
Trip to Nepal changes lives here and there
A group of 15 members from Plains Presbyterian Church in Cranberry Township (Beaver-Butler Presbytery) traveled to the hills of Ilam, Nepal, for 10 days in September to experience the culture, connect with the community, support local missions and make new friends. The trip was made possible thanks to a Synod of the Trinity Mission Travel…

A Christmas Challenge: Make a connection!
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given Recently I attended a wondrous advent worship gathering near our Synod offices. It was just the breathing space I needed to make room for “advent” amidst the hustle and bustle of getting ready to be gone from the office for a while – including…

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October 2019 Synod Assembly: Rhythm of the Synod
“Where are you hearing God say, ‘Rise Up?’ We were called in a time such as this to rise up.”

What’s brewing? Westminster Praise Band to play in unique setting
“We’re going to go play music about the gospel, about Jesus Christ, in this place because we have an opportunity and the confidence to do that.”

Presbytery of Philadelphia sends team to experience life at southern border
“This was an exploratory vision trip to ‘encounter and see with our own eyes’ the realities plaguing our southern border.”

PCUSA Co-Moderator Cindy Kohlmann stresses importance of being ‘interwoven’ during visit
“We need to be deepening who we are as a gathered body of Christ. We need to always be deepening, but never to be doing it alone.”

Movie Review: It’s worth one more trip to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
“Fred’s legacy of hope and love grounded in faith lives on in wonderful and unexpected ways.”

Webinar series focuses on ‘Forgotten Foundations of Church Leadership’
“We as the Body of Christ are called to be a church that is hopeful and need to develop a narrative that includes hope in the midst of all that we struggle with.”

At 100, ‘ageless’ Agnes Peebles is a ‘Presbyterian treasure’
“Whatever is positive about our denomination, especially in education, Agnes’ fingerprints are all over it.”
