Commissioner Corner: Rev. Dr. Douglas Portz, Pittsburgh Presbytery
Doug serves as the Regional Representative for the Board of Pensions to the Synod of the Trinity (excluding Philadelphia).
Author Archives: Mike Givler
RECAP: 2016 Regional Connection for Partnership and Networking
For weeks, the first Synod Regional Connection gatherings were notes on paper, emails, lists and phone calls! There were registrations to process, meeting sites to secure, lunches to order and driving routes to be determined. Were we ready? Time would tell. On April 21st, we were off and running, traveling from Allentown, PA, to Madisonburg,…
For the Rev. Ed Thompson, it feels good to be back home in West Virginia
The Rev. Ed Thompson has a note on his desk at the Presbytery of West Virginia that reads, “God has put you in the right place,” something a coach told him a decade ago. He could easily add the word “again” to the end of that sentence. The new General Presbyter in West Virginia is…
Today at GA: Sheldon Sorge
Reflections from the 222nd General Assembly
Commissioner Corner: David Leslie, Washington Presbytery
Over the years David has served on most committees of Session. Served as Moderator for: Committee On Ministry, Personnel Committee, Finance and Budget, Mission Committee and Trustees.
‘Call to the Church’ discussion at Crestfield brings varied responses, opinions
“Everybody who was there really thinks that being Presbyterian is important and matters. They want to be part of this.”
Commissioner Corner: Christine Fuller, Northumberland Presbytery
Christine is moderator of Presbyterian Women at First church, Bloomsburg; ruling elder commissioner, Synod of the Trinity; member of Governing Commission, Synod of the Trinity
Pittsburgh Presbytery trying again to address struggles of African American men
“Now, because of all of the violence and shootings, it’s time for it to be re-emphasized.”
Washington Presbytery begins tradition of ‘Moderator’s Cross’
“I personally look at this cross as a symbol of unity and am very proud of being part of initiating the tradition of a ‘Moderator’s Cross’ in the Washington Presbytery.”
Pittsburgh-area church helps rebuild in New Jersey
In August of 2015, nine people representing Old Union Presbyterian Church and their friends from the Pittsburgh area of Mars and Paris traveled to Bayville, N.J., for a week-long mission trip to help the area continue to recover from the devastation caused by flooding from Hurricane Sandy three years earlier. When not working in the…