Author Archives: Mike Givler

What’s your Synod up to? Ends Progress Report explains.

Posted November 11, 2021

View the report that was presented to the Governing Commission at its September meeting chronicling the ends work achieved during the prior six months.

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Rev. Tyler Bayless serving God and country in Air Force

Posted June 15, 2021

“I’ve always had this sense of service that is important to me.”

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Anita Bernhardt blazing trail in new home in Lake Erie

Posted May 18, 2021

“I’ve learned not to be surprised at where God might show up in a new way.”

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Derry Presbyterian Church pledges $400K for Pakistan school, but seeks more partners

Posted May 7, 2021

“The school is open to children of all faiths and it seeks to build bridges between the different communities.”

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Beaver-Butler executive presbyter call fits script for Tom Harmon

Posted April 30, 2021

“I have a deep love for the churches that are here, and I really want them to succeed in the ways that God is calling them.”

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Huntingdon picks one of its own, Kate Sillman, for interim GP

Posted April 27, 2021

“I like to encourage people to use their gifts and their strengths. I enjoy seeing other people succeed.”

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New members class thrives at First Church of Allentown amid pandemic

Posted April 13, 2021

“Cultivating that spirit of flexibility has been a real gift for all of us during this and it has given us ways to be closer and more connected as a church.”

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Taking steps of faith: New beginnings for United Presbyterian Church in Ambridge

Posted April 13, 2021

“God’s Light shines bright on Zion’s First and U.P. Ambridge.”

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‘Resurrection means that we can — with God’s help.’

Posted April 1, 2021

by Susan Faye Wonderland Transitional Executive, Synod of the Trinity I can hardly wait for the alleluias of Easter morning — they feel long overdue this year — and the bursting of yellow across the church grounds where we live are a herald to this gift!  Between COVID and the brokenness we have seen across…

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Webinar: Sustaining Your Pastor for the Long Haul

Posted November 11, 2021

This gathering of church elders and members offered an opportunity for churches to consider how churches can minister to their pastors so that they feel renewed and restored for ministry.

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