Executive Presbyter and Stated Clerk Greg Goodwiller shares that one of his congregations is experiencing new life and a hopeful future, for which he gives thanks to God. Ripley, Mississippi, county seat of Tippah County in north Mississippi has a population that has been slowly declining for some time. Following a church split in 2014, …
Dr. John L. Odom, General Presbyter Woo Hoo! Mid-Kentucky Presbytery (MKP) and its 46 congregations, members and friends have done it. We’ve used our blessings to be a blessing in our world and so fulfill God’s command to all the children of Abraham. We’ve also fulfilled the presbytery’s commitment to be a Matthew 25 presbytery …
Celebrating Canceled Debt in Mid-Kentucky Presbytery! Read More »
General Presbyter, Sue Westfall One of the sources of joy in the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley is the recent merger of Southminster Presbyterian Church and Shades Valley Presbyterian Church. Southminster had been seeded by Shades Valley years earlier. As the Shades Valley congregation dwindled, aged and faced mounting building repair needs, they decided to …
And the Two Shall Become One: Joyful New Beginnings in Sheppards and Lapsley Read More »
Small but mighty, Wartburg’s faithful support of Living Waters for the World is a modern loaves and fishes story!
In future issues, look for news from our other UKirk ministries and remember to pray for all of our students and their pastors. Here is a glimpse of what is happening in Tuscaloosa. Be sure to check out UPerk! Bama UKirk: Come and See…Come and Belong Pastor Michael R. Bailey Bama UKirk is excited to …
Since becoming the Moderator for the Synod of Living Waters this year my gratitude for our Synod continues to overflow. During these summer months I not only celebrated my 30th year as arts ministry director at Montreat Conference Center (Pottery and summer Sunday worship team), but sat with so many of you at the pottery …
First Presbyterian Church, Ft. Payne, AL will celebrate its 135th anniversary on October 8, 2023. Sumner Presbyterian Church, Sumner, MS will celebrate its 150th anniversary on October 22, 2023. Tri-Presbytery Meeting, November 10-11, 2023 Western Kentucky Presbytery Mid-Kentucky Presbytery Transylvania Presbytery Event location: Harvey Browne Memorial Presbyterian Church, 311 Browns Lane, Louisville, KY
It’s been almost a year since the devastating tornado of December 2021 ripped through the Presbytery of Western Kentucky. First Presbyterian Church in Mayfield was destroyed as well as many buildings, homes, and lives of families in the presbytery. Over the past year many of our churches have responded in different ways to the disaster. …
From the Synod Executive: Welcome to the third edition of the Synod of Living Waters’ new online newsletter, the “Virtual Voice.” It is my pleasure and honor in this edition to announce the launch of the synod’s new website – including a new address: www.synodlw.org. Among other features of the new website is an archive …
By Rev. Phillip Lotspeich It’s been almost 4 weeks since the catastrophic flooding in Eastern Kentucky. The temptation is to assume all is better and move on to the next major issue happening in the world. We’ve already seen more flooding occurring in the west and southwest. While we understand that this is normal, we cannot let out …
