Bruce-Reyes Chow to lead workshop
We have been invited to join with three of our presbyteries to host past GA Moderator Bruce Rayes-Chow on Tuesday, June 16, at 1 p.m. to discuss “Ideas for a Hybridized Worship Experience Between People on Zoom and People in Person.”
Old Union Church opens hearts (and now its doors) during pandemic
“I think not being able to get together for church on Sundays was something people really missed.”
Survey Results: How is your garden growing?
Read responses from a Synod questionnaire to church leadership here.
An offering that makes sense: ‘We are servants, so we go and help serve’
“We are a church and part of that means we do things for people. We are servants, so we go and help serve.”
Annual Synod gathering offers helpful insight for presbytery COM-CPMs
An estimated 80 people (which is 20-plus more than normally turn out for this gathering) attended the six online workshops.
Ayes with that? At ‘drive-in,’ Presbytery of Redstone approves virtual gatherings
“Although short-lived, it was a fun way of getting together and getting it done.”
Helping ‘Hands:’ Ministry at Columbia Presbyterian Church thriving during pandemic
“I’m humbled to be the pastor and leader of all of this. … This church – the incredible witness here continues to blossom.”
Response to the call to reopen
“We do not need to be reopened – we have never closed.”
‘Little Free Pantry’ having big impact at Ohio United Church in Aliquippa, PA
“If people need to grab something, they can grab it. It’s also an opportunity for the community at large to help out and put food in.”
Pandemic constraints result in young adult ministry creation at Fairview Church
“It’s caused us to be more innovative, both as a youth group and also as a church as a whole. I see pastors and churches doing things at-large that they didn’t think were possible before.”