Krislund giving churches new summer excitement
Revitalization. It’s a common word used these days surrounding many churches and church organizations. Numbers are in a decline, and leaders are looking at ways to boost attendance and energy in order to survive. During the summer of 2014, Krislund Camp and Conference Center seems to have found a way to help itself in this…
Abington PC continues year-long celebration of 300th birthday
A president has attended worship there. Ten other churches have spawned from it. And for 300 years, it has survived wars, depressions and even a building-leveling fire that would have caused numerous other entities to close their doors. But Abington Presbyterian Church has flourished despite any obstacle that has come its way. That in itself…
Hawkins named new EP/SC at Shenango
“I’m inviting folks to be willing to take a relational risk. In other words, find a way to step out into the community and into the unknown and just love on people and be available in places of need and see what the Holy Spirit does with that.” This is the challenge the Rev. Ralph…
Gwynedd Square Presbyterian takes home Best of Lansdale award
Gwynedd Square Presbyterian Church, like many congregations nowadays, was experiencing a quick drop in attendance. The reasons were varied, but the bottom line was it needed a boost in order to regain its vitality. So, along with hiring the Rev. R.J. Leek in December, the Lansdale, PA, church added several other features to its traditional…
Youth ministry workshop hopes to dispel myth that bigger is better
Bigger isn’t always better. Just ask Chanon Ross. The director of the Institute for Youth Ministry at the Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey is doing his best to dispel that myth in regards to church youth groups in the area. That philosophy will be the focal point for an upcoming two-day workshop called “Youth…