In this issue: We are excited about life in our congregations and our denomination. Your synod Communications and Technology Team is happy to offer you a few stories to help you celebrate what God is doing with and through us in our Synod. As always we welcome your ideas and comments to inspire future issues. …
This summer, I attended my sixteenth consecutive General Assembly. I still remember my first one. In 1999, I was an Alternate Minister Commissioner from the Presbytery of Mississippi. That assembly was held in Fort Worth, Texas. It was an awe inspiring experience for a thirty-something year old minister whose church experience including some synod-level work, …
“Be always kind and true” I have been working at Montreat Conference Center, a gathering place for Presbyterians, for most of my life. In the 7th-8th grade era I made coffee for conferences my father directed at the Board of National Ministries for the former PCUS. In college I worked on the auditorium crew, setting …
The Presbyterian Home for Children, a new covenant partner with the Synod of Living Waters, has added a new program that will help ensure unaccompanied immigrant minors coming to Alabama are being placed in safe housing. The Home that is based in Talladega, Alabama, has joined the national Caminos® program through a contract with nonprofit …
PHFC Adds Caminos® Program to Care for More At-Risk Children in Need Read More »
Landry Duvall, Director of Music Ministries, Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN The Presbyterian Association of Musicians Mid-South Region is excited to partner with Idlewild Presbyterian Church in hosting the Mid-South Festival of Choirs. This two-day choral festival will take place at Idlewild Presbyterian Church and is open to all singers in church choirs throughout the …
Hardie Frankel, Synod PW Representative, St. Andrew Presbytery “Do Everything in Love -1 Corinthians 16:14” was the theme for the 2024 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women that was held August 8-11 in St. Louis, Missouri this year. I haven’t heard the final count of those in attendance, but the planning team prepared for 1300 participants. …
205 years ago, in 1819, the First Presbyterian Church of Ashland Kentucky was established, making it the oldest congregation in Ashland and Boyd County. Just 27 years prior, The Commonwealth of Kentucky was founded. At that time, the town of Ashland was called Poage’s Landing, after the Poage family, early settlers of this area. This …
It’s been over 2 ½ years since an EF-4 tornado ripped through Kentucky destroying lives and property for thousands of people impacted. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) has been working with the Presbytery and the communities on recovery effort since the storm hit in December 2021. PDA Director Rev Edwin Gonzalez and Rev Jim Kirk recently …
PDA Visits Tornado Recovery Sites in Western Kentucky Presbytery Read More »
In July 2023, a group of 13 volunteers from the WKY Presbytery embarked on a mission trip to Buckhorn, Kentucky, to participate in Camp Noah. This week-long camp was designed to provide healing and support to children impacted by the devastating floods of 2022. With generous donations and volunteer efforts from the WKY Presbytery, Camp Noah was able to serve …
Eugenia A. Gamble Since 2019, when I had to take early retirement due to medical challenges, through Covid and even until now, I have thought a lot about what it means to be a part of the community of God’s family that we call church. Is it really possible to do that alone with a …
Lessons in Being the Family of God in “Isolation” Read More »
