Living Waters for the World Update
Small but mighty, Wartburg’s faithful support of Living Waters for the World is a modern loaves and fishes story!
Campus Ministry is in Full Swing
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 …
Moderator’s Corner
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 …
Anniversaries and Special Events
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
Recovery Update – Kentucky
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. …
www.synodlw.org
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 …
Flood Update
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 …
Buckhorn Home for Children Rebuilding After Summer Floods
Our Synod’s Covenant Partner, the Buckhorn Home for Children, was right in the middle of the Eastern Kentucky summer flooding crisis, but thankfully they did not experience too much damage. Ms. Darlene Herald, Director of Compliance, told us that there was some water damage to their Administration building and to some of their non-residential cottages. …
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An Update on the Jackson, MS Water Crisis
While the “boil water” notice has been lifted in most parts of the City of Jackson and the water was declared “safe” last week, many people do not trust it and do not want to use it. There are still reports of a stench coming from the tap water as well as it being a …
Author’s Corner
The Rev. Eugenia Anne Gamble, author of Words of Love: A Healing Journey with the Ten Commandments By the Rev. Lina Robinson Hart Words of Love: A Healing Journey with the Ten Commandments is the latest book by our synod’s own Rev. Eugenia Anne Gamble. Instead of seeing the Ten Commandments as a condemning …