Susan Wonderland learns again about US’s black history during visit to Alabama
Susan Faye Wonderland Transitional Executive Synod of the Trinity It was Montgomery, AL, the week before the MLK holiday. Not a place I would have thought about for a January trip, but truly one of the more meaningful trips I have taken recently. The synod execs and synod moderators met to take in the Legacy…
For 150 years, Grace Memorial Church has been a beacon in the Hill District in Pittsburgh
“We are all worshiping one God, one Christ. We’re all in this community and everybody’s welcome.”
Presbyterian Media Mission videos will help Biblical animals tell their stories
“We’re kind of looking for some of the unfamiliar stories of the Bible that can capture people’s imagination about different parts of the Bible that maybe they haven’t given as much attention to in terms of at least the animal character.”
‘We must hold ourselves accountable. We must hold each other accountable.’
To my brothers and sisters in the Synod of the Trinity: Just four days ago, the Synod of the Trinity’s annual assembly adjourned after two days spent celebrating and remembering the Rev. Fred Rogers and asking “Won’t you be my neighbor?” And Saturday, in Fred’s real-life Pittsburgh neighborhood, a man filled with hatred burst into…
In wake of Pittsburgh tragedy, ‘the call is now’
“For each of us, and most certainly for those who claim to be Jesus followers, the call is now. The time is long past.”
Thanksgiving comes early for Washington, PA, community through ‘Feeding of the 500’ initiative
“We have attorneys, politicians, doctors. It’s very heart-warming to see a doctor sitting beside a homeless person just sharing a meal.”
Synod Abundance Grant helps Kiskiminetas Presbytery connect with Rwandan neighbors
A couple dozen people have traveled from Pennsylvania to Rwanda and had life-changing and life-giving experiences.
Presbyterians respond to tragic synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh
“We’ll remind people that in the midst of tragedy that God is at work and still working good in the midst of it.”
October 2018 Synod Assembly: Rhythm of the Synod
“It has never been more important for Christians to stand up and say ‘Enough!’”
Synod grant helps summer feeding program in Columbia, PA, reach adults, too
“What an amazing summer of adventure, new friends and the wonderful gift of sharing God’s love through our work.”