Transformed: ‘Start with the Kids’
Establishing relationships that mutually transform one another
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Evangelism and Church Growth
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July 5, 2011
Environmental Ministries Action Network launched
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July 1, 2011
Stated Clerk releases PC(USA) 2010 statistics
Total membership stands at 2,016,091
From Office of the General Assembly—Communication, Development, and Technology