Merry Christmas from your Synod neighbors
“It is far more important that we see the image of the manger, remember the story, and perhaps begin to ask, ‘What is it that God needs of me, what is it that God needs of us, this Holy Night, to further the message and witness of hope and love and forgiveness?'”
The Giving Season: What gifts do you bring?
“It’s also been said that we are all gifted differently. Gifts bestowed by God. We can also offer gifts of time, talent and treasure to others and to the community. What gifts are you willing to share?”
Rev. Louwanda Harris, 83, was first African-America woman ordained in Pittsburgh Presbytery
“She was a lover of God and a lover of God’s people.”
Apollo United Church helps make sure there’s ‘Food 4 Kids’
“In great part, I believe, God’s kind of put it into enough people’s hearts to get this thing going. “
Running water was an ‘endeavor’ that Lake Erie congregation was willing to attempt
“This project has enabled, and continues to enable, this particular church to be a vessel in which people come together in common mission helping God.”
Susan Wonderland learns again about US’s black history during visit to Alabama
Susan Faye Wonderland Transitional Executive Synod of the Trinity It was Montgomery, AL, the week before the MLK holiday. Not a place I would have thought about for a January trip, but truly one of the more meaningful trips I have taken recently. The synod execs and synod moderators met to take in the Legacy…
For 150 years, Grace Memorial Church has been a beacon in the Hill District in Pittsburgh
“We are all worshiping one God, one Christ. We’re all in this community and everybody’s welcome.”
Presbyterian Media Mission videos will help Biblical animals tell their stories
“We’re kind of looking for some of the unfamiliar stories of the Bible that can capture people’s imagination about different parts of the Bible that maybe they haven’t given as much attention to in terms of at least the animal character.”
‘We must hold ourselves accountable. We must hold each other accountable.’
To my brothers and sisters in the Synod of the Trinity: Just four days ago, the Synod of the Trinity’s annual assembly adjourned after two days spent celebrating and remembering the Rev. Fred Rogers and asking “Won’t you be my neighbor?” And Saturday, in Fred’s real-life Pittsburgh neighborhood, a man filled with hatred burst into…
In wake of Pittsburgh tragedy, ‘the call is now’
“For each of us, and most certainly for those who claim to be Jesus followers, the call is now. The time is long past.”