Synod highlights changes to governance during report at General Assembly
“We may be in our 301st year, but by grace we are still vibrant and learning a new way to be a living model of the connectional church.”
Author Archives: Mike Givler
Historical Society offers records preservation grants for churches
To assist congregations with the preservation of church records, the Presbyterian Historical Society awards annual Heritage Preservation Grants to PC(USA) congregations, covering up to $500 of the cost to digitize official records.
WV Council of Churches always willing to lend a helping hand
“The Presbyterian Church has a strong voice and a strong presence within the council. It has helped lead, guide and direct us in our ministries.”
Lackawanna: Greetings from St. Louis!
The big news is that our Overture 024, to include Valley United PC in the Presbytery of Lackawanna and Synod of the Trinity, was passed as part of the consent agenda.
Noftzger: Final day at GA
We owe each and everyone of these people (GA commissioners) our gratitude and appreciation for their efforts to “seek the kingdom (kindom) of God and God’s righteousness” and we join them in trusting that “all these things (whether provision or security) will be given to us as well.”
A last hurrah in St. Louis
It’s been a rewarding experience, and as I prepare to leave St. Louis for central Pennsylvania on Thursday morning, I will look back fondly on my first GA.
Synod Assembly Meeting for 2018
Oct. 21-23 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College, PA
Noftzger: Day 6
All in all, items were handled in ways that provided for discussion and dissent.
Marching onward and upward
“To know in my spirit that we are a crowd standing together in witness is encouragement to my soul.”
Bottoms up: Remembering the Great Commandment
Everything we do is done because we are gathered in unity to follow Christ and live out his Great Commandment to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves.