Today at GA: Skip Noftzger
Reflections from the 222nd General Assembly
4K for Cancer ride stops in Oil City
Second Presbyterian Church of Oil City hosted 22 young adults who are on a 4,000-plus-mile bike trek across the country. These cyclists stayed at the church building overnight June 10-11 and were fed supper and breakfast by members of the congregation. Team Seattle is one of four groups riding coast-to-coast to raise awareness and money…
Commissioner Corner: Kathy Wells, Presbytery of Carlisle
Describe yourself in one word: Blessed.
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).
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,…
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.
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-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…
Become an Earth Care Congregation
There are several congregations in the Synod of the Trinity that are certified Earth Care Congregations. An Earth Care Congregation has committed to the “Earth Care Pledge” and accomplished a specific number of actions toward caring for God’s earth in four categories: worship, education, facilities and outreach. To learn more about becoming an Earth Care…