A decade ago, Fairview Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis entered into a partnership with the school six blocks away, James Whitcomb Riley School #43, with a simple conviction: Every child deserves to hold a book that belongs to them. #MissionYearbook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Mission Possible began with a bold challenge to the confirmation students of First United Presbyterian Church of Fairbury, Nebraska: What if we trusted God enough to take on a mission that felt too big for us?
#MissionYearbook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #missions
When residents moved into Brandermill, a planned community in Chesterfield County, Virginia, in the mid-1970s, they envisioned more than just a neighborhood. They dreamed of a new dimension in church life. #MissionYearbook #BrandermillChurch #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the joy and resilience of transgender and genderqueer people in our churches and our communities. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #TransgenderDayofVisibility #pcusa #presbyterianchurchusa
When Hunter Steinitz, M.Div., co-moderator of Presbyterians for Disability Concerns (PDC), once said that if the dedicated team of PDC volunteers had a motto, it might be, “We are small but mighty,” she could just as well have been describing the workshop she co-led recently. #MissionYearbook
Last summer, a small delegation of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders journeyed to Peru. Over eight days, they traveled from remote Andean villages to the coastal capital of Lima and into the depths of the Amazon jungle. #MissionYearbook #Peru #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
How congregations weather changing faith and giving patterns may depend on how leaders engage and talk about stewardship, said Dr. David P. King. #MissionYearbook #DavidPKing #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #stewardship
As participants in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Young Adult Advocacy Conference came together for a Sunday morning service with members of First Presbyterian Church of Lansing, the Rev. Jennifer Hibben had a situation back home on her mind. #MissionYearbook #YoungAdultAdvocacyConference
Delivering the Anita and Antonio Gott Lecture at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City recently, Dr. Shannon Vallor explored the topic “The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking.” #MissionYearbook #theAImirror #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ShannonVallor
“Evicting the American Dream” is now available to stream on Amazon Prime. #MissionYearbook #EvictingtheAmericanDream #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Boone, North Carolina, recently observed the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene’s impact in Western North Carolina with Hope After Helene, a day that included music, poetry, connection and reflection. #MissionYearbook #HurricaneHelene #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Standing on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol, Isabella Shutt prayed passionately for God to be with immigrants and refugees who are under heightened scrutiny by U.S. authorities. #MissionYearbook #JesusandJusticeYoungAdultAdvocacyConference #immigrants #refugees #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Last month, Lady Gaga sang Mr. Rogers’ “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” as part of a Super Bowl ad featuring neighbors of all ages supporting one another — after a storm, during a move and when a dog was lost. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #MrRogersDay #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
In 2022, the 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved an overture from the Presbytery of Arkansas calling for the formation of “a special committee to write a new confession for the PC(USA). #MissionYearbook #227thGeneralAssembly #PCUSA #BookofConfessions
The third annual Young Adult Advocacy Conference recently kicked off with a sermon inspired by the book of Nehemiah that encouraged cultivating moments of joy while continuing to fight for a more just and compassionate society. #MissionYearbook #socialjusticeadvocacy #YoungAdultAdvocacyConference
It’s been over a year since Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina. #MissionYearbook #NorthCarolina #HurricaneHelene #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
The Presbyterian Advocacy Hour recently focused on the Season of Creation and a Jubilee year push for financial reforms to free developing countries from crushing debts that make it challenging to pay for essential services. #MissionYearbook #Creationcare #globaldebtjustice #PresbyterianAdvocacyHour
The Advisory Committee of the Presbyterian Hunger Program has approved more than $1 million in grants to further the work of organizations across the United States and nearly 30 other countries. #MissionYearbook #PresbyterianHungerProgram #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Though there are nearly three dozen places in the United States named Greenville, there is only one spelled “Greeneville.” With a population of just over 15,000, the East Tennessee town is far smaller and less well-known than its counterparts in North Carolina and South Carolina. #MissionYearbook
The Presbytery of San Gabriel officially returned land previously used as the presbytery’s La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center to the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, led by the Gabrieleno Tongva Tribal Council under Chief Anthony Morales. #MissionYearbook
Not many American cities have a seminary-trained mayor. Roanoke, Virginia, is one such city.
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International Women’s Day is a day set aside each year to address challenges that particularly limit the lives of women and girls. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #InternationalWomensDay #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Staff at the Presbyterian Historical Society have recently digitized in full a 259-page photograph album pieced together by the Presbytery of Cuba in 1949. #MissionYearbook #PresbyteryofCuba #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #PresbyterianHistoricalSociety
The third and final installment of the “Holy Shift” webinar series drew 125 attendees from across the country, offering inspiration and practical insight into innovative ministries serving young families. #MissionYearbook #Webinar #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #NeemaCyrusFranklin #youngfamilies
With Psalm 78:1-7 and Ruth 1:8-17 as her preaching texts, the Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist brought the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network conference to a thoughtful and hopeful conclusion during closing worship. #MissionYearbook #PCUSA #PresbyterianOlderAdultMinistriesNetwork #LorraineLeist
Three years after Port Charlotte, Florida was hit by Hurricane Ian, a church that hosted as many as two to three teams of volunteer groups per month is closing the door on that chapter but leaving room for an epilogue. #MissionYearbook #PDA #PresbyterianDisasterAssistance #PresbyterianChurchUSA
The charm and convenience of New Orleans’ storied streetcars weren’t lost on an adventurous group of Stewardship Kaleidoscope Conference participants who had arrived a day early to explore the city. #MissionYearbook #StewardshipKaleidoscope #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Deborah Brandt, a coach, consultant and speaker, recently presented a workshop called “Becoming Better Grieving Congregations” during the annual conference of the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network. #MissionYearbook #grief #PresbyterianChurchUSA #PresbyterianOlderAdultMinistriesNetwork
Kay Adams, a longtime social worker who counsels and coaches families of dementia patients, recently delivered a talk on “The Spiritual Journey of Dementia” during the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network conference that centered several patients with whom she worked. #MissionYearbook
Egypt faces a mounting refugee crisis, driven by escalating regional conflicts and compounded by reductions in U.S. humanitarian funding.
#MissionYearbook #refugeesinEgypt #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
