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March 8, 2010

MAKING HISTORY TODAY:Bricks and Mortar

Church is about people, not buildings to be sure, but Jim Currie of the Presbyterian Historial Society of the Southwest, takes us from St. Giles in Scotland to Yankee Stadium while exploring the importance of place.

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January 20, 2010

In Touch

The struggle of new vision and long-standing tradition in the movie Invictus has implications for church leaders.Read the whole story

December 22, 2009

For the Record: Blessings counted

In her regular column, Judy Fletcher affirms the counting of blessings as a good spiritual discipline for all seasons.Read the whole story

December 15, 2009

pastormarci said at 9:48 a.m. in reference to An inspiring PC(USA) story on CNN:

Amen at how wonderful!!! I lament so often about all the BAD and NEGATIVE stuff that TV puts out...Read the whole comment

pastormarci said at 9:38 a.m. in reference to “A Polity Point: Duty to report abuse:

Well said Cathy! And a special thank you to the Presbytery of AR and the Synod of the Sun for...Read the whole comment

Banner promoting one of several reponses to earthquake recovery at Austin College.
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Banner promoting one of several reponses to earthquake recovery at Austin College.

Austin College students, faculty, and staff will undertake several on-campus fundraisers in support of aid and relief in the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake.Read the whole story

Former members of the Barstow, Texas congregation gathered at the Fall 2009 Tres Rios Presbytery meeting in El Paso.
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Former members of the Barstow, Texas congregation gathered at the Fall 2009 Tres Rios Presbytery meeting in El Paso.

Former members gather in El Paso to celebrate the congregation's legacy of service in the tiny town of Barstow, Texas.Read the whole story (2 responses so far)

SUN SHORTS

The Church of All Nations, a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregation in Columbia Heights, Minn., a Minneapolis suburb, is one of five congregations to receive a $10,000 Cultures of Call grant from The Fund for Theological Education, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.Read the whole story

Synod of the Sun is offering 20 scholarships to PC(USA) members within its bounds to encourage participation at the "Crossing Borders: Encountering God" conference, April 15-17, 2010, Phoenix, AZ.Read the whole story

Young people in the Presbytery of Arkansas have a great variety of programs and activites in 2010. Read on for the details. Read the whole storyRead the whole story

Dr. Mary (Sue) Makin, Presbyterian Church (USA) medical missionary in Malawi, recently received the prestigious John Linton Award from Hannam University in Daejeon, South Korea.Read the whole story

What do a book about sharks, a children’s biography of John Calvin, and a story about a dump truck have in common? Find out at a the new website...Read the whole story

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance will send $200,000 to Hôspital Sainte Croix (Holy Cross Hospital) and an affiliated nursing school in Léogâne, Haiti. The donations to PDA for Haiti tallied more than $1.2 million as of the last week of January.Read the whole story

The hospital previously reported to have collapsed in the Jan. 12 earthquake is reported to be still standing. Unknown is whether the large aftershock on Jan. 20 caused further damage. Any updates to this situation will be posted here.Read the whole story

 
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