News & Announcements
January 2013
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Jan. 31, 2013
Presbyterian film critic’s top 10 spiritual films of 2012
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Jan. 31, 2013
Religious leaders in Geneva advocate for peace
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Jan. 31, 2013
U.S. mosques hit by shortage of imams
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Jan. 31, 2013
Movement on Immigration Reform is in-line with Policy of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
From Office of the General Assembly—Office of Immigration Issues
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Jan. 31, 2013
Trigger spurs conversations on gun violence in a Chicago community
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence
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Jan. 31, 2013
Seeking and doing justice
2012 Samuel Robinson Award winner Laura Garrett follows God’s call to make a difference in Ghana
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Jan. 30, 2013
WCC assembly an opportunity for praying, listening, sharing
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Jan. 30, 2013
Cubans see Internet as crucial to future development
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Jan. 30, 2013
Hungry Jews in America? Kosher food pantries report growing need
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Jan. 29, 2013
Dare to believe peace is coming, Tveit tells Korean congregations
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Jan. 29, 2013
‘Virtual’ public schools draw interest of religious families
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Jan. 29, 2013
Shifts in balance of power create uneasy relations in Latin America
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Jan. 29, 2013
Church in a post-Christian context
Guder encourages coaches to build communities around the character (mission) of God
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Evangelism and Church Growth
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Jan. 28, 2013
New broadly graded summer curriculum sets stage for awesome adventures
From the publisher of the PC(USA) denominational curriculum We Believe
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Jan. 28, 2013
Dagmar Heller’s book places baptism in ecumenical perspective
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Jan. 28, 2013
Citing religion, some health workers refuse flu shots
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Jan. 28, 2013
Gang of 6 reach an immigration deal!
From Office of the General Assembly—Office of Immigration Issues
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Jan. 25, 2013
Jewish, Christian and Muslim Religious Leaders Call For Bold New Initiative for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Before It’s Too Late
Interfaith Group Endorses Statement by the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East
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Jan. 24, 2013
Christ to Christ
Nevada readers respond to Supertstorm Sandy articles, pray for New York church
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Jan. 24, 2013
Head of WCRC’s justice program now based in Geneva
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Jan. 24, 2013
Churches, synagogues press for federal rebuilding aid after Sandy
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Jan. 24, 2013
Announcement of organization for communications and funds development
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian Mission Agency
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Jan. 24, 2013
Peculiar and maladjusted
Kingdom dwellers called to different values and behaviors, Smith tells Disciple-Making Conference
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Jan. 24, 2013
Interim Associate to Work with Others to Discern Next Direction for Young Women’s Leadership Development
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Young Women’s Leadership Development
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Jan. 24, 2013
It is time to get radical
Alabama congregation extends the loving hands of Jesus to its community
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Evangelism and Church Growth
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Jan. 23, 2013
Career path
Discipleship depends on willingness to follow Christ, not qualifications, Hayden tells Disciple-Making Conference worshipers
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Jan. 23, 2013
Africa rises, China falls on Christian persecution list
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Jan. 23, 2013
Margin call
‘Hurry sickness’ denies time, space to nurture relationships with God, others, Smith tells Disciple-Making Conference
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Jan. 23, 2013
New Lenten Study Available from Presbyterian Old Testament Scholar Patricia Tull
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Jan. 22, 2013
Sweet surrender
Hayden challenges Disciple-Making Conference worshipers to adopt ‘counter-narrative’ of Jesus’ acceptance
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Jan. 22, 2013
Obama extols a biblical vision of equality for all in second inaugural
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Jan. 22, 2013
Wear your PDA T-Shirt to church the first Sunday in Lent
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
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Jan. 22, 2013
Trouble-free
God’s kingdom is eternal, so believers needn’t fear, Disciple-Making Conference told
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Jan. 22, 2013
PC(USA) Daily Prayer app on top 20 list for most-used lifestyle apps
Will add midday and close-of-day prayer in next update
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Jan. 22, 2013
New Books for Lent from Authors Dietrich Bonhoeffer and N. T. Wright
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Jan. 21, 2013
Cultivating wonder
Miracles abound for those who notice, Hayden tells Disciple-Making Conference
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Jan. 21, 2013
Change partners
Transformation means making God’s story our story, Disciple-Making Conference told
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Jan. 18, 2013
Book shares stories of Illinois congregation’s members
Each chapter linked to a hymn
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Jan. 18, 2013
Frei Betto to receive José Martí Award
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Jan. 18, 2013
God is alive and well in America, says Gallup chief
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Jan. 17, 2013
In the wake of Sandy, CWS coordinating recovery trainings in New Jersey, New York
Overview of long-term recovery and shares lessons learned and best practices
From Church World Service
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Jan. 17, 2013
Church World Service urges action on hunger, immigration in letter to Obama
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Jan. 17, 2013
Obama’s use of Scripture has elements of Lincoln, King
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Jan. 17, 2013
Moderator's Report June 2012 - December 2012
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Jan. 17, 2013
Applications for small church residency program, For Such a Time as This, now being accepted
Matching process was “touched by the hand of God,” says a current pastoral resident
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Jan. 16, 2013
Religious coalition takes on the gun lobby
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Jan. 16, 2013
Seeking to be a bridge of reconciliation
Cuba Mission Network maintains close relationship between PC(USA) and Cuban Presbyterians
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Jan. 15, 2013
Gwen Crawley died Jan. 2
Presbyterian leader served world mission, ACSWP, other roles
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Jan. 15, 2013
Latin American Parliament recognizes the right to food
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Jan. 15, 2013
Years of tension yield to thaw between gays, Mormons
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Jan. 15, 2013
2013 Moderator’s Lenten study invites Christians to seek to live out the will and purposes of God together
Now available from Witherspoon Press
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Jan. 15, 2013
Strengthening mission support
Elizabeth Little will help congregations build relationships with World Mission
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Jan. 14, 2013
Mission in a mysterious field
Presbyterians and the Roma of Russia
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Jan. 14, 2013
WCC blasts U.S. for blocking ecumenical meeting in Cuba
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Jan. 14, 2013
Office of the General Assembly moves forward with reorganization
Voluntary separation program is offered to eligible employees
From Office of the General Assembly—Communication, Development, and Technology
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Jan. 11, 2013
Bags of hope
Florida church’s ministry focuses on children in domestic abuse shelters
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Jan. 11, 2013
Russell Moore: Why adoption is a ‘pro-life’ policy for evangelicals
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Jan. 11, 2013
National Faith Call-in Day for Humane Immigration Reform
Mark your calendars - Jan 22, 2013
From Office of the General Assembly—Office of Immigration Issues
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Jan. 10, 2013
Living Waters for the World names new education director
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Jan. 10, 2013
Pope Paul VI inches one step closer to sainthood
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Jan. 10, 2013
Baptism of the Lord Sunday 2013
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Jan. 10, 2013
Worshiping Community launches faster than anyone imagined
To reach young adults on university campus who want to do church in a new way
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—1001 New Worshiping Communities
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Jan. 9, 2013
100 percent placement
Moscow Theological Seminary counting on the old for the future
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Jan. 9, 2013
As bells toll, clergy push Congress on gun control
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Jan. 9, 2013
New curriculum from Presbyterian Mission Agency's office of Evangelism engages the church in the gospel, discipleship, and mission
Published in partnership with Congregational Ministries Publishing
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Jan. 8, 2013
Crowd pleaser
Prepublication orders for new hymnal exceed expectations
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Jan. 8, 2013
Indigenous groups present peace plan to Colombian government and FARC negotiators
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Jan. 8, 2013
PBS series depicts American abolitionists as fired by faith
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Jan. 7, 2013
Showing families a promising future
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Jan. 7, 2013
Lutheran ‘comfort dogs’ welcome students back to Newtown school
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Jan. 4, 2013
Coudersport, Pa. church to reopen this weekend
First services to be held since Dec. 2 murder of organist during worship
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Jan. 4, 2013
No longer a fringe group
The movement of Alexander Men today
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Jan. 4, 2013
Faith leaders want Americans to pray for collegiality
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Jan. 3, 2013
Bells that sounded — and some that didn’t
A recap of 2012’s top stories in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
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Jan. 3, 2013
From local mission partnership to global advocacy
PC(USA) mission worker praises efforts of Congo Mission Network, others
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Jan. 3, 2013
Christianity in Britain losing ground to Islam, secularism
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Jan. 2, 2013
Santa’s not the only black belt
Students get a kick out of ‘martialing’ their resources to help people in need for the holiday
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Jan. 2, 2013
U.S.-based Haiti advocacy organizations hopeful after UN launches initiative to eliminate cholera from Haiti
From Church World Service
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Jan. 2, 2013
From nuns to ‘nones,’ 10 ways religion shaped the news in 2012
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Jan. 2, 2013
Self-Development of People invites Three Young Adults to Assist with Building Community Partnerships
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Jan. 1, 2013
Risky Love